Building Merlin AI: an AI-native ERP for teams tired of bloated legacy software
Hey Indie Hackers 👋
We've been building Merlin AI, an AI-powered ERP platform that pulls finance, inventory, procurement, sales, and reporting into one system—without the complexity and cost that usually comes with traditional ERPs.
The problem we're solving:
Most small and mid-sized businesses are stuck choosing between spreadsheets that break at scale and enterprise ERPs that take 6 months to implement and cost a fortune. Neither actually helps you make decisions faster.
What Merlin does differently:
Unifies core operations in a single platform instead of a dozen disconnected tools
Uses AI to surface predictive insights (cash flow, stock levels, demand) rather than just storing data
Automates the repetitive workflows that eat up your team's week
Gets you running in days, not quarters
Where we are:
Still early and actively shaping the roadmap around real user feedback. We'd genuinely love input from other founders and operators here—especially anyone who's felt the pain of outgrowing spreadsheets but not being ready for SAP-level overhead.
What's the one operations task you wish would just run itself? Drop it below—we're prioritizing features based on exactly these kinds of answers.
Check it out: https://merlinai.co/
