Glasswise vs. APyS E-Label: Independent Solution vs. ERP-Bundled E-Labels

APyS by soppe + partner is an established wine ERP with nearly 40 years of experience. It covers everything from the certified Kellerbuch (cellar book) to order management, accounting, and production planning, split across more than 20 modules. When EU labeling rules took effect in December 2023, they added an e-label module that generates the mandatory information from your ERP data.

Glasswise is a standalone e-label and wine data platform. It works independently of any ERP and integrates with the tools you already use.

This comparison turns on a different question: should your e-labels be tied to your ERP, or run independently?

Disclosure: This article is written by the Glasswise team.

E-label hosting and data export

APyS e-labels are hosted on elabel.apys.de. Glasswise uses GS1 Digital Link and offers wine data export. Your Glasswise QR codes work for as long as your wines are in circulation, including after cancellation, and we forward them to your next destination.

What APyS does well

Fair is fair, APyS brings real strengths. Its ERP integration is tight, so your wine data from the Kellerbuch flows straight into the e-label with nothing to re-enter. It is single-vendor simple: one contract, one login, one system. It has nearly 40 years in wine behind it, so they know how a winery runs. And the e-label renders the mandatory nutrition and ingredient facts in around two dozen European languages.

If you already run APyS and you are happy with the whole setup, the bundled e-label is the path of least resistance.

What Glasswise does differently

Designed e-labels. On every plan. Clear typography. Room for your wine photo and winery logo. Easy to read on a phone. We build your e-label in your winery’s colours, fonts and layout. EUR 290 one time, available with Pro and Premium. Optional, not included in any plan.

“Scan with Glasswise” adds a second way to read the same QR code. Scanned with a phone camera, the printed code still opens the e-label. Read through the Glasswise scanner, a wine list, or a retailer’s site, it opens a destination you choose, such as your website or shop. The mandatory path stays unchanged. Because Glasswise builds on open GS1 standards, the identity on the bottle belongs to you and survives a change of provider. Your QR codes work for as long as your wines are in circulation. Even after you cancel, we forward them to your next destination. And your wine data stays producer-verified and exportable, so you decide where it goes.

Why does forwarding after cancellation matter?

An e-label is a QR code on printed bottles that sit in the trade for years. If you cancel a provider and the forwarding stops, the code leads nowhere and you fall out of labeling compliance. Glasswise guarantees the redirect even after your contract ends, so every bottle in circulation stays compliant.

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The real question

It is not about “APyS or Glasswise?” for your whole wine operation. APyS is an ERP, Glasswise is an e-label and data platform, and the two can run side by side. The question that matters is different: do you want your e-labels tied to your ERP vendor, or independent?

If you switch ERPs in five years, your Glasswise e-labels and QR codes keep working. If your e-labels live inside APyS, you face a migration problem for every bottle in circulation.

How to switch from APyS to Glasswise

What does moving from APyS to Glasswise involve?

You set your wines up in Glasswise, export your product, ingredient, and nutrition data from APyS, and import it with us. New bottlings get a QR code on GS1 Digital Link that belongs to you. Existing APyS bottles keep working while your APyS access stays active. Setup takes a few days.

Here is how it goes:

1. Add your wines in Glasswise and design the e-label in your brand. Optional: EUR 290 one time with Pro or Premium.
2. Export your product, ingredient, and nutrition data from APyS and import it into Glasswise. We help you map the fields.
3. For new vintages, print the Glasswise QR code built on GS1 Digital Link. That identity is yours.
4. Leave bottles already carrying the APyS URL untouched. While your APyS access runs, they keep working, and you recall nothing.
5. From the switch on, the forwarding is yours. You change the destination yourself at any time, with no reprint.

This move is the last of its kind. Because the identity is yours afterward, any future change of provider costs you zero reprints.

For APyS customers considering Glasswise

You can run Glasswise alongside APyS. Your wine data stays in APyS for cellar management and accounting. Your e-labels live in Glasswise for brand presentation and compliance. The two systems complement each other.

Take a look at Glasswise or read our switching guide if you want to migrate existing labels.