Alternatives to Cin7
Inventory management and order platform spanning Cin7 Core and Cin7 Omni
Cin7 ranks #4 of 8 in Inventory management, with an Alt Score of 85. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $349/mo and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Cin7 sells two separate inventory management products: Cin7 Core (formerly DEAR Inventory), aimed at small and mid-size product businesses with tiered self-serve pricing, and Cin7 Omni, a more configurable omni-channel platform for larger, multi-entity operations sold on custom/quoted pricing. Both connect purchasing, warehouse/manufacturing operations, sales channels, and accounting into one system, and both integrate with Shopify, Amazon, Xero, and QuickBooks Online.
Cin7 Core targets small-to-medium product businesses (e-commerce, retail, wholesale, and light manufacturing) that want an out-of-the-box system; Cin7 Omni targets larger or multi-entity businesses with more complex e-commerce, EDI/3PL, and configuration needs.
Purchasing and supplier management, multi-warehouse inventory tracking, barcode-scanning warehouse management with mobile pick/pack apps, manufacturing with Bill of Materials and batch/serial tracking, and native sync to accounting (Xero, QuickBooks Online) and sales channels (Shopify, Amazon, and 700+ other integrations), gated by plan tier.
Purchase orders bring stock in from suppliers, inventory is tracked and moved across warehouse locations with barcode scanning and reorder-point automation, sales orders flow in from connected channels and are fulfilled through the warehouse app, and every transaction posts through to the connected accounting system.
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Ranked alternatives
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Katana is a cloud-based inventory and production management platform for manufacturers, wholesalers, and product-based ecommerce brands.
Unleashed is cloud-based inventory management software covering purchasing, production, warehousing and sales for manufacturing, wholesale and distribution businesses.
Zoho Inventory is a cloud-based inventory and order management platform covering purchase orders, multi-warehouse stock control, and barcode scanning.
Fishbowl sells two product lines: Fishbowl Inventory (also called Fishbowl Drive), a cloud-native inventory and warehousing product with no manufacturing module, and Fishbowl Advanced, a manufacturing.
inFlow Inventory is a cloud-hosted inventory and order management system with a native Windows app plus web, iOS, and Android clients.
Ordoro is a web-based platform sold as three separate apps — Shipping, Inventory, and Dropshipping — that merchants can license individually or in combination.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Inventory management checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Inventory management checklist | Cin7 | Katana | Unleashed | Zoho Inventory | Fishbowl Inventory | inFlow Inventory |
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Every fact and feature listed for Cin7 is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/legal/terms-of-use-core/
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/pricing/
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Starts at $349/mo verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/pricing/
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/features/inventory/warehouse-management/
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Status active verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/pricing/
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Multi-warehouse Partial verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/features/inventory/warehouse-management/
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Barcode scanning Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/features/inventory/warehouse-management/
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Purchase orders Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/features/inventory/inventory-management/
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Manufacturing and BOM Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/features/manufacturing/bill-of-materials/
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Serial and lot tracking Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/solutions/omni/
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Shopify integration Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/integrations/shopify/
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Amazon integration Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/integrations/amazon/
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Accounting sync Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/integrations/xero/
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Low-stock alerts Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/integrations/shopify/
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Mobile app Yes verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/features/inventory/warehouse-management/
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API access Partial verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/pricing/
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Free tier No verified 2026-08-03https://www.cin7.com/pricing/
FAQ
Yes. Katana, Zoho Inventory and Sortly have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.