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Alternatives to Cin7
21 erp tools sit alongside Cin7 in this directory. Below is what separates each from Cin7 on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Cin7 starts at
- $349/month
Why people look past Cin7
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Cin7 entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Cin7 carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Cin7 publishes 4 tiers, from $349/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Cin7 pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
Priced and rated the same as Cin7 on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks
- Starts $4046 a one-time dearer, at $4395/one-time.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Cin7's 4.
Industry-specific cloud ERP solutions
- Starts $2151 a month dearer, at $2500/month.
- 2 tiers to Cin7's 4.
Affordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers
- Can be used without paying; Cin7 cannot.
- Starts $300 a month cheaper, at $49/month.
- 2 tiers to Cin7's 4.
Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only
- Can be used without paying; Cin7 cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Cin7's 4.
French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking
- Can be used without paying; Cin7 cannot.
- Starts $314 a month cheaper, at $35/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Cin7's 4.
Every Cin7 alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cin7 (this page) | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | |
| DEAR SystemsCloud inventory management for growing businesses | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Cin7 |
| FishbowlManufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks | $4395/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Cin7 |
| Infor CloudSuiteIndustry-specific cloud ERP solutions | $2500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Cin7 |
| MRPeasyAffordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers | Free, then $49/month | - | 2 | vs Cin7 |
| Tryton | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Axelor | Free, then $35/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Cin7 |
| Dolibarr | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Cin7 |
| ADempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| iDempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Cin7 |
| Apache OFBiz | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Omnea | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| IFS Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Levelpath | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Rootstock | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Ivalua | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Zycus | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| GEP SMART | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis) | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Unanet | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Cin7 |
| QAD Adaptive ERP | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
| Zip | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cin7 |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Cin7 badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Cin7 is most often brought in for inventory management and erp, multi-location inventory control, order and contact management, accounting integration. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Cin7 is broadly right and the question is cost, the Cin7 pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the ERP category lists everything the directory holds, and best erp tools ranks them.
Cin7 runs on cloud, web, mobile. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Cin7 alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Cin7?
- 21 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Systems, Fishbowl, Infor CloudSuite, MRPeasy. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Cin7?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: MRPeasy, Tryton, Axelor, Dolibarr, ADempiere.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Cin7?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Cin7's $349/month: MRPeasy at Free, then $49/month, Axelor at Free, then $35/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Cin7?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Cin7?
- Cin7 is most often brought in for inventory management and erp, multi-location inventory control, order and contact management, accounting integration. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Cin7?
- None of the erp tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Cin7 alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Cin7 against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Cin7 covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every erp tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP category, 21 tools beside Cin7. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.






