What are the main alternatives to DEAR Inventory?

21 other inventory tools are listed in this directory, led by Katana, Brightpearl, Finale Inventory, NetSuite. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.

What is the best free alternative to DEAR Inventory?

4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Megaventory, Fiix, ERPNext, EZOfficeInventory.

Why do people look for an alternative to DEAR Inventory?

On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.

What would I give up by switching from DEAR Inventory?

DEAR Inventory is most often brought in for inventory management and tracking, e-commerce integration and synchronization, multi-channel order management, stock and supply chain management. 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 DEAR Inventory?

None of the inventory 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 DEAR Inventory alternatives chosen?

They are the tools filed in the same category, Inventory, 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 DEAR Inventory against one of these directly?

Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against DEAR Inventory 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 inventory tool?

No. It covers what this directory holds in the Inventory category, 21 tools beside DEAR Inventory. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

Inventory · alternatives

Alternatives to DEAR Inventory

21 inventory tools sit alongside DEAR Inventory in this directory. Below is what separates each from DEAR Inventory 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: 4
Cheaper to start: -
DEAR Inventory starts at: On request

Why people look past DEAR Inventory

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the DEAR Inventory entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

There is no free tier

The record for DEAR Inventory carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.

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.

Katana

$99/month

Smart manufacturing ERP for scaling businesses

Publishes an entry price of $99/month, where DEAR Inventory does not.
2 tiers to DEAR Inventory's 3.

DEAR Inventory vs Katana Katana review

Brightpearl

$499/month

Retail operating system for omnichannel commerce

Publishes an entry price of $499/month, where DEAR Inventory does not.
2 tiers to DEAR Inventory's 3.

DEAR Inventory vs Brightpearl Brightpearl review

Finale Inventory

On request

High-volume inventory for e-commerce

Priced and rated the same as DEAR Inventory on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.

DEAR Inventory vs Finale Inventory Finale Inventory review

NetSuite

On request

Oracle cloud ERP covering finance, inventory, orders and commerce

Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
1 tier to DEAR Inventory's 3.

DEAR Inventory vs NetSuite NetSuite review

Megaventory

Free, then $135/month

Order and inventory management for SMBs

Can be used without paying; DEAR Inventory cannot.
Publishes an entry price of $135/month, where DEAR Inventory does not.
2 tiers to DEAR Inventory's 3.

DEAR Inventory vs Megaventory Megaventory review

Fiix

Free

AI-powered maintenance management

Can be used without paying; DEAR Inventory cannot.

DEAR Inventory vs Fiix Fiix review

Every DEAR Inventory alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

Inventory alternatives to DEAR Inventory
Tool	Entry price	Model	Tiers	Head to head
DEAR Inventory (this page)	On request	Subscription	3
KatanaSmart manufacturing ERP for scaling businesses	$99/month	-	2	vs DEAR Inventory
BrightpearlRetail operating system for omnichannel commerce	$499/month	Subscription	2	vs DEAR Inventory
Finale InventoryHigh-volume inventory for e-commerce	On request	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory
NetSuiteThe #1 cloud ERP for growing businesses	On request	Quote	1	vs DEAR Inventory
Megaventory	Free, then $135/month	Subscription	2	vs DEAR Inventory
Fiix	Free	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory
ERPNext	Free	Freemium	5	vs DEAR Inventory
EZOfficeInventory	Free, then $63.55/month	Subscription	4	vs DEAR Inventory
Fishbowl Inventory	On request	Quote	2	vs DEAR Inventory
Quartzy	$50/month	Per month by user tier	3	vs DEAR Inventory
Linnworks	On request	Subscription	-	vs DEAR Inventory
Extensiv	On request	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory
Netstock	On request	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory
Acumatica	On request	Subscription	-	vs DEAR Inventory
ChannelAdvisor	On request	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory
inFlow	$129/month	-	3	vs DEAR Inventory
Limble CMMS	On request	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory
MarketMan	$179/month	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory
BlueCart	$10/month	-	-	vs DEAR Inventory
Oberlo	On request	-	-	vs DEAR Inventory
Asset Panda	On request	Subscription	3	vs DEAR Inventory

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 DEAR Inventory badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (4)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

Megaventory , Free, then $135/month
Fiix , Free
ERPNext , Free
EZOfficeInventory , Free, then $63.55/month

What you would be giving up

DEAR Inventory is most often brought in for inventory management and tracking, e-commerce integration and synchronization, multi-channel order management, stock and supply chain management. 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 DEAR Inventory is broadly right and the question is cost, the DEAR Inventory pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Inventory category lists everything the directory holds, and best inventory tools ranks them.

DEAR Inventory runs on web, mobile app, cloud-based. 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 DEAR Inventory alternatives

What are the main alternatives to DEAR Inventory?: 21 other inventory tools are listed in this directory, led by Katana, Brightpearl, Finale Inventory, NetSuite. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to DEAR Inventory?: 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Megaventory, Fiix, ERPNext, EZOfficeInventory.
Why do people look for an alternative to DEAR Inventory?: On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
What would I give up by switching from DEAR Inventory?: DEAR Inventory is most often brought in for inventory management and tracking, e-commerce integration and synchronization, multi-channel order management, stock and supply chain management. 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 DEAR Inventory?: None of the inventory 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 DEAR Inventory alternatives chosen?: They are the tools filed in the same category, Inventory, 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 DEAR Inventory against one of these directly?: Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against DEAR Inventory 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 inventory tool?: No. It covers what this directory holds in the Inventory category, 21 tools beside DEAR Inventory. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.