What are the main alternatives to UpKeep?

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

What is the best free alternative to UpKeep?

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

Is there a cheaper alternative to UpKeep?

Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under UpKeep's $24/month: BlueCart at $10/month.

Is there a reason to switch away from UpKeep?

Nothing in the data flags one. UpKeep has a free tier, and starts at $24/month against a category median of $114/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.

What would I give up by switching from UpKeep?

UpKeep is most often brought in for preventive and reactive maintenance scheduling, work order management across multiple locations, asset lifecycle tracking and compliance. 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 UpKeep?

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 UpKeep 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 UpKeep against one of these directly?

Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against UpKeep 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 UpKeep. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

Inventory · alternatives

Alternatives to UpKeep

21 inventory tools sit alongside UpKeep in this directory. Below is what separates each from UpKeep 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: 1
UpKeep starts at: Free, then $24/month

Why people look past UpKeep

Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. UpKeep has a free tier, and starts at $24/month against a category median of $114/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.

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.

DEAR Inventory

On request

Complete inventory and order management system

No free tier, where UpKeep has one.

UpKeep vs DEAR Inventory DEAR Inventory review

Katana

$99/month

Smart manufacturing ERP for scaling businesses

No free tier, where UpKeep has one.
Starts $75 a month dearer, at $99/month.

UpKeep vs Katana Katana review

Brightpearl

$499/month

Retail operating system for omnichannel commerce

No free tier, where UpKeep has one.
Starts $475 a month dearer, at $499/month.

UpKeep vs Brightpearl Brightpearl review

Finale Inventory

On request

High-volume inventory for e-commerce

No free tier, where UpKeep has one.

UpKeep vs Finale Inventory Finale Inventory review

Megaventory

Free, then $135/month

Order and inventory management for SMBs

Starts $111 a month dearer, at $135/month.

UpKeep vs Megaventory Megaventory review

Fiix

Free

AI-powered maintenance management

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

UpKeep vs Fiix Fiix review

Every UpKeep alternative at a glance

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

Inventory alternatives to UpKeep
Tool	Entry price	Model	Tiers	Head to head
UpKeep (this page)	Free, then $24/month	-	-
DEAR InventoryComplete inventory and order management system	On request	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
KatanaSmart manufacturing ERP for scaling businesses	$99/month	-	2	vs UpKeep
BrightpearlRetail operating system for omnichannel commerce	$499/month	Subscription	2	vs UpKeep
Finale InventoryHigh-volume inventory for e-commerce	On request	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
Megaventory	Free, then $135/month	Subscription	2	vs UpKeep
Fiix	Free	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
ERPNext	Free	Freemium	5	vs UpKeep
EZOfficeInventory	Free, then $63.55/month	Subscription	4	vs UpKeep
Fishbowl Inventory	On request	Quote	2	vs UpKeep
Quartzy	$50/month	Per month by user tier	3	vs UpKeep
Linnworks	On request	Subscription	-	vs UpKeep
Extensiv	On request	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
Netstock	On request	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
Acumatica	On request	Subscription	-	vs UpKeep
ChannelAdvisor	On request	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
inFlow	$129/month	-	3	vs UpKeep
Limble CMMS	On request	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
MarketMan	$179/month	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep
BlueCart	$10/month	-	-	vs UpKeep
Oberlo	On request	-	-	vs UpKeep
Asset Panda	On request	Subscription	3	vs UpKeep

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 UpKeep 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

Cheaper than UpKeep (1)

Entry price under UpKeep's $24/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.

BlueCart , $10/month

What you would be giving up

UpKeep is most often brought in for preventive and reactive maintenance scheduling, work order management across multiple locations, asset lifecycle tracking and compliance. 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 UpKeep is broadly right and the question is cost, the UpKeep 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.

UpKeep runs on web, ios, android. 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 UpKeep alternatives

What are the main alternatives to UpKeep?: 21 other inventory tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Inventory, Katana, Brightpearl, Finale Inventory. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to UpKeep?: 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Megaventory, Fiix, ERPNext, EZOfficeInventory.
Is there a cheaper alternative to UpKeep?: Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under UpKeep's $24/month: BlueCart at $10/month.
Is there a reason to switch away from UpKeep?: Nothing in the data flags one. UpKeep has a free tier, and starts at $24/month against a category median of $114/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
What would I give up by switching from UpKeep?: UpKeep is most often brought in for preventive and reactive maintenance scheduling, work order management across multiple locations, asset lifecycle tracking and compliance. 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 UpKeep?: 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 UpKeep 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 UpKeep against one of these directly?: Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against UpKeep 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 UpKeep. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.