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BlueCart vs Cin7

BlueCart logo

BlueCart

Software

Restaurant procurement and ordering platform

From
$10/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Cin7 logo

Cin7

Software

Connected inventory management for product sellers

From
$349/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BlueCart primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors; Cin7 sales orders are capped annually rather than monthly, at 6,000 on Standard, 24,000 on Pro and 120,000 on Advanced
  • They diverge on capability: BlueCart covers Supplier ordering, Cin7 covers Inventory management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BlueCart and Cin7 actually diverge.

Attributes where BlueCart and Cin7 differ
AttributeBlueCartCin7
Starting price$10/month$349/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWeb, MobileCloud, Web, Mobile
Founded20142012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BlueCart

  • Supplier ordering
  • Spend analytics
  • Budget tracking
  • Inventory
  • Order history
  • Mobile ordering
  • Restaurant365
  • Ios support

Only in Cin7

  • Inventory management
  • Order management
  • Warehouse management
  • EDI integration
  • B2B commerce
  • Shopify
  • Amazon
  • eBay

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BlueCart

  • Point of Salenot Cin7
  • Order Managementnot Cin7
  • Inventory Controlnot Cin7
  • Staff Schedulingnot Cin7

Cin7

  • Inventory and order management across multiple sales channelsnot BlueCart
  • Connecting ecommerce storefronts to warehousing and fulfilmentnot BlueCart

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BlueCart

  • Primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors
  • Requires supplier adoption for full functionality

Cin7

  • Sales orders are capped annually rather than monthly, at 6,000 on Standard, 24,000 on Pro and 120,000 on Advanced
  • Ecommerce and app integrations are rationed by plan, at 2, 4 and 6
  • User seats are capped at 5, 10 and 15 by plan
  • The entry Standard plan is $349 a month and Advanced is $1,199
  • Additional users, integrations and order volume are all chargeable extras on top of the plan

Pricing, plan by plan

BlueCart

$10/month

No published plan breakdown. See the BlueCart review.

Cin7

$349/month
  • Standard$349/month
    • Inventory management
    • 3 sales channels
    • Basic reporting
  • Pro$599/month
    • Unlimited channels
    • Advanced automations
    • 3PL connections

Which should you pick?

Choose BlueCart if

  • You need supplier ordering.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want spend analytics.
BlueCart review

Choose Cin7 if

  • You need inventory management.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want order management.
Cin7 review

Questions people ask

Is BlueCart or Cin7 better?
Neither clearly leads. BlueCart starts at $10/month and Cin7 at $349/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BlueCart or Cin7?
BlueCart starts at $10/month and Cin7 at $349/month.
Does BlueCart or Cin7 run on more platforms?
BlueCart runs on Web, Mobile. Cin7 runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
What is BlueCart best used for?
BlueCart is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Cin7 is typically brought in for.
What can BlueCart do that Cin7 cannot?
BlueCart covers Supplier ordering, Spend analytics, Budget tracking, Inventory. Cin7 covers Inventory management, Order management, Warehouse management, EDI integration. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

BlueCart: What is BlueCart's base pricing?

BlueCart pricing starts at $10 per month, with pricing tiers based on the number of orders processed per month.

Source
BlueCart: Who can use BlueCart?

BlueCart is designed as a wholesale order management platform for both buyers (restaurants, hospitality businesses) and suppliers in the food industry to streamline the procurement process.

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