E-commerce · head to head
Braintree vs DEAR Inventory
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Braintree
E-commerce
End-to-end checkout experiences for businesses, from PayPal
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
DEAR Inventory
Inventory Management
Complete inventory and order management system
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Braintree vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing; DEAR Inventory dEAR Inventory is now sold as Cin7 Core with four named tiers (Standard, Pro, Advanced, Omni) but no dollar figures are published, only an ROI calculator
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Braintree and DEAR Inventory actually diverge.
| Attribute | Braintree | DEAR Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | transaction | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Mobile app, Cloud-based |
| Category | E-commerce | Inventory Management |
| Founded | Unknown | 2013 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Braintree
Nothing recorded that DEAR Inventory does not also cover.
Only in DEAR Inventory
- Inventory management
- Manufacturing
- Purchase orders
- Sales orders
- Accounting
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Shopify
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Braintree
No use cases recorded yet. See the Braintree review.
DEAR Inventory
- Manufacturing managementnot Braintree
- Order processingnot Braintree
- Stock controlnot Braintree
- Financial integrationnot Braintree
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Braintree
- Vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing
- Now marketed and hosted directly under the PayPal brand at paypal.com rather than a standalone braintreepayments.com site, which now redirects
DEAR Inventory
- DEAR Inventory is now sold as Cin7 Core with four named tiers (Standard, Pro, Advanced, Omni) but no dollar figures are published, only an ROI calculator
Pricing, plan by plan
Braintree
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.
DEAR Inventory
On request- Standard$249/month
- Core features
- 5 users
- Standard support
- Professional$449/month
- Advanced manufacturing
- 10 users
- Priority support
- Enterprise$849/month
- Full features
- Unlimited users
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Braintree if
Nothing in the data separates Braintree from DEAR Inventory on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose DEAR Inventory if
- You need inventory management.
- You work on Web, Mobile app, Cloud-based.
- You also want manufacturing.
Questions people ask
- Is Braintree or DEAR Inventory better?
- Neither clearly leads. Braintree starts at On request and DEAR Inventory at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Braintree or DEAR Inventory?
- Braintree starts at On request and DEAR Inventory at On request.
- Does Braintree or DEAR Inventory run on more platforms?
- Braintree runs on Web. DEAR Inventory runs on Web, Mobile app, Cloud-based.
- What can Braintree do that DEAR Inventory cannot?
- DEAR Inventory covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Purchase orders, Sales orders.
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