ERP & Business Operations · head to head
DEAR Systems vs bexio
DEAR Systems
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -
bexio
ERP & Business Operations
Simple business software for Swiss SMEs, the self-employed and startups
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page; bexio basic plan at CHF 35/month allows only 1 user, and Advanced at CHF 42/month covers just 2 users before charging CHF 21/month per additional user
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and bexio actually diverge.
| Attribute | DEAR Systems | bexio |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $249/month | On request |
| Platforms | Cloud, Web, Mobile | Web |
| Founded | 2012 | Unknown |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).
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 DEAR Systems
- Inventory control
- Purchase orders
- Sales orders
- Manufacturing
- Accounting integration
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Shopify
Only in bexio
Nothing recorded that DEAR Systems does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DEAR Systems
- Inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellersnot bexio
- Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot bexio
- Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot bexio
- Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot bexio
bexio
No use cases recorded yet. See the bexio review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
DEAR Systems
- DEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page
- The $349 per month Standard plan caps sales orders at 6,000 per year, includes 5 users and 2 e-commerce integrations
- Material requirements planning requires the Pro plan at $599 per month
- Advanced warehouse management requires the Advanced plan at $1,199 per month
- Additional users, extra integrations, API access, forecasting and advanced automations all cost extra and are priced by the sales team
- The Omni enterprise plan is custom priced with no published rate
bexio
- Basic plan at CHF 35/month allows only 1 user, and Advanced at CHF 42/month covers just 2 users before charging CHF 21/month per additional user
- QR invoice scan limits and broader marketplace access are gated to higher tiers, so the entry Basic plan does not include the same scanning capacity as Optima or Ultimate
Pricing, plan by plan
DEAR Systems
$249/month- Standard$249/month
- 5 users
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Retailing$399/month
- 10 users
- POS integration
- B2B portal
bexio
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the bexio review.
Which should you pick?
Choose DEAR Systems if
- You need inventory control.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want purchase orders.
Choose bexio if
Nothing in the data separates bexio from DEAR Systems on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is DEAR Systems or bexio better?
- Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and bexio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or bexio?
- DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and bexio at On request.
- Does DEAR Systems or bexio run on more platforms?
- DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. bexio runs on Web.
- What is DEAR Systems best used for?
- DEAR Systems is most often used for inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers, manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning, syncing stock and orders with xero or quickbooks online, multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locations. Of those, inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers and manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning are not what bexio is typically brought in for.
- What can DEAR Systems do that bexio cannot?
- DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing.