Software · head to head
DEAR Systems vs Bling
DEAR Systems
Software
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -
Bling
Software
Brazilian ERP for invoicing, orders, marketplace integration and inventory
- 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; Bling entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Bling actually diverge.
| Attribute | DEAR Systems | Bling |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (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 DEAR Systems
- Inventory control
- Purchase orders
- Sales orders
- Manufacturing
- Accounting integration
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Shopify
Only in Bling
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 Bling
- Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Bling
- Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Bling
- Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Bling
Bling
No use cases recorded yet. See the Bling 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
Bling
- Entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage
- The top Elite tier is priced only by custom quote rather than a published figure, unlike the three tiers below it
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
Bling
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Bling 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 Bling if
Nothing in the data separates Bling 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 Bling better?
- Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Bling at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Bling?
- DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Bling at On request.
- Does DEAR Systems or Bling run on more platforms?
- DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Bling 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 Bling is typically brought in for.
- What can DEAR Systems do that Bling cannot?
- DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing.