ERP & Business Operations · head to head
DEAR Systems vs Cin7 Core
DEAR Systems
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -
Cin7 Core
ERP & Business Operations
Inventory management for growing businesses
- 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; Cin7 Core core plan pricing starts at $349 per month, a materially higher floor than most small business inventory tools
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Cin7 Core actually diverge.
| Attribute | DEAR Systems | Cin7 Core |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Cin7 Core
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 Cin7 Core
- Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Cin7 Core
- Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Cin7 Core
- Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Cin7 Core
Cin7 Core
No use cases recorded yet. See the Cin7 Core 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
Cin7 Core
- Core plan pricing starts at $349 per month, a materially higher floor than most small business inventory tools
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
Cin7 Core
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Cin7 Core 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 Cin7 Core if
Nothing in the data separates Cin7 Core 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 Cin7 Core better?
- Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Cin7 Core at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Cin7 Core?
- DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Cin7 Core at On request.
- Does DEAR Systems or Cin7 Core run on more platforms?
- DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Cin7 Core 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 Cin7 Core is typically brought in for.
- What can DEAR Systems do that Cin7 Core cannot?
- DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing.