Software · head to head
DEAR Systems vs Cin7
DEAR Systems
Software
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -
Cin7
Software
Connected inventory management for product sellers
- From
- $349/month
- 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 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: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Cin7 covers Inventory management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Cin7 actually diverge.
| Attribute | DEAR Systems | Cin7 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $249/month | $349/month |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Cloud, Web, Mobile), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2012).
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
- WooCommerce
- SSL encryption
- Data backup
Only in Cin7
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Warehouse management
- EDI integration
- B2B commerce
- eBay
- SOC2 Type II
- Data encryption
Both cover
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Shopify
- Amazon
- Role-based access
- Cloud support
- Web support
- Mobile support
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
- Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Cin7
- Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Cin7
- Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Cin7
Cin7
- Inventory and order management across multiple sales channelsnot DEAR Systems
- Connecting ecommerce storefronts to warehousing and fulfilmentnot DEAR Systems
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
- 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
DEAR Systems
$249/month- Standard$249/month
- 5 users
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Retailing$399/month
- 10 users
- POS integration
- B2B portal
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 DEAR Systems if
- You need inventory control.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want purchase orders.
Choose Cin7 if
- You need inventory management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want order management.
Questions people ask
- Is DEAR Systems or Cin7 better?
- Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Cin7 at $349/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Cin7?
- DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Cin7 at $349/month.
- Does DEAR Systems or Cin7 run on more platforms?
- Both run on Cloud, Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 is typically brought in for.
- What can DEAR Systems do that Cin7 cannot?
- DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. Cin7 covers Inventory management, Order management, Warehouse management, EDI integration. Both handle Xero, QuickBooks, Shopify, Amazon.