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DEAR Systems vs Oberlo

DEAR Systems logo

DEAR Systems

Software

Cloud inventory management for growing businesses

From
$249/month
Rated
-
Oberlo logo

Oberlo

Software

Dropshipping made simple

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; Oberlo product permanently discontinued as of June 2022 and no longer available for installation or use
  • They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Oberlo covers Product sourcing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Oberlo actually diverge.

Attributes where DEAR Systems and Oberlo differ
AttributeDEAR SystemsOberlo
Starting price$249/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsCloud, Web, MobileWeb
Founded20122014

Identical on both: 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 Oberlo

  • Product sourcing
  • Dropshipping automation
  • Supplier directory
  • Order fulfillment
  • Inventory management
  • Pricing automation
  • Analytics
  • Shopify integration

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 Oberlo
  • Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Oberlo
  • Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Oberlo
  • Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Oberlo

Oberlo

No use cases recorded yet. See the Oberlo 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

Oberlo

  • Product permanently discontinued as of June 2022 and no longer available for installation or use

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

Oberlo

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Oberlo 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 Oberlo if

  • You need product sourcing.
  • You also want dropshipping automation.

Questions people ask

Is DEAR Systems or Oberlo better?
Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Oberlo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Oberlo?
DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Oberlo at On request.
Does DEAR Systems or Oberlo run on more platforms?
DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Oberlo 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 Oberlo is typically brought in for.
What can DEAR Systems do that Oberlo cannot?
DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. Oberlo covers Product sourcing, Dropshipping automation, Supplier directory, Order fulfillment.

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