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DEAR Systems vs Omnea

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DEAR Systems

ERP

Cloud inventory management for growing businesses

From
$349/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Omnea

ERP

Procurement orchestration and third-party risk management from intake through renewal

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page; Omnea it covers intake through contract only, so invoicing, payment and spend analysis remain with other systems and the promised end-to-end view is partial.
  • They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Omnea covers Intelligent intake.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where DEAR Systems and Omnea differ
AttributeDEAR SystemsOmnea
Starting price$349/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsCloud, Web, MobileWeb
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP).

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 Omnea

  • Intelligent intake
  • No-code workflow builder
  • Supplier portal
  • Third-party risk management
  • Contract and renewal management
  • AI assistance
  • Spend and cycle reporting
  • Price intelligence

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

Omnea

  • A regulated European business that must evidence supplier due diligence for every third party it engagesnot DEAR Systems
  • A company where security review is the slowest step in every software purchase and nobody can see where a request is stucknot DEAR Systems
  • An organisation renewing dozens of supplier contracts a year with no owner assigned to any renewal datenot DEAR Systems
  • A procurement team wanting to configure approval rules themselves rather than raising a ticket with engineeringnot 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

Omnea

  • It covers intake through contract only, so invoicing, payment and spend analysis remain with other systems and the promised end-to-end view is partial.
  • As a younger vendor its integration library is narrower than the established suites, and connections into older on-premise ERP systems may require custom work.
  • Pricing is entirely quoted with no published tiers, and the vendor is small enough that comparable public reference points are scarce.
  • Third-party risk depth is good for questionnaire-driven assessment but lighter than a dedicated GRC platform on continuous monitoring and control mapping, so heavily regulated firms may still need both.
  • Its value is concentrated in organisations with a formal procurement policy and a compliance obligation; a company without either gets an approval workflow tool at enterprise pricing.

Pricing, plan by plan

DEAR Systems

$349/month
  • Standard$349/month
    • 5 users
    • 6000 annual sale orders
    • 2 e-commerce integrations
  • Pro$599/month
    • 10 users
    • 24000 annual sale orders
    • 4 e-commerce integrations
  • Advanced$1199/month
    • 15 users
    • 120000 annual sale orders
    • 6 e-commerce integrations
  • Omni$null/month
    • 8 users
    • Flexible annual sale orders
    • 5 e-commerce integrations

Omnea

On request
  • Omnea$undefined/year
    • Intake, approval orchestration and supplier portal
    • Third-party risk management module
    • No-code workflow configuration

Which should you pick?

Choose DEAR Systems if

  • You need inventory control.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want purchase orders.
DEAR Systems review

Choose Omnea if

  • You need intelligent intake.
  • You also want no-code workflow builder.
Omnea review

Questions people ask

Is DEAR Systems or Omnea better?
Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $349/month and Omnea at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Omnea?
DEAR Systems starts at $349/month and Omnea at On request.
Does DEAR Systems or Omnea run on more platforms?
DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Omnea 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 Omnea is typically brought in for.
What can DEAR Systems do that Omnea cannot?
DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. Omnea covers Intelligent intake, No-code workflow builder, Supplier portal, Third-party risk management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

DEAR Systems: How much does Dear Systems (Cin7) cost?

Dear Systems pricing starts at $349/month for the Standard tier, $599/month for the Pro tier (most popular), $1199/month for Advanced, and custom pricing for the Omni enterprise solution.

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Omnea: How does it differ from Zip?

Both do intake and approval orchestration. Omnea puts third-party risk assessment inside the same workflow and has a European base and compliance orientation, which matters under GDPR and DORA.

DEAR Systems: What features does each Dear Systems plan include?

Standard includes 5 users and 6000 annual orders. Pro (most popular) adds 10 users, 24000 orders, and MRP. Advanced provides 15 users, 120000 orders, and advanced warehouse management. Omni offers enterprise customization with flexible user and order limits.

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Omnea: Does it replace our ERP?

No. It handles the request through contract stage and hands off to the finance system for purchase orders, invoicing and payment.

DEAR Systems: How many users and integrations are included in Dear Systems plans?

Standard tier includes 5 users and 2 e-commerce integrations. Pro tier includes 10 users and 4 integrations. Advanced tier includes 15 users and 6 integrations. Additional users and integrations are available as paid add-ons.

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Omnea: What does it cost?

Not published. It is an annual subscription quoted by company size and modules.

Omnea: Do we still need a GRC tool?

Possibly. Omnea handles supplier due diligence well; continuous control monitoring and framework mapping remain a dedicated GRC job.

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