ERP & Business Operations · head to head
DEAR Systems vs Priority Software
DEAR Systems
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -
Priority Software
ERP & Business Operations
Affordable cloud ERP for small businesses
- From
- $400/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; Priority Software pricing is by quote only, with no published rate, minimum user count, contract term or add on cost for any of the Commercial, Manufacturing, POS or Optima PMS plans
- They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Priority Software covers Financial management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Priority Software actually diverge.
| Attribute | DEAR Systems | Priority Software |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $249/month | $400/month |
| Founded | 2012 | 1990 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Cloud, Web, Mobile), 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 Priority Software
- Financial management
- Inventory
- Supply chain
- CRM
- Reporting
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- Third-party systems
Both cover
- 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 Priority Software
- Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Priority Software
- Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Priority Software
- Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Priority Software
Priority Software
- ERP for small and mid sized commercial and manufacturing businessesnot DEAR Systems
- Running retail point of sale alongside back office ERPnot DEAR Systems
- Property management for hospitality through the Optima PMS plannot 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
Priority Software
- Pricing is by quote only, with no published rate, minimum user count, contract term or add on cost for any of the Commercial, Manufacturing, POS or Optima PMS plans
- Point of sale, manufacturing and hospitality capabilities are sold as separate plans rather than one product
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
Priority Software
$400/month- Starter$400/month
- Core ERP modules
- Financial management
- Inventory
- Professional$900/month
- All modules
- Advanced features
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose DEAR Systems if
- You need inventory control.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want purchase orders.
Choose Priority Software if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want inventory.
Questions people ask
- Is DEAR Systems or Priority Software better?
- Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Priority Software at $400/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Priority Software?
- DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Priority Software at $400/month.
- Does DEAR Systems or Priority Software 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 Priority Software is typically brought in for.
- What can DEAR Systems do that Priority Software cannot?
- DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. Priority Software covers Financial management, Inventory, Supply chain, CRM. Both handle Cloud support, Web support, Mobile support.