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SOS Inventory vs BlueCart

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SOS Inventory

Software

Inventory management for QuickBooks Online

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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BlueCart

Software

Restaurant procurement and ordering platform

From
$10/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: SOS Inventory the Companion plan at $69.95 per month is limited to a single location and 1 custom field; BlueCart primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors
  • They diverge on capability: SOS Inventory covers Lot tracking, BlueCart covers Supplier ordering.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which SOS Inventory and BlueCart actually diverge.

Attributes where SOS Inventory and BlueCart differ
AttributeSOS InventoryBlueCart
Starting priceOn request$10/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Cloud-basedWeb, Mobile
Founded20112014

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 SOS Inventory

  • Lot tracking
  • Serial numbers
  • Manufacturing
  • Multi-location
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce
  • ShipStation

Only in BlueCart

  • Supplier ordering
  • Spend analytics
  • Budget tracking
  • Inventory
  • Order history
  • Mobile ordering
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

SOS Inventory

  • Adding inventory, assembly and manufacturing tracking on top of QuickBooks Onlinenot BlueCart
  • Tracking serial and lot numbers across warehouse locationsnot BlueCart
  • Managing sales orders, work orders and job costing for small manufacturersnot BlueCart

BlueCart

  • Point of Salenot SOS Inventory
  • Order Managementnot SOS Inventory
  • Inventory Controlnot SOS Inventory
  • Staff Schedulingnot SOS Inventory

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

SOS Inventory

  • The Companion plan at $69.95 per month is limited to a single location and 1 custom field
  • Serial and lot number tracking, barcoding and unlimited locations require the Plus plan at $139.95 per month
  • Phone support is excluded from the Companion plan
  • Job costing, advanced manufacturing and the customer portal require the Pro plan at $194.95 per month
  • Each plan includes only 2 to 5 users and additional users cost $25 each per month
  • The 2 months free discount requires paying a year up front

BlueCart

  • Primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors
  • Requires supplier adoption for full functionality

Pricing, plan by plan

SOS Inventory

On request
  • Companion$49/month
    • Basic features
    • 2 users
    • Email support
  • Plus$99/month
    • Full features
    • 5 users
    • Priority support
  • Pro$199/month
    • Advanced manufacturing
    • 10 users
    • Premium support

BlueCart

$10/month

No published plan breakdown. See the BlueCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose SOS Inventory if

  • You need lot tracking.
  • You work on Web, Cloud-based.
  • You also want serial numbers.
SOS Inventory review

Choose BlueCart if

  • You need supplier ordering.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want spend analytics.
BlueCart review

Questions people ask

Is SOS Inventory or BlueCart better?
Neither clearly leads. SOS Inventory starts at On request and BlueCart at $10/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, SOS Inventory or BlueCart?
SOS Inventory starts at On request and BlueCart at $10/month.
Does SOS Inventory or BlueCart run on more platforms?
SOS Inventory runs on Web, Cloud-based. BlueCart runs on Web, Mobile.
What is SOS Inventory best used for?
SOS Inventory is most often used for adding inventory, assembly and manufacturing tracking on top of quickbooks online, tracking serial and lot numbers across warehouse locations, managing sales orders, work orders and job costing for small manufacturers. Of those, adding inventory, assembly and manufacturing tracking on top of quickbooks online and tracking serial and lot numbers across warehouse locations are not what BlueCart is typically brought in for.
What can SOS Inventory do that BlueCart cannot?
SOS Inventory covers Lot tracking, Serial numbers, Manufacturing, Multi-location. BlueCart covers Supplier ordering, Spend analytics, Budget tracking, Inventory. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

BlueCart: What is BlueCart's base pricing?

BlueCart pricing starts at $10 per month, with pricing tiers based on the number of orders processed per month.

Source
BlueCart: Who can use BlueCart?

BlueCart is designed as a wholesale order management platform for both buyers (restaurants, hospitality businesses) and suppliers in the food industry to streamline the procurement process.

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