ERP & Business Operations · head to head
Unit4 vs Cin7
Unit4
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud ERP for service organizations and mid-market enterprises
- From
- $800/month
- Rated
- -
Cin7
ERP & Business Operations
Connected inventory management for product sellers
- From
- $349/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Unit4 listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £56 per user per month for Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning, submitted directly by Unit4 Business Software Limited; 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: Unit4 covers Financial management, Cin7 covers Inventory management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Unit4 and Cin7 actually diverge.
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 Unit4
- Financial management
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time and expense
- HR management
- Salesforce
- Microsoft 365
- Custom integrations
Only in Cin7
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Warehouse management
- EDI integration
- B2B commerce
- Shopify
- Amazon
- eBay
Both cover
- Data encryption
- Cloud support
- Web support
- Mobile support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Unit4
- Service deliverynot Cin7
- Project profitabilitynot Cin7
- Resource utilizationnot Cin7
- Financial managementnot Cin7
Cin7
- Inventory and order management across multiple sales channelsnot Unit4
- Connecting ecommerce storefronts to warehousing and fulfilmentnot Unit4
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Unit4
- Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £56 per user per month for Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning, submitted directly by Unit4 Business Software Limited
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
Unit4
$800/month- Professional Services$800/month
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time tracking
- Enterprise$2000/month
- Advanced features
- Multi-entity
- Analytics
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 Unit4 if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want project accounting.
Choose Cin7 if
- You need inventory management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want order management.
Questions people ask
- Is Unit4 or Cin7 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Unit4 starts at $800/month and Cin7 at $349/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Unit4 or Cin7?
- Unit4 starts at $800/month and Cin7 at $349/month.
- Does Unit4 or Cin7 run on more platforms?
- Both run on Cloud, Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Unit4 best used for?
- Unit4 is most often used for service delivery, project profitability, resource utilization, financial management. Of those, service delivery and project profitability are not what Cin7 is typically brought in for.
- What can Unit4 do that Cin7 cannot?
- Unit4 covers Financial management, Project accounting, Resource management, Time and expense. Cin7 covers Inventory management, Order management, Warehouse management, EDI integration. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud support, Web support, Mobile support.