Looking for a Cin7 alternative?
Cin7 is a genuinely capable multichannel inventory platform with a large integration catalogue. Brands come to us when they are paying for more complexity than they use, or when reconciling Cin7 against a separate accounting package has become a monthly job in its own right. Here is the honest alternative.
Why brands move off Cin7
You are paying for surface area you do not use
Cin7 splits into Core and Omni, and users regularly describe the fuller product as bloated or more complex than their actual needs require.
Inventory and accounting are still two systems
Cin7 syncs stock and orders, then integrates to a separate accounting package like Xero or QuickBooks. The reconciliation between the two is still your team's job.
The subscription climbs with usage
Third-party estimates put Cin7 around $18,000 to $30,000 a year at roughly $10M revenue, and it rises as you use the platform more, not just as you add seats.
You need depth Cin7 was not built for
Manufacturing, real WIP accounting, bespoke landed cost logic or EDI sit past what a multichannel inventory platform is designed to reach.
Inventory, orders and accounting as one system, not synced apps.
You run only the modules your operation actually needs, instead of paying for an all-in-one product's full surface area. Stock, orders and accounting sit in the same database, so there is no separate reconciliation layer between an inventory platform and your books.
Odoo, modular and built around what you actually need
We build the replacement system on Odoo, the open-source commerce ERP, running only the apps your operation genuinely uses, and connect your channels with connectors we build and maintain ourselves. Stock, orders and accounting live in the same database from day one, so there is nothing to sync between an operations layer and a bookkeeping package.
We have built and run an EDI pipeline processing thousands of invoices a day, and delivered real-time WIP accounting for a manufacturing operation, the kind of depth a pure multichannel inventory platform is not built to reach. For Gandys, we replaced point solutions across three Shopify stores, marketplaces and a 3PL with a single owned system.
If your core need really is fast multichannel stock and order sync and you are happy keeping accounting separate, Cin7 may be the better fit, and our full Odoo vs Cin7 comparison says so plainly.
See how the pieces fit
Read the full Odoo vs Cin7 comparison
Where Cin7 genuinely wins, where Odoo wins, and the honest cost comparison.
Packaged commerce build
One system for your operation, from £20,000, live in 8 to 10 weeks.
How do I stop manually entering orders?
The reconciliation tax that comes from running inventory and accounting as separate systems.
Reconciling inventory against your accounts by hand? See how to automate order-to-invoice →
Ready to fix your ops?
Book a free discovery call. We'll look at your current setup and tell you honestly whether Odoo is the right move and what it would involve.