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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cin7

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ACin7, headqduartered in Auckland, aims to make complex retail and wholesale simple with all-in-one cloud inventory, POS, EDI and 3PL. Cin7 allows users to manage sales channels, inventory, point of sale and supply chain in one central, cloud-based software. Cin7 offers integrations using third party logistics (3PL) interface and electronic data interchange (EDI), catering for businesses increasing trend to sell globally.

    $295

    per month

    DEAR Systems, by Cin7

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ADEAR Systems is now part of Cin7 since the early 2021 acquisition. They offer a multi-channel order and inventory management oriented around the needs of retailers, that scales to support warehouse operations, point of sale solutions, as well as accounting and ecommerce integrations.

    $325

    per month

    Pricing
    Cin7DEAR Systems, by Cin7
    Editions & Modules
    Ecommerce
    $295
    per month
    Wholesale
    $295
    per month
    Multichannel
    $450
    per month
    Ecommerce Plus
    $495
    per month
    Wholesale Plus
    $495
    per month
    Multichannel Plus
    $650
    per month
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Retailing
    $475
    per month
    Manufacturing
    $525
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cin7DEAR Systems, by Cin7
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual subscription and billing (equal to one month free).
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    Features
    Cin7DEAR Systems, by Cin7
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Cin7 and DEAR Systems, by Cin7
    Feature
    Cin7
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    Ratings
    DEAR Systems, by Cin7
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Serial number and batch tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Automation rules00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting and analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Backorder management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Returns management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Bill of materials management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Item kitting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Accounting integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cin7DEAR Systems, by Cin7
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cin7DEAR Systems, by Cin7
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cin7
    Cin7 is great because a business can set up quickly without having to invest in hardware/servers, and the business does not need to be concerned about backing up data. Cin7 software is easy and intuitive to use. The pricing was competitive for cloud-based software that can be customized to each business. The software is constantly updated so a business does not have to worry about paying for updates or paying a large lump sum to purchase new updated software. However, Cin7 is able to increase its fees at any time. We experienced a significant price increase after 1 year. With purchased software, a business would not have to worry about unexpected pricing changes. Cin7 offers a useful integration with BigCommerce. Unfortunately, their own B2B website is lacking in features and ultimately not useful to our company. Cin7 does not provide the most useful customer service, as they only offer paid access to phone support. Most of our issue with the software were caused by updates in the software that were not announced, and they could only be fixed via email or tickets the next day.
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    Cin7
    The production module systems that is offered by DEAR Systems is very good but a criticism is that it is tailored to non-variable production e.g., assembling a bike. If the output is variable e.g., dehydrating then the system is a bit challenging to use and can lead to inaccurate stock levels.
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    Pros
    Cin7
    • Powerful reporting that can be customized to fit your needs.
    • Tons of integrations that help you get up and running quickly.
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    Cin7
    • Xero Online Accounting Integration - 100% reliable
    • Drop Shipment combined with Own Warehouse Shipment Processing is a dream
    • Support - Really efficient dealing with technical issues and more generic issues equally well
    • Financial control of delivery notes and purchase invoices provides excellent data integrity
    • Easily add new cost variables such as shipping costs, managed easily
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    Cons
    Cin7
    • Onboarding could be improved. We worked with a programmer who was not as familiar with our business needs. Additionally, the person in charge of our onboarding was initially difficult to schedule time with until we reached out to a manager.
    • Cin7 occasionally makes updates to the software that causes the software to not work properly. For example, we would experience new errors on a CVS file import for products that had worked previously to the update. Additionally, our custom field implementations would be reverted to original and require set up again.
    • We experienced semi-frequent outages of the software. The software would not be accessible for up to 1 hour at a time. I believe they took steps to address this and reduce down time.
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    Cin7
    • Support
    • Bugs
    • Website Functionality
    • Down-time
    • Glitchiness
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cin7
    No answers on this topic
    Cin7
    It does what it says on the tin.
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    Support Rating
    Cin7
    The Cin7 support team has never let us down, even if they weren't able to completely solve our problem. They are willing to have conference calls, video chats, whatever works to help fix your issue.
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    Cin7
    Terrible support, absolutely useless for anything more major than a simple navigational problem. They always provide meaningless responses that don't really address the issue such as, "our engineering department is working on the issue" or "we're working on some optimisation". These responses would be fine if anything actually resulted from them, but the same errors and problems have existed for 4 years so I don't believe they really amount to anything. In addition, they're quite pushy for me to "close your ticket" so it can be marked as resolved, but my issue hasn't been resolved. I don't exactly want to leave my ticket open for several months, but they send me consistent reminders to close the ticket which is obnoxious especially since their resolution was "our engineering department will work on it".
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cin7
    As a wholesale focused business, we found Vend to be tailored to retail businesses. TradeGecko was well suited for our wholesale business, however, lacked the full range of capabilities that Cin7 offered (B2B website, POS). Fishbowl had many features that we would not need. OMS Office Master System offered the wholesale capabilities we needed, however, the software could use an update. Cin7 was a perfect balance in terms of features and pricing for our company.
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    Cin7
    DEAR Systems is much better software compared to Xero. The inventory tracking within Xero doesn't record batch dates and isn't really capable of production modules. Additionally, Xero doesn't have pricing tiers within invoicing, which is a very helpful feature offered by DEAR Systems. If a business has any level of complexity than DEAR Systems is a significantly more capable software.
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    Return on Investment
    Cin7
    • Improved inventory accuracy across all channels.
    • Sales gains from always showing products as in stock.
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    Cin7
    • Improved reporting for production
    • Reduced invoicing admin
    • Better cogs reporting
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