inFlow Inventory is an inventory management software offering from Archon Systems.
$186
per month 2 team members
Zoho Inventory
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Inventory is a cloud-based inventory management solution designed for small to midsize businesses. It features inventory management modules including reporting and analysis, and lot traceability. It features mobile compatible apps for Android and iOS devices. Zoho Inventory offers additional capabilities such as built-in shipment estimating, and tracking and delivery confirmation features that allow users to invoice, ship and track products. The solution allows users to create…
$39
per organization / month billed annually ($49.00 billed monthly)
Pricing
inFlow Inventory
Zoho Inventory
Editions & Modules
inFlow Inventory - Entrepreneur
$186
per month 2 team members
inFlow Inventory - Small Business
$436
per month 5 team members
inFlow Inventory - Mid-Size
$999
per month 10 team members
BASIC
$39.00
per organization / month billed annually ($49.00 billed monthly)
STANDARD
$79.00
per organization / month billed annually ($99.00 billed monthly)
STANDARD
$199.00
per organization / month billed annually ($249.00 billed monthly)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
inFlow Inventory
Zoho Inventory
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
$499 one-time fee
Optional
Additional Details
inFlow helps solve inventory issues through two offerings: inFlow Inventory and inFlow Manufacturing.
inFlow Inventory is used to track stock or manage orders.
inFlow Manufacturing is for companies that assemble products or sell kits.
Both products offer:
- all the required features to manage inventory and orders
- reorder points to help restock ahead of time
- Built-in B2B Showroom to simplify sales
- Built-in document, label, and email designers
- Great mobile apps for getting work done on the go
And all inFlow plans include:
- technical support
- a dedicated customer success manager
There's a 20% discount available for annual pricing.
We have been using the standalone version of inFlow for many years. It is quite easy to use, with great support staff via their live chat on the inFlow website while the maintenance plan is active. Though sadly technical support over the phone isn't offered.
Requires a lot of customisation to get started. Very limited customer support, support appeared to not be that knowledgable with issues that aren't the usual issues most users get. Forms aren't optimised for conversions. Zoho offers a lot of features but the depth of its functionality proves limited as our demands increase.
Very pricey, you have to pay for the mobile version.
The integration to make labels is very complicated for my fellow colleagues. Sometimes it doesn't log in easily, and we've had to purchase quite a few licenses when we first started up with inFlow because it cannot be used on more than one PC at a time. Now that years have passed and we don't need so many concurrent users, we are sadly stuck with all these extra users that we paid extra for, for no reason.
We also are looking for reasons to switch to another company, as inFlow does not offer much support after the maintenance period has ended and we've had to constantly pay extra to renew a maintenance plan to receive support.
Templates within Zoho Inventory are very weak. You can't customize many including package slips, shipment docs, etc...
When an order has multiple packages, it's next to impossible to find the item you are looking for. Scenario, a large order has many packages and a customer has cancelled one of the items. You must click through every package to find the item, edit the package and remove it before you can cancel the item.
The reports within Inventory are extremely basic and many of them are useless
The packing slip module is useless as it does not print out bin locations
It's an inventory management system but it does not have bin locations
The backorder system is useless. If you "backorder" something then the whole order is locked until the backorder arrives in. Scenario.... a client orders 20 items, 1 is on backorder. You "backorder" that one item but want to ship the other 19... not possible. The order gets completely locked.
You can't print out RMA requests. There is just no option to do it, you have to do a screen shot
Integration with Amazon or other 3rd party e-commerce providers is troublesome.
It is relatively easy to customise but the problem is sometimes it is not easy to see where this customisation is available. Also the integrations with external systems can prove problematic both during installation and ongoing development and maintenance. It's great for small companies with a simple inventory or even larger organisations with smaller product lines. And it is reasonably priced if you ar eprepared to put the time in.
I haven’t used any other inventory management system before using inFlow Inventory, I feel very lucky to have found a software that does what I need it to do without the need to try any other software prior. It meets my eCommerce small business needs and I’m very satisfied with the customer service I receive from this app.
The inventory management is better than QuickBooks however you give up an awful lot to get that benefit. The reporting in QuickBooks is far superior. The reporting in Inventory is terrible with every few options to customize the reports. For example, pulling in a salesperson report that factors in returns is not possible. You can't pull a report to see what items need to be picked for all open orders.
