Cin7 Core

Cloud inventory and order management software for retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and e-commerce businesses, with warehouse, production, POS, and integration tools.

8.1/10 TechZella Score
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Editorial overview

Aggregated Overview

Cin7 Core provides broad inventory, purchasing, sales, warehouse, POS, manufacturing, reporting, integration, and API coverage. G2 reviewers generally rate it positively, while review summaries identify setup complexity, integration issues, and pricing as recurring concerns.

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Overview

Cin7 Core is cloud-based inventory and order management software from Cin7. It supports product businesses that sell through retail, wholesale, manufacturing, e-commerce, and multiple sales channels.

The system combines inventory control with purchasing, sales orders, warehouse operations, accounting connections, customer management, reporting, production, and optional point-of-sale capabilities. Cin7 states that Core connects with more than 700 applications.

Cin7 was founded in New Zealand in 2012. The company lists offices in Denver, Auckland, Colombo, Ahmedabad, Prague, and Dubai. Cin7 Core was formerly associated with the DEAR Systems inventory product.

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Cin7 Core Decision Snapshot

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Platforms

Android, API, iOS, Web

TechZella assessment

8.1/10

Editorial assessment

Cin7 Core Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Broad inventory, purchasing, sales, warehouse, fulfillment, and manufacturing coverage.
  • Large catalog of native and API-connected integrations.
  • Documented API v2 with operational and accounting endpoints.
  • Mobile applications support POS, warehouse, and manufacturing workflows.
  • Supports multi-location and multichannel product operations.

Cons

  • Starting price is high compared with lightweight inventory tools.
  • Users, integrations, order volume, and advanced modules can increase total cost.
  • Setup may require substantial configuration and onboarding.
  • Several advanced capabilities require add-ons or higher plans.
  • G2 review summaries identify setup complexity and integration issues as recurring concerns.
Plans & pricing

Cin7 Core Pricing & Plans

Standard

$349
month

Five users, two e-commerce or app integrations, 6,000 sale orders annually, and unlimited inventory locations. Prices are in U.S. dollars and exclude taxes.

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Pro

$599
month

Ten users, four e-commerce or app integrations, 24,000 sale orders annually, and material requirements planning. Prices are in U.S. dollars and exclude taxes.

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Advanced

$1,199
month

Fifteen users, six e-commerce or app integrations, 120,000 sale orders annually, and advanced warehouse management. Prices are in U.S. dollars and exclude taxes.

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Total Cost & Hidden Costs

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Implementation time

Not publicly documented. Ask for a typical onboarding and migration timeline for a team of your size, and whether paid onboarding is required.

Hosting & infrastructure

Not publicly documented for this product. For SaaS, hosting is normally part of the subscription; for self-hosted or hybrid deployments, budget for servers, backups, security patching and admin time.

Hidden fees & add-ons

No overage, add-on or premium-support fees were documented in the reviewed sources. Request a written quote that lists usage limits, minimum seats, integrations, support tiers and renewal terms.

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Cin7 Core Competitors & Alternatives

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Capabilities

Cin7 Core Features

Inventory Management

  • Product and service records
  • Multi-location inventory
  • Stock transfers and stocktakes
  • Batch and serial tracking
  • Inventory reporting
  • Barcode scanning

Order and Sales Management

  • Quotes and sales orders
  • Purchase orders
  • Order fulfillment
  • Returns and credits
  • Multichannel sales synchronization
  • B2B portal option

Warehouse and POS

  • Standard warehouse management
  • Advanced warehouse management option
  • Mobile WMS application
  • Point-of-sale option
  • Android and iOS POS applications
  • Pick, pack, receive, and put-away workflows

Manufacturing

  • Bills of materials
  • Production orders
  • Resource costing
  • Work centers
  • Advanced manufacturing option
  • MES mobile application
  • Material requirements planning option

Integrations

  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • Etsy
  • WooCommerce
  • Magento
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • HubSpot
  • ShipStation
  • Zapier

API and Automation

  • Cin7 Core API v2
  • Customer and supplier endpoints
  • Product and availability endpoints
  • Sales and purchasing endpoints
  • Payment endpoints
  • Workflow automation add-on
  • Scheduled reports and notifications
Product details

Cin7 Core Specifications

DeploymentCloud-based SaaS
Primary interfaceWeb portal
Mobile operating systemsAndroid and iOS
APICin7 Core API v2
Free trial14 days, no credit card required
Integrations700+ platforms claimed by Cin7
Standard plan users5
Pro plan users10
Advanced plan users15
Standard plan annual sale orders6,000
Pro plan annual sale orders24,000
Advanced plan annual sale orders120,000
Former product associationDEAR Systems
Vendor headquartersDenver, Colorado, United States
Our evidence-based assessment

TechZella Score

A proprietary editorial score based on product capabilities, usability, value, performance, support and user sentiment evidence.

8.1/10Moderate confidence
Features8.8
Ease of Use7.8
Value for Money7.4
Performance8.2
Support8.0
User Sentiment8.4

Cin7 Core provides broad inventory, purchasing, sales, warehouse, POS, manufacturing, reporting, integration, and API coverage. G2 reviewers generally rate it positively, while review summaries identify setup complexity, integration issues, and pricing as recurring concerns.

Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.

Independent review sources

Cin7 Core Ratings & Reviews

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FAQ

Does Cin7 Core offer a free trial?

Yes. Cin7’s help documentation states that new users can access a 14-day trial without providing a credit card.

Does Cin7 Core have an API?

Yes. Cin7 provides API documentation, including API v2 endpoints for products, customers, suppliers, sales, purchases, payments, locations, and accounting records.

What platforms does Cin7 Core support?

The main system is accessed through a web portal. Cin7 also provides Android and iOS applications for POS, warehouse management, and manufacturing execution workflows.

Which integrations are available?

Available connections include Shopify, BigCommerce, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, WooCommerce, Magento, QuickBooks, Xero, HubSpot, ShipStation, Zapier, and other commerce, accounting, shipping, CRM, and fulfillment services.

Who is Cin7 Core best suited for?

It is best suited to product businesses that need coordinated inventory, purchasing, order, warehouse, fulfillment, or manufacturing processes across several locations or sales channels.

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