Cin7 Core

Cin7 Core, formerly DEAR Inventory, is a cloud inventory, order and manufacturing system that Cin7 acquired with DEAR Systems in February 2021. It tracks stock across unlimited locations and records the value of that stock. It calculates cost of goods sold using FIFO and FEFO costing, and it can include materials, labour and overhead in product costs. Purchases, sales and manufacturing transactions can be posted to Xero or QuickBooks Online as invoices, bills and journals. A business can also use Cin7 Core as a standalone accounting tool and switch between these setups later. For QuickBooks, only the Online Plus and Advanced editions are supported. Desktop is not. The Xero app listing advertises more than 70 reports. Other modules include sales channel connectors for Shopify and Amazon, a B2B portal, point of sale, and warehouse management. Pricing is a monthly subscription in USD. Standard costs $349 a month and covers 5 users, 6,000 sale orders a year and 2 integrations. Pro costs $599 a month and covers 10 users, 24,000 orders and 4 integrations, plus MRP. Advanced costs $1,199 a month and covers 15 users, 120,000 orders, 6 integrations and multi-warehouse WMS. Extra users, integrations, ForesightAI forecasting, POS, the B2B portal and Premium Support all cost extra and are quoted by sales. The product suits growing e-commerce, wholesale and distribution businesses that have outgrown the inventory tools inside their accounting software. Its main limitation for finance buyers is that it is not a full general ledger replacement. Most customers still run Xero or QuickBooks next to it. Reviewers also complain about repeated price increases, a steep setup and slow support on complex issues.