Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Inventory Management (2026)
The cheapest inventory management is Katana Cloud Inventory at $0/mo. 3 offer a free tier (Katana Cloud Inventory, Sortly, Zoho Inventory). This page compares 10 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
10 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Katana Cloud Inventory at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $39/mo, median $179/mo, up to $349/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Katana Cloud Inventory, Sortly, Zoho Inventory.
- Tracked: 10 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Inventory Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katana Cloud Inventory | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Manufacturers and makers | katanamrp.com |
| 2 | Sortly | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Non-profits and schools tracking assets | sortly.com |
| 3 | Zoho Inventory | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | SMBs on Zoho ecosystem | zoho.com |
| 4 | Extensiv Integration Manager | $39/mo Merchant | No | — | — | 3PLs needing multi-client integration management | extensiv.com |
| 5 | inFlow Inventory | $129/mo Entrepreneur | No | — | — | SMBs with wholesale and B2B channels | inflowinventory.com |
| 6 | Fishbowl | $229/mo Essentials | No | — | — | QuickBooks Desktop-dependent businesses | fishbowlinventory.com |
| 7 | Cin7 Core | $349/mo Standard | No | — | Yes | Product-based SMBs needing full order-to-accounting flow | cin7.com |
| 8 | Ordoro | $349/mo Advanced | No | — | — | Multi-channel ecommerce brands needing flexible app bundling | ordoro.com |
| 9 | Brightpearl by Sage | — | No | — | — | Mid-market omnichannel retailers | quote-only |
| 10 | Finale Inventory | — | No | — | — | High-volume ecommerce sellers on Amazon/Shopify | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest inventory management?
Katana Cloud Inventory has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does inventory management cost per month?
Across the 8 inventory management with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $179/mo, ranging from $39/mo to $349/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 3 also offer a free tier. 2 are quote-only.
Which inventory management have a free plan?
Katana Cloud Inventory, Sortly, Zoho Inventory offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Each vendor's official pricing page was re-fetched via WebFetch on 2026-06-15: zoho.com/us/inventory/pricing/, katanamrp.com/pricing/, inflowinventory.com/software-pricing, sortly.com/pricing/, cin7.com/pricing/, fishbowlinventory.com/pricing, ordoro.com/inventory-management-pricing, finaleinventory.com/pricing, extensiv.com/ecosystem/integrations/pricing, brightpearl.com/pricing. Where a page rendered EUR (Zoho /us/), USD figures were corroborated via Capterra/G2 and Zoho's own KB (per-organization flat pricing confirmed: $39/$99/$159/$299 monthly). Finale Inventory's named tiers ($99-$949) were found ONLY on third-party aggregators (Capterra/G2) and are contradicted by the official finaleinventory.com page, which is quote-only (~$499 starting, custom) since the Descartes acquisition — Finale collapsed to a single Custom plan with monthlyUsd=null. Quote-only tiers (Brightpearl all, Cin7 Omni, Fishbowl Advanced, inFlow Enterprise, Sortly Enterprise, Katana Advantage) carry monthlyUsd=null. Promotional prices noted in plan notes; regular monthly used as monthlyUsd. accessedAt 2026-06-15.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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