inFlow Inventory vs Zoho Inventory

inFlow Inventory

Stock lives per location with bin and aisle positions, full inventory counts, and end-to-end lot, serial and expiry traceability including FEFO and FIFO suggestions; reorder points run per product and per location, purchase orders are tracked, and fulfilled sales push updated levels back to the connected storefronts. That is close to a proper stock ledger, though we found no public information on movements being booked with a reason and a named user, a stated valuation method, or demand forecasting. For a 3PL like mine we also found no public information on keeping several client brands' stock apart as separate entities.

Zoho Inventory

Batch, serial and expiry tracking are documented with traceability back to the charge and quality checks, stock counts are a listed feature, composite bundles compute from component availability in the chosen warehouse, and reorder points trigger automatic low-stock alerts while purchase orders deliver into a named warehouse. Stock syncs out to the connected sales channels and transfers carry batch or serial detail. I found no public information on a complete movement ledger with reason and user, a stated valuation method, or demand forecasting, which is what I would want before trusting the figure for client billing.

inFlow Inventory

The floor work is genuinely covered: goods receipt against purchase orders with lot assignment, pick lists sorted along an efficient sublocation path, automatic allocations that stop two pickers taking the same units, several sublocation picking strategies, and a rugged Android scanner alongside DYMO and Zebra label printers. We found no public information on batch, wave or multi-order picking, putaway suggestions, packing verification, or pick and error rates per user and shift. The multi-client operation with client billing that my warehouse runs on also has no public information behind it.

Zoho Inventory

Scanning a barcode or entering a serial number pulls item details instantly, package slips and package geometry are documented, stock moves by transfer order between warehouses, and iOS and Android apps give real-time stock updates. Bin locations surface only as priced places-per-location counts on the pricing page. I found no public information on pick lists by route, batch, wave or trolley picking, putaway, scan-verified packing, or pick, pack and error figures per user and shift — the numbers a warehouse lead runs the day by — and nothing on multi-client operation or client billing for a 3PL.

inFlow Inventory

Labels are bought through EasyPost and ShipStation on the client's own carrier accounts, billed directly by the carrier, with rate comparison across FedEx, USPS, UPS and others, saved parcel sizes, and customer shipment emails when the parcel is picked up; returns are processed with refund or credit and restock-or-discard. We found no public information on automatic carrier-selection rules, customs documents, a self-service returns portal, bulk label runs, or tracking numbers written back to the shop.

Zoho Inventory

Live rates and labels are documented, with UPS integrated directly and eight further carriers reached through EasyPost — all on the customer's own carrier accounts, since an active account is required and credentials are shared with EasyPost, which suits my clients' contracts. Shipment details are written back to the sales channel, customers get real-time updates, and a sales-returns module follows authorization through to refund or credit note. I found no public information on shipping rules choosing the carrier automatically, bulk label printing, customs documents beyond a duties note, pickup points, or a self-service customer returns portal.

inFlow Inventory

The documented shipping is parcel-only, through EasyPost and ShipStation; the single mention of freight is a field recording shipping cost on a sales order. We found no public information on pallet or groupage booking, CMR or digital delivery documents, freight invoice checking against agreed prices, or CO2 per shipment.

Zoho Inventory

We found no public information on freight or transport management: the captured feature, warehouse and carrier pages cover parcel shipping only, with nothing on pallet, groupage or truckload booking, freight quotes and tenders, CMR or digital delivery notes, multi-modal tracking, freight cost audit, or CO2 reporting. The Crossfire EDI reference covers transmitting orders to 3PL providers, which is order routing rather than freight.

inFlow Inventory

There are connectors to Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, Squarespace and Square, accounting through QuickBooks Online and Xero, Zapier and Extensiv, plus a documented REST/JSON read-write API with MCP support and CSV export of most record types on exit. The API requires an add-on on select plans, support routes API questions to the developers, and export leaves manufacture orders, attachments and settings behind. We found no public information on webhooks, EDI, an order-routing rule engine, API rate limits, or DATEV-class accounting exports.

Zoho Inventory

Marketplace sync with item mapping, stock updates and shipment updates is documented, webhooks fire to third-party applications on events, Deluge scripts and workflow rules automate processes, and a Crossfire EDI integration handles order intake and transmission to 3PL providers — that last one matters in my trade. Accounting sits with Zoho Books and CRM with Zoho CRM, and customer ownership of service data with export rights is stated contractually. I found no public information on a documented public API with rate limits and versioning, ERP or DATEV exports, or an open-format end-of-contract export of orders, stock movements and shipments.

inFlow Inventory

The contracting entity is Archon Systems Inc., an Ontario corporation, order and recipient data are hosted on Microsoft Azure in North Central US (Illinois), and processors are described as primarily US-based with a subprocessor list referenced but not shown. Annual SOC 2 audits, EU model clauses and breach notification are stated, which is more than a bare privacy policy. Still, for my European clients' recipient data we found no EU hosting option on the pages read.

Zoho Inventory

The contracting vendor is Zoho Corporation Private Limited of Chennai, with Zoho Corporation BV in Utrecht named as DPO contact, and the privacy policy consents to personal information and service data being processed, transferred and stored in the USA, the EEA and other countries under EU standard contractual clauses, with the data centre assigned by region and migration possible. A DPA is offered on request, breach notification within 72 hours is promised, and sub-processors are assessed as part of the GDPR programme, with some third parties named in passing (push services, mapping providers, EasyPost receiving carrier credentials) — I found no published list with locations. Certifications are referenced only as industry standards described on a separate page not captured here.

inFlow Inventory

Tier prices are public — Lite at 79 EUR/mo., Core at 229 EUR/mo., Pro at 389 EUR/mo. and Max at 539 EUR/mo., billed annually, with team sizes from 2 to 20 members, unlimited products, sales, purchases and integrations on every plan, a required 399 EUR one-time onboarding, optional packages at 799 EUR and 2299 EUR, extra training at 169 EUR/hour, and labels billed directly by the carrier on the client's own accounts. We found no public information on the API add-on's price, hardware pricing, monthly billing figures or VAT treatment; on cancellation the backup arrives within 30 business days once outstanding fees are settled.

Zoho Inventory

Every tier is public with included orders, users, locations and bins per location, and the overage economics are priced too: € 7.5 per company per month with annual billing for 500 further orders, € 7.5 per extra user, € 10 per extra location, € 124.17 for advanced warehousing and € 8 for 50 advanced scans, with prices stated exclusive of local taxes and VAT billed on top. Auto-renewal with seven days' notice and credit-card-only payment for sub-year terms are published. The Jumpstart onboarding programmes appear without a price, and I found no public information on a minimum term or on label rates and surcharges, so I cannot fully compute the annual cost a client would pay.