inFlow Inventory Reviews

inFlow Inventory

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All-in-one inventory management software for small business.

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Steven
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  • Industry: Business Supplies & Equipment
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Does what we need it to..

Reviewed on 21/12/2018

Pros

We switched from the desktop version of inflow.

We use MacOS/IOS as a company and were growing concerned that we would have to switch platforms completely to allow our team "cloud" access to our inventory and invoicing.

The new interface makes the transition very simply and gives us the full functionality we need on our operating systems.

Cons

We would like to see the continued development of the web app

Kelly
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  • Industry: Apparel & Fashion
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Love the Inflow iCloud Product

Reviewed on 31/05/2024

Overall, this software has been a great help in my business, managing all aspects to help production...

Overall, this software has been a great help in my business, managing all aspects to help production run smoothly & CRM management through to managing my vendors... I would highly recommend this product to others without hesitation

Pros

The software is user friendly to use & learn, training materials are easily accessible all the time.

Cons

The iCloud product doesn't have some features as per the desktop version.

Alternatives Considered

Odoo and Zoho Inventory

Reasons for Choosing inFlow Inventory

I made the switch, as I needed an internet-based software to manage my inventory whilst out of the office. I also wanted a user-friendly interface

Switched From

Zoho Inventory

Reasons for Switching to inFlow Inventory

I was already familiar with the Premiere version
Kelly
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Inflow Review

Reviewed on 12/09/2024

I think Inflow is a great tool for businesses up to a certain size. I like the simplicity to it...

I think Inflow is a great tool for businesses up to a certain size. I like the simplicity to it compared to some programs.

Pros

I like the simplicity of it. It's fairly easy to pick up on how to navigate through it.

Cons

There is no easy way to see what hasn't been picked for a manufacturer order. When you use the auto fill button, you can't revert back without leaving the screen. Also, when you use the auto fill button to see what is remaining to pick, you risk saving by accident.

Maxwell
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10

First day of product

Reviewed on 27/02/2019

Overall, don't color me impressed. It has a pretty interface and great functionality in theory....

Overall, don't color me impressed. It has a pretty interface and great functionality in theory. However the design elements are no better than that of an average student at a community college. It crashes and the server stability will leave you waiting to perform inventory.

Pros

In theory this works great. Limited to growth with a company with no API support. Which is unfortunate that they chose this route considering their pricing is on tier with medium size businesses in mind.

Cons

If the servers are down so frequently, the app will automatically opt for you to uninstall if it wasn't able to grab update information. You will also not be able to actively get to your inventory. If users are paying for a cloud service... you might want to get some server stability first. Yes... it's all secure, however this is risk management that should be addressed prior to charging for a product. My investors would have my head if I attempted to charge for such a beast.

James
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Inflow is a very good ERP system, but lacks mrp.

Reviewed on 9/07/2024

Used it for several years. Extensively use the Inventory module. Probably the best customer...

Used it for several years. Extensively use the Inventory module. Probably the best customer support I've ever enjoyed.

Pros

Functionality, customer support, cloud-based, reporting, exporting, value

Cons

Not quite mrp, i.e., there is not a time-phased "Make/Buy Report" that materials professionals look for.

Response from Archon Systems

Hi James, thanks for the honest feedback on what we're doing well and what we could improve on.

We've released a few new features for manufacturers in the past year, like a full web manufacturing module with routing and prioritization, and we'll continue to look into making things easier for manufacturers in inFlow.

Thanks for the review!

Stan
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  • Industry: Medical Devices
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Inflow Inventory Rocks!

Reviewed on 4/06/2024

Love Inflow. Great team of people always there to assist. They do so much for educating and...

Love Inflow. Great team of people always there to assist. They do so much for educating and training people.

Pros

It is a one-stop shop for controlling everything stock related in a business. We could literally not exist without Inflow

Cons

Would love to permanently delete old products and clients

Kelyn
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  • Industry: Furniture
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

10/10 would recommend

Reviewed on 9/07/2024

I've worked with a number of POS systems and I love inflow. The staff is also SUPER lovely when I...

I've worked with a number of POS systems and I love inflow. The staff is also SUPER lovely when I have any questions or concerns.

Pros

Its super easy to use, set up to work with other programs and the inventory system is GREAT

Cons

I wish there was an easier way to link Sales Orders and Purchase Orders within those screens

Alternatives Considered

Sage 300cloud, NetSuite and Lightspeed Retail

Reasons for Switching to inFlow Inventory

We had used the non cloud version and during covid lock down I had looked at other options. But for ease of use, price point and customer service we stayed with inflow.

Response from Archon Systems

Hi Kelyn, thanks for choosing inFlow through the On-Premise times and now in the cloud.

We'll pass on your feedback about linking SO and POs!

Daniel
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Inflow is a great stock management program!

Reviewed on 11/09/2024

Used it for 13 years and very happy. Strongly recommend it!

Used it for 13 years and very happy. Strongly recommend it!

Pros

Easy to use and simple. Love the app on windows, hope that stays forever!

Cons

Don't like how different the cloud version is compared to the app. The app is so much more user friendly.

Nayan
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Inflow Purchasing and Inventory Management

Reviewed on 11/09/2024

Positive. Simple to use. Provides all the insights to efficiently run day to day business.

Positive. Simple to use. Provides all the insights to efficiently run day to day business.

Pros

Ease of use. Correct and accurate mapping of incoming POs to final bins after PO receipts, Movement history to track flow of items and all the reports to get critical insights on the business.

Cons

Dashboards. They need to be more concise and automated.

Patrick
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A Great Utility

Reviewed on 12/09/2024

Integrates very well with our day to day tracking of stock movement, purchasing and reports.

Integrates very well with our day to day tracking of stock movement, purchasing and reports.

Pros

The user interface (after becoming familiar) is very easy to navigate and to operate.

Cons

The way email get sent, I'd much rather have the "invoices" or "purchase orders" become a pdf when submitting them to a vendor.

MARY
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

INFLOW FOR WINDOWS

Reviewed on 6/03/2024

Hands down, the best decision we have made for Inventory tracking, order writing and invoicing.

Hands down, the best decision we have made for Inventory tracking, order writing and invoicing.

Pros

We love the ability to easily enter orders and track their progress. The Reporting is amazing and the ability to customize fields is key to our ability to utilize INFLOW in the most efficient way for our Company.

Cons

There are not many cons. One would be the fact that once we import new data, the new pricing does not update on Purchase Orders. That would be super helpful for us.

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Desktop

Reasons for Choosing inFlow Inventory

Our computers no longer could run that program. Also, we needed something to track Inventory.

Reasons for Switching to inFlow Inventory

The ability to easily customize products.

Response from Archon Systems

Thanks very much for this great feedback, Mary!

For PO pricing, this may depend on what kind of import is being done. But just in case it helps: if the PO price is different from the saved vendor price, you should see an icon beside the "Unit price" field to save that PO's price back to the vendor record.
^TW

Todd
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  • Industry: Semiconductors
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great Software,....but

Reviewed on 18/12/2019

Pros

The overall learning cueve for the software is not bad at all. Much more user friendly and reliable than quickbooks.

Cons

Seems most the focus is now on the web based version, have not seem many updates for the stand-alone version in the last couple years.

Chris
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

One of the better offline packages I've tried, cloud based offering is coming along nicely

Reviewed on 22/10/2018

Support for this software is very good, I never have a problem getting a response, and there is a...

Support for this software is very good, I never have a problem getting a response, and there is a user based forum that also has a lot of information.

Pros

I liked that it was affordable, did not require that you pay a monthly subscription (for the offline version) and that it was more intuitive than most I've tried. The new integrated barcode feature of the cloud product brings this to the level of $10,000 systems I have used in the past.

Cons

The biggest con with both versions of this software is the inability to handle multiple warehouses properly. If an item you have is in multiple locations, it treats those locations as different bins on the same shelf, so it will not tell you that you need to order more for warehouse "A" of there is enough in warehouse "B,C,D" to meet the min/max criteria. This requires you to use different part numbers for the same thing in each warehouse, which is doable but annoying when it comes to transferring between warehouses and labelling.

Response from Archon Systems

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the review!

We have significantly improved how locations work in inFlow since your review. It's now possible to have separate reorder points for each of your locations and different actions you want to take at each location when that point is hit.

For example, you could set a reorder point for your main warehouse and have that warehouse get replenished by purchases to your vendor. Meanwhile you could have smaller reorder points at your stores or branches that get replenished through Stock Transfers from your main warehouse. Manufacturers could also choose for a finished item to get replenished by building more on a Work Order.

Hope that helps!

Cassandra

angie
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Efficient and User-Friendly Inventory Management Solution

Reviewed on 30/05/2024

Pros

I've been using Inflow inventory management software for the past two years, and it has significantly streamlined our inventory processes. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making it easy for our team to learn and use without extensive training. The real-time tracking feature has improved our inventory accuracy and reduced the time spent on manual stock checks.

One of the standout features is the comprehensive reporting tools, which provide valuable insights into our inventory trends and help us make informed decisions. The ability to integrate with other systems has further enhanced our operational efficiency.

Customer support has been excellent, with prompt responses and helpful solutions whenever we've had questions. Overall, Inflow has become an indispensable tool for our business, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable and efficient inventory management solution.

Cons

The only negative we have found is with the Inflow Cloud App. It would be great if it had more functionality. Inability to add and see attachments on a sales order is not a deal breaker but would be a nice addition for future app updates.

Alex
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Star find!

Reviewed on 6/03/2024

Customer Service is pretty quick for a global business. We have had very few issues that weren't...

Customer Service is pretty quick for a global business. We have had very few issues that weren't immediately solve for us.

Pros

InFlow has been with us from the beginning. It's an intuitive system with great support and endless information available online. It's as complex as you want it to be.

Cons

Struggling with setting up the correct tax codes for transfer into Quickbooks. We've not come to grips with all the data transfer between the two softwares, so it requires tidying up in QB.

Response from Archon Systems

Thanks so much for taking the time to provide feedback on inFlow, Alex!

Tayyab
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Superb support team

Reviewed on 6/03/2024

Pros

Inflow stands out as an intuitive and budget-friendly inventory management software. Its clean interface and responsive support team make it easy for anyone to get started, even without extensive technical knowledge. The free trial lets you test the waters before committing.

Inflow boasts unique features like the Showroom app, allowing you to create a visually appealing online storefront, and customizable reports providing valuable insights into your business. All this at a competitive price, making Inflow a compelling option for businesses seeking to streamline inventory management without breaking the bank.

Cons

NA, We evaluated several options and found it to be the most suitable option for us.

Belinda
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Robust and Affordable Inventory Management

Reviewed on 26/03/2018

InFlow worked really well as an affordable inventory control solution with their one-time fee for a...

InFlow worked really well as an affordable inventory control solution with their one-time fee for a desktop version. Our client was a new industrial supply company with around 1000 items but very limited staffing. InFlow offered an unlimited number of inventory and sub-categories. We needed a program that was easy to learn with the ability to have real-time inventory counts, profit and cost of goods sold, along with sales quotes that could be moved into sales orders and invoices along with vendor ordering capability. Inflow provided what we were looking for in a desktop solution.

Pros

The inFlow Inventory program was quite easy to learn and compared to other inventory management software, really affordable. It also had the ability to integrate with Magento or Shopify for when our business client was ready to move into online sales and the ability to use barcoding. There were a number shortcuts in the program which was quite useful for a small business with inventory but with limited operations staff. For example, through the Vendor list, low stock can be identified with the Suggest Reordering feature. We found it was a fairly robust program for our small business client, but also easily installed, customized and managed with a fairly flat learning curve to run it with success.

Cons

The only major downside to the desktop version of inFlow was its inability to integrate with an accounting program. Although the reporting capacity gave all the information that was needed for management and financial meetings, the information had to be exported out of Inflow and imported into the accounting program manually. The cloud version of inFlow has this ability, but the desktop version did not. There was also no Mac version available.

Seann
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

The best inventory control software around!

Reviewed on 18/12/2019

with Inflow we finally were able to control our inventory, prepare quotes, sales orders and...

with Inflow we finally were able to control our inventory, prepare quotes, sales orders and invoices, in everything in one place, there's no need to buy extra modules.

Pros

Inflow is very easy to use, clear, easy to understand, and full of functionalities that interconnect smoothly, we can search from multiple fields, and the best is that they have now the cloud version at a fraction of the cost of similar systems, even with less functionalities.

Cons

The lack of integration with ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Walmart, but I think the company is working on this.

Response from Archon Systems

Thanks for the review, Seann!

We do have a sales integration with Amazon and it's possible to connect to eBay and Walmart through our integration with CartRover.

Hope that helps!

Cassandra

Alhaji Alpha Hassan
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Inventory management software- Inflow

Reviewed on 10/07/2024

It has been great and exceptional.
It makes inventory management very accurate and successful.

It has been great and exceptional.
It makes inventory management very accurate and successful.

Pros

Creating of Purchase order
Stock transfer
sales order
Creating of Report

Cons

Very slow to access through the internet

Response from Archon Systems

Hello Alhaji Alpha Hassan, thanks for leaving us a review, and we're glad to hear that you're finding inFlow easier and faster to use than your spreadsheets.

John
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great Software

Reviewed on 9/07/2024

Overall, it's one of the better inventory systems I've used.

Overall, it's one of the better inventory systems I've used.

Pros

It's very easy to use! When I first started at the company I work at, no one really knew how to use it. A few months after I started and watching a lot of the helpful YouTube videos, I had inFlow up and running and created a Showroom for employees to use to request items they need at their site.

Cons

I wish we could change an item from stocked to non-stocked without having to create a whole new part.

Response from Archon Systems

Glad to hear you're finding our YouTube videos helpful, John!

In case it helps: you could export product details, change the ProductName and ItemType, and re-import the file. This would help you create a new non-stocked version of that product, without having to copy all of the descriptions or other details. You could then deactivate the stocked product.

If you have any questions about this, just reach out to us at [email protected].

NATHAN
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Inflow Enhanced inventory Management For Free!

Reviewed on 20/10/2018

I love this platform because of its robust set of functions, I do suggest using someone with...

I love this platform because of its robust set of functions, I do suggest using someone with experience to set up the software if hosting on premise. The cloud version is much easier but also not free.

Pros

Inflow desktop is free and incredibly robust packed with features to accommodate all business types. With the ability to customize naming conventions (functions) this inventory and finance platform is beyond adequate for every kind of business. This platform can be expanded with paid modules to add functions such as barcode scanning and automatic updates to inventory.

A paid cloud option is available with enhanced support and functions

Cons

The free version has very limited support and the setup is very complicated if you do not have experience in the platform.
No clear path to API integrations
Some functions are not available in free mode you must buy the enhanced modules

Tony
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Wonderful Experience

Reviewed on 9/07/2024

I started using Inflow around 9 years ago. I have had to deal with a few other systems and I can...

I started using Inflow around 9 years ago. I have had to deal with a few other systems and I can assure you they can not hold a candle to inflow. Inflow has been the system that I have used to build our entire parts organization.

Pros

The ease of viewing product usage to determine min & max levels.

Cons

I really do not have an answer for that.

Response from Archon Systems

Thanks for taking the time to review inFlow, Tony. We hope to celebrate a decade of working with you sooon!

Mark
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Inflow Makes doing business Seamless

Reviewed on 23/09/2022

We run a very simple, in/out business. Inflow facilitates our business activities extremely well.

We run a very simple, in/out business. Inflow facilitates our business activities extremely well.

Pros

The integration was seamless and the ability to customize client stores is amazing!

Cons

There are some features that would be great to have but are only available in the larger packages. As a fledgling, small business we would not be able afford those features at this time. #Goals

Response from Archon Systems

Thanks for the review Mark! We recently added more options into our pricing, so it might be possible to get some of the features you were looking for on a smaller plan.

Your Customer Success person will reach out to learn more about what you were looking for and will review your options with you.

Cheers,

Cassandra

Jesus
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  • Industry: Printing
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Head of Warehouses with more than 4 years of experience

Reviewed on 10/08/2017

Pass all Excel inventories very quickly and manage the products in more than 5+ stores

Pass all Excel inventories very quickly and manage the products in more than 5+ stores

Pros

The flexibility that gives the user, if I need a report that does not have inFlow I can export / create it to Excel.
I can also simply copy and paste data.
I currently handle 6000+ SKUs in more than 5 stores, more than 100,000+ Sales without slowing down problems, or headaches.
Thanks to this program you move from ordered storage to chaotic storage without problems

Cons

I do not have a clear disadvantage ... mmm ... I see that you can not handle products with expiration date, but that is not my item

Angela
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

I have used Inflow for almost 4 years and have not found a reason to change inventory systems...

Reviewed on 2/07/2018

The reporting offered by inFlow is very detailed and well laid out.

The reporting offered by inFlow is very detailed and well laid out.

Pros

Inflow has a lot of characteristics and functionality that other inventory systems do not. With the easy access to view numerous pages at the same time is one of my favorite features.

Cons

The only thing that we have had trouble with Inflow Inventory is the fact that they do not offer an open API. The company that I work directly through a CRM and it would be wonderful to be able to connect orders directly to a customer. Currently we are having to manually share orders, which adds unneeded time spent.