inFlow Inventory Overview
What is inFlow Inventory?
inFlow Inventory is a full-fledged solution for inventory and order management. We offer a combination of software and hardware support to help SMBs track products, sales and production. You can use our apps on your desktop, browser, and smartphones to adjust stock, reorder products, and manage sales and purchase orders. Each of our apps is optimized for the task at hand, and we integrate with many of the top e-commerce platforms.
You can use existing barcodes or generate your own in just a few clicks, then start scanning products off the shelf with your smartphones or our specialized inFlow Smart Scanner. inFlow offers a full history of inventory movement for each product, and you can generate reports to see which of your customers or products are most profitable.
inFlow is powerful, but still easy enough that you can just start a trial and use it today. If you have any questions, we have a staff of inventory experts that are ready to help.
inFlow Inventory Overview
Pricing
Pricing options
Light: $71 per month for 2 users (paid annually; monthly option - $79)
Standard: $179 per month for 5 users (paid annually; monthly option - $199)
Plus: $359 per month for 10 users (paid annually; monthly option - $399)
inFlow Inventory Features
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inFlow Inventory Reviews
inFlow Inventory Reviews
Sales & Purchase made simple
Software is one of my favorites for companies with no purchase order system.
Very intuitive, and such an easy entry into the world of bar-coding.
I went to the internet with a need, and that was to get our small business bar-coded, since the old words-only tags were taking so long to process at the point of sale, ie. hand written receipts and all, causing lineups that were too long at times and likely costing us business. I found your book offer "Bar-code Your Business" and ordered a copy. It was well written, very concise, and of course, led me to purchase Inflow.
What I REALLY like about Inflow is how intuitive it is. I didn't need to take a course to figure it out, as it feels very Windows-like. I purchased a no-name bar code gun online, devised a model code scheme for our products, and was up and running in no time. Thanks.
On the "not so shiny" comments side, I can't say I liked the upgrade from v2 to v3. The original v2 did everything I needed, and required less explanation to my helpers as to it's function. Suddenly with v3, we now had to hit Save, Fulfill and Mark Paid, all of which ended up with me having to fix this by cheating the date on my computer and closing orders after the fact, when the helpers didn't do it the first time. I was also broadsided one day when on the job, Inflow v3 just froze up on me and I didn't know what to do, exactly when I needed it the most. Well, it turns out that I had to be connected to the internet to use it, obviously so Inflow could monitor licensing/usage status. This was not good, although your customer service was quick to help me with this. If you could find another way to police the licensing, that would be nice. And finally, the one thing that drives me nuts (did again yesterday) is the fact that if I fill in the "customer name" field AFTER having filled in the sales order details, any discounts applied off original price get erased. This has on a number of occasions caused me to inadvertently overcharge customers, and is extremely embarrassing when it's they who notice it first and think I'm trying to "pull a fast one" on them. PLEASE fix this! (although I'm outside of my customer support time window, you can spare others the same issue).
Once again, I must compliment your customer service (hen it still applied to me) for their very prompt responses to any query I ever had.
Peter
Inflow
From installing products and selling those goods using inflow was really a matter of a day to get started. Looking forward to utilizing the inventory features for our first monthend, and the daily sales reports are great
Almost amazing, but still very solid
Very happy with the product, since we are in the food industry lot code tracking is a huge priority. The way we work around not having this feature built in is that we have lot based inventory. So instead of setting it up as 'Widget A', 'Widget B' and 'Widget C' it's setup so that there are 10 lot numbers associated with A, 15 with B, etc.
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Sales & Purchase made simple
Pros
Great for small companies who need sales and purchasing. Sales has records of customer quoted sales and purchases can see what to order.
Great way for a company to keep track of purchases and data can be exported to third part software. Purchasing software even has serial column for warranty verification of products. Was great for HVAC and appliance repair company.
Great software for company with no purchase order system. Can make everything paperless and user's can view inventory, content and prices with no license. User license is portable.
Cons
Software lacks year end inventory count reset. Reports could be better to show year to date expenses. I had a tough time getting year to date reports.
Great Software,....but
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.
Very intuitive, and such an easy entry into the world of bar-coding.
I went to the internet with a need, and that was to get our small business bar-coded, since the old words-only tags were taking so long to process at the point of sale, ie. hand written receipts and all, causing lineups that were too long at times and likely costing us business. I found your book offer "Bar-code Your Business" and ordered a copy. It was well written, very concise, and of course, led me to purchase Inflow.
What I REALLY like about Inflow is how intuitive it is. I didn't need to take a course to figure it out, as it feels very Windows-like. I purchased a no-name bar code gun online, devised a model code scheme for our products, and was up and running in no time. Thanks.
On the "not so shiny" comments side, I can't say I liked the upgrade from v2 to v3. The original v2 did everything I needed, and required less explanation to my helpers as to it's function. Suddenly with v3, we now had to hit Save, Fulfill and Mark Paid, all of which ended up with me having to fix this by cheating the date on my computer and closing orders after the fact, when the helpers didn't do it the first time. I was also broadsided one day when on the job, Inflow v3 just froze up on me and I didn't know what to do, exactly when I needed it the most. Well, it turns out that I had to be connected to the internet to use it, obviously so Inflow could monitor licensing/usage status. This was not good, although your customer service was quick to help me with this. If you could find another way to police the licensing, that would be nice. And finally, the one thing that drives me nuts (did again yesterday) is the fact that if I fill in the "customer name" field AFTER having filled in the sales order details, any discounts applied off original price get erased. This has on a number of occasions caused me to inadvertently overcharge customers, and is extremely embarrassing when it's they who notice it first and think I'm trying to "pull a fast one" on them. PLEASE fix this! (although I'm outside of my customer support time window, you can spare others the same issue).
Once again, I must compliment your customer service (hen it still applied to me) for their very prompt responses to any query I ever had.
Peter
Inflow
From installing products and selling those goods using inflow was really a matter of a day to get started. Looking forward to utilizing the inventory features for our first monthend, and the daily sales reports are great
Pros
Ease of purchase, ease of installation and relatively easy to set up and start using.
Cons
So far we have not seen any downside to using this product
Almost amazing, but still very solid
Very happy with the product, since we are in the food industry lot code tracking is a huge priority. The way we work around not having this feature built in is that we have lot based inventory. So instead of setting it up as 'Widget A', 'Widget B' and 'Widget C' it's setup so that there are 10 lot numbers associated with A, 15 with B, etc.
Pros
Easy to use
Accurate tracking
Can setup multiple warehouse locations
Customer service is top notch
A lot of reports, can build customer reports if needed
Cons
No built in lot code tracking - there are work arounds for this but they aren't perfect and have their own issues which wouldn't be an issue if there was built in lot code tracking.
Response from Archon Systems
Hi Melissa!
Thank you for the review and sharing the details on how you're working with lot numbers!
You're right that it isn't an officially supported feature (we have locations and sublocations, but no lot number field). However, in case it helps anyone else who needs to use lot numbers with inFlow, we do have a suggested workaround in our Support KB:
https://www.inflowinventory.com/support/cloud/how-do-i-track-lot-numbersbatch-numbersexpiration-dates/
Cheers!
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inFlow Inventory Pricing
inFlow Inventory Pricing
Light: $71 per month for 2 users (paid annually; monthly option - $79)
Standard: $179 per month for 5 users (paid annually; monthly option - $199)
Plus: $359 per month for 10 users (paid annually; monthly option - $399)
Light: $71 per month for 2 users (paid annually; monthly option - $79)
Standard: $179 per month for 5 users (paid annually; monthly option - $199)
Plus: $359 per month for 10 users (paid annually; monthly option - $399)
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inFlow Inventory Features
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Additional information for inFlow Inventory
Additional information for inFlow Inventory
Key features of inFlow Inventory
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Tracking
- Activity dashboard with Quickbooks Online
- Automatic backup
- Barcode scanning
- Barcode support
- Billing & Invoicing
- Bills of material
- Cataloging / categorization
- Commission Calculations
- Custom fields
- Custom pricing options
- Customer database
- Customer history
- Customer returns
- Customizable reporting
- Data import/export
- Data storage management
- Data synchronization
- Discount management
- Electronic payments
- Inventory control
- Inventory forecasting
- Inventory management
- Inventory tracking
- Invoice management
- Invoice processing
- Multi-currency
- Multiple user accounts
- Order tracking
- Partial payments
- Product Showrooms
- Product catalog
- Product catalog integration
- Purchase order management
- Purchase orders
- Quote management
- Replenishment orders
- Reporting & statistics
- SSL security
- Sales reporting
- Sales tracking
- Secure data storage
- Serial number tracking
- Stock management
Benefits
Organize products with inFlow's inventory tracking features—including the barcode scanning and barcode generation— which allow users to scan items in and out and track inventory during transit and even in the case of returns.
Reorder stock before levels are critical based on historical and predictive data gathered within inFlow, allowing users to determine how much stock to order to maintain the balance between profit and stock purchase.
Generate customized online Showrooms (B2B portals) that show customers your products at their prices.
Manage sales orders, quotes, and purchase orders in one interface—providing transparency for your sales and warehouse teams.
Collaborate with multiple team members across devices with options to restrict access to viewing and editing.
Print, email, and store documents such as invoices, receipts, pick lists, packing slips, box labels, and more. All documents are stored securely with SSL security and can be emailed to customers from within inFlow.
inFlow Inventory FAQs
inFlow Inventory FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for inFlow Inventory.
Q. What type of pricing plans does inFlow Inventory offer?
inFlow Inventory offers the following pricing plans:
Starting from: US$71.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
Light: $71 per month for 2 users (paid annually; monthly option - $79) Standard: $179 per month for 5 users (paid annually; monthly option - $199) Plus: $359 per month for 10 users (paid annually; monthly option - $399)
Q. What are the main features of inFlow Inventory?
inFlow Inventory offers the following features:
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Tracking
- Activity dashboard with Quickbooks Online
- Automatic backup
- Barcode scanning
- Barcode support
- Billing & Invoicing
- Bills of material
- Cataloging / categorization
- Commission Calculations
- Custom fields
- Custom pricing options
- Customer database
- Customer history
- Customer returns
- Customizable reporting
- Data import/export
- Data storage management
- Data synchronization
- Discount management
- Electronic payments
- Inventory control
- Inventory forecasting
- Inventory management
- Inventory tracking
- Invoice management
- Invoice processing
- Multi-currency
- Multiple user accounts
- Order tracking
- Partial payments
- Product Showrooms
- Product catalog
- Product catalog integration
- Purchase order management
- Purchase orders
- Quote management
- Replenishment orders
- Reporting & statistics
- SSL security
- Sales reporting
- Sales tracking
- Secure data storage
- Serial number tracking
- Stock management
Q. Who are the typical users of inFlow Inventory?
inFlow Inventory has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Large Enterprises, Non Profit, Mid Size Business
Q. What languages does inFlow Inventory support?
inFlow Inventory supports the following languages:
Chinese (Simplified), English, French, Spanish
Q. What type of pricing plans does inFlow Inventory offer?
inFlow Inventory has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
Q. Does inFlow Inventory support mobile devices?
inFlow Inventory supports the following devices:
Android, iPhone, iPad
Q. What other apps does inFlow Inventory integrate with?
inFlow Inventory integrates with the following applications:
QuickBooks Online, Shopify, Squarespace, WooCommerce
Q. What level of support does inFlow Inventory offer?
inFlow Inventory offers the following support options:
FAQs, Forum, Video Tutorials, Online Support, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Software is one of my favorites for companies with no purchase order system.