Looking for an inFlow Inventory alternative? inFlow is a capable system for wholesale and light manufacturing. The usual reason to look elsewhere is cost: there's no free plan, and onboarding is a required extra from the Core plan up.
Why teams switch from inFlow
- No free plan. After the 14-day trial you need a paid plan.
- Entry price. inFlow Inventory Lite: $129/mo with 2 team members and 1 location (no sublocations). Core: $379/mo.
- Onboarding fee. A one-time $499 onboarding package is optional on Lite and required from Core.
- Add-ons. Lot numbers and serial numbers are $39/mo add-ons on Lite, Core and Pro. Extra team members $29/mo. Manufacturing (BOMs) is a separate product, from $199/mo.
- Deployment. inFlow runs on Windows, web, iPhone and Android.
Source: https://www.inflowinventory.com/software-pricing-inflow (checked 13 Oct 2026).
Quick verdict
| Need | Pick |
|---|---|
| Small team, tight budget, phone scanning | StockFlow |
| Deep purchasing, B2B portal, 95+ integrations, budget for it | Stay on inFlow |
| Order-capped pricing is fine, Zoho user | Zoho Inventory |
| Visual tool/equipment tracking | Sortly |
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Free for up to 25 products · paid plans from $19/mo
Scorecard
Checked 13 Oct 2026, vendors' official pricing pages.
| StockFlow | inFlow Inventory | Zoho Inventory | Sortly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes (25 products) | No | Yes (50 orders/mo) | Yes (100 items) |
| Entry paid (monthly) | $19/mo | $129/mo | $29/mo billed annually | $49/mo |
| Products | 2,000 on $19 plan | Unlimited | Not capped by items | 500 on $49 plan |
| Users on entry plan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Locations on entry plan | 2 warehouses | 1 | 2 | 2 active jobs on free (location cap not published) |
| One-time onboarding fee | None | $499: optional on Lite, required from Core | Not published on Zoho pricing | Not published on Sortly pricing |
Sources (checked 13 Oct 2026): stockflowsystems.com/pricing; inflowinventory.com/software-pricing-inflow; zoho.com/us/inventory/pricing; sortly.com/pricing.
StockFlow as a free inFlow Inventory alternative
- Free Starter: 25 products, 1 user, 1 warehouse, phone scanning, low stock alerts, CSV import/export, up to 3 BOMs.
- Professional, $19/mo: 2,000 products, 5 users, sales and purchase orders, pick lists, stock counts, reports, production module.
- Multi-location: per-location stock, transfers and reorder points (multi-location inventory). Extra warehouses $5/mo.
- Mobile: scan with your phone camera (mobile inventory app).
- No onboarding fee. Import a CSV and start.
Why teams choose StockFlow
“Super Kind! Quick replies from their support and very easy fixes, changed the dashboard a bit and customized it. Also gave me 450 items extra on the free plan just for me. Highly recommend and again great service!”
- Free forever Starter plan: 25 products, 1 user, 1 warehouse, no credit card
- Up to 3 bills of materials on the free plan; unlimited from $19/mo
- Barcode and QR scanning with a phone camera, no dedicated scanner needed
- 14-day trial of Professional (2,000 products, 5 users) starts at signup
StockFlow vs inFlow
| Feature | StockFlow | inFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes: 25 products, 1 user, 1 warehouse | No (14-day trial) |
| Entry paid plan | $19/mo (Professional) | $129/mo (Lite, 2 team members) |
| Onboarding fee | None | $499, required from Core |
| Bills of materials | Free (up to 3), unlimited on paid | inFlow Manufacturing, from $199/mo |
What you gain by switching
- A free plan, where inFlow starts at $129/mo (Lite)
- No onboarding fee; inFlow's $499 package is required from Core
- BOMs in the same product, instead of inFlow Manufacturing from $199/mo
What you give up vs inFlow
- Unlimited products on every inFlow plan
- A more mature purchasing and receiving flow, plus a B2B portal
- A far larger integration catalog
inFlow figures from inflowinventory.com/software-pricing-inflow, checked 13 Oct 2026.
Other alternatives
Zoho Inventory: free plan (50 orders/mo, 1 user, 1 location); paid from $29/mo (billed annually). Priced by order volume.
Sortly: photo-and-QR tracking, free for 100 items; purchase orders from $149/mo.
Odoo: one app free for unlimited users; full ERP on paid per-user plans.
Migrating from inFlow (CSV)
- Export products, stock by location, customers and vendors from inFlow (CSV import and export on all plans).
- Map columns: SKU, name, location, quantity, cost, reorder point, supplier.
- Import into StockFlow (import guide).
- Create your warehouses, then check a sample by scanning.
How we compared
Free access, entry price at monthly billing, users and locations on the entry plan, one-time fees, and fit for teams whose main need is stock control rather than deep purchasing. Prices from each vendor's site on 13 Oct 2026. For a 1-on-1 cost view, see inFlow pricing vs StockFlow.
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