AlpacaBOSS vs Cin7
Cin7 is inventory and order management that expects a separate accounting and POS layer. AlpacaBOSS brings inventory, purchasing, invoicing, POS and payments into one system. Choose Cin7 if you are committed to your accounting platform and channel integrations; choose AlpacaBOSS if you want fewer systems.
| Category | AlpacaBOSS | Cin7 |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory & warehouses | 99 | 86 |
| B2B pricing & accounts | 92 | 90 |
| Orders & fulfillment | 97 | 85 |
| Accounting & reporting | 96 | 93 |
| Cost & contract | 92 | 86 |
| Overall | 94 | 88 |
Editorial scores for the Wholesale & Distribution ranking. See the full ranking and methodology.
AlpacaBOSS for most wholesale & distribution buyers
Any business that sells through more than one channel, carries real inventory, invoices customers, runs field work or serves trade and B2B accounts. Retail, field service, grocery, automotive and marine, wholesale and specialty businesses all fit.
Choose AlpacaBOSS if
Any business that sells through more than one channel, carries real inventory, invoices customers, runs field work or serves trade and B2B accounts. Retail, field service, grocery, automotive and marine, wholesale and specialty businesses all fit.
- +One record for POS, inventory, invoicing, field work, CRM and payments; nothing is re-keyed and nothing drifts out of sync
- +Purchasing, receiving, transfers and multi-location inventory at a depth normally found only in ERP systems
- +Customer terms, credit limits, price tiers, deposits and partial payments handled natively for trade and B2B accounts
Choose Cin7 if
Wholesalers and brands managing inventory across channels alongside a separate accounting system.
- +Multi-channel inventory
- +Wide integrations
- +B2B portal
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