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Alternatives to Cin7 Core

There is no single replacement for Cin7 Core, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. What there is: products that beat it on one specific thing. Each section below answers a different reason for switching, so start with the reason that applies to you.

For context, Cin7 Core is a manufacturing erp product. Capable manufacturing, but only if you buy the module that has it. Its weakest points, in our reading, are: small shops. $349 a month before the manufacturing module is a serious commitment, and anyone who needs production orders and work centers on the entry plan; those are an add-on available only from pro upward.

If you are switching for: lower cost

Costs meaningfully less to get the same job done.

  • Unleashed

    Formerly Unleashed Software

    Batch and serial tracking on every plan, with production $69 a month extra on Core and free on Pro.

    Light manufacturingProprietary SaaS

    From $399/mo · $468/mo useful

    • Small brands that want batch and serial tracking without paying for an upgrade to get it
    • Teams of three or fewer on Core, where the included seats cover everyone
    • Businesses billing in NZD, AUD or GBP who would rather not carry currency risk

    Unleashed adds its production module to Core for $69, $468 a month in total, where Cin7 Core gates production orders behind an add-on from $599, though Unleashed's manufacturing depth is lower.

    ✓ VerifiedChecked October 9, 2026

Also compared with Cin7 Core

Related products with no direction claimed. Each note says which page the comparison was written on.

  • Katana

    Formerly Katana MRP

    Strong production control with documented MRP planning; paid pricing is quote-only since 2026-10, last published at $299 plus $199 for manufacturing.

    Full MRPProprietary SaaS

    Free plan available

    • Product brands that have outgrown spreadsheets and want production, stock and a shop-floor app in one place
    • Teams with many people who benefit from unlimited-user pricing instead of per-seat billing
    • Shops that need expiry dates and serial numbers alongside batch tracking

    Both sell manufacturing as a paid module on top of a base plan; Katana publishes its module prices and Cin7 does not.

    ✓ VerifiedChecked October 9, 2026

Before you switch anything

  • · Check the export path out of your current system before you commit to the next one.
  • · Price the new system for your real team size and the modules you need, not the headline tier.
  • · Migration is usually the expensive part, and almost nobody budgets for it.

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