HandiFox
by HandiFox (Tecom Group)
Barcode inventory, purchasing and sales for businesses that keep their books in QuickBooks. HandiFox Online (web plus iOS and Android) has manufacturing orders that use up ingredients and add finished stock, with lots, serials and expiry, on its $129-a-month Pro plan. HandiFox Desktop extends QuickBooks Desktop and builds its assemblies.
Why it is classified this way
We call this a Light manufacturing product. Has bills of materials or recipes, consumes stock when you build, and tracks production, but time-phased planning is not verified.
It is not labeled Full MRP because we have not verified that it accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule; explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials; uses lead times or required dates; and produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations. That is a statement about the evidence we found, not a claim that the product is weak, see the capability table and the sources below.
The six Full MRP tests, and how HandiFox does on each (2 of 6)
- YesIt represents a bill of materials, recipe, or formula.Evidence: help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing presets(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.com › Managing Inventory(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing orders(opens in a new tab)
- PartialIt accepts dated demand, sales orders, a forecast, or a master production schedule.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
- YesIt nets that demand against stock on hand and orders already incoming.Evidence: help.handifox.online › Automatic replenishment(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing orders(opens in a new tab)
- UnknownIt explodes requirements through at least one level of the bill of materials.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- UnknownIt uses lead times or required dates.Not established. No evidence found yet.
- PartialIt produces dated buy, make, transfer, release, or reschedule recommendations.Not established. Only partly shown: the evidence covers some of this but not all of it, so the test is not established.
These rules are applied identically to every product and enforced at build time, a record cannot be published as Full MRP unless all six pass with a source attached. Read the methodology.
Best for
- Small distributors and assemblers already on QuickBooks Online who want barcode scanning and simple manufacturing orders
- QuickBooks Desktop shops that build inventory assemblies and want Android scanners on the floor
- Teams that need lot, serial and expiry tracking alongside pick-and-pack
Not a fit when
- Makers who want manufacturing on a small budget, since it starts on the $129-a-month Pro plan
- Anyone who needs routings, sub-assemblies or production planning; none is documented
- Businesses that want their accounting inside the inventory system; HandiFox leaves it to QuickBooks
Pricing facts
What it costs to do manufacturing in this product.
Advertised from
$49/month
Useful entry price
$129/month
Billing basis
Mixed
Why the useful price is higher
The $49 Start plan and the $95 Optima plan of HandiFox Online have no manufacturing. Manufacturing orders, with lots, serials and expiry dates, come only with Pro at $129 a month billed annually or $159 monthly.
Free trial: 14 days.
What moves the real bill
- Annual billing assumed. The advertised rate requires paying for a year up front. Monthly billing costs more.
Plans
| Plan | Price | Add-ons and setup |
|---|---|---|
| StartHandiFox OnlineBilled yearly, shown per month | $49/mo · 2 users included, then $15 each | — |
| 1 mobile device included; extra devices $40 a month each. The card carries a sale label, "Until August 1st", with "*The discount applies only to the first year of new customer subscriptions", so this may be a first-year price. | ||
| StartHandiFox OnlineBilled monthly | $59/mo · 2 users included, then $15 each | — |
| 1 mobile device included; extra devices $40 a month each. The card carries a sale label, "Until August 1st", with "*The discount applies only to the first year of new customer subscriptions", so this may be a first-year price. | ||
| OptimaHandiFox OnlineBilled yearly, shown per month | $95/mo · 4 users included, then $15 each | — |
| 2 mobile devices included; extra devices $40 a month each. The card carries a sale label, "Until August 1st", with "*The discount applies only to the first year of new customer subscriptions", so this may be a first-year price. | ||
| OptimaHandiFox OnlineBilled monthly | $105/mo · 4 users included, then $15 each | — |
| 2 mobile devices included; extra devices $40 a month each. The card carries a sale label, "Until August 1st", with "*The discount applies only to the first year of new customer subscriptions", so this may be a first-year price. | ||
| ProHandiFox OnlineBilled yearly, shown per month | $129/mo · 5 users included, then $15 each | — |
| 3 mobile devices included; extra devices $40 a month each. The card carries a sale label, "Until August 1st", with "*The discount applies only to the first year of new customer subscriptions", so this may be a first-year price. | ||
| ProHandiFox OnlineBilled monthly | $159/mo · 5 users included, then $15 each | — |
| 3 mobile devices included; extra devices $40 a month each. The card carries a sale label, "Until August 1st", with "*The discount applies only to the first year of new customer subscriptions", so this may be a first-year price. | ||
Cheapest paid plan that manufactures, by paid users
- 1 user: Pro, $129 a month (billed yearly, shown per month); first year $1,548.
- 5 users: Pro, $129 a month (billed yearly, shown per month); first year $1,548.
- 10 users: Pro, $204 a month (billed yearly, shown per month); first year $2,448.
Pricing detail
Two product lines. HandiFox Online: Start $49 a month billed annually or $59 monthly (2 users, 1 mobile device, 1 location); Optima $95 or $105 (4 users, 2 devices, 3 locations); Pro $129 or $159 (5 users, 3 devices, unlimited locations on the card, 100 in the comparison table), and only Pro lists "serial/lot numbers, expiration dates" and "manufacturing". Extra users $15 a month, extra mobile devices $40 a month. 14-day free trial. On 2026-10-09 every Online card still carried a sale label "Until August 1st" and the line "*The discount applies only to the first year of new customer subscriptions", so the figures may be first-year prices; no other price is printed. HandiFox Desktop, for QuickBooks Desktop: "$1995" as a "Perpetual license per mobile device" (Android only), plus an optional annual support plan of $495 per device; 30-day free trial. It lists "build assemblies" and serial and lot numbers. Desktop is not modeled as a plan because it has no monthly price. Prices are shown with "$" and no currency code.
Checked on October 9, 2026. Source: handifox.com(opens in a new tab). Prices change. Check before you buy.
Manufacturing capability
14 of 25 fields resolved. "Unknown" means we have not found first-party evidence. It is not a No.
Planning
Working out what to buy or make, and when.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | Partial | Open sales orders count as demand in Automatic Replenishment: "The system calculates the quantity sold since a selected date and adds any open sales orders." The articles we read show no required date on that demand, and manufacturing orders are not counted in it.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Automatic replenishment(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Nets against stock on handIt subtracts what you already have before telling you to buy more. | Yes | Automatic Replenishment nets stock and open orders: "The system checks the current QOH, adds the quantity on open Purchase Orders (PO), and subtracts the quantity on open Sales Orders (SO)." It suggests purchase orders, not manufacturing orders.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Automatic replenishment(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | Yes | Open purchase orders reduce the reorder quantity: "Quantities on open Purchase Orders are taken into account by default to avoid multiple duplicate purchase orders." Expected output from manufacturing orders is tracked as "Expected from Manufacturing", but the replenishment article does not say it is counted.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Automatic replenishment(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation showing lead time fields that shift a suggested order or start date.Know the answer? |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | Partial | Quantity on Hand Forecasting "estimates how long your current inventory will last based on average weekly sales and predicts when you will need to reorder", in weeks. Suggestions are quantities for purchase orders, with no order-by date and no lead time.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Automatic replenishment(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of work-center or resource capacity being compared against load.Know the answer? |
Production
Recipes, bills of materials, and running the work.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | Yes | On HandiFox Online the BOM is a manufacturing preset: "Presets are production recipes used to automate and save time while manufacturing final goods. Each preset includes component items required to manufacture an output product." HandiFox Desktop builds QuickBooks Desktop inventory assemblies ("Build Assembly").Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing presets(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.com › Managing Inventory(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of nested or multi-level bom structures, not just a flat component list.Know the answer? |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | Partial | Presets act as recipes that scale: "Choose the desired Quantity to Produce. The Allocated Quantity of the Ingredients, the Expected Quantity of Other Output Products and the Total Cost will be recalculated according to the Preset." Up to 10 by-products can be tracked. No percentage formulas or versions are described.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing orders(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing presets(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Work / manufacturing ordersA record authorising and tracking the making of a specific quantity. | Yes | The help center says: "Manufacturing orders are work orders required to get started with the production of goods." On completion, "The QOH for Ingredient Items will be reduced by the Used Quantity, while the QOH of Main and Other Output products will be increased by the Produced Quantity." Manufacturing is on the Online Pro plan only.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing orders(opens in a new tab); handifox.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of operation sequences or routings attached to production.Know the answer? |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a shop-floor, operator, or terminal interface for reporting production.Know the answer? |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of quality inspections, checks, or non-conformance handling.Know the answer? |
Inventory & traceability
Knowing what you hold and being able to trace it.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Partial | Lot numbers are tracked on stock entering and leaving inventory ("serial numbers, lot numbers and expiration dates can be tracked for products"), and HandiFox Desktop assigns a lot to the output of a build ("HandiFox allows assigning Serial/Lot numbers to items while creating Build Assembly"). No article shows which ingredient lots went into a manufacturing order. Online Pro only.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Overview sled(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.com › Serial and Lot Numbers(opens in a new tab); handifox.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | Yes | "Serial numbers, lot numbers and expiration dates can be tracked for products, as well as their combinations: Serial numbers & Expiration dates, and Lot numbers & Expiration dates." The plan table lists FIFO/FEFO fulfillment. Online Pro only.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Overview sled(opens in a new tab); handifox.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | Yes | "A serial number is a unique number that lets you identify a specific item." Serials are entered on receiving, counting and sales, by hand or by scan. Online Pro only.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.com › Serial and Lot Numbers(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.online › Overview sled(opens in a new tab); handifox.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Question this |
Commerce & accounting
Costs, purchasing, storefronts, and the books.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | Partial | A manufacturing order shows a Total Cost that is "recalculated according to the Preset" as the quantity changes. How unit cost is set for the finished item, and how cost of goods is reported, is not described; QuickBooks keeps the accounting.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing orders(opens in a new tab); handifox.com › Quickbooks integration(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| PurchasingRaising and tracking purchase orders to suppliers from inside the system. | Yes | Every Online plan includes purchase orders with receiving ("inventory receipt (linked to PO)"), and Automatic Replenishment can "automatically create purchase orders to restock inventory based on various criteria."Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: handifox.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.online › Automatic replenishment(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Accounting connectionSends financial data to bookkeeping software, or includes its own general ledger. | Yes | HandiFox Online syncs with QuickBooks Online ("QuickBooks keeps the accounting, while HandiFox handles inventory operations") and HandiFox Desktop works inside QuickBooks Desktop. Manufacturing deductions "will appear as inventory adjustments in QuickBooks Online."Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: handifox.com › Quickbooks integration(opens in a new tab); handifox.com › Quickbooks desktop integration(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.online › Creating manufacturing orders(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a named storefront or marketplace integration.Know the answer? |
Openness & your data
Getting data in, out, and away if you leave.
| Capability | Finding | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: public api documentation.Know the answer? |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.Know the answer? |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: a first-party mcp server, or documentation of one.Know the answer? |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | Partial | Release notes mention exported reports and export files ("Added SKU column to exported reports"), and HandiFox Desktop exports settings and barcodes from QuickBooks (File → HandiFox → Export/Import). The file format and which lists can be exported from HandiFox Online are not documented.Reviewed October 9, 2026. Source: handifox.com › Release notes(opens in a new tab); help.handifox.com › Exporting and Importing Data(opens in a new tab)Question this |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | Unknown | Not yet researched. We would need: documentation of a complete account export, database dump, or equivalent.Know the answer? |
Deployment, licensing and your data
- Deployment
- Cloud (hosted for you), Mobile app, Desktop app
- Licensing
- Proprietary SaaS
- Team sizes
- 2–5 people, 6–20 people, 21–50 people
- Manufacturing styles
- Countable assembled products, Kits & bundles, Batch & recipe products
Integrations
- QuickBooks Online
- QuickBooks Desktop
Jobs this product qualifies for
Derived from the capability table above, not hand-assigned.
Editorial notes and cautions
Things we would want a friend to know before buying.
- Manufacturing, lots, serials and expiry are Pro-only on HandiFox Online. The $49 Start plan is inventory and purchasing.
- The Online prices sat under a sale label "Until August 1st" in October, with a note that the discount applies only to the first year. Ask what year two costs.
- HandiFox Desktop is a $1,995 perpetual license per Android device, plus $495 a year per device for support, and it only works with QuickBooks Desktop.
- Built around QuickBooks: Online can run standalone, but products, customers and vendors come from QuickBooks when connected, and the accounting stays there.
Alternatives to HandiFox
An alternative is always an alternative for a reason. There is no universal replacement.
Evenbatch is a QuickBooks Online companion at a flat $49.99 a month whose production orders consume component lots first-expired-first-out, with a recall trace.
- Order Time InventoryStronger true MRP
Order Time also sits beside QuickBooks Online or Desktop, and adds nested BOMs, work orders with steps and an MRP run that offsets demand by lead time.
- SOS InventoryStronger true MRP
SOS Inventory is another QuickBooks Online add-on, with unlimited BOM levels on every tier and work orders on its top plan.
Evidence and verification
Why this record is not Verified. New record from one research pass on 2026-10-09. Held at partially verified until an editor re-reads the cited pages.
Researched 2026-10-09 from handifox.com (pricing, product and integration pages, release notes), the HandiFox Online help center on Zoho Desk (rendered in headless Chrome) and the HandiFox Desktop MediaWiki at help.handifox.com, read through its API.
Sources we checked (12)
handifox.com
help.handifox.online
What we still want to confirm
We publish our gaps rather than hiding them. If you can point us at a first-party page for any of these, we will update the record and credit the correction.
- Confirm whether ingredient lots consumed by a manufacturing order are recorded against the output lot.
- Confirm whether a preset can use another manufactured item as an ingredient (multi-level BOM).
- Confirm how the finished item's unit cost is set when a manufacturing order completes.
- Confirm whether there is a public API or webhooks; none is documented.
- Confirm the regular, non-sale Online prices; the cards still show a sale that ended August 1.
- The site's menu lists a "Shopify Integration", but the link opens the B2B Portal page; confirm whether a Shopify connection exists.
Still unknown: uses lead times, capacity planning, multi-level bom, routings & operations, shop-floor tracking, quality controls, ecommerce connection, api, webhooks, mcp support, full data export.