Cin7 alternatives for NZ & AU operations
A practical guide for ANZ operators weighing the options beyond Cin7 Omni and Cin7 Core
For ANZ operators evaluating alternatives to Cin7, the realistic shortlist is a modular operations layer like OpsUI (21 modules publicly priced at NZ$399 / A$399 per module per month), a sideways move to Unleashed or Cin7 Core, a manufacturing-led platform like Katana or MRPeasy, or a step up to NetSuite when multi-entity consolidation is forcing the change.
Cin7 has heavy ANZ adoption across both of its products: Cin7 Omni, the quote-priced multichannel and 3PL platform, and Cin7 Core, the Xero-attached inventory and light-manufacturing product formerly known as DEAR Systems. When ANZ operators start looking for an alternative, it is usually for one of five reasons: they have outgrown inventory-only scope, the cost has crept up tier by tier, they have hit the single-entity ceiling, they want NZ or AU data residency from a vendor that is no longer NZ-headquartered, or they are tired of stitching Cin7 to a separate shipping tool, CRM, and warehouse add-on.
The right alternative depends on which Cin7 you are running and why you are leaving. Moving sideways: Unleashed is the cleanest like-for-like swap for Cin7 Core — an Auckland-built (now UK-owned) inventory layer above Xero with similar scope and a tighter Xero workflow. And if you are on Omni and the quote-priced breadth is the problem rather than the product, dropping down to Cin7 Core covers inventory and light manufacturing at published tier pricing.
Manufacturing-led: Katana is the pick when production is the centre of your operational world — multi-level BOMs, production scheduling, shop-floor visibility — with Xero or QuickBooks kept for finance. MRPeasy plays the same role for small manufacturers who want fuller MRP (production planning, purchasing, capacity) and can live with modest warehouse and channel scope. Neither fixes warehouse, dispatch, or customer-management pain; both are deliberately manufacturing-first.
Stepping up: NetSuite is where Cin7 customers land when multi-entity financial consolidation is forcing the move — a full global suite at a materially higher licence and implementation cost, sold through partners. It solves a different problem from everything else on this list, and it is overkill if your pain is operational rather than financial.
OpsUI sits between those poles: a modular ERP and WMS built in NZ for ANZ operations, with CRM-light built into Order Management rather than sold as a separate system. Twenty-one modules, each priced publicly at NZ$399 / A$399 per module per month, with starter packs from $1,499 per month including five users and extra users at $99. You buy the modules that hurt — warehouse, inventory, orders, shipping — and keep Xero or MYOB as the ledger.
The table below compares OpsUI against Cin7 directly, followed by the honest cases where staying on Cin7 — or picking one of the other alternatives — is the right call.
Cin7 alternatives for NZ & AU operations, feature by feature.
| OpsUI | Cin7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per module, public on /pricing — NZ$399 / A$399 per module per month, starter packs from $1,499/mo (5 users included), extra users $99/mo | Cin7 Core: tiered Standard / Pro / Advanced public pricing (~A$349–A$999/mo plus per-user fees). Cin7 Omni: custom quote, no published pricing. |
| Core scope | Modular ERP & WMS across 21 modules, with CRM-light built into Order Management | Core: inventory, purchasing, sales orders, light manufacturing. Omni: multichannel hub with native POS, built-in EDI and 3PL features. |
| Warehouse management depth | Dedicated WMS modules — receiving, wave picking, zone picking, slotting, cycle counts, returns | Core: bin locations, pick lists, basic warehouse workflows. Omni: fulfilment workflows tuned for multichannel and 3PL throughput. |
| CRM | CRM-light inside Order Management — customer records, order history and contact context on the same record orders run from; no separate CRM licence | Customer records and B2B portal features; no dedicated sales CRM in either product |
| Marketplace & channel connectors | Via the Integrations module and documented REST API; Shopify wired | Core strength — mature out-of-the-box library (Shopify, Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, retail POS); Omni adds built-in EDI |
| Manufacturing / BOM | Manufacturing module (BOMs, work orders; routing and finite-capacity scheduling not yet shipped) | Cin7 Core is mature here — multi-level BOMs, work orders, contract manufacturing, auto-assembly |
| Accounting integration | NetSuite sync live and bidirectional; Xero, MYOB, Abel and SAP connectors wired during rollout; REST API on every module | Xero (deep), QuickBooks, MYOB |
| ANZ data residency | NZ data in NZ, AU data in AU, separate domains | AWS-hosted, region not separated by domain; Denver-headquartered vendor |
| Implementation | Live in weeks for standard modules, onboarded direct — no implementation partner | Core is quick to stand up for straightforward inventory; Omni is a structured multi-week to multi-month project, sometimes partner-led |
| Track record | Launched January 2026, founder-led, no public customer logos yet | Years of public reviews and a large ANZ installed base |
When Cin7 still wins
- Multi-channel marketplace integration is your core need. Cin7's out-of-the-box connector library — Shopify, Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, retail POS — is broader than anything else on this shortlist, OpsUI included.
- Multi-store retail with POS is central to the business. Cin7 Omni includes native POS; nothing else on this list does.
- You run EDI-heavy trading-partner programmes or need native 3PL billing, multi-client fulfilment, and branded portals out of the box — Omni's built-in EDI and 3PL features are genuine strengths, not marketing.
- Your light manufacturing on Cin7 Core works — multi-level BOMs, contract manufacturing, and auto-assembly are mature there — and the switching cost outweighs the broader-scope upside.
- You want a vendor with a long public track record. Cin7 has years of reviews and a large ANZ installed base; OpsUI launched in January 2026 and does not yet publish customer logos.
When OpsUI beats the alternatives for ANZ operators
- Your pain extends past inventory into warehouse throughput — picking accuracy, wave and zone picking, cycle counts, returns — a real WMS need, not just bin locations and pick lists.
- You are tired of stitching Cin7 to Starshipit, a separate CRM, and a warehouse add-on, and want one modular product where customer context lives inside Order Management instead of across integration glue.
- You want the price on the page before you talk to anyone — every module at NZ$399 / A$399 per month on /pricing, no scoping call required to know what the bill will be.
- You want NZ data hosted in NZ and AU data hosted in AU on separate domains, from a vendor still built and headquartered in New Zealand.
- You want to keep Xero or MYOB as the ledger and buy only the operations modules that hurt this quarter, adding more later without re-implementing.
Cin7 was founded in Auckland and still has deep ANZ adoption, but the company has been headquartered in Denver since the 2021 Rubicon Technology Partners investment, and its AWS hosting does not separate NZ and AU data by domain. Of the alternatives, Unleashed is Auckland-built but UK-owned (The Access Group), Katana and MRPeasy are both built in Estonia, and NetSuite runs on Oracle's global data centres. OpsUI is the only option on this shortlist built ANZ-first: NZ production data hosted in NZ, AU production data hosted in AU on separate domains, GST handled natively, NZD billing on opsui.co.nz and AUD billing on opsui.au, support in NZ and AU business hours. On shipping, be precise about status: NZ Couriers is the one live carrier API today; Australia Post, StarTrack, Sendle, Toll and the other AU carriers are wired during rollout, confirmed during scoping.
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