Alternatives
Cin7 alternatives for NZ & AU operations
A practical guide for ANZ operators weighing the options beyond Cin7 Omni and Cin7 Core
Your shortlist
Compare the paths, including staying put.
Keep Cin7
Begin by documenting the gaps in your current setup. Compare the cost and disruption of an upgrade, configuration change or connected workflow with a replacement.
OpsUI
Evaluate a modular operations approach. Scope the required warehouse, order and inventory work, then check integrations and fit limitations.
Explore this optionCin7 Core
Include an inventory-led option in the shortlist. Compare the exact plan, order allowances, channels and required warehouse workflows.
Explore this optionUnleashed
Evaluate purchasing, stock and order requirements against the current product and allowances. Confirm the scope of any additional services.
Explore this option
The decision in context.
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. Confirm current subscription, allowances and implementation costs against an itemised proposal; the commercial structure is explained below. 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.
Editorial context from the original analysis. Confirm current vendor-specific details against the applicable proposal.
Like-for-like requirements
Work through the requirements.
Pricing model
- OpsUI approach
- Published module subscriptions and Essential, Control, Command and Apex packages. Compare included users, additional seats and separately priced integration connectors.
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Confirm current subscription, allowances and implementation costs against an itemised proposal; the commercial structure is explained below. Cin7 Omni: custom quote, no published pricing.
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Core scope
- OpsUI approach
- Modular ERP & WMS across 20 operational modules + 5 integration connectors, with CRM-light built into Order Management
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Core: inventory, purchasing, sales orders, light manufacturing. Omni: multichannel hub with native POS, built-in EDI and 3PL features.
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Warehouse management depth
- OpsUI approach
- Dedicated WMS modules, receiving, wave picking, zone picking, slotting, cycle counts, returns
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Core: bin locations, pick lists, basic warehouse workflows. Omni: fulfilment workflows tuned for multichannel and 3PL throughput.
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
CRM
- OpsUI approach
- CRM-light inside Order Management, customer records, order history and contact context on the same record orders run from; no separate CRM licence
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Customer records and B2B portal features; no dedicated sales CRM in either product
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Marketplace & channel connectors
- OpsUI approach
- NetSuite is listed as live; Xero, MYOB, Abel and SAP are built on rollout. NZ Couriers is listed as live; other carrier connections are scoped per account.
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Core strength, mature out-of-the-box library (Shopify, Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, retail POS); Omni adds built-in EDI
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Manufacturing / BOM
- OpsUI approach
- Review light-production planning, work orders and BOM requirements. Full MRP and finite-capacity scheduling are not established by the module catalogue.
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Cin7 Core is mature here, multi-level BOMs, work orders, contract manufacturing, auto-assembly
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Accounting integration
- OpsUI approach
- NetSuite is listed as live; Xero, MYOB, Abel and SAP are built on rollout. NZ Couriers is listed as live; other carrier connections are scoped per account.
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Xero (deep), QuickBooks, MYOB
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
ANZ data residency
- OpsUI approach
- Confirm the applicable deployment controls, locations and evidence during a security review.
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- AWS-hosted, region not separated by domain; Denver-headquartered vendor
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Implementation
- OpsUI approach
- Scope data preparation, modules, integration work and team readiness. Agree responsibilities and timing before committing.
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Core is quick to stand up for straightforward inventory; Omni is a structured multi-week to multi-month project, sometimes partner-led
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Track record
- OpsUI approach
- Launched January 2026, founder-led, no public customer logos yet
- Cin7: considerations to verify
- Years of public reviews and a large ANZ installed base
Vendor-specific scope and limitations are not independently verified here.
Commercial structure
Keep the assumptions visible.
Compare subscriptions, user allowances, integration work and implementation responsibilities. Preserve the currency and billing period of each offer.
Essential
NZ$499per month
2 users included
2 operational modules
Control
NZ$1,499per month
5 users included
5 operational modules
Command
NZ$2,999per month
15 users included
11 operational modules
Apex
NZ$11,990per month
Unlimited users
20 operational modules
Published monthly subscriptions in NZD. Existing annual pricing and package allowances apply. Additional seats are NZ$99 per month beyond the applicable allowance; integration connectors are separate add-ons.
Review the full packages and configure pricing →Where each approach may fit.
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.
Confirm current subscription, allowances and implementation costs against an itemised proposal; the commercial structure is explained below.
Confirm production, backup and log locations for the proposed deployment. Regional domains or billing currencies do not establish data residency.
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.
Implementation and local context.
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. Confirm production, backup and log locations for the proposed deployment. Regional domains or billing currencies do not establish data residency. 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.
Agree data preparation, configuration, training, cutover and recovery responsibilities. Confirm the relevant accounting and carrier connections, rather than assuming they are included in the licence.
Questions buyers ask.
What do ANZ businesses typically move away from Cin7 for?
Five drivers come up consistently: outgrowing inventory-only scope (needing a real WMS, customer context on orders, or broader ERP modules), cost creep as tiers and user counts climb, the single-entity structure of Cin7 organisations, data-residency preference now that Cin7 is Denver-headquartered, and tool sprawl. Cin7 plus Starshipit plus a separate CRM plus a warehouse add-on. None of these mean Cin7 is a bad product; they mean the operation has outgrown the shape it was bought for.
What is the difference between Cin7 Core and Cin7 Omni, and does it change which alternative fits?
Cin7 Core (formerly DEAR Systems) is the Xero-attached inventory and light-manufacturing product with published tier pricing. Cin7 Omni is the quote-priced enterprise sibling for multichannel retailers and 3PLs, with native POS, built-in EDI and 3PL billing. It changes the shortlist: Core users moving sideways look at Unleashed; Core users outgrowing inventory look at OpsUI or NetSuite; Omni users whose real problem is quote-priced breadth sometimes just need Core; Omni users who genuinely use its EDI and 3PL features have no cheaper like-for-like swap.
What is the cheapest Cin7 alternative?
Compare the required modules, users, order allowances, integration work and implementation responsibilities before comparing prices. OpsUI’s current package structure is shown on this page. Core Standard starts at US$349/month excluding taxes; user, order and integration allowances vary by plan.
What is the best Cin7 alternative for 3PLs?
Honest answer: if you need native 3PL billing, multi-client fulfilment and branded client portals out of the box, Cin7 Omni is genuinely strong, and dedicated 3PL systems like CartonCloud and Mintsoft are built specifically for multi-client operations. OpsUI handles 3PL work through client-isolated inventory in the WMS modules plus a business-rules engine for client-specific workflows, with per-brand billing extracts via reporting, at flat published module pricing rather than a quote or per-transaction usage fees. If out-of-the-box 3PL billing is the requirement, look at Omni or a dedicated 3PL WMS first; if you want a modular layer at a price on the page, look at OpsUI.
Can OpsUI migrate data from Cin7?
Yes. OpsUI has migration tooling for Cin7 Core, Cin7 Omni, Unleashed and DEAR, with a typical migration timeline of 8–16 weeks depending on scope. NetSuite sync is live and bidirectional; Xero and MYOB connectors are wired against your tenant during rollout, so the ledger stays put while operations move.
Is Cin7 still a New Zealand company?
Cin7 was founded in Auckland, but it has been headquartered in Denver, Colorado since the 2021 majority investment by Rubicon Technology Partners. Cin7 Core is the rebrand of DEAR Systems, which was originally Australian-built. Both products still have strong ANZ adoption; the ownership and hosting are no longer ANZ-based.
Sources and verification scope.
Checked facts apply only to the scope described next to each source. Other vendor details in the editorial analysis remain unverified for a current purchase decision. Confirm them with the vendor and record the applicable plan, version and proposal date.
- Cin7 official pricing and plan allowancesChecked 2026-09-09 · Core Standard starts at US$349/month excluding taxes; user, order and integration allowances vary by plan.
Further reading: Cin7 alternatives, neutral roundup
OpsUI integration delivery and scope · Security review information · Published OpsUI packages
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