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NetSuite Alternative: Why Product Teams Choose Cin7
If NetSuite feels like overkill for your growing product business, you're not alone. While NetSuite is built for large enterprises with complex requirements and dedicated IT teams, Cin7 offers a smarter alternative. One that delivers powerful inventory and order management without the cost, complexity, or lengthy implementation timelines.
We've built Cin7 specifically for product businesses that need real-time visibility, automated workflows, and seamless integrations across every channel. You get enterprise-grade capabilities in a platform that's actually designed for teams like yours without consultants required, months-long rollouts, or features you'll never use.
Here's what makes Cin7 different:
- Faster time to value with intuitive setup and onboarding (weeks, not months)
- Transparent, predictable pricing without hidden fees or surprise costs
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We’re built for product teams who need inventory, orders, and fulfillment in one connected system
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Compare Cin7 and NetSuite
| Cin7 | NetSuite | |
| Streamlined Implementation & Onboarding |  Weeks to go live with intuitive setup and dedicated support. No consultants required. |
✕ Typically requires 6–12+ months and external consultants for implementation and customization. |
| Ease of Use | Designed for growing teams with intuitive workflows and minimal training needed. |
✕ Steep learning curve with complex navigation built for enterprise IT teams. |
| Pricing Transparency | Clear, predictable pricing with more users included. No hidden fees or surprise costs. |
✕ Complex pricing structure with per-user fees, module costs, and ongoing customization expenses that add up quickly. |
| Inventory & Warehouse Management | Real-time inventory visibility across all locations and channels with built-in warehouse management—no add-ons needed. |
Comprehensive inventory capabilities, but often requires additional modules and configuration to match your workflows. |
| Multichannel Order Management | Native integrations with 700+ platforms including Shopify, Amazon, POS systems, and marketplaces. Orders sync automatically. |
Supports multichannel commerce but often requires custom development or third-party middleware for integration. |
| Manufacturing & Production | Built-in manufacturing with BOMs, work orders, assemblies, and production tracking, without ERP-level complexity. |
Supports manufacturing and complex fulfillment workflows, often geared toward larger, more technically resourced operations. |
| B2B & Wholesale | Built-in B2B portal with customer-specific pricing, catalogs, and self-service ordering included in the platform. |
B2B capabilities available through Suite-commerce, which requires separate licensing and technical setup. |
| Manufacturing & Production | Native manufacturing tools for BOMs, work orders, and production tracking without ERP-level complexity. |
Advanced manufacturing module available but adds significant cost and complexity. |
| Reporting & Analytics | Real-time reporting across inventory, sales, and financials with customizable dashboards that don't require technical expertise. |
Powerful reporting capabilities, but often requires custom report development or additional tools to get actionable insights. |
| Scalability | Scales with your business from startup to enterprise without forcing you into rigid processes or expensive upgrades. |
Built for large enterprises with complex needs, which can feel like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut for growing businesses. |
| Free Support & Customer Success | Dedicated support team and customer success resources included. We're here when you need us. |
✕ Support often requires premium tiers, and response times can be slower without enterprise-level contracts. |
| Overall Fit | Cin7: Best for product businesses seeking powerful inventory and order management without enterprise complexity or cost. | NetSuite: Best for large enterprises with complex requirements, dedicated IT resources, and budget for lengthy implementations. |
Why Cin7 Is the Leading NetSuite Alternative
SELL EVERYWHERE
Sales and Order Fulfillment
Manage e-commerce, POS, wholesale, and B2B orders in one connected platform. Cin7 centralizes orders from every channel and automates fulfillment workflows, so you can reduce errors, improve accuracy, and keep customers happy without juggling multiple systems.
Enabling the Brands That Power Modern Commerce
From fast-growing e-commerce brands to established multichannel businesses, Cin7 supports teams that need clarity across inventory, orders, and fulfillment. While enterprise systems like NetSuite can slow teams down with complexity and overhead, Cin7 helps leading brands stay agile, connected, and in control as they scale.
Cin7 Features
Everything You Need—Without the Enterprise Overhead
NetSuite is built for large enterprises with complex requirements and dedicated IT teams. That power comes with a price: lengthy implementations, steep learning curves, and ongoing customization costs. Cin7 takes a different approach by delivering the inventory, order, and financial management capabilities growing businesses actually need. Plus it comes in a platform that's designed for speed, clarity, and ease of use.
Real-time Inventory Visibility Without the Complexity
NetSuite's inventory management is powerful but often requires extensive configuration and training. Cin7 delivers real-time visibility across all your locations and channels in a system your team can start using right away without any consultants or their fees.
- Track stock across warehouses, channels, and regions in real time
- Automate stock transfers and reordering based on actual demand
- Reduce reliance on spreadsheets and manual inventory counts
Multichannel Orders, Simplified
While NetSuite can handle multichannel commerce, getting your channels connected often requires custom development or middleware. Cin7 comes with 700+ native integrations, so your e-commerce, POS, wholesale, and marketplace orders sync automatically—no custom code required.
- Connect Shopify, Amazon, POS systems, and marketplaces out of the box
- Automate order routing and fulfillment workflows
- Process orders faster with fewer errors and less manual work
Financial Data That Stays In Sync
Cin7 connects inventory, sales, and accounting seamlessly with direct integrations to QuickBooks and Xero. Your financial data updates automatically as orders are processed and inventory moves, so you can trust your reports without manual reconciliation or month-end surprises.
- Real-time financial visibility across inventory and sales
- Eliminate manual data entry and reconciliation headaches
- Close your books faster with accurate, up-to-date data
Manufacturing Without ERP Complexity
For businesses that assemble or produce products, Cin7 includes built-in manufacturing tools that work alongside your inventory and order management. Track bills of materials, work orders, and production costs without the complexity (or price tag) of enterprise manufacturing modules.
- Manage BOMs, assemblies, and work orders natively
- Track production costs and component inventory in real time
- Support light manufacturing without upgrading to a full ERP
Real-time Inventory Visibility Without the Complexity
NetSuite's inventory management is powerful but often requires extensive configuration and training. Cin7 delivers real-time visibility across all your locations and channels in a system your team can start using right away without any consultants or their fees.
- Track stock across warehouses, channels, and regions in real time
- Automate stock transfers and reordering based on actual demand
- Reduce reliance on spreadsheets and manual inventory counts
Multichannel Orders, Simplified
While NetSuite can handle multichannel commerce, getting your channels connected often requires custom development or middleware. Cin7 comes with 700+ native integrations, so your e-commerce, POS, wholesale, and marketplace orders sync automatically—no custom code required.
- Connect Shopify, Amazon, POS systems, and marketplaces out of the box
- Automate order routing and fulfillment workflows
- Process orders faster with fewer errors and less manual work
Financial Data That Stays In Sync
Cin7 connects inventory, sales, and accounting seamlessly with direct integrations to QuickBooks and Xero. Your financial data updates automatically as orders are processed and inventory moves, so you can trust your reports without manual reconciliation or month-end surprises.
- Real-time financial visibility across inventory and sales
- Eliminate manual data entry and reconciliation headaches
- Close your books faster with accurate, up-to-date data
Manufacturing Without ERP Complexity
For businesses that assemble or produce products, Cin7 includes built-in manufacturing tools that work alongside your inventory and order management. Track bills of materials, work orders, and production costs without the complexity (or price tag) of enterprise manufacturing modules.
- Manage BOMs, assemblies, and work orders natively
- Track production costs and component inventory in real time
- Support light manufacturing without upgrading to a full ERP
PROVEN AT SCALE
Built to Support Growing Businesses at Every Stage
Cin7 powers inventory and order management for thousands of product businesses worldwide. From fast-growing e-commerce brands to established multichannel operations, we deliver the reliability, visibility, and flexibility teams need to scale—without the complexity, cost, or lengthy implementations of enterprise ERP systems.
The Cin7 Advantage
Scale Without the Enterprise Price Tag
Cin7 brings all your inventory, order, and sales data into one connected platform, so growing businesses can move faster and make smarter decisions. While systems like NetSuite are built for enterprise complexity, Cin7 delivers powerful capabilities in a platform that's easier to adopt, faster to implement, and more affordable to scale.
- Go live in weeks, not months with intuitive setup and dedicated onboarding support
- Manage everything in one system—inventory, orders, fulfillment, and financials without patchwork integrations
- Reduce stockouts and overstock with built-in forecasting and automated reordering
- Expand confidently with native B2B, 3PL, EDI, and light manufacturing capabilities included
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Transparent pricing that won't surprise you with hidden fees or per-user costs
