BoxHero vs inFlow Inventory
Two inventory tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
BoxHero costs less for a six-person team.- BoxHero fits restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
inFlow Inventory fits online store.- inFlow Inventory suits teams past ten people.
| Compare | BoxHeroBoxHero | inFlow InventoryArchon Systems |
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| In one line | Simple stock counts across locations, free for 100 items | Inventory with barcodes and purchase orders, from $99 a month |
| Starting price | Free | From $99/mo + $29/extra person |
| Six-person team | $39/mo | $215/mo |
| Plans | Personal free (1 member, 100 items, 1 location; no add-ons); Business $24/mo billed yearly, $30 monthly (3 members, 1,000 items, 3 locations); extra members $5/mo each, 1,000 more items $10/mo, and 10 more locations $10/mo, on Business only | Billed yearly: Lite $99/mo (2 members, 1 location); Core $299 (5, 5); Pro $499 (10, unlimited); Max $699 (20); monthly $129/$379/$629/$879; extra members $29/mo; $499 onboarding required above Lite; 14-day trial |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free trial |
| Free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Users | 1 on free; 3 on Business | 2 on Lite |
| Integrations | Open API, webhooks, Excel import and export | Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, QuickBooks, Xero |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 0 incidents posted on BoxHero's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page | Archon Systems has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.8 / 5 from 19 reviews (few reviews) | 4.6 / 5 from 504 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | Not listed | 4.0 / 5 from 13 reviews (few reviews) |
| Fit: Retail shop | 72 | 72 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 50 | 25 |
| Fit: Service business | 45 | 25 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 15 | 10 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 60 | 50 |
| Fit: Online store | 55 | 75 |
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| Visit BoxHero | Visit inFlow Inventory |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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