BoxHero vs SOS Inventory

Two inventory tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BoxHeroBoxHero	SOS InventorySOS Inventory
In one line	Simple stock counts across locations, free for 100 items	Inventory and light manufacturing on top of QuickBooks Online
Starting price	Free	From $58.29/mo + $20.83/extra person
Six-person team	$39/mo	$142/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: Companion $699.50/yr ($58.29/mo, 2 users); Plus $1,399.50/yr ($116.63/mo; 3 users, unlimited locations, serial/lot tracking); Pro $1,949.50/yr ($162.46/mo; 5 users, job costing); monthly $69.95/$139.95/$194.95; extra users $25/mo ($250/yr); store and FTP connections $25/mo each, 1/2/3 allowed by plan; 14-day trial; works with QuickBooks Online
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Users	1 on free; 3 on Business	2 on Companion
Integrations	Open API, webhooks, Excel import and export	QuickBooks Online, Shopify, BigCommerce, PayPal
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · CA
Phone support	None listed	Plus and up
Live chat	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Email: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Central; Sat–Sun 12:00 PM–4:00 PM Central · Phone: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Central
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on BoxHero's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	1 incident posted on SOS Inventory's status page, which covers all SOS Inventory products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by SOS Inventory. Status page
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 19 reviews (few reviews)	4.2 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	72	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	15
Fit: Service business	45	25
Fit: Agency or studio	15	10
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	55
Fit: Online store	55	70
Why people pick it	Usable free plan Flat team price, not per seat	Deep QuickBooks Online sync Serial, lot, and assembly tracking
Where it falls short	No built-in Shopify, Amazon, or QuickBooks sync Free plan keeps 30 days of history	Built around QuickBooks Online Store connections cost extra
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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