Zoho Inventory vs BoxHero

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

Short version

  • BoxHero fits restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
  • Zoho Inventory fits online store.
  • Zoho Inventory suits teams past ten people.
CompareZoho InventoryZohoBoxHeroBoxHero
In one lineOrder and stock management with a real free tierSimple stock counts across locations, free for 100 items
Starting priceFree for 1 userFree
Six-person teamNot listed$39/mo
PlansFree (50 orders/mo, 1 user); Standard $29/mo (500 orders, 3 users); Premium $79/mo; Plus $129/mo; Enterprise $249/mo, billed annuallyPersonal 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
Pricing modelFree tierFree tier
Free trial14 days30 days
Users1 on free; 3 on Standard1 on free; 3 on Business
IntegrationsZoho suite, Shopify, Amazon, EtsyOpen API, webhooks, Excel import and export
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportPlans not statedNone listed
Live chatNone listedPlans not stated
Support hoursEmail: 24/5 · Phone: Monday - Friday (9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET)Not published
Incidents postedZoho has a public status page. Status page0 incidents posted on BoxHero's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score4.5 / 5 from 423 reviews4.8 / 5 from 19 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop8072
Fit: Restaurant or café2550
Fit: Service business2545
Fit: Agency or studio1015
Fit: Trades or contractor4560
Fit: Online store8555
Why people pick it
  • Free tier
  • Shipping label integrations
  • Usable free plan
  • Flat team price, not per seat
Where it falls short
  • Order caps on each tier
  • Dense interface
  • No built-in Shopify, Amazon, or QuickBooks sync
  • Free plan keeps 30 days of history
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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

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