Acctivate vs Cin7 (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Acctivate if

• Fits if your books are in QuickBooks and you run Windows PCs
• Works for small distributors that need costing and assemblies

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you use a Mac or want a browser-only tool, as the listing is Windows only
• Not for you if you want a price first, since packages come through a quote form
• Tight if you are one person, as the Starter package covers one user and Professional five
• Watch out: mobile warehouse, EDI, bin-location and web store tools are package modules
• Skip it if you want to try free, as no trial is listed

Pick Cin7 if

• Fits if you sell through your own store, marketplaces and wholesale at once
• Works for kits or bundles that need batch or expiry tracking

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're a single shop, as Standard starts at $349 a month
• Tight if you sell on several channels, since Standard includes only 2 store or app connections
• Skip it if you need the API, point of sale or B2B portal without paying for add-ons
• Pricey if you outgrow a plan, as more users, orders or connections cost extra, and MRP waits for Pro at $599
• Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say if prices are for monthly or yearly billing, and each plan books a demo

Acctivate

• No prices are published: packages are quoted through a Get my price form or the sales team.
• The Starter package covers a single user; Professional is described as covering five users.
• The pricing page lists mobile warehouse, EDI, bin-location and web store tools as package modules, so not every feature is in every package.

Cin7

• Each plan caps users, yearly sales orders and ecommerce or app integrations; more of each costs extra through sales.
• API access, point of sale, the B2B portal, ForesightAI forecasting and premium support are paid add-ons on every Core plan.
• The pricing page does not say whether the monthly prices are for monthly or annual billing, and notes they are for new customers.
• Each plan's button books a demo rather than a checkout, and Cin7 Omni has no published price.

Acctivate

Inventory costing and tracing

Unlimited products, landed cost, lot and serial tracking, and average, standard, LIFO, FIFO or actual costing methods.

QuickBooks sync

Two-way integration with QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online, so accounting stays in QuickBooks.

Multi-channel orders

Brings in-store, phone, web store and EDI orders into one workflow, with quotes, kitting and drop ship handling.

Warehouse tools

Multiple warehouses, counts and transfers; bin locations, picklists and mobile barcode receiving sit in the higher packages.

Reports and alerts

Over 100 standard reports, a customizable dashboard and alerts for reorders, credit holds and overdue invoices.

Manufacturing and assemblies

Handles discrete, process, refurbish and custom production runs; listed as part of the Professional package.

Cin7

Multichannel stock and orders

Stock levels and sales orders across online stores, marketplaces, wholesale and retail, with unlimited inventory locations on every Core plan.

Purchasing and reordering

Purchase orders, supplier records and stock reordering, with AI demand forecasting available as the paid ForesightAI add-on.

Assembly and light manufacturing

Bills of materials, kits and bundles, assembly and disassembly, batch, serial and expiry tracking, and MRP from the Pro plan.

Warehouse mobile apps

iOS and Android apps for picking, packing, put-away, counts and barcode scanning; Advanced adds several warehouses and FIFO or FEFO picking.

Accounting sync

Connects to Xero or QuickBooks Online and tracks cost of goods sold across several currencies.

Wholesale portal and point of sale

A B2B ordering portal for trade customers and a point of sale that runs on a mobile device, both sold as add-ons.

Acctivate

Pricing could not be confirmed. See acctivate.com.

Cin7

• Standard$349

  per month for 6,000 sales orders a year (billing term not stated)

  5 users, 2 ecommerce or app integrations, unlimited locations, warehouse app for one location, and assembly with BOMs and batch tracking.

• Pro$599

  per month for 24,000 sales orders a year (billing term not stated)

  10 users and 4 ecommerce or app integrations, and adds material requirements planning.

• Advanced$1,199

  per month for 120,000 sales orders a year (billing term not stated)

  15 users, 6 ecommerce or app integrations, and the advanced warehouse app for several warehouses with FIFO and FEFO picking.

• OmniCustom

  Cin7's separate system for larger companies with several warehouses and complex supply chains, quoted by sales.