Acctivate vs Unleashed (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 Unleashed if

• Fits if you're a wholesaler or distributor selling to trade customers
• Works for food, drink or supplement makers who must track batches

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you take more than 100 sales orders a month, as 500 more cost $70 a month
• Pricey if you need several warehouses, since Lite covers one and Core is $366 a month billed yearly
• Skip it if you want to start small, as onboarding alone is a one-off $449 to $5,549
• Pricey if your team grows, as extra users are $69 a month each and extra integrations $39
• Watch out: support plans cost $99 or $239 a month, and the warehouse app is $149 a month on Core

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.

Unleashed

• Every plan includes 100 sales orders a month; more cost $70 a month for 500, $200 for 1,500, $320 for 3,000 or $490 for unlimited.
• Extra users cost $69 a month each ($89 on Pro), and integrations beyond those included cost $39 a month each.
• Lite covers a single warehouse; multi-warehouse management needs Core or Pro.
• Onboarding is a one-off fee of $449, $799 or $5,549, and support plans cost $99 or $239 a month.

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.

Unleashed

Stock control

Multiple warehouses and transfers, stock counts, units of measure, low and high stock alerts, batch and serial tracking and landed costs.

Sales and purchasing

Quotes, sales orders, invoices, credit notes, backorders, pick lists and shipments, plus purchase orders, receipting and supplier returns.

Assemblies and production

Bills of materials, assembly and disassembly, and Kanban production planning, with an MRP-based planning module on Pro.

Warehouse app

An iOS and Android app for picking, packing, receiving and bin transfers by barcode scan, included on Pro and $149 a month on Core.

Forecasting and analytics

Advanced Inventory Manager for demand forecasting and reorder planning, and Access Analytics with plain-English report questions.

B2B store and CRM

Optional modules for a wholesale online store from $129 a month and a CRM with sales and marketing tools from $450 a month.

Acctivate

Pricing could not be confirmed. See acctivate.com.

Unleashed

• Lite$91

  per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  $1,089 a year. 3 users, 100 sales orders a month (up to 500 with an upgrade), 3 integrations and a single warehouse.

• Core$366

  per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)

  $4,389 a year. 3 users, 100 sales orders a month, 3 integrations and multiple warehouses; production and forecasting are paid modules.

• Pro$668

  per month, billed annually ($729 billed monthly)

  $8,019 a year. 5 users and 5 integrations, with production, forecasting and MRP, the warehouse app and Access Analytics included.

Acctivate

No public discounts listed.

Unleashed

• Annual discount

  Save up to 10% with annual billing

  Paying yearly costs $1,089 for Lite instead of $1,188, $4,389 for Core instead of $4,788 and $8,019 for Pro instead of $8,748.