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

Pick Brightpearl if

• Fits if you sell through several channels and can plan a months-long rollout
• Works for retailers of about £2m revenue or more

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you are small, as it aims at roughly £2m revenue and up
• Skip it if you want a price, because a quote after a demo is the only way to buy
• Tight if you need to start this month, since implementation averages about 120 days
• Skip it if you want a free trial, as none 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

Brightpearl

• No prices are published; the pricing page says cost is tailored and quoted after a demo.
• Unlimited users are included in the quote, per the vendor's pricing page.
• Implementation averages about 120 days, so it suits planned migrations more than quick starts.
• The vendor aims at businesses of roughly £2m in revenue and up, and a quote is the only way to buy.

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.

Brightpearl

Inventory and order management

Keeps one stock count across online stores, physical locations, wholesale channels and marketplaces, and routes orders between locations.

Automation Engine

Business rules for routing, allocation, fulfillment and invoicing run without custom development.

Forecasting and purchasing

Seasonal demand forecasting and suggested purchase orders come from Inventory Planner, which Brightpearl has acquired.

Retail accounting and analytics

Includes its own accounting and reporting, or connects to Xero, Sage Intacct or QuickBooks.

Warehouse and shipping

Covers warehouse management and shipping, with carrier integrations such as USPS, FedEx, DPD and Royal Mail.

Expert-led implementation

Setup runs through discovery, configuration, data migration and training. The vendor gives an average go-live of 120 days.

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.

Brightpearl

Pricing could not be confirmed. See brightpearl.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.