HandiFox vs Zoho Inventory (2026): which should you pick?

Pick HandiFox if

• Fits if you run QuickBooks and want barcode scanning for stock
• Works for small warehouses that count and pick with phones

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you do not use QuickBooks, as the product is built around it
• Tight if you add staff, since Start has 2 users and 1 device and extras cost $15 and $40 a month
• Watch out: serial and lot numbers, pick and pack and the B2B portal are Pro only
• Watch out: the pricing page shows a first-year offer ending August 1 and no regular price
• Pricey if you use QuickBooks Desktop, because that is a separate $1,995 licence per mobile device

Pick Zoho Inventory if

• Fits if you sell on Amazon, eBay, Etsy or Shopify and want stock kept in sync
• Works for businesses already on Zoho Books or Zoho CRM

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need barcodes or stock counts, which start on Premium at $79 a month
• Not for you if you make products from raw materials, as there are composite items but no production planning
• Skip it if you run several Shopify stores and want Standard's price, as it connects just one
• Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 50 orders a month, 1 user and 1 location
• Pricey if you grow past a plan, as each extra user or 500 orders is $7.50 a month and each location $10

HandiFox

• The pricing page still labels its prices as ending August 1 and as a first-year discount for new customers; the regular price after that is not shown.
• Plans cap users and mobile devices (Start has 2 users and 1 device); extra users cost $15 a month each and extra devices $40 a month each.
• Serial and lot numbers, picking and packing, and the B2B portal are Pro only.
• HandiFox Desktop, for QuickBooks Desktop, is sold separately as a perpetual license of $1,995 per mobile device, with a yearly support add-on of $495 per device.

Zoho Inventory

• Each plan caps orders a month, users and locations; more users or 500 extra orders cost $7.50 a month each billed annually ($9 monthly).
• Extra locations cost $10 a month billed annually ($12 monthly), and advanced warehousing is $124.17 a month billed annually.
• Barcodes, stock counts and serial and batch tracking start on Premium; Standard has none of them.
• The Free and Standard plans connect only one Shopify store; Premium and higher allow up to five.

HandiFox

Barcoding and label printing

Barcodes in several formats and barcode label printing, with scanning from the mobile app.

Counting and replenishment

Cycle counts, physical counts, reorder points and purchase orders generated from stock levels.

Sales and fulfillment

Invoices on Optima; sales orders, picking, packing and three-stage fulfillment on Pro.

Serial and lot tracking

Serial numbers, lot numbers and expiration dates on Pro, with FIFO/FEFO fulfillment.

QuickBooks sync

Optional transaction-level sync with QuickBooks Online, including locations and sales taxes.

B2B portal

A customer ordering portal is included in the Pro plan.

Zoho Inventory

Marketplace and store sync

Syncs orders and stock with Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy, Shopify and WooCommerce, with Shopify stores capped per plan.

Multiple warehouses

Stock across locations with transfer orders and bins, plus an advanced warehousing add-on for larger operations.

Sales and purchase orders

Sales orders, invoices, purchase orders, backorders and dropshipments, with customer and vendor portals.

Shipping

Pick, pack and ship from one place, generate shipping labels and connect carriers such as UPS, USPS, FedEx and Easyship.

Barcodes, serials and batches

Barcode generation, stock counts and serial and batch tracking from the Premium plan up.

Zoho apps and accounting

Works with Zoho Books, Zoho CRM and Zoho Analytics, and also connects to QuickBooks Online and Xero.

HandiFox

• Start$49

  per month for 2 users, billed annually ($59 monthly)

  1 device, 1 location, barcoding, counting, auto-replenishment and the mobile app. Page labels the price as lasting until August 1, first year only.

• Optima$95

  per month for 4 users, billed annually ($105 monthly)

  2 devices, up to 3 locations, invoices, customers, payments and transfers. Same first-year note as Start.

• Pro$129

  per month for 5 users, billed annually ($159 monthly)

  3 devices, unlimited locations, sales orders, pick and pack, serial/lot numbers, manufacturing, B2B portal, phone support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For larger teams and custom implementations. Sold through sales.

Zoho Inventory

• Free$0

  50 orders a month, 1 user and 1 location, with composite items, dropshipments and backorders.

• Standard$29

  per organization / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  500 orders a month, 3 users and 2 locations, with a customer portal and 1 Shopify store.

• Premium$79

  per organization / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  3,000 orders a month, 5 users and 4 locations, adding barcodes, stock counts, serial and batch tracking, and up to 5 Shopify stores.

• Plus$129

  per organization / month, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)

  7,500 orders a month, 10 users and 6 locations, adding an online store builder, WhatsApp selling and abandoned cart recovery.

• Enterprise$249

  per organization / month, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)

  15,000 orders a month, 10 users and 10 locations, adding Zoho Analytics and multi-currency transactions per contact.

HandiFox

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with annual subscriptions

  HandiFox's pricing page says annual billing saves up to 20% against monthly billing.

Zoho Inventory

• Annual discount

  Save up to 26% with yearly billing

  Yearly billing cuts Standard from $39 to $29 a month, Premium from $99 to $79, Plus from $159 to $129 and Enterprise from $299 to $249.

• Nonprofit

  15% off for nonprofits

  Zoho offers nonprofits a 15% discount on Zoho Inventory, arranged by writing to its presales team.