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

Pick Loyverse if

• Fits if you run a shop or cafe and want a free till with stock counts
• Works for small multi-store owners watching cost

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need reports older than 31 days, as longer history is $5 a store a month
• Watch out: purchase orders and stock transfers need the $25 a store advanced inventory add-on
• Not for you if you hold stock without selling at a counter, because stock tracking is lighter than in dedicated tools
• Pricey if you add staff, since employee management is billed per employee

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

Loyverse

• The free plan shows only the last 31 days of sales reports; longer history costs $5 per store a month.
• Purchase orders, stock transfers and deeper inventory insight need the $25 per store Advanced inventory add-on.
• Employee management is billed per employee, so cost grows with staff size.
• It is a point-of-sale system first; stock tracking for a business that does not sell at a counter is lighter than dedicated inventory software.

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.

Loyverse

Real-time stock levels

Tracks stock for items and their components, with automatic low-stock alerts, on the free plan.

Purchase orders and transfers

Sending orders to suppliers, tracking receipts and moving stock between stores need the Advanced inventory add-on.

Barcode labels

Print barcode labels, and connect a barcode scanner, receipt printer and cash drawer.

Offline selling

The POS keeps recording sales without internet and syncs to the back office afterward.

Multiple stores

Manage items, employees and customers across stores from a single account.

Reports

Revenue, average sale, profit, best sellers and sales history, exportable to spreadsheets.

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.

Loyverse

• Free$0

  POS, 31 days of sales reports, essential inventory for items and components with low-stock alerts, loyalty and displays.

• Unlimited sales history$5

  per store / month ($50 per store billed yearly)

  Add-on: view and export sales reports beyond the last 31 days.

• Employee management$5

  per employee / month ($50 per employee billed yearly)

  Add-on: team performance, permissions and hours worked.

• Advanced inventory$25

  per store / month ($250 per store billed yearly)

  Add-on: purchase orders, stock transfers and deeper inventory insights.

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.

Loyverse

• Annual discount

  Save 2 months with yearly billing

  Loyverse's pricing page says paying yearly for an add-on saves the equivalent of two months.

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.