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

Pick Megaventory if

• Fits if you run a small team that needs stock, orders and a bit of assembly in one place
• Works for sellers who want a flat price for 5 users instead of a per-seat bill

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if your team is bigger than 5, since every extra user is $45 a month
• Tight if you grow past 50k transactions a month, because each extra 25k block is $45 more
• Skip it if you want a free plan: only a 15-day trial is listed, and its card rules are not stated
• Watch out: the $135 figure is the annual rate, paying monthly is $150, and Enterprise has no published price
• Watch out: training is mostly an extra, with just 2 hours in Pro

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

Megaventory

• Pro covers 5 users; extra users are $45 a month each up to 35, and extra 25k transaction blocks are $45 a month up to 200k.
• The Enterprise plan has no published price.
• Onboarding and training are optional extras; Pro includes 2 hours of training.
• The listed monthly figure of $135 is the annual-billing rate; paying monthly is $150.

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.

Megaventory

Multi-location inventory

Tracks stock across warehouses and stores with transfers, stock alerts, serial and batch numbers, expiry dates and landed cost calculations.

Sales and purchase orders

Handles sales orders, purchase orders, quotes, partial shipping and receiving, consignment and dropshipping.

Manufacturing

Bills of materials, multi-level manufacturing, work orders with component allocation and labor costs.

Mobile app with scanning

Android and iOS app that scans barcodes, serial and batch numbers with the phone camera or a Bluetooth scanner, synced with the web app.

Reports and permissions

Reports on gross profit, inventory value and stock movements, with user permissions and activity logs.

API and integrations

An API and integrations with store, accounting, shipping and EDI services are 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.

Megaventory

• Pro$135

  per month, billed annually ($150 billed monthly)

  Flat fee for 5 users, 50k transactions, 20 locations, 20k products and 20k clients, with API and all integrations. Extra users cost $45 a month on annual billing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  A custom plan for needs beyond Pro; the vendor asks you to contact it.

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.

Megaventory

• Annual discount

  10% off with annual billing

  The pricing toggle gives a 10% discount on annual billing, taking Pro from $150 to $135 a month.

• Nonprofit

  Discounted subscription for non-profits

  The pricing section says non-profits can contact the vendor for a discounted subscription.

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.