Ordoro vs Zoho Inventory
We give Ordoro a 2.2 GPA and Zoho Inventory a 3.4, out of 4.0. Zoho Inventory grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ordoro
Inventory, shipping and dropshipping apps for multichannel sellers
Zoho Inventory
Online inventory and order management from Zoho, with a free plan
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOrdoroFair | 3.4GPAZoho InventoryVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DInventory Advanced is $349 a month for 1,000 orders, with no yearly rate listed, and it covers a shop plus an online store. But purchase orders, stocktakes and bills of materials need Premium at $499, the dearest tenth of this category, so counting and reordering stock costs top money. | AStandard covers a shop plus an online store at $29 a month billed yearly ($39 monthly): 500 orders a month, 3 users, 2 locations and 1 Shopify store. That's well under what this category usually charges, though barcodes and stock counts need Premium at $79. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan for Inventory, but a 15-day free trial with no credit card required. The free plan you may spot is for the separate Shipping app, at 100 labels a month. | CFree for 50 orders a month, 1 user and 1 location, with composite items, dropshipping and one Shopify store. Fine for a side hustle, but a shop and an online store will pass 50 orders a month quickly, and there are no barcodes. |
| Features | BStock written back to every channel, kitting and bundles, unlimited warehouses with transfers, FBA sync, automation rules, purchase orders and manufacturing orders, plus separate shipping and dropshipping apps. The whole job, though purchasing and stocktakes are Premium only. | BMarketplace and store sync, several warehouses with bins, sales and purchase orders, backorders, dropshipping, shipping labels, and barcodes with serial and batch tracking. That's the whole job, though barcodes, stock counts and batches start on Premium. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You'll connect channels and warehouses and set up order rules before it pays off, and shipping lives in a separate app you set up too. | A4.75 from 1,029 App Store ratings, just into the top band. It also works with Zoho Books and Zoho CRM if you already use them. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy, BigCommerce, WooCommerce and QuickBooks Online, and API access on both Inventory plans. No desktop or phone apps listed. | AWeb, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce, Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online, Xero and carriers like UPS, USPS and FedEx. That's the full spread. |
| Best for | online sellers keeping stock in sync across channels | small online sellers on a budget |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ordoro and Zoho Inventory. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ordoro starts at $349 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoho Inventory starts at $29 a month and scores 3.7.
Zoho Inventory scores higher and starts $320 a month lower. Of the other inventory management tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Ordoro for less, and none scores higher than Zoho Inventory for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Ordoro starts at $349 per month for 1,000 orders. Zoho Inventory starts at $29 per organization / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
- Zoho Inventory has a free plan. Ordoro does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Zoho Inventory lists Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Ordoro also covers dropshipping.
- Zoho Inventory also covers online store.
At a glance
| Ordoro | Zoho Inventory | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $349 per month for 1,000 orders | $29 per organization / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 50 orders a month, 1 user and 1 location, with composite items, dropshipping and backorders. |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of the paid plans |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Ordoro | Zoho |
| Price read from | ordoro.com | zoho.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Ordoro
- Online sellers on several channels who need stock kept in sync
- Shopify and Amazon brands selling kits and bundles
- Businesses that ship their own orders and also dropship
Zoho Inventory
- Small online sellers on Amazon, eBay, Etsy or Shopify
- Businesses already using Zoho Books or Zoho CRM
- Very small shops that want a free plan to start
Worth knowing
Ordoro
- Inventory plans include 1,000 orders a month; each further 1,000 costs $100.
- Shipping is a separate app: free for 100 labels a month, $59 a month for 3,000, or $149 a month for unlimited labels.
- Dropshipping is another separate app from $299 a month for 1,000 dropshipments; bundles of apps are priced by sales.
- Purchase orders, bills of materials and stocktakes are only on the $499 Inventory Premium plan.
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.
Key features
Ordoro
- Stock sync across channels
- Writes stock back to every connected channel automatically, with per-channel reserve quantities, max export and low-stock alerts.
- Kitting and order automation
- Kitting and bundling on both Inventory plans, with order routing and splitting, automatic order tagging and bulk inventory uploads.
- Warehouses and Amazon FBA
- Unlimited warehouses with transfers and allocation, 3PL order management, and FBA inventory sync with FBA and FBM item tracking.
- Purchasing and manufacturing
- Purchase orders with goods receipts, supplier lead times, bills of materials and manufacturing orders on the Premium plan.
- Shipping app
- A separate app for labels at Ordoro's discounted carrier rates, barcode pack verification, batch processing and return labels.
- Dropshipping app
- A separate app that routes orders to suppliers, gives vendors their own portals and writes tracking back to sales channels.
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.
Plans
Ordoro
Inventory Advanced$349
per month for 1,000 orders
Unlimited warehouses, channels and users, kitting, allocation, transfers, automation rules, QuickBooks Online and API access. $100 per extra 1,000 orders.
Inventory Premium$499
per month for 1,000 orders
Adds purchase orders, bills of materials, manufacturing orders, stocktakes and a custom forecasting report. $100 per extra 1,000 orders.
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.
Ways to pay less
Ordoro
No public discounts listed.
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.
