The BoxHero Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about BoxHero in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
BoxHero
The Insider’s Guide
Barcode-based inventory tracking for small teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among inventory management tools, read from BoxHero’s own pages.
Made by BoxHero, Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from BoxHero’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on BoxHero’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 43 of the 47 other inventory management tools we grade
BoxHero is a cloud inventory app for tracking stock across items, locations and team members, with barcode scanning from a phone or scanner. It adds purchase and sales orders, bundles, reports and low-stock alerts on its paid plan. A free plan covers one member and 100 items.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about BoxHero, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Items have to be imported or entered before you can scan.
- 1
Best for barcode inventory for very small teams
BoxHero tracks stock with barcode scanning on web, iPhone and Android, and its Business plan is $24 a team a month on yearly billing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $24 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $24 per team / month, billed annually ($288 a year).
- 3
There is a free plan
Personal Plan: 1 member, 100 items and 1 location, with barcode scanning, Excel import and export, and 30 days of transaction history.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
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Barcode scanning
Uses a phone camera or a barcode scanner to add, remove and adjust stock, with custom barcode printing on the Business plan.
- 6
Multiple locations
The Business plan tracks and moves inventory across warehouses and stores; the free plan has one location.
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Purchases, sales and returns
Business plan users can manage purchase and sales orders with invoicing, record returns against the original order and create bundles.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 43 of 47
That is against the other inventory management tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of BoxHero you could make: inventory and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
BoxHero at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $24 per team / month, billed annually ($288 a year)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of the Business Plan, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- BoxHero, Inc.
- Category
- Inventory Management
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for barcode inventory for very small teams
BoxHero tracks stock with barcode scanning on web, iPhone and Android, and its Business plan is $24 a team a month on yearly billing. The free plan stops at 1 member and 100 items, and extra members and items cost more.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | $24 a team a month on yearly billing for 3 members, under 60% of the category's cheapest quarter at $49, which is $29.40. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free Personal plan, but with 1 member, 1 location and 100 items you will reach the cap quickly. A 30-day Business trial with no card is also offered. |
| Features | C | Barcode scanning, locations, purchases and sales, alerts, counts and reports. Reports, alerts and orders need Business, and add-ons exist only there. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Items have to be imported or entered before you can scan. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iOS and Android, with API access, but no named integrations. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who BoxHero is for
- Fits if you run one small stockroom and scan items with a phone
- Works for a team of three that wants cheap inventory
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 1 member, 100 items and 1 location
- Pricey if you grow, since extra members are $5 each, 1,000 items $10 and 10 locations $10 a month
- Not for you if you need a warehouse system, as it is barcode counting for small teams
- Watch out: the monthly-billing price was not readable on the page, only the $24 annual rate
Good to know
Good for
- Small shops and teams moving from spreadsheets to scanned stock counts
- Solo sellers who fit within 100 items on the free plan
- Teams that count stock on a phone or handheld scanner
Worth knowing
- The free Personal Plan is limited to 1 member, 1 location and 100 items.
- Business covers 3 members, 1,000 items and 3 locations; extra members cost $5 each per month, 1,000 items cost $10 per month and 10 locations cost $10 per month.
- Add-ons are available only on the Business plan.
- The monthly-billing price was not readable on the page; the $24 figure is the annual-billing rate.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$24
A month to start. There is a free plan too
BoxHero has a free plan. Paid plans start at $24 per team / month, billed annually ($288 a year).
Personal
$0
1 member, 100 items, 1 location, barcode scanning, custom attributes, Excel import and export and API access.
Business
$24
per team / month, billed annually ($288 a year)
3 members, 1,000 items and 3 locations. Adds reports, low-stock alerts, purchase and sales orders, bundles, inventory counts and unlimited history.
The free plan
Personal Plan: 1 member, 100 items and 1 location, with barcode scanning, Excel import and export, and 30 days of transaction history.
Trying it first
30-day free trial of the Business Plan, no credit card required
Read from boxhero.io on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
The pricing page marks its annual option as saving 20% and shows the Business plan at $288 a year.
Stated on boxhero.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Barcode-based inventory tracking for small teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, reports, inventory, barcode scanning.
Barcode scanning, locations, purchases and sales, alerts, counts and reports.
- Barcode scanning
- Uses a phone camera or a barcode scanner to add, remove and adjust stock, with custom barcode printing on the Business plan.
- Multiple locations
- The Business plan tracks and moves inventory across warehouses and stores; the free plan has one location.
- Purchases, sales and returns
- Business plan users can manage purchase and sales orders with invoicing, record returns against the original order and create bundles.
- Alerts, counts and reports
- Safety stock levels trigger low-stock alerts, and counts, past quantity lookups and custom reports are included on the paid plan.
- Sharing and permissions
- Team members get role-based permissions, and an inventory link shares data securely with outside partners.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
BoxHero is made by BoxHero, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
43/47
Other inventory management tools it is graded above
BoxHero's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 43 of the 47 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 45 of 47) and worst on ease of use (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $24 a month, against a middle price of $121.50 for the category: 2 of the 31 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 48 inventory management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. BoxHero’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 45 of 47
- CFree plan and trialAbove 33 of 47
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 47
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 47
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 47
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 32 inventory management tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. BoxHero is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of BoxHero you could make: inventory and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 43 of the 47 other inventory management tools we grade. It costs $288 a year.
What you could make
- Inventory and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Scanning barcodes with a phone camera or a scanner.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- An API that other software can build on.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
What this rests on. BoxHero’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Sortly, inFlow, StockTake Online and Zoho Inventory
The 4 tools BoxHero is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Sortly
Free plan · from $49/mo
Phone-first inventory app for tracking equipment, tools and supplies.
- BoxHero also covers reports.
- Sortly also covers qR codes.
- 2.6GPA
inFlow
Free trial · from $99/mo
Inventory, orders and barcoding for wholesalers and small warehouses.
- BoxHero has a free plan. inFlow does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only inFlow lists a Windows app.
- inFlow also covers invoicing.
- 1.8GPA
StockTake Online
Paid
Restaurant stock control, ordering and recipe costing.
- BoxHero has a free plan. StockTake Online does not.
- BoxHero also covers barcode scanning.
- 3.4GPA
Zoho Inventory
Free plan · from $29/mo
Online inventory and order management from Zoho, with a free plan.
- Only Zoho Inventory lists a Windows app.
- BoxHero also covers reports.
- Zoho Inventory also covers online store and shipping labels.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is BoxHero free?
BoxHero has a free plan. Personal Plan: 1 member, 100 items and 1 location, with barcode scanning, Excel import and export, and 30 days of transaction history.
How much does BoxHero cost?
BoxHero lists 2 plans. Personal: $0.
What platforms does BoxHero work on?
BoxHero is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does BoxHero offer any discounts?
BoxHero publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing.
Does BoxHero have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. BoxHero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does BoxHero have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. BoxHero is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is BoxHero open source?
BoxHero is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does BoxHero have an API?
Yes. BoxHero offers a public API, according to its own site.
Does BoxHero have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial of the Business Plan, no credit card required.
Who makes BoxHero?
BoxHero is made by BoxHero, Inc.
What are the alternatives to BoxHero?
The closest alternatives to BoxHero in our directory are Sortly, inFlow, StockTake Online and Zoho Inventory.
How does BoxHero compare with other inventory management tools?
BoxHero's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 43 of the 47 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 2.
Is BoxHero good value for money?
ToolGPA grades BoxHero A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $24 a month, against a middle price of $121.50 for the category: 2 of the 31 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of BoxHero?
The plain part of BoxHero you could make: inventory and reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from BoxHero’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from BoxHero's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by BoxHero, Inc. Prices change, so check boxhero.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- BoxHero, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/boxhero
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
The best-graded inventory management tools after BoxHero, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- Inventory Management Insider's GuideEvery one of the 48 inventory management tools we grade, compared
- Zoho Inventory Insider's GuideOnline inventory and order management from Zoho, with a free plan3.4 GPA
- Sortly Insider's GuidePhone-first inventory app for tracking equipment, tools and supplies3.0 GPA
- inFlow Insider's GuideInventory, orders and barcoding for wholesalers and small warehouses2.6 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what BoxHero’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. BoxHero is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by BoxHero, Inc. Prices and plans change: check boxhero.io before you buy.