# InvenTree review (2026): is it any good? > Open-source parts and stock management you host yourself Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. InvenTree is an open-source inventory system for tracking parts, suppliers, stock locations and bills of materials. It is a web server you deploy yourself, and it can be extended with plugins and connected to other software. The project is run by contributors and is not sold as a subscription. - **Category:** Inventory Management - **Made by:** InvenTree - **Website:** https://inventree.org - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you do not want to run a server, as the project lists no hosted plan. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, InvenTree is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The whole system is open source under the MIT license and free to run on your own server. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Self-hosted | $0 | The full open-source system under the MIT license, which you host and maintain yourself. | Read from https://inventree.org/about on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with InvenTree before buying. ## Key features - **Parts organized in categories:** Parts sit in structured categories so an inventory can be arranged to fit how a business or hobby shop works. - **Supplier management:** Suppliers and supplier items can be created, edited or deleted and linked to any part. - **Stock levels:** Shows current stock for a part, for a particular location, or as required by an individual build. - **Bill of materials:** BOM management lists the sub-parts needed to make a new part. - **Plugins and integrations:** Built to be extended: it offers several ways to connect to outside applications and to add custom plugins. - **Several ways to deploy:** Install with Docker, a one-line installer, AppJail on FreeBSD, a manual bare-metal install, or a 1-click DigitalOcean app. ## Good for - Hobbyists, labs and small manufacturers with someone who can run a server - Teams that want to read and change the source code - Parts-heavy work that needs a bill of materials ## Worth knowing - You deploy and maintain the server yourself; the site lists no hosted plan from the project. - Support comes through public issue trackers and docs; private questions are generally not answered, and paid support goes through third-party developers. - The project says it is built in spare time and has no fixed release timeline. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. InvenTree is open source under the MIT licence and tracks parts, suppliers, stock locations and bills of materials. You run the server yourself, support comes from public issue trackers, and the project says it is built in spare time with no fixed release dates. - **Value for money: C.** Free outright but only if you host it yourself, which needs a server and someone to look after it, so it stays at the ordinary grade. The project sells no hosted plan. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The whole system is MIT licensed with no paid tier to hit. The cost is the server and your time. - **Features: B.** Parts in categories, suppliers, stock levels, bills of materials, plugins and several ways to deploy. The listing shows no gap in the core work of stock tracking. - **Ease of use: D.** You deploy and maintain it yourself, which means a server, updates and reading the docs. No store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with a plugin system and connections to other software. There is no hosted version from the project. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from InvenTree's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among inventory management tools - InvenTree's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 65 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 3. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 72 of 72) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - InvenTree has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/inventory ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** InvenTree is free, so making your own would save you nothing. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 65 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade. - You could make: Inventory: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Inventory, Open source, Self-hostable ## Alternatives - [Snipe-IT](https://toolgpa.com/tools/snipe-it): Open-source IT asset management you host yourself or have hosted. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/inventree-vs-snipe-it) - [Sortly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sortly): Phone-first inventory app for tracking equipment, tools and supplies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/inventree-vs-sortly) - [BoxHero](https://toolgpa.com/tools/boxhero): Barcode-based inventory tracking for small teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/boxhero-vs-inventree) - [MRPeasy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mrpeasy): Cloud MRP and inventory software for small manufacturers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/inventree-vs-mrpeasy) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://inventree.org/ - https://inventree.org/about - https://inventree.org/deploy - https://inventree.org/support Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/inventree Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).