Axacute vs OpenBoxes

Axacute is a cloud-based inventory and production management system for manufacturers managing warehouse and shop-floor work. Its inventory tools cover receiving, put-away, stock movement, counting, allocation, picking, packing, and shipping. Lot traceability follows raw materials through jobs to shipments, including tracing items to their source in a recall. Production features include multi-level bills of materials, job orders, real-time work-in-progress tracking, scrap recording, and finished-goods receipt. The system also tracks labor hours, machine utilization, downtime, and run and setup hours. Axacute says it connects with ERP and accounting systems through REST API or file import, with prebuilt connections for QuickBooks Online and SAP Business One. A BarTender Cloud integration supports label generation and printing. The product is available on the web, and mobile apps are listed. A free plan supports two users; paid plans are listed from $25 a month, while the pricing note says paid service starts at $20/user/mo with annual billing. A 14-day trial is available.

OpenBoxes is an open-source supply chain management system for tracking supplies and medications across healthcare facilities and disaster relief efforts. It records stock across facilities, bins, lots or serial numbers, and expiration dates, with an audit history of stock movements. Procurement workflows cover purchase orders, suppliers, invoices, requisitions, receiving, and shipments. Expiry alerts and first-expiry-first-out picking help manage time-sensitive stock, while built-in reports cover consumption, stockouts, expiration, transactions, stock analytics, and quantities on hand. Its mobile-optimized interface supports warehouse picking, putaway, barcode scanning, inventory lookups, receiving, and shipping. Integrations include a REST API, webhooks, n8n, OpenFn, Boomi, Crowdin, and DHIS2. The Community Edition is 0.00 USD and supports self-hosting, with community support. Paid options include Self-Hosted at $24 a month, Shared Lift from $75 a month, and Dedicated Lift from $899 a month with a 12-month minimum term. Cloud deployment requires consistent internet connectivity; on-premise deployment requires supporting hardware and people.