Axacute vs Zoho Inventory

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.

Zoho Inventory is inventory and order management software for businesses tracking stock, purchases, and sales. It supports purchase and sales orders, stock alerts, barcode scanning, and serial and batch tracking for items and expiry dates. Users can control inventory across warehouses, transfer stock, and generate warehouse-specific reports. Mobile apps provide real-time order-status updates for managing and fulfilling orders on the go, and access is also available through Windows. Listed integrations include Amazon, Shopify, Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, Stripe, PayPal, Slack, and Google Workspace. GST tools include GSTINs, HSN/SAC codes, compliant invoices, automated tax calculations, e-Way bills, and delivery challans. The free plan allows 50 orders and invoices, 20 purchase orders and bills per month, and one user. Paid plans are listed from $29 per month with annual billing; yearly billing is marked as saving 20%, and listed prices exclude GST. The maker is headquartered in Chennai, India, and was founded in 1996.