OfficeBooks vs OpenBoxes
OfficeBooks
officebooks.com
OpenBoxes
openboxes.orgSide by side
| Figure | OfficeBooks | OpenBoxes |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | $24/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 12 |
| Spec score · Inventory Management Software | 8.0 (#38) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The purchasing plan lists QuickBooks Online integration, and the product supports contact imports from Excel or Gmail and inventory imports from Excel. | The features page names REST API, webhooks, n8n, OpenFn, Boomi, Crowdin, and DHIS2 integrations. |
| Inventory | It adjusts inventory automatically when items are purchased, built, or sold and shows real time inventory levels and requirements. | It tracks stock across multiple facilities, bins, lots or serial numbers, and expiration dates, with stock movement audit history. |
| Mobile | The registration page says mobile and tablet support is in beta. | The mobile-optimized interface supports warehouse workflows including picking, putaway, barcode scanning, inventory lookups, receiving, and shipping. |
| Purchase orders | Yes | Yes |
| Reporting | Reports can be run over a selected date range and exported in formats including Excel, PDF, and HTML. | Built-in reporting includes consumption, stockout, expiration, transaction, stock analytics, and quantity-on-hand reports. |
| Security | The privacy policy says the company uses technical, contractual, administrative, and physical measures designed to protect personal information and commercially reasonable efforts to maintain it securely. | OpenBoxes Lift lists MFA, role-based access control, TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest, tenant data isolation, and security patches for managed Kubernetes. |
| Stock alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The feature page states a guaranteed next business day response, a typical response under one hour, and email, phone, Google Chat, Google Hangouts, and Join.me support modes. | The community edition includes community support, while Lift plans include managed support with tier-dependent availability and response times. |
Plans
OfficeBooks
- Distributor$79 a month
- Full$169 a month
- FreeFree
- freeFree
- purchasing$9.99 a month
- distributor$79 a month
- full$169 a month
OpenBoxes
- Community EditionFree
- Self-Hosted$24 a month
- OpenBoxes Lift$75 a month
- Shared OpenBoxes Lift$75 a month
- Dedicated OpenBoxes Lift$899 a month
- Enterprise OpenBoxes LiftPrice not published
- OpenBoxes Lift Shared$75 a month
- OpenBoxes Lift Shared (current Lift pricing page)$75 a month
- OpenBoxes Lift Dedicated (current Lift pricing page)$300 a month
- OpenBoxes Lift Dedicated$899 a month
In their own words
OfficeBooks
OfficeBooks has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OpenBoxes
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.