Liquor Logic vs VinBalance vs vintrace

Liquor Logic is cloud software for breweries, distilleries, wineries, cideries, bars, restaurants and bottle stores. VinBalance is winery management software from Ingio/VinBalance LLC that covers accounting, inventory, cellar production records, cost tracking, tasting room point of sale and wine club shipments in one system. vintrace is cloud winery management software that tracks a wine from vineyard fruit intake through tanks, barrels, lab work, bottling and sales. All three are listed under Brewery, Winery & Distillery Production Software. The main differences are in price, audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • price

    Liquor Logic publishes a starting price of ZAR 349 per month. VinBalance and vintrace do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Liquor Logic: Craft breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries; VinBalance: Small to mid-size wineries wanting one integrated system; vintrace: Wineries running cellar work orders and tank tracking.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Liquor Logic names 24 integrations, VinBalance names 2 integrations and vintrace names 18 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Liquor Logic vs VinBalance vs vintrace: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldLiquor LogicVinBalancevintrace
What it isLiquor Logic is cloud software for breweries, distilleries, wineries, cideries, bars, restaurants and bottle stores.VinBalance is winery management software from Ingio/VinBalance LLC that covers accounting, inventory, cellar production records, cost tracking, tasting room point of sale and wine club shipments in one system.vintrace is cloud winery management software that tracks a wine from vineyard fruit intake through tanks, barrels, lab work, bottling and sales.
Best forCraft breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries; Taprooms, tasting rooms, bars and restaurants; Producers who also sell wholesale or run eventsSmall to mid-size wineries wanting one integrated system; Wineries with a tasting room and wine clubWineries running cellar work orders and tank tracking; Custom crush wineries; Wineries that also farm grapes
Pricing modelSubscription (unlimited users)Quote onlyQuote only
Starting priceZAR 349 per monthNot publishedNot published
Free planNoNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot publishedNot published
ContractNone: no lock-in contractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot publishedWeb
CountriesSouth AfricaNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations24218
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedSOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedNot publishedNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot publishedEncompass Technologies (joined 2022), which was acquired by VIP (Vermont Information Processing) in September 2026
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Liquor Logic

  • AcuSense
  • Anton Paar Snap 51
  • Aramex
  • GapDraught
  • Internet Express
  • Jotform
  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp
  • Mews
  • MTE Xpress
  • RAM Courier
  • RAPT
and 10 more
  • Sage
  • Sage Pastel
  • Shopify
  • SnapScan
  • Stockmate
  • The Courier Guy
  • Tilt Hydrometer
  • WhatsApp
  • WooCommerce
  • Zapper

Named only by VinBalance

  • FORT
  • UPS Worldship

Named only by vintrace

  • AgCode
  • Anton Paar
  • Baker Wine & Grape Analysis
  • BarrelWise
  • BioSystems
  • ChemWell
  • ETS Labs
  • eVineyard
  • Foss
  • GrapeLink
  • GrapeWeb
  • Lightspeed
and 4 more
  • TankNet
  • Thermo Fisher
  • vinCreative
  • VinWizard

Which to choose

Liquor Logic

Choose Liquor Logic if you are in one of these groups: Craft breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries; Taprooms, tasting rooms, bars and restaurants; Producers who also sell wholesale or run events.

VinBalance

Choose VinBalance if you are in one of these groups: Small to mid-size wineries wanting one integrated system; Wineries with a tasting room and wine club.

vintrace

Choose vintrace if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Wineries running cellar work orders and tank tracking; Custom crush wineries; Wineries that also farm grapes.

What we could not confirm

Liquor Logic

  • Founding year, headquarters, team size and funding
  • Named customers
  • Security certifications and hosting
  • Interface languages
  • What the ZAR 490 per year line on the pricing page covers
  • Which countries excise reporting covers beyond South Africa

VinBalance

  • Any price, trial or contract term
  • Headquarters, founding year, funding and team size
  • Customer names and countries
  • Supported operating systems and mobile apps
  • Security certifications
  • Whether the site is actively maintained (copyright 2018)

vintrace

  • Any price, plans, free trial or contract term
  • Native iOS or Android app availability and names
  • Headquarters, founding year, founders and team size
  • Countries where it is sold
  • Interface languages

Go further

Liquor Logic profileVinBalance profilevintrace profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Liquor Logic, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: modules and audiencehttps://liquorlogic.co.za/
  2. Plans, prices, feature tablehttps://liquorlogic.co.za/Pricing
  3. Feature overviewhttps://liquorlogic.co.za/Features
  4. Integration listhttps://liquorlogic.co.za/Features/Integrations
  5. Hardware bundles and legal namehttps://liquorlogic.co.za/Hardware
  6. Support hourshttps://liquorlogic.co.za/ContactUs

vintrace, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Product home page, pricing and demo route, customer case studieshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace
  2. Winery features, security badgeshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/wine-production-software
  3. Vineyard modulehttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/vineyard-management
  4. Mobile apphttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/app-realtime-info
  5. Named integrationshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/our-partners
  6. Company background, countries counthttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/about-us
  7. Customer names and support commentshttps://www.encompasstech.com/vintrace/testimonials
  8. VIP acquisition of Encompasshttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vip-announces-strategic-acquisition-of-encompass-technologies-to-accelerate-the-future-of-food--beverage-technology-302877838.html