Inventory Management

Actual versus theoretical usage. This report compares what you used with what your sales imply you should have used. It only works if the product reads your POS sales, so check which tills it connects to.

Counting method and offline use. Some products count by phone camera, barcode or scale, and only a minority describe an offline mode. Check what happens when your storeroom has poor signal.

Stand-alone or part of a suite. A few products are inventory only. Others, such as those from workforce and accounting vendors, bundle it with scheduling or bookkeeping, which suits groups but may be more than a single site needs.

Multi-location transfers and permissions. If you run several sites, look for stock transfers between them and user permissions so each manager sees only their own counts.

Published price or demo only. Of the 50 profiled products, 24 are quote only. If you need to compare costs before speaking to sales, filter for those that publish plans.