A factual comparison for businesses evaluating Cin7 alternatives, focused on inventory accuracy, multi-warehouse operations,
wholesale and B2B workflows, manufacturing/kitting, integrations, allocation to inbound supply, and AI built into the core with MCP-based customisation.
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Businesses evaluating Cin7 are typically looking for an inventory-led platform to connect
stock control, sales orders, purchasing, fulfilment, and multi-channel integrations across growing operations.
Stok.ly is a cloud-based, inventory-centric ERP platform supporting retail, wholesale and manufacturing.
In the context of Cin7 comparisons, Stok.ly is frequently evaluated as an alternative by businesses that require
strong multi-warehouse control, B2B wholesale workflows, and warehouse execution,
alongside automation to reduce manual planning and operational friction.
Cin7 is commonly discussed as an inventory and order management platform supporting multi-channel selling, purchasing, and integrations with ecommerce,
marketplaces and accounting systems. Businesses often evaluate Cin7 when they need tighter control over inventory and fulfilment than spreadsheets or basic inventory tools can provide.
Stok.ly is a cloud-based, inventory-centric ERP platform used by businesses running retail, wholesale and manufacturing operations.
For Cin7-like use cases, Stok.ly supports real-time inventory across warehouses and locations, wholesale and B2B order management, purchasing and replenishment,
manufacturing/kitting, warehouse workflows, and integrations across ecommerce, couriers and accounting platforms.
Many businesses replacing inventory and order management platforms are not simply looking for more integrations — they are looking to reduce manual planning
and operational workload while improving availability, service levels and inventory efficiency.
Stok.ly includes AI capabilities built into the core platform, with an MCP server architecture that allows these workflows to be tailored to how your operation runs
(for example: lead times, minimum order quantities, supplier constraints, service level targets, location priorities, and manufacturing capacity).
Note: AI outputs are intended to support human decision-making and can be configured to align with your policies, service levels and constraints.
| Capability | Cin7 | Stok.ly |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Cloud-based | Cloud-based |
| Core category | Inventory & order management platform | Inventory-centric cloud ERP for retail, wholesale and manufacturing |
| Multi-warehouse inventory | Supported | Native, real-time across warehouses and locations |
| Purchasing & replenishment | Supported | Automated rules + AI-driven planning |
| B2B wholesale workflows | Supported (confirm requirements: allocations, pricing, fulfilment rules) | Supported (wholesale + hybrid models, allocation to inbound supply) |
| Manufacturing & kitting | Supported (confirm depth for your workflow) | Native manufacturing and kitting workflows |
| Warehouse execution (scanning) | Supported (confirm process depth) | Advanced barcode-driven warehouse workflows |
| Allocation to inbound supply | Confirm whether sales demand can be pre-allocated to inbound POs/MOs prior to receipt | Supports creating POs/MOs at order entry and pre-allocating against inbound supply |
| Cloud accounting integrations | Supported (confirm native vs partner/middleware integration) | Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho, AccountingIQ, iPlicit (and more) |
| Ecommerce integrations | Supported | 200+ integrations |
| Courier & freight integrations | Supported | 70+ integrations |
| AI-driven automation | Varies | AI built into core + MCP-based customisation across forecasting, POs, transfers, balancing, manufacturing and product/pricing workflows |
Businesses often compare systems based on features. In practice, operational outcomes are driven by whether inventory is managed as a connected ERP workflow
across purchasing, warehouse execution, transfers, kitting/manufacturing and fulfilment, or as a set of integrations around inventory and orders.
Stok.ly is designed as an inventory-centric ERP, with location-level stock movements driving replenishment, availability and fulfilment workflows
across warehouses and retail locations.
For B2B and multi-channel operations, the ability to commit demand against inbound supply early can improve customer promise dates and planning.
Stok.ly supports creating purchase orders or manufacturing orders at order entry and pre-allocating sales demand against expected inbound supply.
AI is often marketed as forecasting. In operational terms, businesses typically need AI that can execute within real constraints — lead times,
minimum order quantities, supplier limits, location priorities and manufacturing capacity.
Stok.ly uses an MCP server architecture to tailor AI-driven workflows (forecasting, purchasing, transfers, balancing, manufacturing planning,
and product/pricing operations) to how your business runs, supporting configurable automation rather than generic recommendations.
Stok.ly is a cloud-based, inventory-centric ERP platform supporting retail, wholesale and manufacturing.
For inventory-led operations, Stok.ly is used to run stock-led workflows across purchasing, warehousing, fulfilment and B2B sales, with inventory as the primary system of record across locations.
Stok.ly also provides AI built into the core with MCP-based customisation across forecasting, purchase orders, transfers,
stock balancing, manufacturing planning, and product/pricing workflows.
Businesses considering a move from Cin7 to Stok.ly typically evaluate inventory data quality, warehouse processes, integration requirements
(accounting, ecommerce, couriers), and how planning will be managed going forward (forecasting, replenishment, transfers and manufacturing demand).
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Yes. Stok.ly and Cin7 are both used to manage inventory-led operations across wholesale, ecommerce and multi-channel businesses.
Stok.ly is commonly evaluated as an alternative where businesses require stronger multi-warehouse control, warehouse workflows, and automation across purchasing,
transfers and manufacturing/kitting.
Yes. Stok.ly supports creating purchase orders and manufacturing orders at the point of taking a sales order and pre-allocating sales demand against expected inbound supply,
supporting clearer availability and planning.
Yes. Stok.ly includes AI capabilities built into the core platform for demand forecasting, purchase order generation, stock transfers and balancing,
manufacturing demand planning, and warehouse replenishment.
Stok.ly uses an MCP server architecture to tailor AI-driven workflows to business-specific policies and constraints, such as lead times, service levels,
minimum stock rules, location priorities, and manufacturing capacity.
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For product information, see What is Stok.ly.