inFlow Inventory reviews

Sales & Purchase made simple

Opmerkingen: Software is one of my favorites for companies with no purchase order system.

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Great for small companies who need sales and purchasing. Sales has records of customer quoted sales and purchases can see what to order. Great way for a company to keep track of purchases and data can be exported to third part software. Purchasing software even has serial column for warranty verification of products. Was great for HVAC and appliance repair company. Great software for company with no purchase order system. Can make everything paperless and user's can view inventory, content and prices with no license. User license is portable.

Minpunten:

Software lacks year end inventory count reset. Reports could be better to show year to date expenses. I had a tough time getting year to date reports.

Practical

Opmerkingen: It has all the we currently need in terms of order management and inventory management, and such basic functions are enough so far. But the SQL engine tends to jam very often... it is annoying yet not a cause to discard the software yet.

Pluspunten:

Easy to use, easy to deploy and configure

Minpunten:

Unstable, tends to lag frequently. Consumes too much resources. Must be restarted once per day

A solid product even though it wasn't for us

Opmerkingen: I really liked inFlow personally, and I would recommend it to any friend or colleague looking for an inventory/invoicing software. I had a good time talking to every team member that I spoke to, which I can certainly say is not the case for every software team that I spoke to!

Pluspunten:

I really liked the overall layout and looks of inFlow. The design is clean and makes it fairly easy to find what you're looking for. Although it took me a little bit to figure out, I did like the way that parts were able to be "canned" into a finished good. This made overall organization of the inventory easy. I also liked the variety and customization of the labels generated with inFlow. It could fit anyone's needs in that arena. I also appreciated the helpfulness of the person who demo'd the product to me. I can only imagine how helpful the other support members are.

Minpunten:

My bosses really prefer a very very detailed invoice, and they had a difficult time making that happen. They felt like it wasn't easy to make the estimates as similar to our old system as they would've liked which is ultimately the reason we are continuing our software search in another direction.

Eerder overwogen alternatieven: InventoryCloud, Fishbowl, Sortly, Fullbay en Flowtrac

Redenen om voor inFlow Inventory te kiezen: the inventory system is not efficient for our growing company

Redenen om over te stappen op inFlow Inventory: Cost effective for what's offered

Very intuitive, and such an easy entry into the world of bar-coding.

Opmerkingen: I went to the internet with a need, and that was to get our small business bar-coded, since the old words-only tags were taking so long to process at the point of sale, ie. hand written receipts and all, causing lineups that were too long at times and likely costing us business. I found your book offer "Bar-code Your Business" and ordered a copy. It was well written, very concise, and of course, led me to purchase Inflow. What I REALLY like about Inflow is how intuitive it is. I didn't need to take a course to figure it out, as it feels very Windows-like. I purchased a no-name bar code gun online, devised a model code scheme for our products, and was up and running in no time. Thanks. On the "not so shiny" comments side, I can't say I liked the upgrade from v2 to v3. The original v2 did everything I needed, and required less explanation to my helpers as to it's function. Suddenly with v3, we now had to hit Save, Fulfill and Mark Paid, all of which ended up with me having to fix this by cheating the date on my computer and closing orders after the fact, when the helpers didn't do it the first time. I was also broadsided one day when on the job, Inflow v3 just froze up on me and I didn't know what to do, exactly when I needed it the most. Well, it turns out that I had to be connected to the internet to use it, obviously so Inflow could monitor licensing/usage status. This was not good, although your customer service was quick to help me with this. If you could find another way to police the licensing, that would be nice. And finally, the one thing that drives me nuts (did again yesterday) is the fact that if I fill in the "customer name" field AFTER having filled in the sales order details, any discounts applied off original price get erased. This has on a number of occasions caused me to inadvertently overcharge customers, and is extremely embarrassing when it's they who notice it first and think I'm trying to "pull a fast one" on them. PLEASE fix this! (although I'm outside of my customer support time window, you can spare others the same issue). Once again, I must compliment your customer service (hen it still applied to me) for their very prompt responses to any query I ever had. Peter

Very User Friendly

Opmerkingen: Very Good

Pluspunten:

It's very easy to deploy and setup , user friendly and easy to learn and train your team on it.Customer service is very responsive and helpful.

Minpunten:

It has some missing feature that may be critical for us and will ease our whole order process and fulfillment like product variant matrix.

Eerder overwogen alternatieven: Odoo en Zoho Inventory

Redenen om over te stappen op inFlow Inventory: Easy to use and learn.

Great WMS for a 3PL

Opmerkingen: The ability to invoice, manage inventory and run all the related reports is a great time saver.

Pluspunten:

It’s ease of use and ability for us to train new employees quickly.

Minpunten:

Would like to see the ability to do multiple units if measurement. Knowing how many pallets is great, however knowing pallet and piece counts simultaneously would be even better.

Eerder overwogen alternatieven: Logiwa WMS

Redenen om over te stappen op inFlow Inventory: We run both systems for different customer needs.

Inflow Inventory is my go to product

Opmerkingen: 10/10 would recommend. Keeps track of orders, customers , and inventory in one stop shop.

Pluspunten:

I like the user friendliness of this software. Being a small business it makes life a lot easier.

Minpunten:

Sometimes I have trouble uploading price sheets.

Great Software,....but

Pluspunten:

The overall learning cueve for the software is not bad at all. Much more user friendly and reliable than quickbooks.

Minpunten:

Seems most the focus is now on the web based version, have not seem many updates for the stand-alone version in the last couple years.

Inflow

Opmerkingen: From installing products and selling those goods using inflow was really a matter of a day to get started. Looking forward to utilizing the inventory features for our first monthend, and the daily sales reports are great

Pluspunten:

Ease of purchase, ease of installation and relatively easy to set up and start using.

Minpunten:

So far we have not seen any downside to using this product

Eerder overwogen alternatieven: Sage 100

Redenen om over te stappen op inFlow Inventory: ease of use for our small business. Also the start up time was very minimal compared to the alternatives

Sales team is great

Opmerkingen: Very responsive and helpful sales team. Communicated well!

Pluspunten:

The sales personsel helping me out was very great to work with. he responded quickly and answered all my questions.

Minpunten:

We do construction and have non standard workflow with that in our warehouse. Because of this the software did not quite seem to be the perfect match.

Made a world of difference for our warehouse team

Opmerkingen: Very positive overall experience. I wouldn't recommend it for a large corporate entity but we are a small company with thousands of items and it works great.

Pluspunten:

Easy data import via CSV UOM conversions Multiple Location/Sub-Locations - track specific quantities by specific buildings/shelves Material pricing tiers Easily track orders Mobile App! Now we know what needs to be ordered for upcoming projects before the project starts depleting our inventory! Online Storefront!

Minpunten:

The windows app works fine but is a bit sluggish. You don't get that polished/refined feel when using it. Fragmentation between mobile apps and windows app. Only one item photo can be uploaded/viewed on windows app, while multiple pics can be uploaded/seen on mobile app. Online storefront a bit confusing because of not having an "Add to cart" button. Simple selecting a quantity puts that quantity in your cart. Only integrates with Dymo label printers.

The best inventory control software around!

Opmerkingen: with Inflow we finally were able to control our inventory, prepare quotes, sales orders and invoices, in everything in one place, there's no need to buy extra modules.

Pluspunten:

Inflow is very easy to use, clear, easy to understand, and full of functionalities that interconnect smoothly, we can search from multiple fields, and the best is that they have now the cloud version at a fraction of the cost of similar systems, even with less functionalities.

Minpunten:

The lack of integration with ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Walmart, but I think the company is working on this.

Continuesly improved performance with great helpdesk

Opmerkingen: Overall I'm very positive about Inflow Inventory and so are my colleagues and bookkeeper. We have access from our mobile devices which is great. I also have to mention the help-desk, it is very useful and correct.

Pluspunten:

It's a great way to keep track of stock from purchase to sales. And with the Woocommerce integration it has increased its usefulness.

Minpunten:

There is some discrepancy between theoretical purchases and real world, practical situations with suppliers. But this cannot be helped. I would like to see an option where purchases that are in transit with an ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) could be included in stock levels. That way clients visiting the online showroom could see when their required products would be available for delivery from our warehouse.

REALLY LIKING THE SOFTWARE, EASY TO USE AND HAS SIMPLE USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE

Opmerkingen: UNTIL MORE EMPLOYEES ARE FURTHER EDUCATED ON OUR PROCESS AND PLANS THE SOFTWARE WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO POPULATE AND GET US INTO GOOD HABITS AND ROUTINES, OTHER THAN THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS INCREDIBLY EASY TO SETUP. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EASILY POPULATE THE SOFTWARE FOR SEVERAL OF OUR AREAS AND DEPARTMENTS AND AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH VARIOUS MANAGERS.

Pluspunten:

PERSONALLY LIKE THE LOCATIONS FEATURES AND SUB-LOCATIONS, EASY TO ASSIGN ASSETS TO THEIR APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS AND USERS. I ALSO LIKE THE FEATURE TO ADD IN YOUR OWN TABS AND FIELDS.

Minpunten:

I WOULD LIKE FOR THE SHOWROOM TO BE ABLE TO BE SPLIT INTO SEVERAL OR VARIOUS SECTIONS....SUCH AS BEING ABLE TO FILTER ONE DIVISION FROM THE OTHER, POSSIBLY HAVING INDIVIDUAL SHOWROOMS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER TO FILTER EACH DEPARTMENT'S ASSETS AND HAVE THEM BE SHOWN ONLY FOR THEIR ASSIGNED USERS WE INVITE. WE ARE NOT USING THIS SOFTWARE OR THE SHOWROOM FOR CUSTOMERS, WE ARE ONLY USING IT FOR THE STAFF AND HAVING 1-2 EMPLOYEES (MYSELF AND ONE OTHER) POPULATE AND USE THIS SOFTWARE ON A DAILY BASIS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EACH DIVISION/DEPARTMENT'S MANAGER(S) BE ABLE TO VIEW THEIR OWN STOCK VIA THE SHOWROOM AND BE ABLE TO POSSIBLY EASILY PRINT OR UPDATE THEIR AREA/DEPT BY PRINTING OUT A PAGE VIA THE SHOWROOM AND HANDING ME AND THE OTHER INFLOW USER SO WE CAN UPDATE THEIR STOCK ON A WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY BASIS. SOME AREAS NEED TO BE UPDATED MORE FREQUENTLY THAN OTHERS.

Head of Warehouses with more than 4 years of experience

Opmerkingen: Pass all Excel inventories very quickly and manage the products in more than 5+ stores

Pluspunten:

The flexibility that gives the user, if I need a report that does not have inFlow I can export / create it to Excel. I can also simply copy and paste data. I currently handle 6000+ SKUs in more than 5 stores, more than 100,000+ Sales without slowing down problems, or headaches. Thanks to this program you move from ordered storage to chaotic storage without problems

Minpunten:

I do not have a clear disadvantage ... mmm ... I see that you can not handle products with expiration date, but that is not my item

Fully adaptable, simple Inventory Management System

Pluspunten:

Able to use to suit the amount of information you want to work with. Functioned with bare minimum to allow bare bones set up which can then be added to as you decide to improve with more functions as yoou have time to do.

Minpunten:

Would be good to have a holding goods in location where items automatically store and then have process for putting items into their location.Label integration other than dymo.

Great Product for the Investment

Opmerkingen: Using InFlow, we have integrated work orders, inventory, and purchasing into one "place". Great options for reporting and usage. Overall, a simple, easy-to-use inventory management program, should satisfy most small business needs.

Pluspunten:

The ease of use and customer service make this product what it is. This software literally does everything we need.

Minpunten:

I really have no "Cons". Maybe a little more user-defined templates, but I have made it work just fine for our use.

Easy way to do Inventory

Opmerkingen: Have been an inFlow customer for many years and will continue to be for many more.

Pluspunten:

Easy to use and setup, pricing plans for every budget. Customer support is quick to respond and really helpful. Has a lot of features and their development team is always looking to add more.

Minpunten:

They really need a built in feature for lot/batch number tracking. There are several work around solutions (that do actually work) but it would be nice to have this be a standard feature.

This is a great program for a business that does not need a full-blown ERP system

Opmerkingen: InFlow has a support team that responds with phone callbacks pretty quickly. We use a more complicated ERP for another secion of the business, but did not have the option for Spanish with that ERP system. For an entry level ERP, this is a good value for the money. I can recommend it.

Pluspunten:

It is very intuitive, and easy to use. The interface is relatively clean, and pleasing.

Minpunten:

We are using the Spanish language feature (which was a primary reason for deciding to use InFlow) for one location, and the English for another. That works out pretty well, but InFlow has apparently decided to not focus on rounding out the Spanish part of it. There are a few places where, instead of Spanish, there is an English word. It is still definitely usable as it is, but it would be great for inflow to put another 25 hours into is to make the Spanish part COMPLETELY Spanish. Regardless, I can say that that should not stop you from using it. The English version of it is absolutely perfect, so if you don't anticipate using other than the English functionality, you will never know it. Even if you do use the Spanish version, you will still be able to operate just fine.

I am in love

Opmerkingen: I have had nothing but great experiences with using inflow as well as using the live chat on inflow. I highly recommend it. The price is excellent for the capabilities it contains.

Pluspunten:

I love the simplicity of this program. I have over 1000 items in my warehouse we distribute to 32 stores. It makes the entire purchasing and invoicing system extremely easy for myself and my customers. The inflow showroom is amazing. The customers can actually see what they are purchasing.

Minpunten:

I feel like the bar coding system is a little too complicated for my needs.

Very Good

Opmerkingen: inFlow has a great pricing structure with no gotchas. The software is powerful with room to grow. The customer service is excellent. Highly recommended. With no long term contracts or dishonest sales tactics you have nothing to lose.

Pluspunten:

inFlow has a great feature set and many access options like app, web app, desktop, ect. Our inventory management is much improved with the software and there are many more features that we are not yet using but know we can use the product for years to come. The pricing structure incentivizes inflow to make sure you love the product so you keep using it so they take good care of you to get you going. Great product.

Minpunten:

A little confusing the differences between the different versions of the product. The web app is a little bit limited.

County Government Using Inflow in Several Departments

Opmerkingen: I am currently using inflow to manage my warehouse of 650 products. I have decided to use Inflow for my archive records department with over 25,000 records and I'm so confident in Inflow I actually looking forward to changing my records over to a system that really works.

Pluspunten:

The software is very user friendly and the more detailed your initial setup the better your experience. I converted from an access database to inflow via an excel.csv and in 15 minutes I was ready to start taking orders.

Minpunten:

The thing i liked least about Inflow is that i did not find it FIRST. I vetted 8 different software packages and none of them really met my needs and most were double or more the cost of Inflow.

I love this product!

Opmerkingen: Wonderful product!

Pluspunten:

This product is easy to use and you don't need to be an computer expert to master it such a great product and great customer service you had.

Minpunten:

I don't have any bad comments using it and I'm still waiting for more updates to come.

Have our company's entire stock in it and makes my life so easy

Opmerkingen: Life is easier with it

Pluspunten:

I love how you can sort the the products in different categories and locations. Printing and inputting is so easy.

Minpunten:

There is not much I do not like about this program. Importing and exporting I would have liked to work better. But all in all I love it.

Good but not great

Pluspunten:

This product is easy to use. The manual is easy to follow. There are multiple options for your specific needs

Minpunten:

When subtracting inventory everyday, the numbers didn't seem to be being taken out correctly and our numbers were always wrong.