DEAR Systems, by Cin7 vs. Sales Force Optimization

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DEAR Systems, by Cin7
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
DEAR Systems is now part of Cin7 since the early 2021 acquisition. They offer a multi-channel order and inventory management oriented around the needs of retailers, that scales to support warehouse operations, point of sale solutions, as well as accounting and ecommerce integrations.
$325
per month
Sales Force Optimization
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Pricing
DEAR Systems, by Cin7Sales Force Optimization
Editions & Modules
Standard
$325
per month
Retailing
$475
per month
Manufacturing
$525
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DEAR Systems, by Cin7Sales Force Optimization
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual subscription and billing (equal to one month free).—
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Community Pulse
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Features
DEAR Systems, by Cin7Sales Force Optimization
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
DEAR Systems, by Cin7
7.3
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Sales Force Optimization
6.9
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Inventory tracking8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Serial number and batch tracking8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Automation rules8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting and analytics9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Fulfillment5.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Backorder management2.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Returns management7.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Bill of materials management7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Item kitting7.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Invoicing9.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Forecasting9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Accounting integration10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Barcode scanning00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Point of sale integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
DEAR Systems, by Cin7Sales Force Optimization
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DEAR Systems, by Cin7Sales Force Optimization
Likelihood to Recommend
Cin7
The production module systems that is offered by DEAR Systems is very good but a criticism is that it is tailored to non-variable production e.g., assembling a bike. If the output is variable e.g., dehydrating then the system is a bit challenging to use and can lead to inaccurate stock levels.
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Seamless Distribution Systems
Well suited for larger organizations, especially product-based companies. Where we store customer details, particularly for the product that the customer has enquired. It may not be well suited for smaller organisations. It has so many features and advantages, times it can be overwhelming for someone who have no experience of using the software before.
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Pros
Cin7
  • Xero Online Accounting Integration - 100% reliable
  • Drop Shipment combined with Own Warehouse Shipment Processing is a dream
  • Support - Really efficient dealing with technical issues and more generic issues equally well
  • Financial control of delivery notes and purchase invoices provides excellent data integrity
  • Easily add new cost variables such as shipping costs, managed easily
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Seamless Distribution Systems
  • Storing Data
  • Creating Multiple User IDs
  • Retrieving the data with ease
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Cons
Cin7
  • Support
  • Bugs
  • Website Functionality
  • Down-time
  • Glitchiness
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Seamless Distribution Systems
  • Adding dashboards to draw analysis
  • Sometime it takes too much time to load and even crashes
  • Integrating with other database software and visualization tools
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Likelihood to Renew
Cin7
It does what it says on the tin.
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Seamless Distribution Systems
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Support Rating
Cin7
Terrible support, absolutely useless for anything more major than a simple navigational problem. They always provide meaningless responses that don't really address the issue such as, "our engineering department is working on the issue" or "we're working on some optimisation". These responses would be fine if anything actually resulted from them, but the same errors and problems have existed for 4 years so I don't believe they really amount to anything. In addition, they're quite pushy for me to "close your ticket" so it can be marked as resolved, but my issue hasn't been resolved. I don't exactly want to leave my ticket open for several months, but they send me consistent reminders to close the ticket which is obnoxious especially since their resolution was "our engineering department will work on it".
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Seamless Distribution Systems
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Alternatives Considered
Cin7
DEAR Systems is much better software compared to Xero. The inventory tracking within Xero doesn't record batch dates and isn't really capable of production modules. Additionally, Xero doesn't have pricing tiers within invoicing, which is a very helpful feature offered by DEAR Systems. If a business has any level of complexity than DEAR Systems is a significantly more capable software.
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Seamless Distribution Systems
Against other products Sales Force Optimization is much better when while entering the customer data. Also very convenient to add new users and easy. And the mobile apps are well-optimised on. Works well without any lags or crashes. Whereas other software struggle to work well on mobile platforms especially on android devices.
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Return on Investment
Cin7
  • Improved reporting for production
  • Reduced invoicing admin
  • Better cogs reporting
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Seamless Distribution Systems
  • analyzing the existing leads
  • conversion rate has been increased by around 15% from the old leads
  • Tracking the manpower attrition rate
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