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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    inFlow Inventory

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AinFlow Inventory is an inventory management software offering from Archon Systems.

    $186

    per month 2 members, and 100 orders per month

    Tableau Public

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ATableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    inFlow InventoryTableau Public
    Editions & Modules
    inFlow Inventory - Entrepreneur
    $186
    per month 2 team members
    inFlow Inventory - Small Business
    $436
    per month 5 team members
    inFlow Inventory - Mid-Size
    $999
    per month 10 team members
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    inFlow InventoryTableau Public
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsinFlow helps solve inventory issues through two offerings: inFlow Inventory and inFlow Manufacturing. inFlow Inventory is used to track stock or manage orders. inFlow Manufacturing is for companies that assemble products or sell kits. Both products offer: - all the required features to manage inventory and orders - reorder points to help restock ahead of time - Built-in B2B Showroom to simplify sales - Built-in document, label, and email designers - Great mobile apps for getting work done on the go And all inFlow plans include: - technical support - a dedicated customer success manager There's a 20% discount available for annual pricing.—
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    Features
    inFlow InventoryTableau Public
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of inFlow Inventory and Tableau Public
    Feature
    inFlow Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of inFlow Inventory and Tableau Public
    Feature
    inFlow Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of inFlow Inventory and Tableau Public
    Feature
    inFlow Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.69 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of inFlow Inventory and Tableau Public
    Feature
    inFlow Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.79 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    inFlow InventoryTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    inFlow InventoryTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Archon Systems
    inFlow Inventory is a very useful tool for any and every e-commerce business that wishes to have a more efficient and seamless means of managing their inventory. It is particularly well suited to small businesses such as mine who need the extra hand and a products-based business that has goods to track.
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    Tableau
    Tableau public is the best platform to build dashboards for your personal profile and share with recruiters. It's always good to keep ourselves updated on the latest features, create sample dashboards and save them to a personal profile. Tableau public is free and doesn't need any subscription. anyone can create an account and start building reports.
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    Pros
    Archon Systems
    • The ease of use is phenomenal. Unlike other software where the dealer comes and sets up the whole system, you can do this all by yourself.
    • You can upload multiple items detail in inventory via CSV file rather than enter each item detail.
    • It gives you features to which you can change the virtual location of any item.
    • We are an eCommerce Business. Therefore, we want the status for each item which is available in our stock, whether it was returned from a customer or rejected by the vendor. In addition, inFlow gives you all these functionalities on a single platform.
    • It's a user-friendly application which doesn't require an expert to configure it.
    • You can integrate InFlow with eCommerce solution i.e. Magento & Shopify.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    • Data visualization: lots of different options, including bar, scatter, pie, waterfall charts to explore relationships between variables, and to present findings/trends to different teams
    • Integrates readily with limited, though different data sources: TXT, CSV, TDE, Access
    • Exports reports for review of different dashboards: client-ready/team-ready, with a clean and tidy presentation in PDF format (or hardcopy)
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Archon Systems
    • Lag - The software lags a bit while communicating with server. It causes a little delay and frustration for certain features
    • Reporting - Although the reporting is good enough it lacks a certain amount of customization for reports
    • Integrations - While the software integrates smoothly with a lot of accounting softwares, it sometimes creates issues with certain l2c erp systems
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    • Tableau Public (both Desktop and Server) like their "for a fee" counterparts offer very easy to learn and use tools to transform data into pictures and gain insights into your data. Most organizations report a reduction in development time of 10x vs. other similar tools, due to the intuitive user interface. That said, with Tableau Public, published workbooks are "disconnected" from the underlying data sources and require periodic updates when the data changes. Users are limited to 1 Gb of storage space per user ID and password as well.
    • I would like to see better options for public sharing of visualizations and data from within the "for a fee" products as more and more organizations are moving in the direction of data sharing with partners and their communities.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Archon Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    It's free, right? I'll keep using the free version. So the real question to ask is this? Will I pay $999 for the Personal version or $1,999 for the Professional? Yikes! That is a big stretch. I'm not sure about that. The product comparison chart is at: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/comparison
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    Usability
    Archon Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Tableau public is a great training tool to understand the basics of Tableau before buying it. A great tool to extend Excel's visualization and to publish data for others. Not useful for anything you need secure. No ability to access databases. Static information only.
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    Support Rating
    Archon Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    I have not yet required to contact support as the documentation and help i found online has always worked so far
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Archon Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    I found it sufficient, and fast. I could easily "kick the tires" with Tableau on my data so I got up and running fast.
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    Implementation Rating
    Archon Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Tableau
    Start at the end and work backward. Identify the business case / issue and questions the end users have, then identify the data needed, and where to get it.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Archon Systems
    I haven’t used any other inventory management system before using inFlow Inventory, I feel very lucky to have found a software that does what I need it to do without the need to try any other software prior. It meets my eCommerce small business needs and I’m very satisfied with the customer service I receive from this app.
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    Tableau
    Google Charts/Drive is sufficient for simpler data sets, but it does not integrate with other web platforms and the visualization does not look as professional. I'm not aware of any other competitors that offer the same package as Microsoft.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Archon Systems
    • inFlow has a lot of important inventory management features, but I like the easy import tool that adds stock to the database in less than a minute.
    • You can keep track of inventory, purchase orders, modify items, and generate reports of sales, salesperson, product, statistics. The possibilities are endless with this tool.
    • The software is very easy to work with and see real-time updates. Everything from transferring stock to pulling stock and inputting new products is done with ease.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    • Tableau Public visualizations have helped drive traffic to our content and sites
    • The lack of cost means it's easy to demonstrate our experience to attract paying clients
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    inFlow Inventory Screenshots

    Screenshot of inFlow's homepage in the web app.Screenshot of the product list in the web app.Screenshot of the sales order tab for managing, picking, and shipping sales.Screenshot of the purchase order tab for reordering and receiving products.Screenshot of an example of one of's inFlow over 30 different reports.