Cin7 Omni Reviews

Geting on board with Cin7

Comments: The platform is clearly laid out and fairly easy to navigate. The move to the new Cin7 system has meant a mass migration of a lot of information but has been surprisingly easy to ensure all our stock is reflected and priced correctly in the new platform. The help feature and Cin7 academy have proved invaluable in filling any knowledge gaps, and we have received great assistance in ironing out any issues from the customer support given.

Pros:

The onboarding experience has been going very smoothly largely due to the wealth of information provided thru the Cin7 Academy, as well as customer support given for any integration and learning issues through active meeting sessions. Our contact [SENSITIVE CONTENT] has been most helpful.

Cons:

Have yet to run into any major hiccups as only in first month or so of using software, so far no major issues, platform can perform all tasks required as out previous software had.

CIN7 ERP for a technical sales business

Pros:

Intuitive process flow. Nice fit with existing processes. B2B Platform. Customer Service.

Cons:

No ability to digitally pick items in a warehouse

Horrible service and way too buggy for the price

Comments: Very poor. Expensive, buggy and the price increases are ferocious.

Pros:

Lots of features and capabilities similar to ERP platforms without the cost or complexity of ERP.

Cons:

Pricing is punitive to smaller businesses and you are forced to pay far too much when only using certain parts of the platform. The customer service is dreadful and the platform is riddled with bugs that take months, and sometimes years, to be fixed.

Great overall Inventory Management system.

Comments: It's more accurate and more robust. Also easier to do bulk updates of inventory counts.

Pros:

Overall I like that it provides a robust inventory management system with room to grow.

Cons:

The one thing I would love to see is for them the make it easier to add all available variant to a purchase order at one time.

functionality

Comments: sales and inventory management. both process still to be finalised on integration

Pros:

Ease of use. the use of templates to upload information. Ease of downloading informationEasy to use and understand process.

Cons:

restrictions do not exist on module like credit processing.

Great To Use, Great Support

Pros:

[sensitive content hidden] from onboarding was exceptional with his help and support. Made the transition easy, helped without hesitation and was extremely knowledgeable with every aspect. Took the stress out of setting up Cin7 Omni.

Cons:

Nothing to write from the perspective of cons

An amazing Cloud-Based Inventory Management Platform for Growing Businesses and much more

Comments: I am very impressed with Cin7 and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a robust and flexible inventory system. It's helping streamline my work processes, improve my productivity and efficiency, and deliver high-quality results.

Pros:

It's highly customizable and very easy to get familiar with, it's user friendly and very intuitive as well!

Cons:

I wish it had a better integration with shipping carriers such as DHL or Fedex it is possible to use this carriers only if an app is installed and downlad but it would be great if they could be directly integrated with Cin7.

Kings Seeds Cin7

Pros:

Cin7 works great for the inventory management of our e-commerce store. The boarding with [sensitive content hidden] was fantastic and he has been incredibly helpful every step of the way. Cin7 has a wide range of features and functions which can be a little daunting at times but also makes it such a useful tool.

Cons:

It isn't the most user-friendly app with some interactions with stock being in strange places and limited flexibility around the information that you can store against your stock.

Inventory Management Made Easy

Pros:

Managing inventory, sales and other business practices on one platform is a game changer.

Cons:

It is too early to comment on what I like least.

Great for Inventory Management

Pros:

One aspect of CIN7 that I truly appreciate is its integrated barcode scanning system. It has made stock management and order fulfillment significantly more efficient and accurate. The time saved on manual data entry has been redirected to focus on customer service and growing my business.Furthermore, the customer support provided by CIN7 has been top-notch. Whenever I've had questions or needed assistance, their team has been readily available and responsive. Their dedication to ensuring a smooth experience for their users is truly commendable.

Cons:

It can be tricky to learn some aspects like POS but it is still fine.

The best omnichannel inventory and order management system we've found

Comments: We're very happy with Cin7 overall. We were ready to graduate from a simpler inventory and order management system that didn't support our manufacturing processes and had no integration with our accounting software. Cin7 has thankfully done the trick. If we hadn't found Cin7, we likely would've had to go with NetSuite or something like that, which is both significantly more costly and more complicated to integrate. I would highly recommend Cin7 for businesses with multiple sales channels and relatively straightforward sourcing/manufacturing processes.

Pros:

- Supports B2B and B2C channels well, including integrated sales channels (Shopify, BigCommerce, multiple Amazon marketplaces, etc.), manual order entry, and EDI. - Accurate inventory management across multiple warehouses and sales channels. - FIFO inventory and manufacturing cost tracking from raw goods through processing/assembly and finished inventory. - Supportive, knowledgeable staff to help with scoping, implementation, and rollout.

Cons:

- Account manager/implementation reps are attentive and helpful, but when something has to get escalated to Support, they are at times slow to respond and address issues. However, they are thankfully quick if something is urgent and business-critical. - There are a lot of details to learn how to use the software correctly, and unfortunately there is not a great way to learn these best practices. There are video training resources, but they rarely address the special situations that seem to emerge often in a system that is trying to manage so much complexity. For a business with channel complexity like ours, this means it takes a lot of trial and error to establish best practices in Cin7 and then to get the data flowing correctly between Cin7 and our accounting software (Xero). - EDI integrations have taken longer than we expected because the support team is backed up.

Cin 7 Supported a 112% Growth in Sales

Comments: Our onboarding was long as we had specific requirements we wanted to fulfil before going live. The implementation Specialized [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] was excellent, patient and accommodating while we established workflows and set up the data. When we moved to post-live Support we were handed to [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] who was equally amazing in his support of our project. He always went above and beyond to answer our many questions in a timely fashion. We ran smoothly through Q4 with a growth of 112% in sales. Without Cin7 we would not have been able to fulfil the orders we the ease we did

Pros:

Once we were running the system is seamless. The inventory management is accurate and connects to our shopify sites (3) and NuOrder. We now have transparency of inventory across the organization. We were able to do small customizations to give us the detailed reporting we need in all departments of the business.

Cons:

Support has been very good and are always quick to get to our questions. The hours are the only area of improvement I would suggest. For our business (retail/wholesale) we required longer than the suggested 6 week onboarding. I am very please Cin7 was able to accommodate this as now our system is exactly what we need with established workflows that can grow with our business. If we had not taken the extra time to get it right I anticipate the teams user experience would have been painful

Streamlined our small team's workflow

Comments: We're really happy to transition to cin7. We'd rather train ourselves and invest in our time than train a new hire.
We'd happily recommend to colleagues!

Pros:

The onboarding process is relatively simple as long as you plan nominate someone who willing take the time to understand the work flow for your business. Coming from a very old system, we've really enjoyed the seamless integrations Cin7 have provided with our ecomm, wholesale/b2b and purchasing. Xero was also a seamless transition. Our on boarding manager, [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] was exceptional; she was always available, transparent and assisted us via email, zoom and phone whenever we had a question. Most importantly, she was always prompt.

Cons:

We're aware of an upgrade to the b2b portal, but hopefully this is a massive improvement on what is currently available. It works, but doesn't reflect all other touch points in our branding. It's not an ideal experience for our customer. Email templates/settings need some work. These can be confusing and for those with little coding knowledge, are very basic. We also have some problems with basics that are required on picking/packing slips and zone locations etc and this is difficult when the pick and pack app is also unavailable for us.

Great product - awful support

Pros:

Easy to setup, easy to use, great training materials, API/EDI native and works well

Cons:

After sales technical support is almost non existent. Tickets can take a month to be first addressed and there is no one to call

Great onboarding experience, Great product

Pros:

I love both the integrations and the wide range of features provided by the platform - we were working on around 7 different systems previously with no collaborations between the platforms. This meant lots of manual input and frequent order mishaps (incorrect stock levels, lost orders etc).Massive shoutout to our onboarding specialist, [sensitive content hidden] - so prompt in fixing any issues we had during the onboarding process and provided flexibility for myself and my colleague to learn in our own styles. Very personable and friendly to boot - every meeting was a blast.

Cons:

I'm hesitant to say just yet as I'm still learning the full deoth of capabilities. Currently there is still some manual pains with our invoicing process for shipping/freight charges as our selling model doesn't support tiered shipping options. Would be awesome if there could be a Starshipit (or equivelant) integration to the B2B portal so shipping prices could be generated based on delivery location and order weight on checkout.

Keeping my eyes open for a better option where customer service is a priority and not a hassle.

Comments: This could be a GREAT product if the cin7 customer service was improved. I guess we consumers expected it should or would better than it is after the lovely period. Experienced a few bugs that have no logical reason e.g. one recent example is we updated a product price in cin7 and expect it to reflect in the B2B portal.
Price does correctly update in the 'shopping cart but still shows old price in the main product page. It's confusing to customers and can loose us sales opportunities. Yes we refreshed, emptied cache etc etc - it's a bug.
Lodged a Cin7 support ticket 4 days back and still not a whisper or reply.
This is not the first time. Other issues/ bugs take longer than we expect to get picked up by cin7 support. We also use a magento B2C website integration.
Each year we find we need to upgrade our magento platform. This is normal as new security and website functionality get improved. Difficult to try to convince cin7 to reconnect cin7 to the new magento site. In fact they refused to. No matter how much pleading they said they will only do it for a 'new' customer. I said I am an 'existing' customer!! I even said I was willing to pay. They were soooo stubborn it was like dealing with a stone. No genuine customer connection whatsoever. Disappointing. Pre-sign over 12 months ago the sign on staff were soooo sweet to help us connect with magento.
I was in love with them.
Once we were a customer they slowly couldn't give hoot. Over time back office support were less and less helpful "... not their problem. Check out the help links bla bla bla."
I needed my supplier (Cin7) to help me (their existing customer) connect magento (a product they advertise as an integration partner) to their system.
We asked cin7 to understand this and help their customer with the integration to their system.
Instead of 'supporting their customer' they eventually recommended we use a 3rd party, someone they said was a 'magento - cin7 expert'. They sent me their 'guys details' and after much pain and cost we got the integration connected in about 4 weeks. Cin7 could have done it in a matter of hours as they do for new customers but they chose not to with existing customers.
I am not looking forward to the next time we need to update our platform. They need to provide service to allow customers to want to stay with them otherwise I for one will be keeping my eyes open for a better option where customer service is a priority and not a hassle.

Pros:

It's in the cloud and integrates reasonable well with xero. Works 70% well with magento. Looks nice to work with.

Cons:

Very very poor customer service. Help manuals have typos and often are not accurate e.g. our web developer trying following the 'magento-cin7 integration guide' said it was not accurate and could not be followed. When I brought this back to cin7 for help they ignored it and refused to assist.

Maxlight Cin7 Integration

Comments: Cin7 meets the needs of our Business, we have used this platform across 5 different businesses.
Our knowledge will continue to grow on how to best operate Cin7.
We signed up for premium support to assist with API integration for another part of the business group which was very successful

Pros:

As a project based business we have found Cin7 simple to setup and run while providing us the tools to manage the business, it has direct integration with Xero our accounting software. We can track and import product, warehouse locally and remotely, control purchase orders, sales order and invoices. We also use Cin7 to assist with local manufacturing , production jobs are key to this, we can also buy components overseas and ship to and overseas manufacturer and control all components and roll up landed costs

Cons:

Some of Cin7 warehouse functions are not as sophisticated as other software, namely cycle counting and and total location bin transfers.( only be component) Also a planning and scheduling module would be a welcome addition. We have had problems with the imbedded exchange rates on purchase orders causing stock valuation errors

Great software with a lot of potentials , terrible set up & support

Comments: I truly want to love the software but it is still a fairly-new developing software. Their built-in EDI integration is very questionable as it depends on who was assigned to do your set up. I would not recommend Cin7 to a moderated or complex business setting.

Pros:

API integration with Ecommerce shopping cart such as Shopify & Esty is great and seamlessly. Customized report is a powerful tool and Cin7 came with many great functionalities for a light ERP system. My second onboarding specialist, [SENSITIVE CONTENT], is amazing, always responsive and willing to help. My 3PL integration engineer, [SENSITIVE CONTENT], is wonderful. He has been the rockstar who not only helped us with building our integrations, but also help resolve many issues that other people created and/or cannot help!

Cons:

There were many hiccups started with our sale person who messed up our monthly bill and did not even get our Company Name correct! Other problems such as Cin7 does not work with multiple tracking # in one order, BOM components does not get shipped with BOM parents, etc. I had to continuously chase and escalate different work arounds with their team to get things moving. The biggest challenge for us is until now, 3 months after going live, we kept find out more and more issues with the EDI files that was built initially. Some issues was addressed thanks to [SENSITIVE CONTENT]. Others were extremely hard to resolve due to the fact that " the issue was not raised during implementation". After numerous email exchanges, instead of recode/ remap data on our EDI file, they told me to edit data on each order manually and went MIA. Due to many coding & mapping mistakes with the initial EDI setup that was not address until live. We had to re-process many EDI error files which caused our EDI processing bill from trading partner increased another $2,000. As I am writing this review with many built-up frustration, we have not been paid by our vendors since Cin7 started due to the EDI invoice files error and their customer support team has not resolved this.

Poor Service - Inflated Pricing - Over promise and under deliver

Comments: In summary, the product does work in a very clunky way, but CIN7 will gouge you from a price perspective, and their support is less than supportive.

Pros:

It does work in a very clunky sort of way. The interface is very basic. In hindsight wrong decision to go with CIN7

Cons:

1) Pricing. The double the price each year. Initially $x price and that was it. Next year they doubled, this year they doubled it again. They say they base it upon the revenue we put through the system. That was never part of the original agreement 2) Support . Unless you pay for premium support they will not take your phone call, to log a support call. It all has to be done via email. If you are lucky they might get back to you in 24hrs with and answer. more likely 48, or 72hrs. 3) Product Releases. The ywill make changes to the production system on the fly with out testing, and release to it customers with out telling them. When we log a call saying a particular function "isnt working" , their response "oops sorry about that we will get our developers to fix that." 4) CIN7 made a big song and dance about a release of a new QBO (Quickbooks online) module, only for it to be delay, delay and delayed again.

Cin7 Review

Comments: We started using both Xero & CIN7 in January 2014 and so far, both systems are working extremely well for us. We have two business units. We roast and package coffee locally here in Australia as well as import a premium finished coffee product from Europe. Cin7's ability to produce a customised system has allowed both business units to seamlessly integrate with Xero. Our production module within Cin7 allows us to accurately record raw materials and WIP so as to correctly transfer our stock position into Xero. Additionally, the BOM module really supports our customised selling strategy by allowing us to take different products to make up a customer specific final package. There are numerous benefits of this module which include detailed packing slips to ensure accurate picking, summarised invoices so that the customer receives a neatly finished invoice and very importantly, accurate costings. Cin7's foreign currency and freight allocation capabilities has also allowed our imported products to be accurately record in Xero. On the front end, our B2B module built by Cin7 has resulted in efficient order taking that integrates into Xero with the push of the data transfer function. This is extremely efficient during the bank reconciliation process. The main area for improvement revolve around Cin7's handling of gst free products.We had some teething problems on both the purchase and sales side of things as the majority of our products are gst free. However, by working closely with the Cin7 support team, we have been able to resolve this from both a recording of revenue/purchases and reporting perspective. I would definitely (and already have) recommend Cin7. A cost effective and efficient customer and inventory management system.

Great software for SMB

Comments: Cin7 has helped our business grow massively in the 4 years that we have been working with it, and we have seen it continuously develop its features and functionality, further improving our processes and data accuracy.
Reporting and documents are customisable but do have limitations.
I would still recommend CIN7 as the price is reasonable for the service. The onboarding should be used to the fullest as this is where you will get the best support.
They are in the process of expanding their customer support so this should get back to the standard that it once was.

Pros:

Easy to use and some great tools to make your processes a lot less manual I have onboarded multiple entities and [SENSITIVE CONTENT] as an honourable mention is great, very responsive and knowledgable. Costing features with multiple currencies and BOMs are easy to use and following a strict process for the staff means that this is accurate and can be reconciled with Xero.

Cons:

Customer support is very slow. takes weeks to start looking into a ticket and can take a long time to resolve issues. but on the flap side, can be very quick when adding small features to your account. Product information that should be pretty standard isn't in the system by default, like commodity codes and commercial invoices. but work around are easy to achieve with cin7 support

"BEST VALUE SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR MOST SMALL BUSINESS'S

Comments: "BEST VALUE SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR MOST SMALL BUSINESS'S This is a review based on using Cin7 for apparel/fashion based products. I had been looking for a replacement for a highly developed in house software system and had not been able to find anything that could handle style/colour and sizes involved with apparel or for that matter most fashion products. My first evaluation gave me a glimpse of an extremely versatile piece of software but because of my attachment and familiarity to our existing system could not see the benefits of what Cin7 had to offer.
After 6 months I discovered Cin7 was available as a monthly subscription that represented excellent value for what was on offer so decided to have another look at it with a more open mind. WOW. What I discovered was an extremely well developed and powerful program that had a lot to offer anyone in the fashion business or for that matter any business. It also developed enough to accommodate the growth of your business up to a larger scale. From the apparel perspective we not only manufacture but also have retail which most software systems struggle to deal with. Cin7 manages this very well.
I have only scratched the surface of the program and based on my initial use of Cin7 can only say how much I underestimated its capabilities.
The support to date has been excellent especially with getting set up.
The user interface once you have learnt the basics is very easy to get to grips with as there is a pattern that follows through on most of the main templates that are used.
Based on my experience with Cin7 I would recommend getting some initial training to gain a better understanding of what the system can do for you because setting it up in the beginning to meet your requirements will reward you with a software package that will help getting your team on board as well as provide you with a valuable reporting system.
Another benefit is because it is cloud based you can utilise it from anywhere you have an internet connection which has allowed me to operate from anywhere I happen to be.
My background is 40 years in the clothing industry both as a manufacturing wholesaler and a retailer with 20 years of developing a bespoke software system for our business."

WARNING: Outdated, Slow, Terrible... but with lots of integrations

Comments: None. regrettably, this product cost me significantly in time and money. It was a significant drain on my business.

Pros:

This software integrates with the greatest number of marketplaces and also integrates with 3pl providers

Cons:

To put it succinctly: 1- sales rep did not provide all the info I needed: - onboarding fee, is a robbery when compared to superior alternatives (tradegecko, unleashed) which are free - what data would be required and in what format, ie a simple data template. in fact the sales rep told me not to worry about my data as the cin7 onboarding team would help me get the data into the correct format - this didn't happen as they repeatedly changed the format that the flat files would be required to be uploaded in. Also, my fault but I didn't insist on a list of what data was required so I hadn't consolidated my data sources. - Rep insisted that I sign up quickly to avoid any delays in onboarding - this cost me in unusable subscription fees. 2- onboarding was a nightmare and was still incomplete by the time I canceled the service. - onboarding team kept changing their mind about data. - cin7 is slow and unintuitive so you need an expert to set it up 3- platform is poor: - it looks cheaply designed (aesthetics is important when you are using something hours everyday) - this could be forgiven if it performed great - it doesn't! - it is slow, outdated, unintuitive, - the b2b platform is barely functional - it looks like something designed in 2001 and is unable to be integrated with third party analytics tools. 3- customer service is non-existent, promise of callbacks that never occurred, emails not answered. there are so many better alternatives. Beware!

Not bad theoretically, with quite average implementation and super bad customer support.

Comments: A lot of questions that no one rush to answer. Their support is working only in NZ and AU. SO if you call after 5 pm Au/Nz time regardless of your problem - wait till the next working day and no one cares you have critical problems.

Pros:

The features list is impressive. If it works good and they can improve their UI (just hire someone who at leat understands what is UI) - the system could be very good.

Cons:

Customer support is the worst, probably the worst on the market.

Amber's App Review

Comments: transparency of quantity supply and details-updates real time - easy to use - Help button is a big help and easy to understand. I liked the feature that an agent can chat and assist offsite with an issue.

Pros:

Impacts most of the departments in the company with information of a job order and quite easy to use

Cons:

it goes slow in the afternoons and the synch of Paid percent and the Total Owing is delayed