What was read
7 companies placed; 7 read during September 2026.
- SortlySep 30, 2026
- inFlowSep 30, 2026
- Zoho InvoiceSep 30, 2026
- KatanaSep 30, 2026
- Cin7Sep 30, 2026
- Stock out of sync across channelsSep 30, 2026
- One-location shops and makersSep 30, 2026
Gaps closed and opened
No complaint theme was raised about two or more read companies this month. There is no previous month on record to compare against.
Who entered
7 companies placed (Sortly, inFlow, Zoho Invoice, Katana, Cin7, Stock out of sync across channels, One-location shops and makers); 0 products sighted by a search and not yet read.
Pricing moves
7 of 7 read companies have a pricing entry on record; 10 pricing changes recorded across 7 companies this month.
- inFlow [FACT] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthinFlow's three flat-rate cloud plans are priced at $186/mo (Entrepreneur, 2 team members, 100 sales orders/mo, 1 integration, 1 location), $436/mo (Small Business, 5 team members, 1,000 sales orders/mo, 2 integrations, unlimited locations), and $999/mo (Mid-Size, 10 team members, 5,000 sales orders/mo, 3 integrations), with about 20% off for annual billing. source
- Sortly [FACT] Sep 30, 2026 · 2 changes this monthSortly's help center confirms a four/five-tier plan structure — Free, Advanced, Ultra, Premium, Enterprise — with monthly or annual billing and a 20% annual discount versus monthly; no custom plans or à la carte features are offered. source
- Katana [FACT] Sep 30, 2026 · 2 changes this monthKatana's own pricing page confirms a free plan exists alongside a paid Core plan starting at $299/month. source
- Cin7 [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthCin7 Core is sold in three flat-rate monthly tiers: Standard at $349/month (5 users, 2 ecommerce/app integrations, 6,000 sale orders/year, unlimited inventory locations), Pro at $599/month (24,000 orders/year, adds Material Requirements Planning), and Advanced at $999/month (120,000 orders/year, adds advanced warehouse management). Cin7 Omni pricing is available only on request. source
- Stock out of sync across channels [FACT] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthOne market analysis states that most inventory management software 'cost $200-500/month, charge per user, and require a 30-day onboarding process,' contrasted against budget entrants like InventoryQuick at $19/month flat with no per-user fees. source
- One-location shops and makers [FACT] Sep 30, 2026 · 1 change this monthinFlow Inventory, positioned as best for small retail businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets, is priced from $129/month (billed annually) with a 14-day free trial. source
- Zoho Invoice [COMPANY CLAIM] Sep 30, 2026 · 2 changes this monthZoho Invoice is offered as a single Free plan at $0/month, described by Zoho as a completely free online invoicing solution, with no paid subscription tiers on the product itself. source
What users raised
35 themes raised by users; the most raised: complex onboarding/setup burden (1 of 7), Currency restrictions per contact (1 of 7), custom/enterprise pricing not transparent (1 of 7).
- complex onboarding/setup burden 1/7
- Currency restrictions per contact 1/7
- custom/enterprise pricing not transparent 1/7
- Customer cap in certain configurations 1/7
- essential plan lacks batch tracking and shop floor operators 1/7
- feature-gating basics behind expensive tiers 1/7
- higher-cost reporting or integrations gated to expensive tiers 1/7
- Inflexible licensing/reorder planning 1/7
- Item-type change difficulty 1/7
- lacking compliance features for regulated industries 1/7
- Limited layout control / bulk upload for invoices 1/7
- limited reporting 1/7
- limited users and item/entry caps on lower tiers 1/7
- limited/uncustomizable reporting 1/7
- mandatory onboarding fee 1/7
- manual spreadsheet reliance / abandonment of material tracking 1/7
- manufacturing features require separate add-on fees 1/7
- Menu navigation complexity 1/7
- Need to upgrade to Zoho Billing for advanced multi-currency 1/7
- No free plan/trial requires monthly commitment 1/7
- no native e-commerce platform integrations 1/7
- no RFID/enterprise asset tracking 1/7
- nontransparent/custom Omni pricing 1/7
- overselling from sync delay 1/7
- paid customizations required 1/7
- per-user fees inflating cost 1/7
- pricing prohibitive for small businesses 1/7
- pricing too high for small teams 1/7
- products not syncing correctly 1/7
- Sales order overage fees 1/7
- spreadsheets failing to track true costs/margins 1/7
- steep learning curve 1/7
- tedious manual recounting of supply shelves 1/7
- weak post-onboarding support 1/7
- Zoho Invoice branding on free-plan content 1/7
Funding by quarter
Withheld: something was read in 1 of the last 8 quarters. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
The ledger this month
25 observed claims recorded this month, 2 inferences counted apart, 1 source that did not answer.
- PRICING · 10
- COMPLAINT · 6
- PRODUCT · 5
- POSITIONING · 4
How big this market is, as its publishers state it
No market-size figure has been recorded for this level yet. Not read is not zero.
Research-house estimates for this sector, carried side by side under each house’s own name. Estimates of one market can differ several-fold; none is averaged, and none is Forge’s.
No publisher is named for this level yet, so there is nothing to read from. Publishers are authored in the taxonomy and arrive with a deploy.