Toolradar Research
Inventory management software statistics 2026
First-party data on the 171 inventory tools Toolradar tracks: 74% paid-only, a $55 median, and Shopify POS at 3.20 from 5,728 reviews.
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Key findings
What the data shows.
- 01
171 inventory tools tracked, holding 63,862 aggregated third-party reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
- 02
74% are paid-only. Stock is not a free-tier category. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Shopify POS sits at 3.20 from 5,728 reviews. TradeGecko leads volume at 4.10 from 16,857. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The median paid plan starts at $55 a month, mean $113. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The review-weighted average is 4.16, pulled down by the POS default. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
About the research
How we built this report.
Toolradar tool database. Editorial review with weekly pricing verification.
2026. Snapshot taken September 17, 2026. Refresh due Dec 17, 2026.
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Inventory is paid-first, and the store default does not win the score. Toolradar tracks 171 tools holding 63,862 reviews. 74% are paid-only. TradeGecko holds 16,857 reviews at 4.10. NetSuite holds 6,995 at 4.10. Shopify POS holds 5,728 at 3.20. A register that also counts stock collects every kind of merchant, including people who outgrew it.
Every figure below is computed from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026. The live dashboard is Inventory management statistics. The buyer ranking is best inventory management software.
How large the category is
We track 171 published tools, or 1.6% of the 10,619 tools in the directory. 99% (170 of 171) were added to Toolradar in 2026. "Added" means added to our directory, not founded this year.
A $55 inventory seat is the warehouse. The POS add-on is a different product with a different score.
How these tools are priced
74% of the 171 tools are paid-only. 26% offer a free tier or freemium plan (45 tools). 4% are fully free.
How inventory management software are priced
n = 171 tools, September 17, 2026
For the 55 tools that publish a paid tier, the median entry price is $55 a month and the mean is $113.
Entry price distribution
n = 55 tools with a published paid tier
The catalog-wide median entry is $20 (software pricing statistics).
How these tools are rated
136 of 171 tools carry a rating (80%). Those ratings rest on 63,862 reviews. Unweighted mean 4.36. Review-weighted mean 4.16.
Rating distribution
n = 136 rated tools
The most-reviewed tools on September 17, 2026:
| Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| TradeGecko | 4.10 | 16,857 |
| NetSuite | 4.10 | 6,995 |
| Shopify POS | 3.20 | 5,728 |
| Holded | 4.30 | 2,807 |
Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.
A 3.20 from nearly 6,000 reviews is the warning. If your job is stock, not checkout, do not inherit the POS rating.
The highest-rated tools with at least 150 aggregated reviews:
| # | Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limble CMMS | 4.80 | 658 |
| 2 | Tekmetric | 4.80 | 611 |
| 3 | Finale Inventory | 4.70 | 259 |
| 4 | Rosy Salon | 4.70 | 239 |
| 5 | AutoFluent | 4.70 | 226 |
| 6 | KORONA POS | 4.70 | 152 |
| 7 | EZOfficeInventory | 4.60 | 1,773 |
| 8 | Loyverse | 4.60 | 542 |
| 9 | OneUp | 4.60 | 435 |
| 10 | Webgility | 4.60 | 382 |
Limble CMMS leads at 4.80.
Review volume by platform:
| Review platform | Tools with a profile | Aggregated reviews | Mean rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | 12 | 25,236 | 3.64 |
| G2 | 118 | 18,822 | 4.31 |
| Capterra | 83 | 17,737 | 4.41 |
| SourceForge | 26 | 2,031 | 4.26 |
| TrustRadius | 3 | 36 | 4.55 |
Three tools worth comparing are Shopify POS, Xero, and AfterShip. AfterShip is the tracker next door; inventory itself starts with the first name.
How often pricing moves
Our pricing tracker logged 11 pricing changes for these tools in 2026, 0 of them applied.
How this data was measured
Every figure in this report is computed live from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026, covering the 171 published tools we categorize under Inventory management. Pricing model is read from each vendor's official pricing page. The entry price is the cheapest positive monthly tier a tool publishes. Ratings and review counts are aggregated from third-party platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and others), not from Toolradar's own reviews. The leaderboard floor is 150 aggregated reviews. This is a directory snapshot, not a survey.
Cite this report
- APA: Corneloup, L. (2026). Inventory management software statistics 2026. Toolradar Research. https://toolradar.com/reports/inventory-management-software-statistics
- MLA: Corneloup, Louis. "Inventory management software statistics 2026." Toolradar Research, 17 Sept. 2026, toolradar.com/reports/inventory-management-software-statistics.
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