Fiddle vs Cin7
Cin7 Core lists material requirements planning from its $599/mo Pro plan. Fiddle includes BOMs and work orders on every plan and lot and expiry tracking from Growth ($499/mo) — an operations system for brands and manufacturers, connected to Shopify, Faire, QuickBooks Online, and Xero.
Last updated . Competitor details are sourced at the bottom of this page.
Cin7 Core is a broad inventory and order management platform with 700+ app partners, EDI and 3PL connections, and POS and B2B portal add-ons. Its Standard plan ($349/mo) includes batch and expiry tracking, but MRP starts on Pro ($599/mo). Fiddle is built for brands that make what they sell: BOMs and work orders on every plan from $299/mo, lot and expiry tracking from Growth ($499/mo), and batch records for supplement and food makers as the Advanced Manufacturing Records module ($299/mo on Growth and up). Choose Cin7 if you need its ecosystem, EDI, POS, or a B2B ordering portal today.
A check means the capability is available. A half circle means it is partial or sold as an add-on — see the note.
| Capability | Fiddle | Cin7 |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory & Purchasing | ||
| Multi-location inventory | Yes | Yes |
| Purchase orders and receiving | YesApprovals, partial receipts, landed costs | Yes |
| Traceability | ||
| Batch or lot tracking with expiry dates | YesFrom Growth ($499/mo) | YesAll Core plans |
| Serial number tracking | No | Yes |
| Manufacturing | ||
| Bills of materials and work orders | YesEvery plan | Partly, or as an add-onMRP from Pro ($599/mo); kits and bundles on Standard |
| Sales Channels & Accounting | ||
| Shopify | YesOrders, products, stock by location | Yes |
| Amazon | YesAmazon FBM | Yes |
| QuickBooks Online and Xero | YesInvoices, purchase orders, and bills | Yes |
| 3PL connections | YesExtensiv 3PL Warehouse Manager | Yes |
| EDI | NoNot available yet | YesVia partners such as SPS Commerce and Crstl |
| Point of sale | NoNo built-in POS | Partly, or as an add-onPOS add-on |
| B2B ordering portal | NoCustomers can accept estimates online | Partly, or as an add-onB2B Portal add-on |
| Integration ecosystem | Partly, or as an add-onFocused set of native integrations | Yes700+ app partners |
| AI & API | ||
| AI demand forecasting | NoRule-based reorder alerts and buy suggestions | Partly, or as an add-onForesightAI add-on |
Bills of materials and work orders are included on every Fiddle plan, and multi-level BOMs build subassemblies as their own work orders.
Lot and expiry tracking is included from Growth ($499/mo) up: lots carry expiry dates and quarantine or release status, picking can follow FEFO, and a recall report traces a lot forward to every customer order and shipment.
Master batch records with revisions, approvals, procedures, and specifications, and an issued record for every production batch. Available as the Advanced Manufacturing Records module ($299/mo on Growth and up).
Shopify and Faire orders and direct wholesale orders draw from one inventory record. Fiddle updates Shopify stock per location, and invoices, purchase orders, and bills sync to QuickBooks Online or Xero.
Filo, the AI agent inside Fiddle, checks stock, recommends what to reorder, and drafts purchase orders and work orders for you to review. Fiddle’s MCP server lets Claude and other AI assistants use the same reviewed tools.
Our team helps you move items, suppliers, supplier pricing, lots, and stock levels from Cin7 exports or spreadsheets, and set up your bills of materials in Fiddle.
The price on the page is the price you pay
3 users · 250 inventory items · 1 site · 1,000 orders/month
8 users · 2,500 inventory items · 3 sites · 3,000 orders/month
15 users · 25,000 inventory items · 10 sites · 10,000 orders/month
Unlimited users · Unlimited inventory items · Unlimited sites · Unlimited orders
Published list prices
Cin7 lists add-ons including Advanced Warehouse Management, B2B Portal, POS, RMA, Advanced Manufacturing, and ForesightAI forecasting. Prices exclude taxes.
Fiddle Growth
$499/mo
BOMs, work orders, and lot and expiry tracking, with 8 users, 2,500 inventory items, and 3,000 orders/month.
Cin7 Core Pro
$599/mo
MRP and batch and expiry tracking, with 10 users and 24,000 sales orders/year.
Cin7 Standard ($349/mo) includes batch and expiry tracking but lists MRP as an add-on. Fiddle Starter includes BOMs and work orders but not lot tracking. Fiddle batch records are sold as the Advanced Manufacturing Records module ($299/mo on Growth and up). List prices as published on each vendor’s site.
Cin7 is a broad platform, and for some operations its reach matters more than production depth.
“We've looked at a lot of systems over the years, and nothing comes close to Fiddle when it comes to batch records. They clearly understand how nutraceutical contract manufacturers actually work. Our records are accurate, traceable, and something we can stand behind during any audit. Fiddle has the best batch record system we've seen, hands down, and the team genuinely listens when we have feedback.”
“Fiddle understands how product brands actually operate. We don't run our own manufacturing, and Fiddle makes that relationship work by giving us clear visibility into every inventory movement. We can track our bags through every stage without chasing down updates. It's become essential to how we manage our supply chain.”
Competitor details were checked on from the pages below. Prices are published list prices in USD and can change; check each vendor's site for current terms. Fiddle prices come from fiddle.io/pricing.
Walk through a real BOM, work order, and lot trace with our team, and compare it with how you run Cin7 today.