What inFlow Inventory Software does

inFlow distributes primarily through a self-serve product-led growth motion (14-day free trial, no credit card required, pricing starting at $129/month) supplemented by inside-sales fit calls and a partner/reseller program managed on PartnerStack. The platform integrates with 95+ third-party systems spanning ecommerce (Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, Squarespace), accounting (QuickBooks Online, Xero), payments (Square, Stripe), shipping (EasyPost covering 50+ carriers), and automation (Zapier); the public API was extended with Model Context Protocol support in April 2026 to expose inFlow data to AI agents. The company is SOC 2 and GDPR compliant, holds multiple registered trademarks, and publishes a status page reporting 99.992% API uptime over the March-June 2026 tracking window.

Name

inFlow Inventory Software

Legal name

Archon Systems Inc.

Website

https://inflowinventory.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

inFlow Inventory Software is a cloud-based inventory management SaaS serving 50,000+ small and mid-size product businesses across retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and ecommerce, offered via self-serve subscription with complementary hardware and barcode services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inventory Management Software

NAICS

Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42342)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Order Management & Inventory Orchestration (OMS) (CRAFAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office Supplies, IT & Workplace Procurement Marketplaces (CRAFAHAF)

Keywords

• Inventory management software
• Warehouse management system
• Barcode scanning solutions
• Order management software
• Stock tracking software

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Software Plans): Monthly or annual subscription for access to inFlow Inventory, inFlow Stockroom, or inFlow Manufacturing software. Three distinct product tiers with varying feature sets. Core revenue driver with unlimited purchase orders and report downloads included across plans.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of proprietary hardware including the inFlow Smart Scanner (IP65-rated Android smartphone with dedicated laser scanner) and inFlow Portable Label Printer (thermal, wireless, 5000+ labels per charge). Sold through inFlow hardware shop.
3. Professional Services: Paid onboarding, implementation support, and training sessions offered as add-on services to help customers get started.
4. GTIN Barcode Sales: Sale of individual GS1 GTIN barcodes at $30 per barcode with no renewal fee, resold in partnership with GS1 US.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

inFlow Inventory Software is a cloud-based SaaS inventory management platform sold by Archon Systems Inc. It offers three core software products — inFlow Inventory (general stock management), inFlow Manufacturing (with bill of materials and production tracking), and inFlow Stockroom (mobile scanning app) — plus proprietary hardware (Smart Scanner, Portable Label Printer), a B2B ordering portal (Showroom), and GTIN barcode sales. The platform serves over 50,000 small and mid-size product-based businesses with real-time inventory tracking, barcode workflows, sales/purchase orders, and 95+ integrations.

Product overview

inFlow Inventory Software is a product portfolio consisting of three core software products: inFlow Inventory (general stock management), inFlow Manufacturing (with BOM and production tracking), and inFlow Stockroom (mobile-focused scanning app). The products support sales orders, purchase orders, barcode scanning, multi-location inventory, reporting, and B2B ordering via Showroom. Hardware offerings include the Smart Scanner (IP65-rated Android device) and Portable Label Printer. Additional services include GTIN barcode purchasing, professional services, and a partner program. The platform offers 95+ integrations including Shopify, WooCommerce, QuickBooks Online, Xero, EasyPost, Square, Stripe, and Zapier.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• inFlow Inventory: Core inventory management software for tracking stock levels, sales, purchases, and reordering.
• inFlow Manufacturing
• inFlow Stockroom

Products and services

• inFlow Inventory Core cloud-based inventory management software for managing stock levels, tracking sales and purchases, and reordering ahead of time. Includes real-time inventory tracking, barcode scanning and generation, multi-location support, sales orders, purchase orders with unlimited volume, and reporting. Targets small and mid-size product-based businesses.
• inFlow Manufacturing Inventory management software with manufacturing capabilities for assembling products or kits. Includes bills of materials, production orders, automatic component deductions, finished goods tracking, and Production Management module with real-time labor and productivity tracking.
• inFlow Stockroom Standalone mobile-focused inventory management app for scanning products in and out. Simplifies warehouse operations with grab, scan, and go workflow via mobile app. Priced as a separate plan from inFlow Inventory.
• inFlow Smart Scanner IP65-rated Android smartphone with a dedicated built-in laser scanner for fast barcode scanning in warehouse environments. Sold through the inFlow Hardware Shop and designed to integrate fully with inFlow software.
• inFlow Portable Label Printer Portable wireless thermal label printer supporting printing over 5,000 labels on a single charge. Compact design for warehouse and field use, sold through the inFlow Hardware Shop.
• inFlow Showroom (B2B Portal) B2B ordering portal that allows businesses to publish live product catalogs, set customer-specific pricing, accept orders from business customers, and sync orders directly with inventory in real time.
• GTIN Barcode Shop Online shop reselling official GS1 GTIN barcodes at $30 per barcode with no renewal fee, provided through a strategic partnership with GS1 US.
• inFlow Professional Services Paid onboarding, implementation support, and live training sessions offered as add-on services to help customers get started and realize value from the inFlow platform.
• inFlow Public API (with MCP server) REST API with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server support enabling AI tools and integrations to interact with inFlow data using natural language. Includes webhooks for productCreated and productUpdated events, and supports variants/product groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.992% API uptime over tracked period
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationNative ecommerce integration enabling bidirectional sync of products, orders, and inventory between Shopify stores and inFlow. Includes order import, product sync, and payment processing via Shopify.
• QuickBooks OnlinecoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting integration for synchronizing sales, purchases, costs, and inventory valuation data with QuickBooks Online. Pushes invoices, sales orders, and inventory data to maintain accounting accuracy.
• WooCommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration with WooCommerce for syncing products and orders between WordPress-based ecommerce stores and inFlow inventory management.
• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting integration connecting inFlow inventory data to Xero for sales, purchasing, and financial reporting synchronization.
• AmazoncoreTechnology or IntegrationNative Amazon integration allowing product listing synchronization and order import from Amazon marketplace into inFlow for unified inventory management.
• SquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Square for accepting credit card payments and importing completed Square orders into inFlow. Square Terminals can be connected to process in-person payments directly in inFlow.
• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationAutomation platform integration enabling two-way automations between inFlow and 5,000+ apps. Supports triggers and actions including 'Update Sales Order' on Shopify-imported orders.
• EasyPostcoreTechnology or IntegrationShipping integration providing access to 50+ shipping carriers for purchasing shipping labels, rate comparison, and shipment tracking directly within inFlow's order fulfillment workflow.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner for subscription and service fee payments. Engaged to process recurring billing for inFlow customer subscriptions.
• GS1 UScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with GS1 US enabling inFlow to resell individual GS1 GTIN barcodes for $30 each with no renewal fee through the inFlow GTIN Barcode Shop. Also provides barcode validation verification for inFlow users.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider hosting inFlow's software and services and storing all of Archon Systems' data in Microsoft's North Central US Azure Region located in Illinois.
• Blackhawk Network (Canada) Ltd.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGift and rewards partner for providing customer gifts or rewards programs to inFlow customers.
• DripminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmail marketing automation platform used for sending promotional communications and marketing messages to inFlow customers and prospects.
• PartnerStackminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner relationship management platform used for managing inFlow's referral and partner programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Odoo Inventory: Odoo offers modular open-source ERP including inventory, manufacturing, and barcode apps for SMBs — competes on price and modularity, particularly attractive to European SMBs.
• Lightspeed Retail: Lightspeed Retail provides POS-integrated inventory management for retail SMBs — partial overlap with inFlow Inventory for multi-location retail and ecommerce-synced stock management.
• Katana Cloud Inventory: Katana offers cloud inventory with manufacturing (BOM, production planning) for SMB product makers — directly comparable to inFlow Manufacturing for the small-assembler use case.

Broad incumbents

• NetSuite (Oracle): NetSuite is Oracle's cloud ERP suite with inventory, order management, and manufacturing modules — competing with inFlow upmarket and addressing the 'stuck on expensive ERP' pain point inFlow explicitly targets.
• Square for Retail: Square for Retail (from Block) is an SMB POS with integrated inventory tracking — competes for the same sole-entrepreneur and small-retailer segment inFlow targets, with payment and hardware ecosystem advantages.
• QuickBooks Commerce (formerly TradeGecko): QuickBooks Commerce (formerly TradeGecko) is Intuit's SMB inventory and order management product — overlapping with inFlow's core inventory and QuickBooks-integrated workflows but bundled into a much broader accounting ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Cin7: Cin7 (formerly Cin7 Core) is a cloud inventory and order management platform serving product SMBs and light mid-market with multi-channel commerce and integrations — a direct comparable on inventory orchestration plus B2B portal.
• Fishbowl Inventory: Fishbowl offers inventory management and manufacturing (BOM, work orders) for SMBs and integrates with QuickBooks — directly comparable to inFlow Inventory and inFlow Manufacturing for SMB product-based businesses.
• Ordoro: Ordoro provides inventory, order, and shipping management for SMB ecommerce merchants — overlapping with inFlow's ecommerce-inventory sync, sales order, and EasyPost shipping workflows.
• Zoho Inventory: Zoho Inventory is a cloud inventory management solution for SMBs, offering order management, multi-channel commerce, and integrations — directly competing with inFlow on core inventory workflows and target SMB buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/inFlowInventory
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/inFlowInventory
• Facebookfacebook.com/inFlowInventory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inflow-inventory

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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