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Inventory
Products, stock and barcode scanning. Nothing uploaded.
Nothing to install: just open it in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer. It keeps working without internet after your first visit. Want an icon on your home screen? On iPhone or iPad, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open the browser menu and tap Add to Home screen. On a computer, click the install icon in the address bar.
Inventory has these main features: Camera or any USB scanner, with undo; Stock by location, transfers and counts. It opens CSV.
Preview: some features listed below may not be finished yet.
What you can do with Inventory
- A free alternative to an inventory spreadsheet
- Scan barcodes into your inventory
- Do a stock count (stocktake)
- Low stock alerts and reorder levels
- A free Sortly alternative for stock tracking
How Inventory compares
Inventory next to Sortly, Zoho Inventory (Free): facts from each tool's own pages, checked 2026-10-24. We make Inventory.
| Tool | Price | Free plan limits | Barcode scanning | Account | Where your data is kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory ours | Free | None set by us | USB scanner in any browser; camera in Chromium browsers | Not needed | In your browser, on this device |
| Sortly | Free; Advanced, Ultra and Premium paid (yearly discounts) | 100 unique items, 1 user, 1 custom field | In-app barcode and QR scanning on every plan | Sortly account | Sortly's service (synced) |
| Zoho Inventory (Free) | Free; Standard $29 a month yearly | 50 orders, 1 user, 1 location | Barcode generation on Premium | Zoho account | Zoho's servers |
| Feature | Inventory ours | Sortly | Zoho Inventory (Free) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Items on the free plan | No limit | 100 unique items | Not stated |
| Orders on the free plan | No limit (Orders) | Not stated | 50 |
| Users on the free plan | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stock by location | Yes | Not stated | 1 location |
| Scan barcodes with a camera | Partly | Yes | Not stated |
| USB or Bluetooth scanner | Yes | Partly | Not stated |
| Barcode labels | No | Partly | Partly |
| Stock counts | Yes | Partly | Partly |
| Low-stock alerts | Yes | Partly | Not stated |
| Import from a spreadsheet | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Item photos | No | Yes | Not stated |
| Custom fields | No | 1 | Not stated |
| Purchase orders | In Purchase Orders | Partly | Not stated |
| Kits or composite items | No | Not stated | Yes |
| Phone app | Works in the browser | Yes | Yes |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| No account needed | Yes | No | No |
The full comparison, with sources: The best free inventory management software
Feature matrix
| Feature | Status | File types |
|---|---|---|
| Camera or any USB scanner, with undo | Preview | CSV |
| Stock by location, transfers and counts | Preview | CSV |
| CSV import with a validation report | Preview | CSV |
| Reorder alerts and stock value | Preview | CSV |
File types
Inventory opens CSV.
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