Cin7 Core and Unleashed both come from New Zealand and both land on almost every UK mid-market inventory shortlist. They cover similar ground, but they are built for subtly different buyers. Cin7 Core is the platform you reach for when you need breadth across multi-channel selling, manufacturing, and accounting in a single system. Unleashed is the platform you reach for when your business runs on Xero and you want native GBP pricing with a deep Xero partnership behind it. The right pick depends on which of those priorities matters more to your business.
Pricing and plans compared
Both platforms charge a tiered monthly fee based on team size, but they approach it differently. Cin7 Core uses fixed user-based plan tiers with a 5-user minimum on the Standard plan. Unleashed uses a 3-user base on its Core plan and charges per user above that, with order-volume add-ons sitting alongside the user cost as your business grows.
The comparison table on this page shows each platform's current pricing in pounds across user counts, and the calculator above estimates your monthly cost by team size so you can compare them on your own numbers. One important distinction: Cin7 Core is priced in USD, so the pound figure you see reflects the exchange rate at the time of the comparison, and your actual bill can move slightly with FX. Unleashed is priced natively in GBP, which gives UK buyers a fixed and predictable monthly invoice.
For Unleashed, the stated base price covers the platform and a base order volume. Businesses that process more than that base will see add-on costs that can push the real monthly figure meaningfully above the headline. Factor in your order volume alongside your team size when comparing the two.
Who each one is built for
Cin7 Core suits multi-channel product sellers who need a single platform to cover inventory, purchasing, manufacturing, and sales channels without stitching together separate tools. Its depth across Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, and BigCommerce sync alongside native BOM and manufacturing makes it competitive for businesses that need to do several things well in one place.
Unleashed suits product-based SMBs that run on Xero and want native GBP pricing with a platform built around the wholesale and distribution workflow. Its strength is purchasing and supplier management, multi-warehouse stock control, and a Xero integration that goes further than most. If your business is not manufacturing-first but relies heavily on Xero for its financials, Unleashed is the more natural fit.
Inventory, channels and integrations
Cin7 Core supports unlimited SKUs and warehouse locations on every plan. Multi-channel integrations scale with the tier, covering Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and Amazon. Both platforms connect natively to Xero and QuickBooks.
Unleashed includes unlimited SKUs and multi-warehouse as standard, with three channel integrations on the Core plan and five on the Pro plan. Additional integrations are available as paid add-ons. The Xero integration is Unleashed's flagship capability: it syncs purchase orders, inventory movements, invoices, and cost of goods sold in a way that goes deeper than most inventory-to-accounting connectors.
Manufacturing and operations
Cin7 Core includes BOM support and manufacturing-lite features on the Standard plan, with more advanced MRP on the Pro tier. This makes it usable for light assembly and kitting on the entry plan without paying for the top tier first.
Unleashed supports BOM and production, but on the Core plan this is a paid add-on. It is included on the Pro plan. If manufacturing is central to your operations, the true cost comparison shifts: Cin7 Core may be cheaper once Unleashed's production add-on is included. The calculator above and feature table help surface this.
AI and automation
Both platforms include native AI capabilities. Cin7 Core offers ForesightAI for demand forecasting, available as an add-on on the Standard plan. Unleashed includes its Access Evo Copilot AI assistant on the Pro plan, with more limited automation on Core. Neither platform currently offers a first-party MCP integration; both connect to AI tools via third-party routes such as Zapier or community connectors.
UK considerations
Both platforms are designed for UK buyers and include Xero integration as a core feature. Unleashed's native GBP pricing means your invoice is a fixed monthly amount with no exchange rate exposure. Cin7 Core's USD pricing introduces a small degree of variability, though it is typically modest month to month. Support coverage at UK business hours is available from both providers.
For UK compliance, both platforms handle standard inventory accounting conventions. Neither is incorporated in the UK, but both have established UK user bases and dedicated UK-facing product pages. Brightpearl (covered in our separate comparison) is the only provider in this category that is UK-headquartered and UK-native.
Pros and cons for this matchup
Cin7 Core wins on multi-channel integration depth, manufacturing included on the entry plan, and a broader ecosystem of sales channels and e-commerce platforms. Its weak spots are the 5-user minimum entry, USD pricing, and annual sales-order limits that scale by plan tier.
Unleashed wins on native GBP pricing, a flagship Xero partnership, and a clean wholesale and distribution workflow. Its trade-offs are a higher headline price before add-ons, a 100-orders-per-month base that creates real cost scaling for growing businesses, and manufacturing as a paid extra on the Core plan.
The verdict
For a UK business that primarily needs depth across multi-channel selling and manufacturing in a single platform, Cin7 Core is the stronger choice at a comparable user count, even accounting for USD pricing. For a UK business running on Xero that wants predictable GBP pricing and a deep Xero integration as the centrepiece, Unleashed earns its position despite a higher starting cost. The decision comes down to whether your priority is breadth of features or depth of Xero integration with GBP billing: answer that and the choice is clear.