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Evaluating Small Business Inventory Management Software

If you own a small business then you might understand how difficult it can be to find the right small business inventory management software.  With so many options on the market, it isn’t easy to evaluate which software package is best for your business.  Let’s review nine of the most popular solutions and see what each package can do for you.  The nine small business inventory management software packages we will review are; Atrex, Trackersystems, iMagic Inventory Software, RyTech, Wasp Barcode Technologies, InventorySoft, inFlow Inventory, Fishbowl Inventory, and AdvancePro Inventory.

Atrex inventory control software has been around since 1995.  Atrex software runs with Windows 2003, XP and Vista.  Atrex is popular because it includes functionality to allow you to perform recurring invoicing, point of sale invoicing, order entry, quotations, history of purchase orders, and receivables tracking.  Trakersystems has a free demo on their website; which allows you to see if you like the look and feel of the product.  You can also check out the functionality.  Trakersystems software handles all aspects of inventory management from inventory control to billing and shipping.  iMagic Inventory Software is known to be flexible and easy to use.  If you purchase iMagic for your small business inventory management software solution, you’ll get a set pre-defined invoice templates that you can easily customize.  You can also use barcoding with iMagic Inventory Software.   RyTech has been around since 1996.  RyTech Inventory Software includes the following functionality; item sales history, manual adjustment stock levels, assemble and disassemble items, serial number tracking and reorder quantities.  Wasp Barcode Technologies is a great small business inventory management software solution for warehouses, retailers and distribution centers.  They offer comprehensive technical support services.

InventorySoft’s Inventory Power software meets small and mid-size company inventory management needs.  Inventory Power can be run on Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.  The software is relatively inexpensive and will cost you around two hundred dollars.  Inventory Power is compatible with bar-coding and scanners.  inFlow Inventory Software is free.  Yes, seriously, it’s free!  At least the Standard Edition is free.  You can download your free and quite comprehensive version from the inflow Inventory Software System website. This software may not meet your small business inventory management software needs, but why not give it a whirl?  Fishbowl Inventory was named the # 20 company in the 2008 Inc. 500 Software Companies List. Fishbowl Inventory is a very comprehensive software solution.  And, if you go to their website you can download a free trial.  AdvancePro enables you to manage, track, and organize your inventory.  You can demo the product and get a free trial.

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kristine H