How much does OpsUI cost?

OpsUI starter packs begin at A$1,499/month on opsui.au or NZ$1,499/month on opsui.co.nz (entry tier, five users included). Individual modules are from A$299/NZ$299 per month with five users included; additional users are A$99/NZ$99 per user per month. The full Enterprise tier — every module plus all integrations — is custom-quoted.

What is a modular ERP, WMS & CRM?

A modular ERP, WMS & CRM sells each operational capability — finance, HR, warehouse, logistics, customer management, analytics — as a separately-priced product instead of one monolithic suite. Buyers pick only the modules they need today and add more as they grow. OpsUI is modular by design: 20 operational modules covering ERP, WMS, and built-in customer management, plus 5 integration connectors (NetSuite live today; Xero, MYOB, Abel ERP and SAP Business One wired during rollout) — all individually priced.

Can OpsUI run alongside NetSuite?

Yes. OpsUI supports bidirectional NetSuite sync out of the box. Customers running NetSuite frequently buy specific OpsUI modules — Wave Picking, Slotting Optimisation, ML/AI Predictions — to upgrade operational areas without replacing the GL.

Is OpsUI suitable for Australian and New Zealand small businesses?

Yes. OpsUI is built for Australian and New Zealand operations. Australian customers use opsui.au with AUD pricing and AU-region data hosting; New Zealand customers use opsui.co.nz with NZD pricing and NZ-region data hosting.

Does OpsUI integrate with Xero or MYOB?

Yes. OpsUI ships bidirectional sync for both Xero and MYOB via the Finance & Accounting module — wired against your accounting tenant during rollout rather than installed from an app marketplace. Customers, items, chart of accounts and tax codes flow from your accounting system into OpsUI; sales invoices, credit notes, payment status updates and inventory adjustments flow back. Built on the Xero REST API + webhooks and MYOB's AccountRight Live + Business APIs. Full sync detail at opsui.co.nz/integrations/xero or opsui.au/integrations/xero. A documented REST API on every module is also available for custom integration.

Where is OpsUI customer data hosted?

New Zealand customer data is hosted in New Zealand. Australian customer data is hosted in Australia. Both regions are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.3, with role-based access control and full audit logging.

How long does an OpsUI rollout take?

Honest answer: it depends on your data, integrations, and team availability — every business is different. We don't quote a fixed timeline on the website because we'd be inventing a number. We scope your specific implementation during the demo. Enterprise rollouts use a stage plan: scope, configure, train, go-live — one module set at a time.

Is there a free trial?

OpsUI runs guided demos rather than self-serve trials, because most module value depends on real data being loaded. Demos are direct to a person via opsui.au/book-demo or opsui.co.nz/book-demo — no sales-development sequence.

Modules & pricing

Comparison · Inventory management software

WMS vs inventory management software: which do you actually need?

Inventory software tracks what stock you own and what it's worth. A WMS runs the physical pick, pack and dispatch on the floor. Here's how to tell which one your ANZ warehouse needs — and when you need both.

In one line

Inventory management software tells you what stock you own and what it cost; a warehouse management system tells your team exactly where it is and how to pick it — and most ANZ businesses only discover the gap when picking accuracy becomes the bottleneck.

It is one of the most common questions we hear from growing ANZ wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers: do I need a warehouse management system, or is inventory management software enough? The two are often pitched as interchangeable, and plenty of buyers sign up for one when the problem they actually have calls for the other. The confusion is understandable — both deal with stock — but they solve genuinely different problems.

The cleanest way to think about it: inventory management software is quantity- and value-centric. It answers 'what stock do I own, how much of it, what did it cost, and what's it worth?' Tools like Cin7 Core, Unleashed, and the inventory add-ons that bolt onto Xero or MYOB track SKUs, stock-on-hand, reorder points, costing, batches and expiry. A warehouse management system (WMS) is location- and execution-centric. It answers 'where exactly is that stock, what's the fastest path to pick it, and did the right item actually go in the box?' That means bin and location tracking, directed putaway, wave and zone picking paths, RF/barcode scanning, slotting and cycle counts.

The classic illustration: inventory software records '50 units of SKU-123 received at $10 each.' A WMS instructs the picker to 'place those units in Aisle B, Rack 3, Bin 7,' then later 'pick from Bin 7, scan to confirm, and stage for the 3pm courier.' One is the ledger of stock; the other is the choreography of moving it. Many ANZ SMBs buy inventory software first — quite rightly — then hit a wall a year or two later when order volume climbs, mispicks creep up, and 'where is it?' becomes the daily fire drill. That wall is where a WMS earns its keep.

This guide explains the real difference, gives honest guidance on when a pure inventory tool is genuinely all you need (and cheaper and simpler for it), and shows where OpsUI sits — a modular ANZ platform that gives you both the inventory module and the warehouse execution modules in one system, so you can start with stock control and switch on real WMS depth the day the floor demands it, without ripping anything out.

Side by side

WMS vs inventory management software: which do you actually need?, feature by feature.

	OpsUI	Inventory software
Primary question it answers	Where is the stock and how do we move it accurately? (location + physical execution)	What stock do we own, how much, and what's it worth? (quantity + value)
Stock location granularity	Down to bin/shelf/zone; every unit has a physical address and a movement history	Typically warehouse- or location-level; bin-level varies by product and tier
Directed putaway	System tells receivers exactly where to store incoming stock based on rules and capacity	Usually manual — staff decide and record where it went, if at all
Picking method	Wave and zone picking with optimised travel paths; batch and multi-order picking	Pick lists by order; advanced path optimisation is limited or absent in lighter tools
RF / barcode scan-to-confirm	Scan at putaway and at every pick to enforce accuracy on the floor in real time	Barcode scanning available in stronger tools (e.g. Cin7 Core); depth varies by product
Slotting optimisation	Re-slots fast-moving SKUs into accessible locations to cut pick travel time	Not a core function of inventory-first tools
Cycle counting	Rolling cycle counts by zone/velocity without a full stop-the-line stocktake	Stocktake and basic count features; rolling location-based cycle counts vary
Costing, valuation & reorder points	Handled by the OpsUI Inventory + Finance modules (FIFO/average cost, reorder logic)	Core strength — rich costing, landed cost, valuation and reorder automation
Best fit	Operations where pick accuracy, throughput and floor execution are the bottleneck	Businesses where stock visibility, costing and ordering are the bottleneck
Implementation weight	Heavier — locations, scan flows and pick logic to set up (OpsUI goes live module by module, in weeks)	Lighter and faster to roll out; less operational disruption to get started

Honest pick

When inventory management software is genuinely enough

Be honest with yourself about volume and complexity, because a pure inventory tool is simpler, cheaper and faster to deploy — and for a large share of ANZ product businesses it is exactly the right call. If you ship modest daily order volumes, your SKU range is manageable, picking is straightforward (one person, a tidy room, items easy to find), and your real pain is knowing stock-on-hand, costing, landed cost and when to reorder, then a dedicated inventory tool like Cin7 Core, Unleashed or a well-chosen Xero/MYOB inventory add-on will serve you well without the setup overhead of a full WMS.
These tools are mature and deep at what they do. It's worth being precise: stronger inventory products are not 'WMS-less' — Cin7 Core, for example, documents mobile barcode scanning, guided pick paths and bin-level accuracy. The difference is one of depth and dedicated floor execution (directed putaway rules, wave/zone optimisation, slotting, location-based rolling cycle counts) rather than a clean presence-or-absence line. If you don't have the throughput to justify that execution depth, paying for it is money and complexity you don't need.
There are also fits OpsUI is candid about not chasing. If you run a dedicated 3PL with per-client carton/storage billing and TMS rating, CartonCloud is the stronger choice. If you need MPI E-cert, deep multi-entity financial consolidation, or heavy MRP production scheduling, those are specialist needs better served elsewhere. The smart sequence for many growing businesses is to start with inventory software, watch your pick accuracy and throughput metrics, and move to real WMS execution only when the floor — not the ledger — becomes the constraint. With OpsUI you can make that move inside one platform by switching on warehouse modules, rather than re-platforming from scratch.

Where OpsUI shines

When you genuinely need a WMS (and OpsUI's warehouse modules fit)

You need a WMS when the problem has moved from the office to the floor. The tell-tale signs: mispicks and short-ships are creeping into your error rate, new staff take weeks to learn where things are, two people regularly hunt for the same SKU, and order volume has outgrown paper pick lists or a spreadsheet taped to the wall. At that point your inventory ledger can be perfectly accurate while your physical fulfilment quietly bleeds time and money — and no amount of better costing fixes a picker walking the long way round.
This is where OpsUI's warehouse modules do real work: directed receiving and putaway so stock lands in the right bin, wave and zone picking with optimised paths, RF/barcode scan-to-confirm at every pick to drive accuracy toward 99.9%+, slotting to keep fast movers within reach, and rolling cycle counts so you stop closing the warehouse for stocktakes. The OpsUI Core warehouse pack (NZ$1,499 / A$1,499/month) covers order management, inventory, receiving, shipping and dashboards; advanced wave/zone picking, slotting and cycle counting live in the Core+ pack (NZ$2,999 / A$2,999) or à la carte from $299/module — so you only pay for the execution depth you actually switch on.
The OpsUI advantage in this category is that the inventory and warehouse layers are the same platform. You aren't bolting a separate WMS onto a separate inventory tool and reconciling two sources of truth — the stock record and the pick instruction share one system, with NZ Couriers wired as the live carrier today (other AU/NZ carriers wired during rollout) and bidirectional NetSuite sync live now, with Xero and MYOB wired through the Finance module during rollout. Built from the warehouse floor in ANZ, with in-region data residency on each side of the Tasman, you go live in weeks, module by module, no implementation partner required.

ANZ context

For ANZ businesses this distinction has a local twist. A lot of New Zealand and Australian SMBs run on Xero or MYOB and reach for an inventory add-on first — sensible, since those tools nail costing, GST-aware valuation and reorder logic that suit the local accounting stack. The category-leading inventory products have deep ANZ roots too: Cin7 was founded in Auckland, and Unleashed is a New Zealand-born tool, so it's no surprise local buyers start there. The wall tends to appear as e-commerce and wholesale orders scale and picking accuracy becomes the daily problem. OpsUI is built specifically for this transition: a modular cloud ERP + WMS + CRM with 20 modules and 5 integrations (NetSuite live and bidirectional today; Xero, MYOB, Abel and SAP supported), in-region data residency on both sides of the Tasman, a public weekly changelog, and an in-house NZ$149 / A$149 Bluetooth phone-clip scanner so a team can start scanning without buying dedicated RF guns. You add inventory first and warehouse execution when you need it — no rip-and-replace.

Common questions

What buyers ask before choosing.

What is the actual difference between a WMS and inventory management software?

Inventory management software is quantity- and value-centric: it tracks what stock you own, how much, what it cost and what it's worth (SKUs, stock-on-hand, costing, reorder points). A warehouse management system (WMS) is location- and execution-centric: it tracks where each item physically sits down to the bin, directs putaway, optimises wave/zone picking paths, enforces RF scan-to-confirm, and runs slotting and cycle counts. One is the ledger of stock; the other is the choreography of moving it accurately on the floor.

Do I need a WMS or is inventory software enough for my business?

If your order volume is modest, your SKU range is manageable, picking is simple and your main pain is stock visibility, costing and reordering, then inventory software is genuinely enough — it's simpler and cheaper. You need a WMS when the problem moves to the floor: rising mispicks, slow onboarding of warehouse staff, time lost hunting for stock, and throughput outgrowing paper pick lists. The trigger is pick accuracy and throughput, not your ledger.

Can't I just add barcode scanning to my inventory software instead of a WMS?

To a point, yes — stronger inventory tools like Cin7 Core include mobile barcode scanning and bin-level tracking, and that may be all you need. A dedicated WMS adds depth on top of scanning: directed putaway rules, wave and zone picking with optimised travel paths, slotting to keep fast movers accessible, and rolling location-based cycle counts. If you don't have the throughput to justify that execution depth, you don't need it; if mispicks and pick travel time are hurting you, scanning alone usually isn't enough.

Does OpsUI replace my inventory software, or work alongside it?

OpsUI can do both. It includes an inventory module for stock control, costing and reorder logic plus dedicated warehouse modules for putaway, picking, slotting, cycle counts and dispatch — all in one platform, so the stock record and pick instruction share a single source of truth. If you'd rather keep your existing finance and inventory stack, OpsUI offers integrations: bidirectional NetSuite sync is live today, and Xero and MYOB are wired through the Finance module during rollout.

When is OpsUI not the right choice for warehouse or inventory needs?

OpsUI is candid about its boundaries. If you run a dedicated 3PL needing per-client carton/storage billing and TMS rating, CartonCloud is a better fit. If you need MPI E-cert, deep multi-entity financial consolidation, or heavy MRP production scheduling, those are specialist requirements better served by dedicated tools. And if a simple inventory tool already covers your stock visibility and costing and your floor isn't the bottleneck, a lighter dedicated inventory product may be all you need.

Last updated 13 June 2026