inFlow is a well-designed inventory tool. But manufacturers need more than inventory — they need production planning, real-time costing, lot traceability, and MRP. Brahmin was built for manufacturing from day one.
Based on reviews from G2, Capterra, and product documentation.
inFlow sells two separate products: inFlow Inventory and inFlow Manufacturing. To get BOMs and work orders, you need inFlow Manufacturing — which starts at $179/month for just 2 users. For a 5-user manufacturing team, you're looking at $449/month. Brahmin includes full manufacturing capabilities in every plan.
"Not quite MRP — there is not a time-phased 'Make/Buy Report' that materials professionals look for." — Capterra review
Lot numbers and expiry dates were launched as a beta feature in inFlow. There are no one-click recall reports, no full lot genealogy from supplier to customer, and no FDA or FSMA compliance tooling. For manufacturers in regulated industries — food, supplements, cosmetics, medical devices — this is a gap that can't be worked around.
"Wished they could use production work orders for circular references instead of having to work around it with stock adjustments." — Capterra review
When raw material costs change in inFlow, your BOMs don't recalculate automatically. You have to manually update every affected product — a tedious, error-prone process that grows worse as your product catalog grows. Real-time cost visibility is critical for manufacturers who need to know their true margins.
"inFlow does not automatically update costing on BOMs when you alter the cost of a raw part, so there is more touch time than really should be required." — Capterra review
inFlow meters integrations: 1 on the Start Up plan, 3 on Growth, 5 on Scale. Brahmin includes 10+ native integrations — QuickBooks, Xero, Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Faire, SPS Commerce, and ShipStation — on every plan. Plus Zapier integration for order sync.
"Integration between inFlow and QuickBooks is hopeless... don't bother trying." — G2 review
Purpose-built manufacturing software — not inventory with manufacturing bolted on.
Brahmin was built for manufacturers from day one. BOMs, work orders, production scheduling, and real-time costing are core features — not a separate product at a higher price point. One product, one price, everything you need.
Production-ready lot traceability, not a beta feature. Full forward and backward genealogy from ingredient supplier to finished product customer. One-click recall reports that tell you exactly which customers are affected — in minutes, not days.
Brahmin includes a real MRP engine — time-phased material planning, shortage alerts, and demand forecasting. Know what to make and what to buy before you run out. inFlow has no MRP capability at all.
Every Brahmin customer gets a dedicated implementation manager and unlimited training calls — included on every plan. inFlow charges $499 for onboarding plus $199/hour for additional training.
inFlow Manufacturing Growth plan
inFlow charges $499 + $199/hr
inFlow charges $199/hr for training
Requires inFlow Manufacturing product
inFlow updates costs only after completion
Manual recalculation required in inFlow
inFlow integration quality questioned in reviews
inFlow is inventory-first with manufacturing added on
inFlow data sourced from inflowinventory.com, G2, and Capterra. Last updated March 2026.
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