A NetSuite alternative for growing brands
Before a brand takes on a full ERP, Manifold covers inventory, orders, purchasing, wholesale and a ledger that posts as you trade — on a published monthly plan, with no implementation project.
Who NetSuite is for
NetSuite sells its inventory management as a single real-time view of inventory across every channel and place stock is kept, part of the NetSuite ERP platform.
NetSuite Inventory Management, checked October 2026Why businesses look elsewhere
- NetSuite is an annual licence — core platform, optional modules and users — with a one-time implementation fee. NetSuite Inventory Management, checked October 2026
Manifold and NetSuite, side by side
| Manifold | NetSuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $300 a month (USD) — one plan, published, every feature | An annual licence fee for the core platform, optional modules and users; inventory management is in the platform licence NetSuite Inventory Management, checked October 2026 |
| Setup | A setup walk that brings your data in; no implementation fee | A one-time implementation fee NetSuite Inventory Management, checked October 2026 |
| Shopify | The Manifold app: catalog, stock, orders, edits and payments in step, more than one store per business | Oracle's NetSuite ERP Connector, from A$283.32 every 30 days for B2C Standard (AUD, as listed); B2B A$1,298.93 NetSuite ERP Connector on the Shopify App Store, checked October 2026 |
| Costing | FIFO, FEFO or the actual batch or serial, set per SKU, with landed cost | FIFO, LIFO, average and more, with landed cost, set on the item record NetSuite Inventory Management, checked October 2026 |
| Free trial | 60 days, run beside your current system in read-only mode | A product tour and test drive are offered; no trial is listed NetSuite Inventory Management, checked October 2026 |
NetSuite (Oracle) as its public pages described it on the day each row was read; each figure links to its page. The Shopify App Store listed the connector's prices in Australian dollars when it was read from Australia. Manifold has no affiliation with Oracle; spot something out of date? Tell us.
When NetSuite may suit you better
- You need the whole ERP: NetSuite's inventory comes inside a platform with demand-based planning and modules you add as you grow. NetSuite Inventory Management, checked October 2026
Moving from NetSuite
Manifold has no direct import from NetSuite yet. Two routes do the job instead: connect your Shopify store and the setup walk offers to copy its products, stock, customers and orders across; and anything you can get out as a spreadsheet — items and opening stock, products and variants, kits, suppliers and customers, catalog prices, purchase orders, sales orders and sales history — comes in on Import, with each column matched and every rejected row named.
What Import takes →Run both, side by side
Every new Manifold business starts read-only. Orders come in, imports run and your team works in Manifold in full — but nothing leaves it: no stock or prices to your stores, no journals to your accounts, no email to customers. NetSuite keeps running the business while you check Manifold against it, and an owner goes live when you're sure.
Read-only mode and going live →Questions people ask
- Can I try Manifold without switching off NetSuite?
- Yes. Every new Manifold business starts in read-only mode: orders come in, imports run and your team works in Manifold in full, but nothing goes out — no stock or prices to your stores, no journals to your accounts, no email to customers. NetSuite keeps running the business while you check Manifold against it, for the 60-day trial, and you go live when you are ready.
- Is Manifold an ERP?
- It's the operations half: inventory, orders, purchasing, wholesale and a general ledger that posts as you trade. Your accounting stays in Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks, or Manifold's own chart of accounts.
- What does Manifold cost?
- One plan: $300 a month (USD) with 100 sales orders included, every feature and your whole team; each order past that costs $0.20 down to $0.015 on a published scale. No per-seat or per-integration fees.
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