The Unleashed alternative for Shopify brands
Manifold is inventory and order management for brands selling on Shopify, Amazon and wholesale — your whole team on one plan, every integration without a fee, and a trial that runs beside Unleashed.
Who Unleashed is for
Unleashed pitches Core as the essential engine for product-based businesses and Pro as the platform for fast-growing firms.
unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026Why businesses look elsewhere
- Core includes 3 users and 3 integrations, Pro 5 of each; each extra user and integration is a monthly charge. unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026
- Both plans include 100 sales orders a month, with higher tiers as an upgrade. unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026
- Critical reviews mention support that is hard to reach in person, slow pages and billing errors. Unleashed on Trustpilot, checked October 2026
Manifold and Unleashed, side by side
| Manifold | Unleashed | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $300 a month (USD) — one plan, published, every feature | Core A$449 a month, Pro A$819 a month (AUD, before tax, billed monthly); up to 10% less billed annually unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026 |
| Users | Your whole team, with no per-seat fee | 3 on Core (+A$69 each), 5 on Pro (+A$79 each) unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026 |
| Stores and integrations | No per-integration fee: Shopify, Amazon, Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks from the App Store | 3 on Core, 5 on Pro; +A$29 a month each unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026 |
| Sales orders | 100 sales orders a month included, then $0.20 down to $0.015 an order, on a published scale | 100 a month on both plans; upgradable to 500, 1,500, 3,000 or unlimited unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026 |
| Free trial | 60 days, run beside your current system in read-only mode | 14 days unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026 |
| Manufacturing | Kits and bundles, with stock that follows their parts; no production orders or manufacturing planning | Production and manufacturing included on Pro, an add-on on Core unleashedsoftware.com/pricing, checked October 2026 |
| Traceability | Batches, serials and expiry dates, captured at receipt; earliest expiry picked first | Batch tracking with expiry dates, and serial numbers unleashedsoftware.com, checked October 2026 |
| AI | An MCP server: Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client works in Manifold with your permissions | Natural-language reporting and an AI interface; no MCP server listed unleashedsoftware.com, checked October 2026 |
Unleashed as its public pages described it on the day each row was read; each figure links to its page. Unleashed publishes its prices in Australian dollars; Manifold's are in US dollars. Manifold has no affiliation with Unleashed; spot something out of date? Tell us.
When Unleashed may suit you better
- You manufacture: Unleashed lists bills of materials, assembly and disassembly with BOM costing. unleashedsoftware.com, checked October 2026
Moving from Unleashed
Manifold has no direct import from Unleashed 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. Unleashed 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 Unleashed?
- 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. Unleashed keeps running the business while you check Manifold against it, for the 60-day trial, and you go live when you are ready.
- 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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