Compared honestly · published prices as of July 2026
ItemTally vs BoxHero
BoxHero is a likeable quantity-stock tool with one of the cleaner interfaces in this market. The honest difference is the meter: BoxHero bills per member and per thousand items; ItemTally charges one flat number per room.
What BoxHero does well
- Clean, barcode-centric stock keeping. Scanning-led quantity workflows that are easy to teach a team.
- An affordable entry price. $24/mo is one of the lower paid entry points among the named tools.
- Transparent add-on pricing. The meters are at least printed on the label: you can compute your bill before it happens.
The structural difference
BoxHero’s model is base price plus meters: $24/mo covers three members and a thousand items, then it’s $5 per additional member and $10 per additional 1,000 items. That’s a fair starting bundle - the catch is the shape after it: the two things that grow with your business - people and register - grow the bill with them.
ItemTally rooms are flat: €19/mo covers up to five writers and unlimited items; €49/mo covers an unlimited crew. Your ten-thousandth item costs what your first one did - nothing.
The numbers, side by side
| Aspect | BoxHero | ItemTally |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $24/mo | €19/mo flat |
| Adding a team member | +$5/mo each | €0 inside your room - up to 5, then €49 unlimited |
| Adding 1,000 items | +$10/mo | €0 - items are never metered |
| Free tier | 100 items · 1 user | Unlimited items · 1 writer, free viewers |
| Bill at 5 people + 5,000 items | Grows with both meters | €19/mo, flat - the line has no other shape |
BoxHero figures from boxhero.io pricing as of July 2026; check their page for today’s numbers.
Switching is an afternoon, not a project
Whatever you're coming from, the move is the same three steps - and nothing is written to your new register until you've seen the preview.
- Export a CSV from BoxHero. Any export works - the importer maps your columns to fields, and Sortly/BoxHero exports have one-click presets that keep folders, custom fields and quantities.
- Preview the dry run. ItemTally shows exactly what will be created - items, folders, fields, photos fetched from your export's image links - before a single row is written. Fix mappings, run it again, no harm done.
- Print fresh labels, or don't. Old QR labels can re-attach as codes so existing stickers keep scanning. New QR identities are generated automatically either way - the full walkthrough is here.
Questions every switcher asks
How do I move my data from BoxHero to ItemTally?
Export a CSV from your current tool and import it - the importer maps columns, previews everything as a dry run, and writes nothing until you confirm. Sortly and BoxHero exports have one-click presets (folders, custom fields, quantities, and photos fetched automatically). A typical register moves in an afternoon.
Is there really a free plan, or is it a trial?
Free forever, for one writer, with unlimited items, offline, exports and API read keys - no card, no trial clock. Paid plans exist for crews: €19/month flat for up to five writers, €49/month flat for unlimited.
What happens to my data if I leave ItemTally?
Full CSV export on every plan, any day, no questions. Data freedom is mechanical, not a promise - ItemTally's own export re-imports cleanly, and that round-trip is tested.
Will the price rise on me later?
Not on you: your joining price is locked, and items are never metered on any plan. Both are part of a signed, dated public pledge - written after watching other tools ambush their customers with re-pricing.
Try the flat-priced way
Import your CSV in minutes. One writer is free forever - unlimited items, every feature, no card, no trial clock. And your CSV exports back out any day you like.