Compared honestly · published prices as of July 2026
ItemTally vs inFlow Stockroom
Stockroom is inFlow’s simple-tracking product, launched September 2025 - and we respect it: same scope philosophy as ours (no sales orders, ever), and in April 2026 it became the first mainstream SMB inventory vendor to ship first-party MCP support. The honest summary: the same category, at roughly six times the price - $129/mo flat versus €19/mo flat.
What inFlow Stockroom does well
- They drew the same line we did. No sales orders, no purchasing - a tracker, not an ERP. Their exclusion list reads like our scope definition, and that’s a compliment in both directions.
- First-party MCP, first. inFlow shipped assistant access on its public API in April 2026, months before most of the category noticed. Credit where due - we followed the same road.
- A mid-market parent. Stockroom sits on inFlow’s mature platform: if you outgrow tracking and genuinely need orders and B2B portals, their upgrade path is real.
The structural difference
Stockroom prices like the mid-market product it grew out of: $129/mo flat, unlimited items and scanning users. That flat price is genuinely fair dealing - but it assumes a warehouse budget.
ItemTally prices for the van, the studio and the stockroom shelf: €19/mo flat, unlimited items, one price dial (people who can write). Same no-metering philosophy, an order of magnitude apart - and the free tier is a real register, not a trial.
The numbers, side by side
| Aspect | Stockroom | ItemTally |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plan | $129/mo flat | €19/mo flat |
| Free tier | Trial only | Unlimited items · 1 writer, free viewers |
| Items metered? | No - unlimited | Never - pledged, on every plan |
| Sales & purchase orders | Deliberately none | Deliberately none - same line, both of us |
| Assistant access (MCP) | Yes - first-party, April 2026 | Yes - every plan, read free; writes preview-first and need a write key |
| Offline mode | Not offline-first | Every plan - the van has no signal |
| Check-out to people | Basic assignment | Full custody ledger - due dates, possession self-confirmation, offboarding sheet |
| Built for | Warehouses stepping down | Crews, vans, studios, shelves |
Stockroom figures from inflowinventory.com as of July 2026 (launch 17 September 2025; MCP announced 21 April 2026 on their cloud-updates page). Prices change - 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 inFlow Stockroom. 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 inFlow Stockroom 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.