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Benefits & ROI

How EW Inventory pays for itself

One subscription replaces scattered spreadsheets, separate POS tools, and end-of-day guesswork — so you save time, reduce costly mistakes, and run the business with confidence. Start with a 7-day free trial of full Premiumno credit card required.

From $11.99/mo Less than one preventable stockout per month
Free trial · No credit card 7 days of full Premium access — sign up and test with real products
Save 20% Annual billing on every plan

Why subscribe?

Most small retailers pay for their tools twice: once in subscription fees, and again in owner time, stockouts, shrinkage, and bookkeeper hours rebuilding numbers from notebooks and receipts.

EW Inventory bundles catalog, point-of-sale, customer CRM, business reports, expenses, branded PDFs, and team sync in one cloud account — on iPhone, Android, and web. Stock updates when you sell. Scan barcodes at the register for faster checkout. Your dashboard shows today’s sales and low-stock alerts before you open. Exports go straight to your accountant.

Bottom line: At every tier, the subscription is designed to be a small fraction of one operational mistake per month — a stockout, a pricing error, or an hour of manual reconciliation.

ROI figures below are conservative illustrations for sales conversations. Your savings depend on revenue, margins, labor costs, and how you run today.

One app instead of a patchwork

Without EW Inventory Typical monthly cost
Spreadsheets + WhatsApp stock listsOwner time (hidden)
Basic POS only$0–$60+
Separate inventory tool$30–$150
Bookkeeper prep / re-keying receipts$75–$200+ in labor
Lost sales from stockoutsOften $200–$2,000+/mo
Shrinkage & count errors (1–3% of inventory)$100–$1,500+/mo

EW Inventory starts at $11.99/month (Starter) and scales to multi-location Premium and Enterprise — without enterprise ERP complexity or four-figure monthly fees.

What you pay

Plan Monthly Annual (≈20% off) Annual total Best for
Starter $11.99/mo ~$9.59/mo ~$119.99/yr Solo operators
Standard $28.99/mo ~$23.19/mo ~$279.99/yr Small teams, CRM, promotions
Pro $58.99/mo ~$47.19/mo ~$569.99/yr Reports, expenses, margin KPIs
Premium $98.99/mo ~$79.19/mo ~$949.99/yr Multi-location, POs, custom roles
Enterprise $249/mo ~$199/mo ~$2,388/yr Large chains — 50 sites, unlimited SKUs & users

Every new organization gets 7 days of full Premium accessno credit card required. Enterprise is available on web via secure Stripe checkout after your trial. See full feature comparison →

Operations — open the day with clarity

  • Dashboard — today’s sales, low-stock alerts, role-based navigation
  • Low-stock warnings tied to real on-hand quantities (all paid tiers)
  • Multi-device sync — register on tablet, check stock on phone, reports on laptop

Efficiency win

Stop the 15–30 minute morning “walk the shelf + check the notebook” routine. 2–4 hours/week saved at $25/hr owner time ≈ $200–$400/month in value.

Catalog & inventory — stop guessing “do we have it?”

Live SKU catalog, receive stock, low-stock alerts, and deeper controls as you grow:

Capability Starter Standard Pro Premium Enterprise
SKU catalog + receive stock
Brands & manufacturers
Suppliers directory
Return purchase, cycle countPartial
Activity log
Purchase orders (PDF/email)
CSV import + bulk price edit
Unlimited SKUs
  • One avoided stockout per week on a $40-margin item → ~$160/month
  • Cycle counts (Pro+) catching 1% shrink on $30k inventory → ~$300/month
  • Premium bulk import — 500 SKUs in an hour vs. a weekend of manual entry
  • Enterprise — unlimited SKUs and 50 locations for supermarket chains and large retailers

Point of sale — faster checkout, fewer mistakes

  • Quick product scanning — scan barcodes with your phone camera or a USB scanner on web; items add to the cart automatically for faster checkout
  • Tax-aware checkout on every tier
  • Promotions (Standard+) — automatic discounts at register
  • Void with reason (Standard+) — audit trail, fewer disputes
  • Ship Product — manual shipments with monthly limits by plan

Money saved

Barcode scanning cuts lookup time versus typing SKUs or scrolling the catalog. Faster checkout (~30 sec/sale × 20 sales/day) ≈ 4+ hours/month cashier time. Promotions can drive repeat visits; audited voids reduce chargebacks and internal loss.

Customers & CRM — repeat business, not one-offs

  • Contact limits from 50 (Starter) to 5,000 (Premium); unlimited on Enterprise
  • Standard+ — attach customer to sale, lists, groups, purchase history
  • Premium — price lists as PDF, PNG, or HTML email for B2B segments

Knowing who bought what drives 2–3 extra repeat visits per month. Wholesale price lists in minutes instead of rebuilding Excel each week.

Reports & exports — margin, not just revenue

  • Pro+ business reports — orders, net collected, tax, promotions, gross margin, inventory movements
  • Admin exports — sales register, tax summary, voided sales, shipments (lookback by tier)
  • Pro+ expenses & COGS — receipt photos, petty cash, true profit picture

Bookkeeper & margin wins

Export CSV/PDF instead of re-keying receipts — 2–4 hours/month saved at $75/hr = $150–$300/month. Finding one underpriced line at 5% instead of 15% margin on $2k/mo sales recovers $200/month in profit.

Documents & branding

  • Pro+ — branded invoices & receipts; A4 or 80 mm thermal
  • Premium — full PDF branding, purchase orders to suppliers, price-list exports

Professional documents for B2B buyers — less “can you resend that invoice?” back-and-forth.

Team & multi-location scale

Starter Standard Pro Premium Enterprise
Locations1251550
Users151550Unlimited
Custom roles (per-area ACL)
Unlimited sales / month

Standard+ email invites — second register without sharing one login. Premium & Enterprise custom roles — cashiers can’t void or edit costs; reduces training mistakes and internal loss. Enterprise adds unlimited team members for large multi-site operations.

ROI scenario — Starter (solo operator)

Solo operator

Market stall or small boutique · 50–100 SKUs · ~150 sales/month · $11.99/mo (~$120/yr annual)

BenefitMonthlyYearly
Owner time saved (3 hr/wk × $25)~$300~$3,600
1 stockout/week avoided ($35 margin)~$140~$1,680
No separate spreadsheet chaos~$50~$600
Illustrative value~$490~$5,880
Subscription cost$12$144
Net illustrative benefit~$478/mo~$5,736/yr

“For less than one lost sale per month, you get live stock, a real register, and a dashboard that tells you what sold today — before you lock up.”

ROI scenario — Standard (small team)

Small team, 2 locations

~3 staff · 300 SKUs · ~800 sales/month · $28.99/mo (~$280/yr annual)

BenefitMonthlyYearly
Team coordination (5 users, 2 sites)~$150~$1,800
Promotions driving repeat sales~$200~$2,400
CRM + invoice email/share~$100~$1,200
30-day exports → less bookkeeper prep~$150~$1,800
Void audit trail / fewer disputes~$50~$600
Illustrative value~$650~$7,800
Subscription cost$29$348
Net illustrative benefit~$621/mo~$7,452/yr

“Standard pays for itself if it saves your bookkeeper two hours a month — everything else is margin.”

ROI scenario — Pro (growing retailer)

Growing retailer — most popular

$80k–$150k/mo revenue · 8 staff · 5 locations · 1,500 SKUs · $58.99/mo (~$570/yr annual)

BenefitMonthlyYearly
Business reports + gross margin KPIs~$400~$4,800
Expenses + COGS + receipt tracking~$200~$2,400
Cycle count reducing 1% shrink on $40k stock~$400~$4,800
Branded PDF invoices/receipts~$75~$900
90-day exports + all-time sales history~$225~$2,700
Activity log / supply-chain audit~$100~$1,200
Illustrative value~$1,400~$16,800
Subscription cost$59$708
Net illustrative benefit~$1,341/mo~$16,092/yr

“Pro is for owners who need margin and cash flow — not just today’s register total. One pricing mistake found in reports can cover the whole year.”

ROI scenario — Premium (multi-location)

Multi-location business

10+ sites · 30+ staff · 5,000+ SKUs · B2B + retail · $98.99/mo (~$950/yr annual)

BenefitMonthlyYearly
vs. stitched POS + inventory + CRM stack ($400+/mo)~$300~$3,600
Purchase orders (PDF/email to suppliers)~$150~$1,800
CSV import + bulk price edit~$200~$2,400
Price lists for B2B segments~$150~$1,800
Custom roles (50 users, fewer errors/theft)~$250~$3,000
Full-history exports for accounting~$200~$2,400
Illustrative value~$1,250+~$15,000+
Subscription cost$99$1,188
Net illustrative benefit~$1,151/mo~$13,812/yr

“Premium replaces a stack of tools that often costs 4–5× more — with one login, one catalog, and roles that match how your stores actually run.”

ROI scenario — Enterprise (large multi-location)

Supermarket chain or large retailer

Up to 50 sites · unlimited staff · unlimited SKUs · high transaction volume · $249/mo (~$2,388/yr annual) · web checkout via Stripe

BenefitMonthlyYearly
Avoid Premium overage limits (SKUs, users, sales volume)~$400~$4,800
vs. mid-market ERP + POS stack ($800–$2,000+/mo)~$550+~$6,600+
Unlimited SKUs — no catalog cap across regions~$300~$3,600
Unlimited users — no per-seat add-ons~$400~$4,800
Unlimited sales volume — no monthly register ceiling~$200~$2,400
Centralized reporting across up to 50 locations~$250~$3,000
Illustrative value~$1,700+~$20,400+
Subscription cost$249$2,988
Net illustrative benefit~$1,451/mo~$17,412/yr

“Enterprise is Premium at scale — one platform for dozens of sites and unlimited catalog size, without the cost and complexity of a traditional ERP rollout.”

Before vs after

Before EW Inventory

  • “Do we have it?” → walk to shelf, WhatsApp, or memory
  • Checkout → search by name or tap through a long product list
  • End of day → notebook + calculator
  • Month end → shoebox of receipts; bookkeeper rebuilds
  • Promotions → handwritten signs, inconsistent at register
  • Second location → duplicate spreadsheets

After EW Inventory

  • Stock updates when the sale completes
  • Scan barcodes at the register — items land in the cart in one step
  • Dashboard: today’s sales + low stock before opening
  • Exports to accountant (sales register, tax summary, voids)
  • Promotions apply automatically at checkout
  • Team on Standard+; Premium custom roles per area

Monthly vs annual billing

Monthly — best when you’re new, seasonal, or testing during a busy month.

Annual (save 20%) — best when you’ve finished the 7-day trial and know you’ll stay.

PlanMonthly × 12AnnualYou keep
Starter$143.88~$120~$24
Standard$347.88~$280~$68
Pro$707.88~$570~$138
Premium$1,187.88~$950~$238
Enterprise$2,988.00~$2,388~$600

Choose your plan

Solo, <100 SKUs, 1 person? → Starter ($12/mo)

2+ staff OR need CRM, promotions, voids? → Standard ($29/mo)

Need margin reports, expenses, COGS, cycle counts? → Pro ($59/mo)

Multi-location, POs, bulk catalog, custom roles, B2B price lists? → Premium ($99/mo)

Large chains — 50 sites, unlimited SKUs, users, and sales? → Enterprise ($249/mo, web checkout)

Open full plan comparison →

Common questions

“Spreadsheets are free.”

They don’t ring sales, don’t decrement stock at checkout, and cost your time every day. Starter is about $0.40/day.

“Square is free.”

Square handles payments; EW Inventory handles catalog, receiving, multi-location stock, CRM, margin reports, expenses, and branded docs in one place.

“Too expensive.”

Walk through one stockout per week or two bookkeeper hours per month — usually exceeds the subscription.

“Not sure yet.”

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