Last updated: October 2026. Prices and features change, so check the linked official sources before making decisions.
A building materials distributor in Onitsha sells from a shop on the main market road, a warehouse two streets away, and an Instagram page that brings in orders from across the South-East. One morning a customer pays for 200 bags of cement that the shop's notebook says are in stock. They aren't. The warehouse sold them the day before and nobody updated the book. Meanwhile, tiles worth ₦3 million have been sitting untouched for eight months, and nobody noticed because nobody can see the full picture.
Stock is cash sitting on shelves. When you can't see what you have, where it is and how fast it moves, you lose sales to stockouts, tie up money in slow items, and lose goods to theft and errors. Inventory management software gives you a live, accurate view of every item across every location.
This guide explains what Zoho Inventory is, how it works, what it costs, and how Nigerian businesses can use it to control stock and fulfil orders reliably.
Zoho Inventory is cloud-based inventory and order management software. It tracks stock across warehouses and shops, manages sales and purchase orders, handles packing and shipping, and connects to online sales channels and accounting.
Its core capabilities include:
It works in the browser and on iOS and Android, and a free plan is available for very small businesses.
Feature availability depends on your plan. The pricing section below shows which plan includes what.
Create items with SKUs, prices, cost, reorder levels and images. Group variants, such as sizes and colours, into item groups. Composite items let you sell kits or bundles made from other items, such as a gift hamper or a solar installation kit, and stock of each component updates automatically.
Track stock separately for each shop, warehouse or branch, and transfer stock between them with a proper record. Plans include from 2 locations on Standard up to 10 on Enterprise, and you can add more. From the Premium plan, bins let you track exactly which shelf or rack an item is on: 2,000 bins per location on Premium and 5,000 on Enterprise.
Follow each order from start to finish: sales order, invoice, packing slip, shipment, delivery. Handle partial shipments, backorders when stock is short, and sales returns. Dropshipping lets you sell items that your supplier delivers directly to the customer.
Raise purchase orders, receive goods, record vendor bills and track what's still owed to you. Set reorder points so you're alerted before an item runs out.
From the Professional plan, track individual items by serial number, such as phones, laptops, generators and appliances. Or track by batch, with manufacturing and expiry dates, for food, drinks, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. This makes warranties, recalls and expiry management far easier.
From the Premium plan, generate barcodes for your items, scan them when receiving, picking and selling, and run structured stock counts to compare physical stock with system records.
A customer portal (Standard and above) lets customers view their orders, invoices and payments. A vendor portal (Professional and above) lets suppliers view and respond to purchase orders.
Connect online stores such as Shopify, WooCommerce and Etsy, so orders flow into Zoho Inventory and stock levels update across every channel. Zoho Inventory also integrates with international shipping carriers and services, and with payment gateways such as Stripe and PayPal. Check which integrations work in Nigeria before relying on them.
From the Premium plan, add custom fields and automate routine steps with workflow rules, unit of measure (UoM) conversion, contextual chat and profit margin tracking. All plans include inventory reports, such as stock summary, inventory valuation and sales by item. Enterprise includes Zoho Analytics for deeper reporting and multi-currency transactions per contact, which is useful for importers and exporters.
When it may not be the best fit: businesses that manufacture products from raw materials, with production orders and bills of materials, may need a manufacturing system such as Zoho's MRP solutions. Very large operations with complex warehouse automation may need a dedicated warehouse management system. A business with only a handful of products may manage with the inventory features in Zoho Books.
Software can only be as accurate as the data entered. Staff need to record every receipt, sale, transfer and return consistently for the numbers to be trusted.
Example workflow: a customer orders on your website → the order appears in Zoho Inventory and stock is reserved → the warehouse picks, packs and ships it → the invoice and payment are recorded in Zoho Books → stock drops below the reorder level → a purchase order goes to the supplier.
Many Nigerian businesses sell from a shop, store goods in a separate warehouse, and run branches in other cities. Zoho Inventory tracks each location separately, records transfers, and gives the owner one view of everything.
Orders often come through Instagram, WhatsApp and websites as well as in person. Recording every order in one system, whatever the channel, keeps stock accurate and prevents selling items you don't have.
Businesses that import goods can track purchases in foreign currency and sell in naira. Multi-currency transactions per contact are included in the Enterprise plan.
For food, drinks, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, batch tracking with expiry dates helps you sell oldest stock first and trace products back to their supplier if there's ever a quality issue.
Zoho Inventory has dedicated Nigerian pricing in naira, which is considerably lower than the US dollar prices.
Zoho Inventory is priced per organisation per month, not per user. Each plan includes a set number of orders, users and locations. Prices are as of October 2026, and local taxes are charged on top.
| Plan | NGN (billed monthly) | NGN (billed annually, per month) | USD (billed annually, per month)* | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | ₦0 | ₦0 | $0 | 50 orders a month, 1 user, 2 locations |
| Standard | ₦14,630 | ₦12,195 | $29 | 500 orders a month, 2 users, 2 locations |
| Professional | ₦30,030 | ₦25,025 | $79 | 3,000 orders a month, 2 users, 4 locations |
| Premium | ₦53,130 | ₦44,275 | $129 | 7,500 orders a month, 2 users, 6 locations, 2,000 bins per location |
| Enterprise | ₦99,330 | ₦82,775 | $249 | 15,000 orders a month, 7 users, 10 locations, 5,000 bins per location |
Naira prices are from Zoho's official Zoho Inventory pricing page for Nigeria. *US dollar prices are Zoho's standard international prices and are shown for reference. Businesses in Nigeria subscribe at the naira prices, which are significantly lower. Yearly billing saves about 20%. Check the Zoho Inventory pricing page for Nigeria for current prices, or ask us for a quote.
What each plan adds:
Add-ons (per organisation per month, billed annually):
| Add-on | NGN | USD* |
|---|---|---|
| Extra user | ₦3,600 | $7.50 |
| Extra 500 orders | ₦3,600 | $7.50 |
| Extra location | ₦4,800 | $10 |
| Advanced autoscans (50 scans) | ₦4,000 | $8 |
| Advanced warehousing | ₦59,600 | $124.17 |
How to choose: the Free plan suits a very small business processing up to 50 orders a month. Standard suits a small shop or online seller. Choose Professional if you need serial numbers or batch and expiry tracking. Choose Premium for warehouses that need bins, barcodes and stock counts. Enterprise suits larger distributors with more users, locations and multi-currency trade. There's a 14-day free trial, and nonprofits can get a 15% discount.
Already on Zoho One? Zoho Inventory is included in Zoho One, so you may not need a separate subscription.
When professional help is worth it: if you're migrating thousands of items, setting up several warehouses, connecting online stores, or integrating with Zoho Books and CRM, an implementation partner can set it up correctly and help your team build good habits from the start.
Zoho Inventory is used to track stock across locations, manage sales and purchase orders, handle shipping and returns, and connect online sales channels with accounting.
Yes. The Free plan includes 50 orders a month, 1 user and 2 locations. Paid plans start at ₦12,195 per organisation per month billed annually, or ₦14,630 billed monthly.
No. It's priced per organisation, with a set number of users included in each plan. You can add extra users for ₦3,600 each per month.
Yes. Every plan supports multiple locations, from 2 on Standard to 10 on Enterprise, and you can add more.
Yes. Serial number tracking and batch tracking with expiry dates are included from the Professional plan.
Yes. Sales, purchases and stock values flow into Zoho Books automatically.
Yes. Zoho Inventory integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy and Zoho Commerce, so stock stays in sync across channels.
Zoho Books is accounting software with basic item tracking. Zoho Inventory adds full stock and order management: multiple warehouses, transfers, serial and batch tracking, packing and shipping, and sales channel integrations.
Zoho Inventory gives businesses a live, accurate view of stock across every shop and warehouse, and manages orders from purchase to delivery. It reduces stockouts and overstocking, cuts losses, and connects stock with online sales and accounting.
With naira pricing well below US prices and a free plan to start, it's an accessible option for Nigerian retailers, distributors and online sellers. Start with an accurate stock count, record every movement consistently, and let the reports guide your buying.
Krisgital Dynamics is an Authorized Zoho Partner. We set up Zoho Inventory for single and multi-location businesses, migrate item and stock data, configure serial and batch tracking, connect online stores, integrate Inventory with Zoho Books and CRM, and train teams to keep stock records accurate.
Visit krisgitaldynamics.com to book a free consultation, or read Getting Started to see how we work.