InventoryQuick vs Shelf.nu

Shelf.nu tracks individual assets (each item is unique — like a specific laptop or drill). InventoryQuick tracks both individual assets AND stock quantities (how many bolts, how many filters, how many gloves). If you need to know 'how many do we have left and when should we reorder,' InventoryQuick handles that. Shelf.nu does not.

Partly. Shelf.nu has a free hosted Personal plan — $0/mo, one user, unlimited assets — and the code is open source if you want to run it yourself. Paid hosted plans are $34/mo Plus and $67/mo Team billed monthly, with a custom Enterprise tier. InventoryQuick starts at $19/mo hosted and includes stock quantities, purchase orders, and low stock alerts.

No. Shelf.nu has a built-in booking and reservation system for scheduling equipment. InventoryQuick has check-in/check-out (who has it right now) but not future scheduling. If equipment reservations are critical, Shelf.nu is better for that use case.

Both handle tool check-in/check-out well. InventoryQuick adds consumable tracking (fasteners, blades, filters) with low stock alerts and purchase orders — which construction crews also need. Shelf.nu is better if you only track individual tools and never need to count quantities or reorder supplies.