Cin7 Core implementation guide
What does a Cin7 Core implementation cost — and how long does it take?
Straight numbers from a partner that runs these projects. Three typical engagement bands for Australian SMEs, what sits inside each, and what makes a quote move up or down.
Short answer
Most Cin7 Core implementations for Australian SMEs land between $6,000 and $25,000 ex GST in consulting fees, plus Cin7 Core licensing on top. Timeline runs 3 to 12 weeks from kick-off to go-live. Cost moves with three things: how many integrations you need, how clean your data is, and whether you want manufacturing or job costing turned on.
The three engagement bands we quote
These are real ranges from projects we have delivered. Your quote will sit in one of them.
$6,000 – $10,000
3 – 5 weeks. Single warehouse, <500 SKUs, Xero sync, one sales channel (eg Shopify or just B2B sales orders), no manufacturing. We get you off spreadsheets or DEAR-era habits and onto clean Cin7 Core workflows with your team trained.
$10,000 – $18,000
5 – 9 weeks. Multiple sales channels (eg Shopify + WooCommerce + Amazon AU), 500 – 5,000 SKUs, accounting integration, EDI or 3PL feed, basic assemblies or kitting. Most growing wholesalers and ecommerce brands sit here.
$18,000 – $25,000+
8 – 12+ weeks. Manufacturing with BOMs, multi-warehouse, custom integrations via Make.com or Python, migration from a complex legacy system, job costing, or branded portals. We scope these in two phases so you are never paying for guesswork.
What is included in every band
- Discovery workshop and process mapping before any setup work begins
- Cin7 Core configuration: chart of accounts, locations, sales channels, tax rules, document templates
- Data migration: products, customers, suppliers, opening stock, open POs and SOs
- Accounting integration setup and reconciliation against your prior system
- User training delivered live on AEST hours, with recordings
- Go-live cutover support and 30-day aftercare window
What pushes a quote up
- Bad data. If your SKU list has duplicates, no UoMs, or stock counts that nobody trusts, expect a data cleanse phase. This is the single biggest cost driver.
- Custom integrations. Anything Cin7 Core does not natively connect to (eg an Australian 3PL with a quirky API, an in-house portal, a legacy Xero install) needs middleware via Make.com or Python.
- Manufacturing or job costing. Multi-level BOMs, work orders, by-product recovery, or project-based costing add scope and training time.
- Multi-entity setups. Two trading entities, two Cin7 instances, two Xero files — doubles the integration and reconciliation work.
- Strict cutover windows. EOFY, stocktake, or peak-season go-lives need rehearsal and rollback plans.
What keeps a quote down
- Clean product master. Tidy SKU list, accurate UoMs, current cost prices, sensible categories.
- Native integrations only. Sticking to Cin7 Core’s built-in connectors (Xero, Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, Starshipit) avoids middleware.
- Single warehouse, no manufacturing. Inventory + sales workflow is fast to configure when you don’t need BOMs or transfer orders.
- One internal owner. A nominated decision-maker on your side who can answer questions and approve config without a committee.
- Off-peak go-live. Cutting over in a quiet trading week instead of Black Friday week.
Cin7 Core licensing — what you pay them, not us
Cin7 Core is a SaaS subscription. These are indicative AU pricing tiers as of 2026 — confirm current pricing with Cin7 directly.
| Plan | Indicative AU price | Sits well with |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | From ~$439/mo | Single-channel wholesalers and small ecommerce brands |
| Pro | From ~$649/mo | Multi-channel sellers, light assembly, growing teams |
| Advanced | From ~$999/mo | Manufacturers, multi-warehouse, higher document volume |
| Omni / Enterprise | POA | Larger ops needing the full Cin7 Omni stack — different product, different conversation |
Add-ons (extra users, extra integrations, branded documents) sit on top. We help you size the right plan during discovery so you are not paying for a tier you don’t need.
Where the time actually goes
A typical Standard-band project, week by week.
- Week 1 — Discovery. Workshop, process mapping, data audit, integration list, sign-off on scope and timeline.
- Weeks 2 – 3 — Configuration. Cin7 Core tenant setup, chart of accounts, locations, tax, document templates, accounting integration, channel integrations.
- Weeks 3 – 4 — Data migration. Product, customer, supplier, opening stock, open POs/SOs imported and reconciled.
- Weeks 4 – 5 — UAT. Your team runs real-world test scenarios. We fix the gaps before go-live, not after.
- Week 5 – 6 — Training. Role-based training: sales, purchasing, warehouse, accounts. Recorded for the rest of the team.
- Week 6 — Go-live. Cutover weekend, opening balances locked, support on standby Monday morning.
- Weeks 7 – 10 — Aftercare. 30-day support window for fixes, tuning, and the questions that only show up in real trading.
Total first-year cost — worked example
A typical Standard-band wholesaler in year one.
Implementation (one-off)
~$14,000
- Discovery + scoping
- Configuration + integrations
- Data migration
- Training + go-live
- 30-day aftercare
Cin7 Core licensing (year 1)
~$7,800
- Pro plan, ~$649/mo
- Paid direct to Cin7
- Includes core integrations
- Add users as you grow
- Annual or monthly billing
Year-1 total to budget
~$22,000
- One-off + 12 months SaaS
- Excludes 3rd-party apps (eg Starshipit, Ordermentum)
- Excludes ad-hoc support after month 1
- Optional ongoing aftercare from $400/mo
- All ex GST
Cost & timeline FAQ
Why do partner quotes vary so much for the same software?
Two reasons. First, scope: a quote that excludes data migration, integrations, or training will look cheap until you find out what was left out. Second, who actually does the work: cheaper quotes often mean a junior consultant following a checklist, which costs you more later when something doesn’t fit your business. Always compare scope line-by-line, not headline price.
Can I implement Cin7 Core myself without a partner?
Technically yes. Cin7 has self-serve onboarding and decent documentation. In practice, most businesses that try this end up paying a partner six months later to fix the chart of accounts mapping, the tax codes, the SKU structure, or the integration that was set up the wrong way. If your business is genuinely simple — single channel, no manufacturing, <200 SKUs — DIY is viable. Otherwise the partner pays for itself.
Do you charge fixed price or time-and-materials?
Fixed scope, fixed price for the implementation phase. We do detailed discovery first, write a scope document, and quote against it. Anything outside that scope is quoted separately so you never get surprise invoices. For ongoing work after go-live we offer monthly retainers or pay-as-you-go hourly.
How does payment work?
Typically 30% on engagement, 40% at UAT sign-off, 30% on go-live. Cin7 Core licensing is paid directly to Cin7 — we don’t mark it up. AU bank transfer or credit card.
What if my project runs over scope?
If we underestimated something, we wear it. If you change scope mid-project (eg “actually we need Amazon as well”), we quote the change before doing the work and you decide whether to add it now or later. No silent overruns.
Do you do smaller engagements like just an integration or a health check?
Yes. We run health checks from $1,500 — a structured review of your existing Cin7 Core setup with a written punch list. Standalone integration builds (eg Cin7 Core ↔ Ordermentum, Cin7 Core ↔ a custom B2B portal) start around $2,500 depending on complexity.
Want a real number for your business?
30 minutes on a call, we’ll tell you which band you sit in and what your scope looks like. No pressure, no upsell.