Inventory, POS and invoicing

StockEssence: take control of your stock, sales and branches

Inventory, point of sale, invoicing and an online storefront that bring your counter, your warehouse and every branch into one live view.

The StockEssence home page, showing a sales dashboard with low-stock and completed-sale notifications

One platform, built for retail and multi-branch businesses

StockEssence brings your counter, your warehouse and every branch into one live view, so you can sell faster, avoid running out, and know exactly where your money is. It runs in the browser on a laptop, desktop or tablet.

Businesses StockEssence is built for

  • Supermarkets
  • Restaurants and cafĂ©s
  • Pharmacies
  • Boutiques
  • Hardware stores
  • Mini marts
  • Electronics
  • Cosmetics
  • Wholesale

Pricing and plans are published on stockessence.com (opens in a new tab).

Features

Everything in one place

  • Point of sale

    Barcode scanning, a fast product grid, automatic discounts and tax, split payments across cash, card and transfer, and one-click 80mm receipts.

  • Multi-branch stock

    Live stock levels per branch, tracked transfers between locations, and per-branch reorder levels.

  • Batch and expiry tracking

    Every delivery tracked by batch and expiry date, with first-expiry-first-out selling and automatic write-offs.

  • Low-stock and expiry alerts

    Managers are emailed before shelves run empty or stock expires.

  • 24 ready-made reports

    Sales, profit, tax, stock valuation, staff and shift performance, filtered by branch and date and exported to PDF.

  • Scheduled email reports

    Daily, weekly or monthly reports delivered to your inbox automatically.

  • Purchases and suppliers

    Record deliveries, track what you owe each supplier and handle purchase returns.

  • Customers and credit

    Customer accounts, credit sales, part-payments and account statements.

  • Loyalty rewards

    Points and tiers that reward repeat customers.

  • Online storefront

    Put your catalogue online and take orders straight into your stock.

  • Work periods and shifts

    Open and close shifts and see sales by morning, afternoon and evening.

  • Activity log

    Every important action is recorded, so you know who did what and when.

Why StockEssence

Secure, private and ready to use

  • Your own private database

    Every company runs on its own separate database. Your sales, stock and customers are yours alone.

  • Role-based staff access

    Give each staff member access to just the branch and tools they need.

  • Verified staff sign-in

    Staff sign in with a verified email address.

  • Automatic idle sign-out

    Unattended sessions sign out automatically.

  • Works on any device

    Runs in the browser. Any 80mm thermal receipt printer and USB barcode scanner will work.

  • Set up in a day

    We set up your company, branches and database, then you load your products and invite your team.

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See StockEssence in action

Tell us about your business and we will arrange a walkthrough of StockEssence.