Selecting the correct cloud inventory infrastructure directly determines your operational efficiency, bottom-line protection, and ability to scale. While Unleashed Software has long been an established name for mid-market inventory management in the Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) region, recent corporate acquisitions and changing price tiers have forced small-to-medium Kiwi enterprises (SMEs) to evaluate modern alternatives.
This transparent guide evaluates Zeablue (formerly Qblue Inventory) side-by-side with Unleashed to help your business make an objective decision based on real features, actual cost of ownership, and localized support.
All pricing figures are presented in NZD and are exclusive of GST.
| Core Target & Metric | Unleashed (Core Plan) |
Zeablue (Small Business Plan) |
| Base Monthly License | $449 NZD / month | $229 NZD / month |
| Local NZ Support | Standard ticket support queues | Direct, local NZ-based implementation & technical support |
| Included User Tiers | Includes 3 Users | Includes 3 Users |
| Extra User License | +$69 NZD / user / month | +$69 NZD / user / month |
| Sales Order Allowance | 100 orders / month | 1,000 orders / month |
| Location Tracking | Multi-Warehouse tracking included | Up to 4 physical locations/warehouses, up to 50 consignment locations |
| Landed Costing | Included in base plan | Included in base plan |
| Point of Sale (POS) | Requires third-party integration | Included natively in plan |
| Manufacturing (BOM) | Included in base plan | Optional Add-on (+$59 NZD / mo) |
| B2B Wholesale Portal | Optional Add-on (+$119 NZD / mo) | Optional Add-on (+$99 NZD / mo) |
1. The Transaction Volume Advantage (Your Hook)
The single biggest operational differentiator for a growing small business highlighted here is the volume cap. While both base plans kick off with a 3-user license allowance, Unleashed caps the base tier at 100 sales orders per month before scaling fees apply. Zeablue includes 1,000 monthly orders out of the box on the Small Business tier—making it significantly more viable for high-velocity wholesalers and omnichannel distribution setups.
2. Tailoring to Your Real Operational Focus
For Retailers & Hybrid Wholesalers: Zeablue wins out on value because the Small Business plan packages a native Point of Sale (POS) solution directly inside the $229 base rate.
For Assembly Fabricators: Unleashed keeps its production and assembly framework completely active on their standard plan, whereas Zeablue modularizes manufacturing into a concise +$59/mo add-on so pure distribution operations aren't forced to subsidize features they don't use.
3. Balanced Transparency on Add-ons
Both systems treat the dedicated B2B Customer Portal as an extended modular add-on. By listing your portal add-on openly at +$99 NZD / month, you show clear pricing predictability against Unleashed's portal tier (which scales from roughly $119 NZD / ~$210 NZD upward depending on corporate configuration).
When calculating the actual budget required to run your operations, the gap between traditional enterprise systems and modern agile platforms becomes clear. A typical 3-to-5 user Kiwi wholesale distributor utilizing Unleashed often discovers that after adding basic components like advanced inventory forecasting, barcode workflows, and necessary B2B storefront capabilities, their monthly software bill expands significantly from the base quote.
Zeablue scales purely on transaction volumes and direct user seats, letting you leverage full capabilities without hitting a hidden feature paywall.
Migrating your inventory tracking records is direct. Zeablue features structural data importers that accept standard CSV files exported directly from Unleashed—meaning your product SKUs, customer & supplier profiles, and opening stock counts can be transferred over securely with minimal downtime.
We integrate with Xero, Shopify, nopCommerce, WooCommerce, Trade Me, Starshipit, Go Sweet Spot and more.
When you subscribe to Zeablue Inventory, our team will support you throughout the entire implementation process, from data import to go-live management.