Bellwether provides purchasing and inventory software for organizations managing spending and stock. Its purchasing workflows handle requisitions, approvals, purchase orders, and invoice matching. Inventory features track items across locations and support issuing, returns, and transfers. Reports cover spending trends, supplier contacts, budgets, and supply-chain health. Integrations include QuickBooks Desktop and Online, Sage Intacct, and other accounting or ERP systems through its GraphQL API SDK, direct API calls, CSV, or middleware. Bellwether says direct website ordering connects to more than 60 major vendors. Its BPM mobile companion app supports barcode scanning, quantity changes, issuing, moving items, returns, and physical counts; using it requires an active BPM portal account. The software is listed for Android, iOS, and web. Bellwether says it serves small to midsize businesses that create 50–1,000 purchase orders monthly and manage inventory. Both BPM and ePMX are available by custom quote, with no numeric price listed. The listing notes a 365-day trial and no free plan.
Who it is for
It is aimed at small to midsize businesses creating 50–1,000 purchase orders per month and managing inventory. It may suit teams needing purchasing workflows, stock tracking, and accounting or ERP integrations.
What is good
- Covers requisitions, approvals, purchase orders, and invoice matching.
- Tracks inventory across multiple locations.
- Reports on budgets and supply-chain health.
- Connects with QuickBooks Desktop and Online and Sage Intacct.
- Mobile app supports barcode scanning and physical counts.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing is by custom quote, with no numeric price.
- Mobile app requires an active BPM portal account.
Verdict
Bellwether combines purchasing workflows with multi-location inventory tools and reporting. Its custom-quote pricing and BPM account requirement for the mobile app are important considerations.
Bellwether plans and pricing
All plansCompared on purchase order software
- Free plan
- No
- Approval workflows
- Yes
- PO tracking
- Yes
- Three-way matching
- Yes
- Budget controls
- Yes
- Accounting integrations
- Yes
- Custom fields
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
