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How to Choose Ordering Software for a Cabinet Shop in 2026
Choosing cabinet ordering software in 2026: compare homeowner checkout, dealer ordering, fees and production sync, with public pricing as of September 2026.
The right cabinet ordering software depends on who orders from you (homeowners, dealers or both), how your production runs, and how you want to pay for the software. Start by listing the jobs it must do, then compare tools on fees, branding and sync with production. Competitor details below are public information as of September 2026, with sources linked.
Start with who orders from you
Cabinet shops tend to fall into one of three patterns:
- Homeowner-first. Most orders come from homeowners on your website. You need a guided checkout that catches sizing mistakes and takes deposits.
- Trade-first. Most orders come from dealers, designers and contractors. You need logins, price tiers, PO numbers, net terms and bulk entry from a cut list.
- Both. You sell to homeowners and the trade from the same catalogue, with different prices and payment terms.
Write down your current split and where you want it to be in two years. A tool that fits the homeowner side today but has no dealer path will force a second system later. Plan for the mixed case early, even if you start on one side.
The questions that separate cabinet ordering software
Most demos look good. These questions show the differences:
- Sizing rules. Can it enforce sizes that fit your boxes, hinge and drilling rules, and minimums and maximums per style?
- Error catching. Does it stop an impossible order before it is placed, or flag it after?
- Branding. Does the checkout look like your site, on your own domain, or like the vendor's product?
- Payments. Can you take deposits per product? Do payments land in your own processor account?
- Dealers. Are dealer logins, price tiers, net terms and bulk entry included or add-ons?
- Production sync. Can orders flow into your shop software or cut-list system without retyping?
- Fees. Is there a percentage of sales on top of the subscription?
- Data. Can you export everything, any time?
Public pricing and fee models (September 2026)
Here is what the vendors publish as of September 2026. Verify on each source before deciding.
| Tool | What is published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| TimberCloud | $199/mo incl. 3 users, $30 per extra user; B2B Dealer Portal +$100/mo; optional setup $499 or $1,500; 1% of card payments capped at $500/mo | timbercloud.com/pricing |
| Allmoxy | Pricing by quote; Stripe is the default processor, and using another processor costs 1% of gross sales | Allmoxy help article |
| Shopify product-option apps | About $0 to $100/mo; no trade sizing rules, deposits or production sync. Shopify's native B2B features are on Shopify Plus | Shopify App Store |
| Zakeke (Shopify app) | $69.90 to $299.90/mo plus a 1.5 to 1.9% transaction fee | Shopify App Store |
Allmoxy has also announced Allmoxy-to-Allmoxy B2B ordering. If you already run production in one system, ask any front-end tool you consider whether it syncs with it, so orders never need retyping.
For a deeper look at the ecommerce route, see Shopify option apps vs. a trade-specific configurator.
Model the total cost over two years
Subscription price is only part of it. Build a simple two-year model:
| Cost line | What to include |
|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly or yearly plan at your expected tier |
| Users | Extra seats for staff and, if charged, dealers |
| Add-ons | Dealer portal, integrations, custom code |
| Setup | One-time onboarding or done-for-you setup |
| Percentage fees | Any share of card payments or gross sales |
| Processing | Your payment processor's fees (applies to every option) |
| Staff time | Hours spent fixing order errors or retyping orders |
Percentage fees deserve their own line because they grow with your sales. Say your shop does $50,000 a month in card payments: a 1% fee is $500 a month before any cap. Run your own numbers with the method in the hidden cost of percentage fees.
Branding and the homeowner experience
Homeowners spend thousands on a cabinet order. If the checkout jumps to a page that looks nothing like your site, some will stop and wonder whether they are in the right place. Ask each vendor how much of the checkout you can style: fonts, colours, buttons and wording, or only a header and footer.
Also ask about the steps around the checkout: saving a quote to finish later, a final review before submit, and the emails that follow.
Dealer ordering
If you sell to the trade, the dealer side often matters more than the homeowner side. Our post on what a B2B dealer portal should do has a full list. The essentials are dealer logins, pricing per account, PO numbers, net terms, bulk line entry and clear order status.
A short decision process
- List the jobs: homeowner checkout, dealer ordering, production sync.
- Shortlist three tools that cover them.
- Send each the same sample order, including one deliberately wrong size.
- Build the two-year cost model above.
- Ask for a written answer on data export and fees.
- Pick the one that catches the wrong size and costs least over two years.
How Inlay handles this
- Inlay gives homeowners a guided checkout themed to your site, on your own subdomain, with trade rules that catch sizing errors before an order is placed.
- The Showroom plan ($299/mo) includes unlimited product lines, a dealer portal, Allmoxy sync and custom code blocks, with $1,500 guided setup.
- Payments run through your own Stripe account, and Inlay takes 0% of sales.
- Orders can sync to Allmoxy or any system that accepts a webhook, CSV or email.
Book a 20-minute demo and bring a real order to test.