Inventree
Inventory management system which provides intuitive parts management and stock control.
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Still maintained? Yes: 340 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.6.3 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Snipe-IT Cloud.
Read the comparison: InvenTree vs Part-DB vs HomeBox: Open Source Inventory
At a glance
Inventree quick facts
- Health score
- 86/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 7,774
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.6.3, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "InvenTree is an open-source Inventory Management System which provides powerful low-level stock control and part tracking. The core of the InvenTree system is a Python/Django database backend which provides an admin interface (web-based) and a REST API for interaction with external interfaces and applications. A powerful plugin system provides support for custom applications and extensions."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Inventree scores 86/100, #9 of 13 in Inventory Management: 340 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.6.3, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 7,774 stars add 15.6 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
340 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.6.3 released 3 days ago
- Stars 15.6 / 20
7.8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 340
- Last 90 days
- 1,279
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 13 tools in Inventory Management by health , between Open QuarterMaster (#8) and Shelf (#10) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | 1.6.3 · 3 days ago |
| Stars | 7,774 |
| Open issues | 116 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | inventree/InvenTree ↗ |
Inventree vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Inventree (Inventory Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| grocy | 96 | 9.6k | MIT | 1 month ago |
| HomeBox (SysAdminsMedia) | 96 | 7.7k | AGPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| Bigcapital | 94 | 4k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| Part-DB | 93 | 1.8k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Inventree (this tool) | 86 | 7.8k | MIT | today |
| Shelf | 84 | 3k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
Inventree: common questions
What does Inventree replace?
Repoly lists Inventree as an open-source alternative to Snipe-IT Cloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Inventree stands against the others.
Is Inventree still maintained?
Inventree had 340 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 1.6.3, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.