VNDLY Scanner: Native Barcode & NFC Scanning Is Here

Today we're shipping the most-requested feature in VNDLY's history: the VNDLY Scanner app — a dedicated iOS app for barcode and NFC scanning that connects directly to your VNDLY account.

Point your phone at a barcode during a stocktake. Scan an item as it arrives on a purchase order. Tap an NFC tag to instantly pull up product details. Everything syncs to VNDLY in real time — no manual entry, no reconciling paper count sheets, no "did someone already count that?"

Barcode scanning inventory management has been a paid add-on or enterprise-only feature in most tools. We built it into VNDLY because we believe it should be standard — not a premium upsell.

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Why We Built This

Research confirms what most warehouse managers already know: manual data entry is the single biggest source of inventory errors. Under normal conditions, human error rates in data entry sit between 1–4%. Under pressure — during rush shipments, peak season, or end-of-month stocktakes — that climbs to 18–40% of entries containing at least one mistake.

A single data entry error costs $50–$150 to resolve. For a business processing thousands of inventory transactions per month, the math adds up fast. The VNDLY Scanner removes the keyboard from inventory operations entirely for the workflows where it matters most.

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What the VNDLY Scanner Does

The scanner integrates directly into two core VNDLY workflows: stocktakes and purchase order receiving. These are the two highest-error, highest-friction processes in most warehouse operations — and the two places where scanning has the most immediate impact.

Stocktakes: From Clipboard Marathon to One-Person Job

Start a stocktake in VNDLY, open the Scanner app on your phone, and scan each item as you count. The app records the quantity against the expected stock level and flags discrepancies in real time — not days later during reconciliation.

Before scanning, a typical stocktake meant shutting down for a half-day with multiple people, clipboards, printed count sheets, and a painful data-entry session afterward. With the VNDLY Scanner, one person can walk the warehouse, scan as they go, and have reconciled numbers before lunch.

Receiving Purchase Orders: Scan as You Unpack

When a shipment arrives, open the purchase order in the Scanner app and scan each item as you unpack. The app marks units as received against the PO, updates inventory across all your locations in real time, and tracks partial receipts automatically.

No more matching paper delivery notes to spreadsheet rows. No more discovering three days later that you received 48 units but only logged 4 because someone was in a hurry.

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Barcode + NFC: Two Technologies, One App

The VNDLY Scanner supports both barcode scanning (via camera) and NFC tag reading (tap-to-scan). Most businesses will use barcodes for everyday product scanning — they're universal, inexpensive, and work with any existing product labels.

NFC tags are there for situations where barcodes fall short:

Both technologies update VNDLY instantly. Switch between barcode and NFC within the same stocktake or receiving session — the app handles both seamlessly.

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No Dedicated Hardware Required

Dedicated barcode scanner hardware costs $500–$2,000 per unit, plus charging stations, maintenance, and replacement cycles. The VNDLY Scanner turns the iPhones your team already carries into full-featured inventory scanners.

If your team doesn't carry iPhones, any iOS device — iPad, iPod touch, older iPhones — works just as well. The app is optimized for one-handed operation with large tap targets and clear visual feedback designed for warehouse use.

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How VNDLY Scanner Compares

Feature	VNDLY	Cin7 Core	Katana	Unleashed
Barcode scanning	✅	✅	⚠️ Limited	✅
NFC tag support	✅	✗	✗	✗
Stocktake scanning	✅	✅	⚠️ Basic	✅
PO receiving via scan	✅	✅	⚠️ Basic	✅
Real-time inventory sync	✅	✅	✅	✅
Starting price	$149/mo	$349/mo	$199/mo	$349/mo

VNDLY is the only platform here that combines barcode scanning, NFC support, and full inventory + PO management in one place — at the lowest entry price of the group.

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See It in Action

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Who Should Use the Scanner

The VNDLY Scanner delivers the fastest ROI for:

• Growing product companies with expanding SKU lists where manual counting is getting unreliable
• Wholesale distributors receiving large container shipments with dozens of line items
• Multi-location businesses where inventory accuracy across sites is critical
• Any team doing stocktakes more than once a quarter and dreading the process

If your current workflow involves printed count sheets, manual SKU entry, or reconciling discrepancies days after a stocktake — the scanner is for you.

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