Spreadsheets
Tana articles about Spreadsheets: practical ideas for keeping inventory in order, whatever you look after.
Inventory management on Linux: what works on Ubuntu, Fedora and other distros
Most inventory software only installs on Windows. The three ways to manage inventory on Linux, what each one costs you in effort, and how to pick one for a team.
Why Excel won't work for inventory management (and when it still does)
Excel is where most inventory tracking starts, and where it quietly breaks once a team shares it. The seven limits of spreadsheet inventory, and how to move on.
Free inventory management software: how to choose one, and what free plans leave out
How to choose free inventory management software: the criteria that matter, the limits free plans hide, and how to test an app before your team relies on it.
Stock count sheet: what to include and how to run a count with it
What a stock count sheet should contain, the columns worth keeping, and how to run a calm, accurate stocktake with it on paper, in a spreadsheet or in an app.
How to track inventory for free: 5 methods and a setup that works with any of them
Five free ways to track inventory, from pen and paper to a free app, plus a simple setup for items, units, locations, counts and reorder points.