The AI-native ERP for consumer brands
Most AI-native ERPs stop at the accounting. Cairn runs the whole operation, inventory, production, costing, and trade spend, on the same GAAP ledger that closes your books. One intelligent system of record, live in weeks, not the year a legacy ERP takes.
Friday, June 20
Good afternoon, Jennifer
Revenue
$4.82M
+12.4%
Gross margin
61.3%
+1.8pt
Inventory
$1.94M
−3.1%
Cash
$2.61M
+8.0%
Revenue
Last 90 days
Needs attention
Cold-Pressed Oat · 12oz
240 available · 21d lead
Matcha Latte · 4-pack
0 available · 35d lead
Sea-Salt Caramel · case
88 available · 14d lead
Everything modern brand operators run on Cairn
Powerful, intuitive AI, woven through the whole system
Stop chasing answers from the floor. Ask in plain language, get a forecast you can trust, reconcile inventory to the ledger, and close the books faster, all in one place.
Root cause: a vendor lead-time slip cascaded downstream.
PO-2204 · oats
Due Jun 12, arrived Jun 18 (+6 days)
WO-3391 · production
Started late, finished 4 days behind
SO-10428 · shipment
Shorted 60 units ($1,920)
Cold-Pressed Oat 12oz
Out of stock 4 days, ~$3,140 lost sales
Recommended fix
Raise this vendor's lead time 14 → 21 days, add 120 units of safety stock, and expedite the next PO.
Demand forecasting
Connect Shopify, Amazon, and your channels. 30-day forecasts with confidence scores so production runs on real demand.
Smart purchasing
The right quantities and timing for raw materials, your best vendors surfaced, a purchase plan you execute in one click.
Close assistant
Reconcile inventory to the general ledger, surface variances, and speed month-end close. Audit-ready records, always.
Autonomous agents
Agents catch issues, take action, and keep QuickBooks and your stack current, without manual entry.
Connects to the stack you already run
Native integrations across commerce, logistics, banking, and the tools your team lives in, so data flows in automatically and stays current.
Commerce
- Shopify
- Amazon
- WooCommerce
- BigCommerce
Logistics & 3PL
- 3PL partners
- EDI (850 / 856)
- ShipStation
Banking & finance
- Bank feeds via Plaid
- Stripe payouts
- Tax & compliance
Collaboration
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Email & approvals
Don't see your system? If your team relies on it, we'll connect it.
Weeks
Not months, to go live
One
System of record, not a dozen tools
GAAP
Double-entry ledger, built in
Real-time
Inventory, costing & the ledger
Built by people who've sat through the close and walked the floor.
We've implemented ERPs, survived year-long rollouts, and closed the books at 2 a.m. with a spreadsheet open on the second monitor. Cairn is the system we wished existed: honest about accounting, fast to deploy, and AI-native from the first screen, so a $20M brand gets the system of record a $2B one has, without the consultants or the wait.
From the Cairn founders
No implementation army
Onboarded in weeks. Configure it yourself and change it in minutes, with no certified consultant for every tweak.
Accounting done right
A real GAAP double-entry ledger under every transaction. Not a bolt-on, not a sync that breaks at close.
AI that does the work
Forecasts, purchase plans, and agents that keep your data current, woven through every screen.
Questions finance & ops teams ask
Straight answers on switching, security, and how Cairn compares.
How is Cairn different from NetSuite?
Cairn is an AI-native ERP purpose-built for consumer-brand (CPG) operators. NetSuite implementations typically run 6 to 12 months on six-figure budgets and need a certified consultant for most changes. Cairn is onboarded in weeks, is configurable by your own team, and ships inventory, production and MRP, supply chain, lot traceability, and a full GAAP double-entry general ledger in one system, with AI built into every workflow rather than bolted on.
How long does implementation take?
Most teams are live in weeks, not months. There is no consultant army: you import your chart of accounts, items, and opening balances, then configure roles, accounting preferences, and workflows directly in the app.
Do I have to leave QuickBooks?
Cairn includes a complete double-entry general ledger, so it can replace QuickBooks outright or run alongside it during a transition. Accepted purchase orders create bills and completed work orders trigger invoices automatically, so the books stay current without manual entry.
Does Cairn support multiple entities and currencies?
Yes. Cairn supports multi-entity (multi-subsidiary) and multi-currency accounting with per-entity isolation and intercompany-ready structure, the OneWorld-style setup mid-market operators need as they grow.
Is my data secure and isolated?
Cairn enforces row-level multi-tenant isolation at the database, role-based access control across 25 built-in roles, and complete audit trails on every record. Your data is never commingled with another company's.
How does the AI work, and is my data used to train models?
Cairn's AI reads your live operational data to answer questions in plain language, forecast demand with confidence scores, and draft purchase plans you approve in one click. Your business data is not used to train third-party foundation models.
What does Cairn cost?
Cairn is priced as a flat annual platform fee, a fraction of a legacy ERP's license-plus-implementation cost, with no per-transaction fees and no per-change consulting invoices. Book a demo for a quote tailored to your entities and transaction volume.
Replace your legacy ERP.
In weeks.
Twelve months and six figures used to be the price of admission. Not anymore.
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