Cin7
SaasWeb DevBuilding an enterprise-grade SaaS platform for inventory management with multi-tenant architecture and real-time synchronization.
Website: dearsystems.com
📘 Project Brief
Cin7 is a leading cloud-based inventory management platform that serves thousands of businesses worldwide. They needed to rebuild their core platform to handle exponential growth, improve performance, and add advanced features for enterprise clients.
The project involved creating a scalable, multi-tenant SaaS architecture that could handle complex inventory operations, real-time synchronization across multiple sales channels, and provide advanced analytics and reporting capabilities for businesses of all sizes.
🚧 Challenges
Building a multi-tenant architecture that could scale to support thousands of businesses with varying data volumes and usage patterns.
Implementing real-time inventory synchronization across multiple sales channels (eCommerce, POS, marketplaces) without data conflicts.
Creating a complex permission system that could handle different user roles and access levels within organizations.
Ensuring 99.9% uptime and data consistency for mission-critical business operations.
Building advanced reporting and analytics capabilities that could process large datasets in real-time.
Integrating with hundreds of third-party services including eCommerce platforms, accounting software, and shipping providers.
🛠️ Solution
We architected a microservices-based platform using Node.js and React, with a robust API layer that could handle high-volume transactions and real-time data processing.
We implemented a sophisticated multi-tenant database architecture with data isolation and automatic scaling capabilities.
We built a real-time synchronization engine using WebSockets and message queues to ensure inventory data consistency across all channels.
We developed a comprehensive role-based access control system with granular permissions and audit logging.
We created an advanced analytics engine with customizable dashboards and automated reporting capabilities.
We built a flexible integration framework that could easily connect with new third-party services through standardized APIs.
We implemented comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability and performance.
⚙️ Technical Architecture
Frontend Technologies
- React with TypeScript for type safety
- Redux for state management
- Material-UI for consistent design system
- WebSocket integration for real-time updates
- Progressive Web App capabilities
Backend Infrastructure
- Node.js microservices architecture
- PostgreSQL with read replicas
- Redis for caching and session management
- RabbitMQ for message queuing
- Docker containerization with Kubernetes
Security & Compliance
- OAuth 2.0 and JWT authentication
- End-to-end encryption for sensitive data
- SOC 2 Type II compliance
- Regular security audits and penetration testing
- GDPR and data privacy compliance
Integrations & APIs
- RESTful API with GraphQL endpoints
- Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento integrations
- QuickBooks, Xero accounting integrations
- Amazon, eBay marketplace connections
- Shipping provider APIs (FedEx, UPS, DHL)
📈 Results
The enterprise SaaS platform we built for Cin7 has transformed their business capabilities and market position, enabling them to serve enterprise clients while maintaining excellent performance for smaller businesses.
Increase in platform capacity
Platform uptime achieved
Reduction in processing time
Business Impact
- Successfully onboarded 500+ enterprise clients
- Processed over 10 million transactions monthly
- Achieved 95% customer satisfaction score
- Reduced customer churn by 40%
Platform Showcase
Main Dashboard with Real-time Analytics
Mobile Responsive Design
Advanced Inventory Management Interface