# Samplyn vs AIMS360

> AIMS360 vs Samplyn, sourced and dated: AIMS360 is stronger on EDI and accounting sync; Samplyn covers samples, specs, factory compliance, containers.

Page: https://samplyn.com/compare/aims360
Updated: 2026-11-12

AIMS360 is an apparel ERP: inventory, orders, EDI and accounting in one system. Samplyn is the record for the work around the order (samples, specs, production milestones, factories and shipments) and runs beside an ERP like it.

Checked on the vendor's own site on 2026-11-12; next review by 2027-02-12. "Not described" means the vendor's pages did not describe it when we checked.

## Where AIMS360 is stronger

- Built-in EDI with 350+ retailer connections. Samplyn has no EDI connection.
- Two-way QuickBooks sync. Samplyn has no accounting sync.
- A long record: the vendor says 10,000+ brands since 1984. Samplyn has one national wholesaler, three years in daily production.

## Where Samplyn fits better

- Samples are your bottleneck: Samplyn tracks the request through twelve phases and the physical sample by scan, including buyer loans.
- Your team argues about measurements: Samplyn keeps a points of measure library and builds spec sheets from it.
- You need to see factories and containers: capacity, audits, certifications, live container tracking and a portal for your 3PL.
- You want to keep the ERP you have, and add the work it does not hold.

## Row by row

| | Samplyn | AIMS360 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buyer ordering portal and line sheets | Yes: Invite-only portal per account: current line, wishlists, line sheets, a sample cart. | Partly: WebLink B2B portal with private catalogs per account; an add-on module. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/features-integrations/b2b-customer-order-entry)) |
| A network of retail buyers who find you | No: Your own accounts only. Samplyn is not a marketplace of buyers. | Not described: Not described on the vendor's site when we checked. |
| Sample requests with phases | Yes: Twelve phases from draft to passed or failed, with owners and due dates. | Partly: Sample rounds are listed as what a connected PLM adds. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/features/fashion-plm-software-production)) |
| Physical sample custody and buyer loans | Yes: Check out and in by barcode scan; buyer loans with keep, return or more time. | Not described: Not described on the vendor's site when we checked. |
| Spec sheets and points of measure | Yes: A points of measure library with presets, applied to per-style spec sheets. | Partly: Spec sheets are native; measurement specs are listed as what a connected PLM adds. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/features/fashion-plm-software-production)) |
| Purchase orders and production milestones | Yes: Size grids, a stage-by-stage pipeline, time-and-action milestones with delay notices. | Yes: Vendor POs, cut tickets, WIP by quantity, stage and size, import stages. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/features/fashion-plm-software-production)) |
| Factory capacity and compliance records | Yes: Capacity, compliance audits and certifications per factory. | Not described: Not described on the vendor's site when we checked. |
| Production inspections and corrective actions | No: Samples are passed or failed; there is no production inspection screen today. | Not described: Not described on the vendor's site when we checked. |
| Container and parcel tracking | Yes: Live ocean container and FedEx parcel tracking with ETA delay reasons. | Not described: Import stages on production; container-level tracking not described. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/features/fashion-plm-software-production)) |
| A receiving portal for your 3PL | Yes: Dock workers see inbound containers for their warehouse and mark them received. | Not described: Not described on the vendor's site when we checked. |
| Retailer EDI | No: Runs beside your EDI provider; no EDI connection of its own. | Yes: Built in, 350+ retailer connections. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/business-models/erp-for-apparel-importers)) |
| Accounting and invoicing | No: Runs beside your ERP or accounting system; no accounting sync. | Yes: Two-way QuickBooks sync (Online, Desktop, Enterprise). ([source](https://www.aims360.com/business-models/erp-for-apparel-importers)) |
| An AI agent that changes records | Yes: Cardi changes up to 2,000 records per confirmation, each change tagged. | Partly: Rule-based automations and AI order entry from buyer email; connects to outside assistants. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/features/ai-automations)) |
| Published price | No: Setup fee plus monthly fee, quoted after the first call. | No: Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers; no published price. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/pricing-apparel-management-software-erp)) |
| How you get started | Yes: Done for you on your own private instance: import, configuration, training. | Not described: Demo first; onboarding model not compared here. ([source](https://www.aims360.com/pricing-apparel-management-software-erp)) |

Pick AIMS360 if you need one system for inventory, EDI and accounting. Many teams would run Samplyn beside an ERP like it rather than instead of it.

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