Quick answer: "Quick commerce software" covers more than one job, and the right tool depends on which one you do. If you are a brand supplying Blinkit or Zepto, you need purchase-order handling: Unicommerce and EasyEcom document Blinkit and Zepto order flows. If you run dark stores, you need allocation and expiry tracking (Increff, Unicommerce) plus rider dispatch (Locus, LogiNext) or a delivery network (Shadowfax, Borzo).
How we researched this: We read the Unicommerce support-portal articles for its Blinkit and Zepto integrations, its quick-commerce blog, EasyEcom's quick-commerce page and playbook, Increff's store fulfilment page, and the home or product pages of Locus, LogiNext, FarEye, Shadowfax, Borzo and Porter Enterprise. Facts are as of October 2026; performance figures are vendor claims, and none of the products below publishes a price except where a table shows one.
Which business are you in? Three different software shopping lists
The phrase "quick commerce" hides three buyers who need different tools.
- The supplier brand. You make or import snacks, personal care or beverages and sell to a quick-commerce platform. The platform raises purchase orders and buys stock into its dark store network. EasyEcom's playbook says the brand is then judged on "fill rate, delivery-appointment compliance, remaining shelf life at arrival, and packaging standards". Your software problem is receiving POs, allocating batches, and dispatching on schedule.
- The dark-store operator. You run micro-warehouses that serve a few kilometres of a city, either for your own D2C brand or for a retail chain. Your problem is stock accuracy, expiry control, pick-pack time and replenishment.
- The hyperlocal fleet owner. You deliver within hours for restaurants, pharmacies or shops. Your problem is allocating orders to riders and showing live tracking.
Most vendors serve one of the three well. Read the rest of this guide by finding your row first. For general warehouse systems, see warehouse management systems in India; for the broader earlier view of this segment, our quick commerce and dark store software guide is the companion.
If you supply quick-commerce platforms: the PO workflow
A quick commerce q-commerce inventory SaaS for suppliers has to ingest a purchase order that arrives as a PDF or an email, map it to the right dark store and SKU, and answer with an advance shipping note. Unicommerce's own support articles show how much of this is automated and how much is not.
Blinkit via Unicommerce (support article): the integration "is supported for all Uniware Sellers" and uses API only. The PO sync "supports Purchase Order (PO) sync via PDF (.pdf) files only". The catalogue "won't sync automatically, it has to be done manually" or orders land in Failed orders. Two mappings are mandatory: each Blinkit facility or pincode to a Uniware facility code, with a Vendor Code, and each Uniware SKU to the Blinkit item code. An ASN is generated at manifest closure, and Blinkit treats it as confirmation that the PO was fulfilled. Sales orders are handled as COD under B2B transactions, invoice code and tax details come from Uniware, and "no status updates are triggered" between Unicommerce and the channel in either direction. You handle shipping, tracking and labels yourself.
Zepto via Unicommerce (support article): "only supported for Uniware Enterprise Sellers". POs arrive through auto-forwarding of Zepto PO emails to a Unicommerce address, which Unicommerce must approve; only PDF POs are supported. Setup is in Settings, then Channels: add Zepto, enter sender and recipient email IDs and a pincode-to-facility-code mapping in JSON (each pincode to one facility code), then upload a Channel Item Type sheet mapping Zepto item codes to your SKUs. The same limits apply: manual catalogue sync, no two-way status updates, self-shipped.
Unicommerce's quick-commerce blog adds the vendor's marketing claims: PO receipt and processing, stock allocation "by warehouse or dark store", shortage and exception management, FEFO (first-expiry-first-out) allocation, near-expiry identification and expired-batch blocking. Its page does not mention goods receipt notes and only lists returns among items teams can monitor.
EasyEcom describes the same job as PO automation: its quick-commerce page says it can auto-import POs from Zepto and Blinkit, map POs to the right dark store ("precision delivery to the right micro-warehouse"), route by pincode, dispatch in bulk with traceability and make slot-aware dispatches. It claims "99.9% dispatch accuracy" and "45%" better SLA adherence; both are its own figures. Its playbook, dated September 2026, says platforms "reorder little and often", that "penalties are levied per shipment and per fill-rate miss", and that risks include thin margins, expiry and shelf-life rejections and dependence on a few platforms.
Ask any vendor four questions before signing:
- Which platforms are API, which are email or PDF, and which are manual, as of today?
- Does the plan I am buying include them? (Zepto above is Enterprise-only at Unicommerce.)
- How is the catalogue mapping maintained when I add 50 SKUs?
- What do I do about two-way status updates, ASN timing and shortages?
If you run dark stores: allocation, expiry and replenishment
Dark store management software India operators evaluate should do five things well: show accurate stock by location, allocate by expiry (FEFO) rather than receipt date, route each order to the nearest node that really has the item, replenish from the central warehouse in small frequent runs, and keep pick-pack times short during peaks.
What the vendors say on their own pages:
| Vendor | Dark-store-relevant claims (vendor words) |
|---|---|
| Increff | Routes orders "to the nearest store, dark store, or warehouse" using real-time inventory, order type and promised SLA; lists "Dark store network for same-day/2-hour delivery" and "Dark Store replenishment" as use cases; claims inventory and order sync "10 seconds or less" |
| Unicommerce | Stock allocation "by warehouse or dark store"; FEFO allocation; expired-batch blocking; "real-time stock sync across all platforms and dark stores" (FAQ) |
| EasyEcom | "Add a regional hub, a dark store or a 3PL site and run them all from one dashboard"; "FIFO and FEFO enforced automatically"; automated cycle counts; scan-based picking on handhelds or Android phones; a 99.7% bin-level accuracy guarantee contracted on the Enterprise plan; pin-code routing for POs |
Increff's page cites its own accuracy figures from warehouses, not dark stores, so treat store-level accuracy as untested until you pilot. All three sell by quote. For pricing structure and the sync question see Unicommerce vs Increff and syncing stock across marketplaces; the wider tool field sits in warehouse management software and inventory software.
A small operator with one dark store and under a few hundred SKUs may not need a full WMS. A barcode-based inventory app plus disciplined cycle counts can serve until you open a second site; see inventory and warehouse management software.
Hyperlocal delivery dispatch software versus a delivery network
These are different purchases. Dispatch software helps you plan routes and allocate orders to riders you employ or contract. A delivery network supplies the riders. Hyper local delivery dispatch software suits you only if you control the fleet.
| Provider | Type | What its page says | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locus | Dispatch software | "Route optimization, dispatch, live tracking, and proof of delivery across your own fleet and your carriers"; real-time re-planning when a stop changes; Driver Companion App | None; points to an ROI calculator |
| LogiNext | Dispatch software | On-demand product, route optimization, a driver app on Android and iOS | None |
| FarEye | Dispatch software | Route product with dynamic routing; same-day, next-day and hyperlocal options through gig workers and a carrier network; last-mile tracking | None |
| Shadowfax | Delivery network | Hyperlocal deliveries "within hours"; supports "both dark stores and retail outlets"; Shadowfax 360 with flat-rate pricing, zero COD charges, no extra RTO costs and D+2 COD remittance | Flat rates, none published |
| Borzo | Delivery network | On-demand courier; typical 60 to 90 minute delivery per its FAQ; API integration page; 23 listed locations | "From Rs 45" (scheduled and same-day) and "from Rs 27" (end-of-day) |
| Porter Enterprise | Delivery network | Mini trucks, tempos, EVs and two-wheelers; bulk booking; 21+ cities | None |
Notes: Locus's page does not address dark stores or hyperlocal; its strength as published is routing and tracking across fleets. Borzo does not say which starting price applies to which service. Porter Enterprise's page describes intra-city goods transport with mini trucks, tempos, EVs and two-wheelers, which suits bulk replenishment runs from a warehouse to a dark store better than single-basket deliveries. For a fleet-tracking angle see fleet management and GPS tracking software and the fleet management category; our Shadowfax vs Shiprocket piece covers parcel use. FarEye is listed too.
A last mile delivery dispatch software pilot should measure orders per rider-hour, percentage delivered inside the promised window, and cost per delivered order, all from the vendor's reports on your own routes. Do not rely on the global statistics each page quotes.
What a dark-store pilot should prove
Run the pilot in one dark store for four weeks and insist on written pass marks agreed before day one. For stock accuracy, count 100 bins a week against the system. For expiry control, check that the oldest batch is picked first on a sample of 50 orders. For routing, place test orders for an item held in two nodes and confirm the nearer one is chosen. For peaks, run a simulated rush hour with double the usual orders and watch pick time. Record each result in a sheet the vendor signs off, and compare the vendor's published claims (for instance, Increff's "10 seconds or less" sync, or EasyEcom's 99.7% accuracy guarantee) with what you measured. A vendor confident in its numbers will accept a written pass mark; one that will not is telling you something.
A unit-economics sheet before you commit
Take one order and write the cost chain, with your own numbers in place of these placeholders.
- Basket value Rs 450, gross margin 28%: Rs 126.
- Pick and pack labour: Rs 14.
- Packaging: Rs 6.
- Last mile (own rider or network quote): the Borzo "from Rs 45" is a starting point only, so use a written quote.
- Software cost per order.
On these placeholders, Rs 126 minus Rs 14, Rs 6 and a Rs 45 delivery leaves Rs 61 before software, rent and wastage. If a tool's fee per order is a third of that, it must lift something else. That sheet decides how much dispatch software or a platform fee you can afford.
Rollout, compliance and when not to bother
Six-week rollout. Weeks 1 and 2: map every SKU and every facility or pincode to codes; load expiry data. Week 3: run POs from one platform end to end, including the ASN. Week 4: pilot FEFO picking in one dark store. Week 5: pilot dispatch with 10 riders or one network. Week 6: review fill rate, rejections, cost per order.
If your dark store handles food, confirm the licensing and storage rules with FSSAI through its FoSCoS portal before opening; this article does not restate them.
Who should skip it. A brand selling to quick-commerce platforms through a distributor needs the distributor's system, not yours. A single kirana-style store that delivers within a couple of streets may need only a billing app with delivery tracking; see billing and order software for wholesale distributors for the adjacent case. Also check which platforms are live for your category: Blinkit and Flipkart Minutes are listed on App Advisor.
FAQs
What software do I need to sell to Blinkit and Zepto?
You need a system that ingests their purchase orders and returns ASNs. Unicommerce documents Blinkit (all Uniware sellers, PDF POs) and Zepto (Enterprise only, forwarded PO emails). EasyEcom says it auto-imports POs from both.
What is dark store management software?
It tracks stock by dark store, allocates by expiry, routes orders to the nearest node with the item, and supports replenishment. Increff, Unicommerce and EasyEcom each describe dark-store capabilities on their own pages.
What is the difference between dispatch software and a delivery partner?
Dispatch software such as Locus or LogiNext plans routes and tracks riders you manage. A delivery partner such as Shadowfax or Borzo supplies the riders and sets the rate.
How much does hyperlocal delivery cost in India?
Borzo's page shows "from Rs 45" for scheduled and same-day delivery and "from Rs 27" for end-of-day. Shadowfax publishes no rates, only flat-rate pricing and D+2 COD remittance for its Shadowfax 360 product.
Does Unicommerce support Instamart?
Unicommerce's quick-commerce blog names Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart. Its Blinkit and Zepto setup guides are public, so ask for the Instamart guide, the data format it uses and which plan includes it.
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