Orion Wine Software Review Australia 2026

Winery Management
3.0 / 5SoftwareHQ editorial score

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Editorial verdict

US enterprise wholesale/production — AU buyers must verify WET and hosting

Orion still has real production depth in WiPS and a current wholesale cloud on Salesforce, with 300+ customers on the about page. For Australian wineries the gaps are the same and now better evidenced: plans are case-volume quotes with no dollars, compliance copy is TTB, there is no Xero, the old POS URL 404s, and hosting is not an AU DC statement. Use it only if you have US distribution or will contract WET/GST in another system.

Best for
Large producers or importers with US wholesale/TTB needs who already live in Salesforce/QuickBooks/SAP.
Not ideal for
Australian cellar-door or WET-first wineries, Xero shops, or anyone who needs a public AUD price and AEST support.
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Pricing verified 8 Sep 2026 · Hosting verified 8 Sep 2026

By SoftwareHQ Editorial Team — Updated

Overview

Orion Wine Software is us orion cloud wholesale + wips production — case-volume quote, ttb not wet. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA (1415 Fulton Rd. Ste 205, #456), it serves Australian businesses.

Feature highlights

These highlights come from vendor documentation and editorial analysis of public sources. They are not firsthand test results or a claim that every listed capability was exercised in a trial.

  • Orion Cloud wholesale + WiPS production

    Current homepage pair: case-goods wholesale (orders, allocations, AR) and WiPS grape-to-bottle production. Stored Blend/WiMS/DarWine cards are not on that homepage.

  • Quote by annual case volume

    Tier 1 <15k, Tier 2 15–30k, Tier 3 30k+ cases. All Contact for Quote. No public dollars.

  • TTB wholesale compliance — not WET

    Depletion tracking and US state/TTB reporting on the wholesale page. Australian WET is not described.

  • WiPS production records

    Grape intake, trial blends, work orders, barrels, lab, dry goods, grower contracts, bulk wine and cost accounting.

  • Salesforce cloud wholesale

    Customer quote on the homepage. AU Salesforce region not confirmed for Orion tenants.

  • No Xero; Commerce7 for DtC

    Accounting logos are QuickBooks, Accounting Seed and SAP. Cellar-door POS URL from the previous record 404s.

AU Compliance Scores

These scores apply to Australian tax, payroll and banking capabilities where they are relevant to Orion Wine Software. They are SoftwareHQ editorial judgements from public documentation, not firsthand product tests.

Not applicable means this product type is not scored on that dimension (for example BAS lodgement on a CRM). Not supported means the vendor does not offer it. Unknown means we could not verify it from public sources — that is not the same as unsupported.

BAS LodgementNot applicable

Not a BAS lodge product. Winery GST/BAS stays in Xero or another accounting file.

STP Phase 2Not applicable

Not a payroll product.

Payday SuperNot applicable

Not a payroll product.

Modern AwardsNot applicable

Not a payroll or HR product.

GST HandlingNot supportedVerified

Official pages do not describe Australian GST. Wholesale accounting integrations are QuickBooks, Accounting Seed and SAP. No Xero. No BAS lodge.

Bank FeedsNot applicable

Not an accounting platform. Bank feeds sit in Xero or similar.

When this was checked

Status as of (page snapshot) against a 90-day review target. Checked dates are not updated when the site is rebuilt.

Editorial article date: . That is not proof that pricing, hosting, or compliance was re-checked.

  • PricingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    orionwinesoftware.com/index.cfm

    Three case-volume tiers all Contact for Quote. No dollars. One Custom Quote. Do not encode $0.

  • HostingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    orionwinesoftware.com

    Homepage: Salesforce foundation for Orion Wholesale. AU region not named. WiPS hosting unnamed. Not AU-only.

  • GST handlingVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    orionwinesoftware.com/integrations

    QuickBooks/Accounting Seed/SAP. No Xero. No AU GST copy on the pages opened.

  • Wet ComplianceVerified

    Verified — checked 8 September 2026.

    orionwinesoftware.com/wholesale

    TTB and US state depletion on the wholesale page. WET not mentioned.

Pricing (AUD)

All prices below are in Australian dollars and exclude GST. Verified — checked 8 September 2026. Source: orionwinesoftware.com/index.cfm.

Custom Quote
Quote
AUD ex GST
Plans page (8 Sep 2026): three case-volume tiers, all Contact for Quote. No published dollars, currency or GST. Do not encode $0. Confirm USD vs AUD on the proposal. Collapse to one Custom Quote so JSON-LD is a single offer without price.
  • Users: quote
  • Annual Cases: Tier 1 <15k / Tier 2 15–30k / Tier 3 30k+

Estimate first-year cost for Orion Wine Software

Observed price changes

Recorded when a listed price changed. This is not a complete vendor timeline.

  1. Still quote-only. Live /plans is three case-volume tiers (under 15k / 15–30k / 30k+) all Contact for Quote. No dollars printed.
  2. Custom Quote · Still quote-only. /plans is three case-volume tiers all Contact for Quote. No dollars. Stored POS URL 404s.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • WiPS grape intake, trial blends, barrels, work orders and costing
  • Orion Cloud wholesale: orders, case goods, allocations, AR
  • 300+ winery customers on the about page
  • Salesforce-based wholesale cloud
  • TankNET and VinWizard tank integrations
  • Grapelink AU vineyard workflow listed
  • Case-volume plan tiers are at least published as quote bands
  • Commerce7 listed for DtC

Cons

  • No public dollars — Contact for Quote only
  • US company; (877) number; no AEST office on the contact page
  • TTB/state copy, not WET
  • No Xero
  • Hosting region unpublished — not AU-only
  • Previous POS URL 404s
  • Stored Blend/WiMS/DarWine modules not on the current homepage
  • GST/AUD unpublished

How this review was made

Reviews separate vendor documentation, editorial analysis and firsthand records. They are not interchangeable.

  • Vendor documentation — Public pages from Orion Wine Software and other sites. Recorded HTTP(S) URLs are listed under Sources. A source URL is a document we recorded, not a claim that every sentence on this page was checked against that URL.
  • Editorial analysis — SoftwareHQ's written verdict and scores for Australian buyers. The header score is an editorial assessment, not a user-review average, not a lab result, and not a number derived from how many evidence records exist.
  • Firsthand records — This review has no firsthand observation records, trial walkthroughs, or screenshots from a logged-in SoftwareHQ account. Missing tests stay not tested.

This page does not rank products by speed or security from documentation or from evidence count.

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Sources

Public pages recorded when this review was compiled. They are not a checklist that every claim was verified, and they are not evidence of hands-on product testing.

Orion Wine Software Alternatives

If Orion Wine Software doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:

  • vintrace — Encompass wine production cloud — quote only; AU/APAC data stored in Australia.
  • vinCreative — AU DtC winery platform from $179/month ex GST + setup; 36-month default term. From $179/mo ex GST.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Orion Wine Software cost?
/plans (8 Sep 2026) is Contact for Quote on three annual-case tiers: under 15k, 15–30k, and 30k+. No dollars, currency or GST. Demo via orionwinesoftware.com/demo. Phone (877) 632-3155. Treat pricing as USD until the proposal says otherwise.
Is Orion Wine Software an Australian company?
No. Contact page: Santa Rosa, California. (877) 632-3155. About: 300+ wineries worldwide. No Australian office or AEST hours printed.
Does Orion Wine Software handle Wine Equalisation Tax (WET)?
Not on the pages opened (8 Sep 2026). Wholesale compliance copy is TTB and US state depletion. Confirm WET with Orion before buying — absence is not a certification that WET exists.
Where is Orion Wine Software data hosted?
Unpublished. Homepage: Salesforce foundation for Orion Wholesale. Salesforce has Australian regions but Orion does not say tenants are pinned there. WiPS hosting is not named (about bio still mentions IBM iSeries for enterprise WiPS).
What modules does Orion Wine Software include?
Current homepage: Orion Cloud (wholesale sales and inventory) and WiPS (winemaking production). Stored Blend, WiMS and DarWine product pages are not on that homepage. Staff bio still mentions Blend/WiMS/WiPS support.
Does Orion Wine Software offer a cellar door POS system?
Not as a current product page. The previous WiMS Consumer Direct URL returns 404. Integrations list Commerce7 for winery DtC. Confirm POS on a demo; do not assume the old tasting-room SKU is still sold.

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