Comparisons
Inventory Planner alternatives
The first difference you will hit is not a feature. It is that you cannot find out what it costs without talking to someone.
Marcus VolstedCo-founder, Restocio
Published 30 August 2026Updated 30 August 20264 min read
Inventory Planner does not publish prices, so any like-for-like comparison starts with a sales call. Their pricing page, read on 30 August 2026, states that pricing is based on the volume of inventory you manage, that unlimited users are included at no extra cost, and asks you to request a quote. No free trial is mentioned on the page. If you would rather see a number before you speak to anyone, that fact alone shortens your list.
The field, on published facts
Each figure below is from the vendor's own pricing page, read on 30 August 2026.
| Option | Published price | Meter | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stay on Inventory Planner | Not published | Volume of inventory managed | Multi-location, multi-channel, or an ERP like NetSuite, Cin7 or Brightpearl |
| Shopify's built-in tools | Included | None | One store, and you can size orders yourself |
| Prediko | From $49/mo | Annual GMV | Large catalog at modest revenue, BOMs, or an API |
| Cogsy | $199/mo published | Not stated | Marketing calendar, subscriptions or backorders matter to you |
| Restocio | $149–$299/mo | Catalog size | One Shopify store that imports, where freight mode is a decision |
Quote-only is not automatically a bad sign
It usually means the product is sold to businesses whose needs vary enough that a price list would mislead. If you run several warehouses across several channels with an ERP behind them, that is a fair description of you, and a tool that publishes a flat number may simply not cover your case. Their page also says pricing is given upfront, so the quote is not a haggle.
The cost is real though. You cannot budget, compare or rule it out on a Tuesday afternoon without booking time with a salesperson.
Where we fit
Restocio is much narrower. One Shopify store, prices published in full at every tier, and one thing done properly: splitting a single order across sea, rail and air so the air premium lands only on the units that cannot wait, with production time counted inside the lead time. If you import and that decision recurs, it is worth more than breadth.
Where Inventory Planner is the better tool
Their page publishes multi-location planning, unlimited users, and integrations spanning Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, eBay and BigCommerce plus NetSuite, Cin7, Brightpearl and QuickBooks. We connect to one Shopify store and nothing else. If you are multi-channel or running an ERP, we cannot serve you and you should not switch.
How to make a quote comparable
Since you cannot look the price up, the sales call is the comparison. Go in with your numbers written down, or you will be quoted on an estimate you made up under pressure.
- Ask what the meter actually counts. Their page says volume of inventory managed. Whether that means units on hand, SKUs, or value of stock changes your bill by a lot, and it decides whether a seasonal peak pushes you into a higher band.
- Ask what happens when you cross a band mid-contract. Growth is the normal case, so find out whether the price moves immediately, at renewal, or not until you renegotiate.
- Ask about the trial. Their pricing page does not mention one. That does not mean none exists, and it is a fair thing to ask for before committing to an annual figure you cannot benchmark.
- Ask for the number in writing before the demo. A demo is designed to make the price feel reasonable. Reading it cold, next to a published competitor price, is a different decision.
Then compare it against the published prices in the table above. If the quote is close to a number you could have read on a website, the breadth is probably worth it. If it is several times higher and you run one store on one channel, you are paying for capability you do not use.
What we do not do
No API, no bills of materials, no multi-location, no channels beyond Shopify, and a 500-product ceiling on the entry plan. Those are the same limits whichever page of this blog you read them on, and they are the reason our comparison tables have rows we lose.
Common questions
How much does Inventory Planner cost?
Inventory Planner does not publish prices. Its pricing page states that pricing is based on the volume of inventory you manage, that unlimited users are included at no extra cost, and asks you to request a quote, as published on 30 August 2026.
Which inventory tools publish their prices?
Prediko publishes tiers from $49 per month based on annual GMV, and Cogsy publishes an All in one plan at $199 per month. Restocio publishes $149 to $299 per month by catalog size, with every tier listed. All three were read on 30 August 2026.
Does Restocio support multiple warehouses or sales channels?
No. Restocio connects to a single Shopify store and does no multi-location planning. Inventory Planner publishes both, along with a long list of channel and ERP integrations, so for that shape of business it is the better tool.
Is there a free alternative to Inventory Planner?
Shopify's built-in inventory tools are included with your Shopify plan and handle purchase orders, transfers and adjustments. What they do not do is tell you how much to order, which is the part paid tools are sold on.
Sources
Every statement about another company's product on this page comes from that company's own public pages, read on 30 August 2026. Products change often; if a detail matters to your decision, check the current page before deciding. If anything here is out of date or wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
- Inventory Planner pricing page (inventory-planner.com/pricing) (read 30 August 2026)
- Prediko pricing page (prediko.io/pricing) (read 30 August 2026)
- Cogsy pricing page (cogsy.com/pricing) (read 30 August 2026)
All product and company names are the trademarks of their respective owners. Restocio is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with any product named on this page. No comparison is exhaustive, and we have not tested these products; we compare what each vendor publishes.
Marcus co-founded Restocio and works on it daily with a Swedish importer who plans their purchasing in it every working day. Most of the examples on this blog come from that store's real ordering decisions rather than from a textbook. Why we are building it.
Related reading
Restocio plans purchasing for Shopify stores that import. It works out what to order, how much, and whether it should travel by sea, rail or air, so you pay air freight only for the units that genuinely cannot wait.