Brightpearl vs Unleashed (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Brightpearl if

• Fits if you sell through several channels and can plan a months-long rollout
• Works for retailers of about £2m revenue or more

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you are small, as it aims at roughly £2m revenue and up
• Skip it if you want a price, because a quote after a demo is the only way to buy
• Tight if you need to start this month, since implementation averages about 120 days
• Skip it if you want a free trial, as none is listed

Pick Unleashed if

• Fits if you're a wholesaler or distributor selling to trade customers
• Works for food, drink or supplement makers who must track batches

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you take more than 100 sales orders a month, as 500 more cost $70 a month
• Pricey if you need several warehouses, since Lite covers one and Core is $366 a month billed yearly
• Skip it if you want to start small, as onboarding alone is a one-off $449 to $5,549
• Pricey if your team grows, as extra users are $69 a month each and extra integrations $39
• Watch out: support plans cost $99 or $239 a month, and the warehouse app is $149 a month on Core

Brightpearl

• No prices are published; the pricing page says cost is tailored and quoted after a demo.
• Unlimited users are included in the quote, per the vendor's pricing page.
• Implementation averages about 120 days, so it suits planned migrations more than quick starts.
• The vendor aims at businesses of roughly £2m in revenue and up, and a quote is the only way to buy.

Unleashed

• Every plan includes 100 sales orders a month; more cost $70 a month for 500, $200 for 1,500, $320 for 3,000 or $490 for unlimited.
• Extra users cost $69 a month each ($89 on Pro), and integrations beyond those included cost $39 a month each.
• Lite covers a single warehouse; multi-warehouse management needs Core or Pro.
• Onboarding is a one-off fee of $449, $799 or $5,549, and support plans cost $99 or $239 a month.

Brightpearl

Inventory and order management

Keeps one stock count across online stores, physical locations, wholesale channels and marketplaces, and routes orders between locations.

Automation Engine

Business rules for routing, allocation, fulfillment and invoicing run without custom development.

Forecasting and purchasing

Seasonal demand forecasting and suggested purchase orders come from Inventory Planner, which Brightpearl has acquired.

Retail accounting and analytics

Includes its own accounting and reporting, or connects to Xero, Sage Intacct or QuickBooks.

Warehouse and shipping

Covers warehouse management and shipping, with carrier integrations such as USPS, FedEx, DPD and Royal Mail.

Expert-led implementation

Setup runs through discovery, configuration, data migration and training. The vendor gives an average go-live of 120 days.

Unleashed

Stock control

Multiple warehouses and transfers, stock counts, units of measure, low and high stock alerts, batch and serial tracking and landed costs.

Sales and purchasing

Quotes, sales orders, invoices, credit notes, backorders, pick lists and shipments, plus purchase orders, receipting and supplier returns.

Assemblies and production

Bills of materials, assembly and disassembly, and Kanban production planning, with an MRP-based planning module on Pro.

Warehouse app

An iOS and Android app for picking, packing, receiving and bin transfers by barcode scan, included on Pro and $149 a month on Core.

Forecasting and analytics

Advanced Inventory Manager for demand forecasting and reorder planning, and Access Analytics with plain-English report questions.

B2B store and CRM

Optional modules for a wholesale online store from $129 a month and a CRM with sales and marketing tools from $450 a month.

Brightpearl

Pricing could not be confirmed. See brightpearl.com.

Unleashed

• Lite$91

  per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  $1,089 a year. 3 users, 100 sales orders a month (up to 500 with an upgrade), 3 integrations and a single warehouse.

• Core$366

  per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)

  $4,389 a year. 3 users, 100 sales orders a month, 3 integrations and multiple warehouses; production and forecasting are paid modules.

• Pro$668

  per month, billed annually ($729 billed monthly)

  $8,019 a year. 5 users and 5 integrations, with production, forecasting and MRP, the warehouse app and Access Analytics included.

Brightpearl

No public discounts listed.

Unleashed

• Annual discount

  Save up to 10% with annual billing

  Paying yearly costs $1,089 for Lite instead of $1,188, $4,389 for Core instead of $4,788 and $8,019 for Pro instead of $8,748.