Inventory Planner vs Linnworks (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Inventory Planner if

• Fits if you already run Shopify, Brightpearl or similar and need better reorder planning
• Works for teams with many SKUs to forecast

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to start this week, as go-live takes 5 to 6 weeks
• Skip it if you want a price, as it asks for a request
• Too light for an inventory system, since stock and orders live in another platform
• Skip it if you want to try free, as no trial is listed

Pick Linnworks if

• Fits if you sell on Amazon, eBay, Walmart and TikTok Shop and keep overselling
• Works for orders that need routing to different warehouses or 3PLs by rule

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price before talking to sales, as it's quote only
• Not for you if you make your own products, as the listing shows no materials or production tracking
• Tight if your orders spike, since tiers are set by monthly orders and overages apply above them
• Pricey if you want listing tools, the WMS or forecasting, as each is priced on top, plus a one-off onboarding fee
• Watch out: SkuVault Core is sold only in North America, and there's no desktop or phone app

Inventory Planner

• No prices are published; the pricing page says cost is based on the volume of inventory managed and asks for a request.
• Unlimited users are included at no extra cost, per the pricing page.
• The vendor quotes 5 to 6 weeks to go live, so onboarding is not instant.
• It plans and generates purchasing; stock and orders are held in the connected platform.

Linnworks

• No prices are published: plans are quoted after a demo, tiered by monthly orders, with overage charges above the tier.
• Listing tools, the WMS and SkuVault warehouse features are priced by order volume on top; forecasting is a flat fee.
• SkuVault Core, with quality control, serialization and 3PL client portals, is only sold in North America.
• Onboarding is a one-off fee set by the scope of the project, and the vendor recommends buying it.

Inventory Planner

Demand forecasting

Predicts what customers will buy, SKU by SKU, as the basis for purchasing decisions.

Replenishment and purchase orders

Suggests what to order, when and where, and builds purchase orders from the recommendations.

Multi-location planning

Tracks stock across all warehouses and stores to avoid over-ordering.

Inventory reporting and analytics

Planning metrics from top level down to SKU, with retail analytics that match marketing spend to what is in stock.

Sage Copilot and Sage AI

An AI assistant for retail insights and the AI behind the recommendations, per the site's feature menu.

Linnworks

Stock sync across 100+ channels

Updates stock on Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Shopify, TikTok Shop and other channels every few minutes after each sale to prevent overselling.

Rules-based order routing

A rules engine with unlimited routing rules sorts, prioritizes and sends orders to the right warehouse or 3PL, with custom order views.

Shipping and labels

Connects to carriers and aggregators, prints labels with order and courier details, and picks carriers automatically by rule.

Purchasing and forecasting

Purchase orders and low-stock alerts, with Linnworks Forecasting sold as a flat-fee add-on that uses sales history and seasonal trends.

Warehouse picking

Pick lists and routes, replenishment from storage to the picking area, and pack checks before shipping; SkuVault Core adds more in North America.

Spotlight AI and reporting

Spotlight AI suggests automation rules for repetitive tasks, and dashboards report revenue and profit by SKU and channel.

Inventory Planner

Pricing could not be confirmed. See inventory-planner.com.

Linnworks

Pricing could not be confirmed. See linnworks.com.