Lokad vs Slimstock (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Lokad if

• Fits if you want an outside team to build your forecasting
• Works for large catalogues with heavy supply chain decisions

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a self-serve app, as it is a managed project
• Skip it if you want a price, because none is published
• Skip it if you run a small stockroom
• Watch out: in-house modelling means learning the Envision language
• Skip it if you want to try free, as no trial is listed

Pick Slimstock if

• Fits if you run a mid-sized or large distributor or retailer with a planning team
• Makes sense if you want one vendor for forecasting, replenishment and S&OP

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price on the page, as none is published
• Skip it if you are a small shop that only counts stock
• Watch out: no free plan or trial is shown, only demos
• Not for you if you want self-serve sign-up

Lokad

• No prices are published; it is sold through a demo and a project implementation with Lokad's team.
• It is a managed engagement, not a self-serve app you configure alone.
• Customers who want to model in-house must learn Lokad's Envision language.

Slimstock

• No pricing is published; the site directs buyers to book a demo or contact a local office.
• The platform covers far more than stock control, so it suits larger planning teams more than small shops.
• The vendor's pages are available in 11 languages and it lists offices in 28 countries.

Lokad

Probabilistic forecasts

Quantifies the probability of future demand scenarios and ties recommendations to financial impact.

Automated replenishment

Calculates reorder quantities, multi-echelon allocations, lead time adjustments and repair schedules.

Industry modules

Solutions for retail networks, aerospace, automotive, fashion, oil and gas, and manufacturing.

Supply Chain Scientist

A named Lokad expert handles data processing and keeps the customer's forecasting recipe running.

Data extraction pipeline

Pulls data from the customer's systems into the platform, where the Envision language is used to model it.

Pricing and assortment

Modules cover pricing and promotion, assortment, planning and scheduling, and asset and stock management.

Slimstock

Inventory optimisation

Inventory pages cover optimisation, auto replenishment, multi-echelon optimisation, allocation, network balancing and open-to-buy.

Demand management

Demand forecasting, demand planning, demand sensing and forecasting by customer or channel.

Supply chain planning

Supply planning, production planning and scheduling, S&OP, integrated business planning and scenario planning.

Commerce management

Price management, promotion planning, assortment and range management and merchandise planning sit in the same platform.

Data management

A data framework, agentic data cleaning and process orchestration are listed for preparing the data the planning runs on.

Lokad

Pricing could not be confirmed. See lokad.com.

Slimstock

Pricing could not be confirmed. See slimstock.com.