Best Retail Merchandise Management Software in 2026
Updated
Planning merchandise across products and stores brings together decisions about what to offer, where to place it, and when to replenish it. Compared on allocation management, assortment planning, merchandise planning, replenishment, and pricing and markdowns, these options can be assessed against your retail workflows. Product hierarchy and store count limits add scope considerations; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. ZebraDesigner, Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Traverse Edition, and Logility DemandAI+ are among the entries shown. Weigh the listed functions and operating limits against the planning needs of your business.
Retail Merchandise Management Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.4 of 4 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 ZebraDesignerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 NuORDERFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 daVinci Retail
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 RetailNorthstar
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 5 Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Traverse Edition
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Logility DemandAI+
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 SAS Intelligent Planning Suite
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 Aptos Merchandising
- Well documented: yes
- 9 Centric Planning & Pricing
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 10 RELEX Solutions
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 11 Island Pacific SmartPlanning
- Well documented: yes
- 12 Nextail
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 Oracle Retail Assortment Planning Cloud Service
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 ReplenifyPaid from $180,095/mo
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 15 Retail Directions Merchandise Planning
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 Toolio
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 ToolsGroup Demand Planning
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 Buyer's ToolboxPaid from $995/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 Board
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 20 LEAFIO AI Retail Platform
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 Mi9 Merchandise Management
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 Zebra Workcloud Forecasting & Analysis
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 Oracle Retail Planning and Optimization
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: no
- 24 Solvoyo
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 24 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Merchandise planning | Assortment planning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZebraDesigner | 7.8 | ||||
| 2 | NuORDER | 7.1 | Yes | |||
| 3 | daVinci Retail | 6.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 4 | RetailNorthstar | 6.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Traverse Edition | 6.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 6 | Logility DemandAI+ | 6.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 7 | SAS Intelligent Planning Suite | 6.5 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 8 | Aptos Merchandising | 6.4 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 9 | Centric Planning & Pricing | 6.4 | ||||
| 10 | RELEX Solutions | 6.4 | ||||
| 11 | Island Pacific SmartPlanning | 6.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 12 | Nextail | 6.3 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 13 | Oracle Retail Assortment Planning Cloud Service | 6.3 | Yes | |||
| 14 | Replenify | 6.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 15 | Retail Directions Merchandise Planning | 6.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 16 | Toolio | 6.3 | ||||
| 17 | ToolsGroup Demand Planning | 6.3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | Buyer's Toolbox | 6.2 | No | 995 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Board | 6.1 | No | |||
| 20 | LEAFIO AI Retail Platform | 6.0 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 21 | Mi9 Merchandise Management | 6.0 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 22 | Zebra Workcloud Forecasting & Analysis | 6.0 | ||||
| 23 | Oracle Retail Planning and Optimization | 5.9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 24 | Solvoyo | 5.6 |
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