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Inventory planning for small
businesses made easy with Essentials

Outgrown Excel? Ready to start planning your inventory the smart way?
Get simplified forecasting and purchasing software for small Shopify businesses with Inventory Planner Essentials – our new edition created for forecasting first-timers and planning newbies.

Get started for just $119.99/month for one location.

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Inventory Planner Essentials

ESSENTIALS FEATURES

Easy to get started and user-friendly

Simplified forecasting

Simple, transparent, and easy-to-understand forecasts (no clunky spreadsheets or complex calculations necessary!).

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Connect your Shopify account

Seamlessly sync product, sales, and stock data with Shopify for up-to-date insights.

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Create POs easily

Get clear recommendations on which inventory to order and when. Quickly create purchase orders and share them with your suppliers.

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Automate data entry

Save time and improve accuracy by automating data capture from Shopify.

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Support your cash flow

Optimize your ROI from inventory while avoiding stockouts and overstock. Confidently order the right inventory at the right time, every time.

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Manage your suppliers

Easily manage your suppliers and scale orders to meet vendor requirements, such as minimum order quantities.

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Forecast demand and purchase inventory in one place

Shopify

Made for Shopify

Created with Shopify retailers in mind, offering a great, friendly user interface

Forecasting

Forecast demand

Simple, transparent, and easy-to-understand forecasts you can trust

Recommendations

Get recommendations

Receive clear recommendations on which inventory to order and when

Inventory

Purchase inventory

Quickly create and share purchase orders with your suppliers

Vendors

Manage all your vendors

Easily manage your suppliers in one place and scale orders to meet requirements

Automation

Make faster decisions

Start gaining insights right away with all the guidance and resources you need

"Inventory Planner gives us the data and the analysis to know exactly which items to invest in"

Zak Larsen
Inventory & Retention Specialist at Sparkle In Pink

"Our business simply wouldn’t operate without Inventory Planner. It’s absolutely worth the investment for us – the ROI is massive"

John Mac
Co-Founder, OZ Backcountry

Why Inventory Planner

2,600

Global brands trust Inventory Planner

120+

5-star reviews for Inventory Planner on Trustpilot, Capterra, Shopify + more

10+

Years as inventory planning pioneers

Is Essentials right for me?

1 LOCATION ONLY | SHOPIFY ONLY | ENTRY-LEVEL

Inventory Planner Essentials

Great for small Shopify businesses just getting started

  • 1 location only
  • Exclusively syncs with Shopify stores
  • Minimal configuration
  • Single simplified forecasting method
  • Scale orders to vendor MOQs
  • Identify your best-selling products
  • Create POs and share them
  • Manage all your vendors in one place
  • Email, webinar and help centre support

MULTI-LOCATIONS | UNLIMITED SEATS | GROWS WITH YOU

Inventory Planner

Perfect for fast-growing retailers that want to do more

  • Multiple inventory locations
  • 30+ native integrations
  • Flexible configuration
  • Multiple forecasting methods
  • Scale to any vendor requirements
  • Full ABC analysis available
  • Create POs, transfer orders and assembly orders
  • Manage all your vendors in one place
  • Chat and 1:1 technical support calls
  • Configurable reports with over 200 metrics
  • Open-to-Buy functionality
  • Automate POs, transfers and reports
  • Custom fields

Need more help?

Talk to our team to find the best fit for your business.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How does pricing work and what happens after I buy?

Inventory Planner Essentials by Sage is a monthly subscription service available immediately after purchase. Download the app from your Shopify store and pay through your normal Shopify billing. The monthly pricing is $119.99/month.

There are no hidden costs. After your 14-day free trial, you can opt to buy and subscribe.

We’ll send you a welcome email with a quick-start guide, tips, and helpful resources, including how to get support when you need it.

What Inventory Planner by Sage plan is right for me?

If you use Shopify and need visibility for one location, Essentials is the right plan for you. If you use other integrations, have multiple locations, or need more features, we have other solutions for retail businesses of any size.

How do I access support?

You will get free, award-winning support by email and access to our Help Center. Pre-recorded webinars and a step-by-step video guide are available. Our digital guided onboarding experience ensures you have support from the start.