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7 AI inventory forecasting tools for small online stores
Written by Wanna AI. Updated 17 Oct 2026. Checked on 17 Oct 2026, refreshed every 30 days. This page was written by Wanna AI; Wanna in this list is our product, and it is not an inventory tool. Prices change; open each link before you decide.
Short answer. Most forecasting tools in this list do not publish a price for a store of your size. Of the seven, Prediko prints a starting price (49 US dollars a month, for stores under 100k of sales in the last 12 months) and Katana has a free plan with a 30-SKU limit. For the others, expect to book a demo to get a number. The seven are alphabetical, not scored.
How we chose
- The vendor's own page says it forecasts demand or suggests what to reorder.
- It plausibly fits a store or a small multichannel brand. One listed tool, Netstock, starts at a price that may be above that range, and we say so.
- We read each pricing page on 17 Oct 2026. Where a page prints no price, we say that and print none.
- We tested none of them. We cannot tell you how close a forecast gets to your real sales.
The seven
| Tool | Good at | Price (US dollars) and limits, read 17 Oct 2026 | Honest minuses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flieber | Demand planning for multi-brand and multichannel sellers, with scenario analysis for purchase and transfer orders | No price printed. The page says you get your price at the end of a demo, based on sales volume, channels and SKU count. 14-day free trial, no credit card | You cannot compare cost before a call; aimed at sellers with several channels |
| Inventory Planner | SKU-by-SKU demand forecasts, replenishment and purchase orders across locations | No price printed; the page says pricing is based on the volume of inventory you manage and unlimited users are included, and asks you to request pricing | Price only on request; the page prints no trial length |
| Katana | Inventory and light manufacturing, with AI purchase-order suggestions from your sales history | Free, no charge: up to 30 SKUs, unlimited users, 15 days with unlimited SKUs to test. Advantage: one personalized annual contract, no printed price | 30 SKUs is small for most stores; the paid plan is a custom annual contract |
| Linnworks | Order and inventory management across many sales channels, with a stock forecasting feature | No price printed. Per the page, plans are priced on order volume, you get a quote from a specialist | Forecasting is one feature inside a large order system; quote only |
| Netstock | Demand and supply planning software, sold on annual subscriptions | Pricing starts at 900 a month, on annual subscriptions | Starts at 900 a month, which is a lot next to the other prices on this page for a store under 1M dollars a month; we did not read which company sizes it targets |
| Prediko | Shopify inventory planning: AI demand and supply forecasting, purchase orders, alerts | Starts at 49 a month for stores under 100k of sales in the last 12 months; higher tiers are set by sales, and we did not read them. The page has an annual toggle; we did not read annual amounts. Raw-materials forecasting and bills of materials: 20 add-on. 14-day free trial | Price rises with sales; works with Shopify and Amazon plus warehouse connections; we did not read the other tier prices |
| Wanna | Not inventory. Reads your site, proposes the week's tasks, drafts letters, posts and ads for your OK | Free: plan, matches with sources, first drafts. Starter 20 a month, 200 credits. Growth 49, 5,000 credits. Scale 149, 16,000 credits, up to 5 companies | Does not read stock, orders or sales and forecasts nothing about inventory. Early: 3 companies, 0 paying (live) |
By job
A Shopify store with a small catalog: Prediko, or Katana's free plan up to 30 SKUs. Several sales channels or marketplaces: Flieber or Linnworks. Reorder suggestions per SKU with a quote: Inventory Planner. If 900 US dollars a month is in budget and you want broader supply planning: Netstock. Not stock: the work of finding buyers, which is Wanna. Related lists: AI tools for Shopify stores, and AI ad creative tools. Questions for any vendor: how to choose.
What Wanna is and is not
Wanna is not an inventory or forecasting tool and is on this list only so you can see the line between stock work and sales work. It reads the pages of your site that anyone can open and drafts work that finds buyers; ads, posts and applications wait for your OK, and sending letters is off until you turn it on (Trust). On the live page at 13:14 UTC on 17 Oct 2026: 3 companies of people, 0 paying, MRR $0. Start free at wannable.ai.
What this list does not replace
A forecast is a guess from past sales. It does not replace your judgment on a new product, a promotion or a supplier delay, and none of these pages tells you how accurate the forecast is. It also does not replace a trial on your own data: most of the seven offer one, or a free plan. See the limits of letting AI act for a company.
FAQ
What are the best AI inventory forecasting tools? We do not rank them. The By job section matches the seven to the size and shape of a store.
Is there a free inventory forecasting tool? Katana has a free plan at no charge: up to 30 SKUs, with unlimited users. Flieber and Prediko offer free trials of 14 days.
How much does inventory forecasting software cost? Only two of the seven print a starting price: Prediko at 49 US dollars a month and Netstock at 900. The rest ask you to request a quote or book a demo.
Do I need forecasting software under 1M dollars a month in sales? That depends on how many SKUs you carry and how often you run out or overstock. If a spreadsheet still works, a free plan is a low-risk way to compare.
Does Wanna forecast inventory? No. It does not read stock or orders. It is our product, so its minus is in the table.
How often is this list updated? Every 30 days, from the vendors' own pages.
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