Netstock alternative for manufacturers and wholesalers
Paying for Netstock every year? Own your inventory planning.
Book 30 minutes with Sam. Bring your Netstock renewal and one stock report. We look at which bundle you pay for, which parts your planners actually use each week, and what your own version would cost to build and run. One setup fee, then a monthly retainer, and the system and the records are yours.
Netstock's pricing page says pricing starts at $900 a month and subscriptions are billed annually: $10,800 a year at the starting rate, before the product and bundle on your quote. The page does not state the currency.
- check_circle30 minutes with Sam, no obligation
- check_circleYour Netstock stock report brought across
- check_circleYour records in a database you own
What the Netstock bill covers
One annual subscription, priced by bundle
Netstock sells Predictor IA in three bundles and Predictor IBP as demand, supply and capacity planners you add over time. The quote follows the bundle, so compare it with the decisions your planners make each week.
From $900 a month, billed annually
That is the public starting rate, paid as a yearly subscription. Twelve months at the start is $10,800 before any bundle above it.
Predictor IA bundles
Essentials, Advanced and Commercial. Advanced adds forecasting, stock projection and a report builder; Commercial adds excess redistribution and single sign-on. Each tier is a custom quote.
Predictor IBP planners
Demand Planner first, then Supply Planning and Capacity Planner added later. Each one widens the subscription.
Rules set by the product
Safety stock, classification and the exception list work the way the product decides. Your own purchasing rules wait for a bundle that has them.
Capacity you may not use
Capacity planning is a separate product. A wholesaler who buys finished goods is paying for planning work that never happens on their floor.
Moving the records
Netstock documents a stock-holding download for each location. Historical demand and open orders come from their source systems and get reconciled separately.
Your owned planning base
A purchasing review with its assumptions in view
Replenishment
Know why an item is on the buy list
The free base shows the demand, lead time, stock and open supply behind each suggestion.
- check Use a rolling average from confirmed demand history
- check Account for stock already allocated
- check Round suggestions to minimum orders and carton sizes
- check Block suggestions when stock or planning inputs are incomplete
Exceptions
Give the planner a useful Monday list
Review what needs attention before committing money to another shipment.
- check Stock cover shorter than normal delivery lead time
- check Late purchase orders with outstanding quantities
- check Excess stock shown separately for each currency
- check Overdue follow-ups and expired demand assumptions
Your questions
Change the question when the business changes
Combine planning records and review evidence in the same database, then add the report your team needs.
- check Compare a higher demand forecast with a longer lead time
- check See which forecast assumptions are still current
- check Compare a prior demand average with the latest month
- check Trace a stock change to the operator and source evidence
Your operation
Keep the paperwork tied to the records
Prepare draft purchasing and stock review documents with your business name.
- check Draft purchase requests for human approval
- check Stock review records with policy and follow-up details
- check Read-only weekly reports from the current records
- check Export stock, demand, orders and change history when needed
Make it yours
Design your own Netstock replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Netstock. Try it here, and we build the real one.
2. What it runs
3. Make it fit
4. Your colour
Answered from your own database
Good morning. Here is what needs you today.
We build it from the open-source base, bring your Netstock data across and run it for you.
What it looks like
Ask it like you would ask a colleague
Real answers from the demo data that ships with Inventory Planning for Claude Code. It runs in Claude Code inside the Claude app, so it feels like any chat you already use.
Inventory Planning for Claude Code
Connected to your own database
Which items will run out before their normal delivery lead time?
GLV-100
- Location
- Auckland
- Readiness
- ready
- Days_cover
- 8.0
- Lead_days
- 20
- Available
- 40
- Inbound
- 20
| Sku | Location | Readiness | Days_cover | Lead_days | Available | Inbound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLV-100 | Auckland | ready | 8.0 | 20 | 40 | 20 |
Ask it anything
Ten questions your planning base answers
Working examples from this build. The answers depend on the records and assumptions you supply.
Switching
How to switch from Netstock
In practice, the move involves exporting stock by location, mapping and reconciling your source records, then running both systems together before you stop using Netstock.
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Export your Netstock records
Start with Netstock’s stock-holding download for each location. Export what your account allows, usually CSV or Excel, and check with Netstock if you are unsure which option to use. A stock-holding report is not complete sales or purchase-order history. Bring demand and open purchase-order records from their source systems separately if you want them in the new planning database.
- 2
Test and load the data
Start with a test import before saving records. The importer keeps the original columns and lets you review how they map to the new system’s fields. Once the mapping looks right, load the stock records. If you have multiple locations, keep each location identified correctly so you can review its stock separately.
- 3
Review the import results
Check any validation or mapping issues the import reports, then compare the imported records with your source data. Confirm that stock quantities and dates are represented correctly. The import does not fill in missing planning inputs, and missing inputs stay visible and block purchase suggestions. Resolve the issues you can before relying on the new plan.
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Run both systems side by side
Keep Netstock available while you use the new system for a short period. Compare the records and review shortages, excess stock, late supply and purchase suggestions with your planner. Do not expect identical forecasts or recommendations. The new system is a replenishment planning base, not a reproduction of Netstock’s forecasting algorithms, capacity planning or integrations.
- 5
Switch off Netstock
Once your team has reviewed the new records and is comfortable with the planning process, make the new system the one you use for purchasing decisions. Confirm that the source data and agreed planning inputs are available, and that your team knows how to review suggestions. Then cancel or stop using Netstock through your normal account process.
Where the real effort goes
The main work is usually mapping your exported fields to the new records, agreeing your planning rules, and deciding which history to bring across. Stock holdings alone do not provide complete demand or purchase-order history, so those records need to be sourced and reconciled separately. If you have Enterprise DNA install and run it, they handle this mapping and reconciliation with you.
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Get your Netstock switch plan by email
We will send you the step-by-step plan for moving your business off Netstock, what the move really involves, and how we would do it for you.
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Rather talk it through? Book a call arrow_forwardThree ways to own it
Start free, have it customised or have it run for you
Open source
Do it yourself
Free, open source
- 1 Clone the repo and run npm install
- 2 Run npm run demo to inspect the fictional stock records
- 3 Open the folder in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Cursor
- 4 Export the Netstock stock report, test its import, then reconcile demand and open orders
Built around your business
We customise it
One setup fee, then a retainer for ongoing work
- check Your fields, stock policies, forecasting method and review rules
- check Your agreed Netstock exports mapped and checked
- check Your demand and order connections, scoped around the systems you use
- check Screens for your planners, or a different technology stack when required
Omni by Enterprise DNA
We run it for you
One setup fee, then a retainer
- check Installed and operated through Omni by Enterprise DNA
- check Your backups, access and scheduled data updates configured
- check Your purchasing review prepared from current records
- check Your rules and reports maintained as the business changes
Questions
Instead of Netstock, answered
How much does Netstock cost? expand_more
Netstock's pricing page says pricing starts at $900 a month, billed annually, which is $10,800 a year at the starting rate. Every Predictor IA and Predictor IBP tier is a custom quote, so the product and bundle you pick set the real figure. The page does not state the currency.
Does the free version reproduce all of Netstock? expand_more
It provides a working replenishment base using a rolling demand average, dated assumptions, stock cover and open orders. Your custom version is scoped around the forecasting methods, connections, capacity planning and screens your operation needs. We agree those requirements before building.
What can we bring across from Netstock? expand_more
Start with its stock-holding download for each location. The import keeps the original columns and supports reviewed mapping. A stock report is not complete sales or purchase-order history: we agree and reconcile those source records separately. Missing planning inputs stay visible and block purchase suggestions.
Will this place orders without our planner? expand_more
No. It prepares suggestions and draft requests. A person reviews the stock dates, late deliveries and assumptions before buying. Recording an order or receipt records a decision already made; it does not contact the supplier.
What does the switch cost? expand_more
The free base has no software licence fee; running it has its own costs. Enterprise DNA agrees one setup fee, then a retainer for the custom version and its ongoing operation. On the bill review we put that next to your Netstock renewal so you can compare the two.
Bring your Netstock renewal and one stock report
Book 30 minutes with Sam. We look at the bundle you pay for, the planning work your team does each week and the records available to move, then show you what your own version would look like and cost to run. If it is a fit, we build it. If not, take the free version.
Inventory Planning for Claude Code is free and open source, published by Enterprise DNA.
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