Editor Sebastiaan Smits ·
Published November 12, 2026 · Updated November 12, 2026
Teams look past Kinaxis when they want a published price, a narrower scope than a full planning and orchestration platform, or a vendor that sells one planning job instead of a platform. Most go to Slimstock, Lokad or OMP for a focused engine, or to Netstock for the only published starting price in this category.
Short answer: The closest replacements for Kinaxis in our supply chain planning software ranking are Slimstock, Lokad and OMP. Choose Slimstock if replenishment and stock policy are the real problem, not end-to-end orchestration. All 12 alternatives below are ranked products from Best Supply Chain Planning Software in 2026, and each says where it differs from Kinaxis and when Kinaxis is still the better choice.
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The Kinaxis site shows no price, tier or trial. The demo form asks for a business email, company and job title, and nothing else is public. Buyers who need a budget figure before a procurement meeting have to book that conversation first.
The website terms say they do not cover Kinaxis SaaS offerings, and the trust center points to the signed agreement for binding terms. Term length, renewal, notice and fees are not published, so buyers compare them only after a quote.
Kinaxis describes Maestro as a platform with AI Runtime, Decisioning and a no-code to pro-code layer. A team that needs inventory targets or replenishment only may find a single-purpose engine easier to scope, even though Kinaxis also sells a mid-market Planning One offering.
Closest replacement first. The last column is our place in the full 14-product ranking.
| # | Alternative | Headquarters | Pricing | Key difference | Switch if | Our rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slimstock | Netherlands | Quote only; none | Forecasting, stock policy and replenishment on the Slim4 platform | replenishment and stock policy are the real problem, not end-to-end orchestration | #1 |
| 2 |  Lokad | France | Flat monthly; free trial | Probabilistic forecasts and optimized decisions, run by Lokad scientists | you would rather buy modelled decisions from specialists than run a platform yourself | #2 |
| 3 |  OMP | Belgium | Quote only; none | Unison Planning for process and capital-intensive manufacturers | you run a process or capital-intensive plant and want a manufacturing-specific planner | #3 |
| 4 |  Netstock | United States | Per product bundle / month; none | Inventory and demand planning layered on mid-market ERPs | you want a stated starting price and a quick rollout on a mid-market ERP | #6 |
| 5 |  RELEX Solutions | Finland | Quote only; none | Unified planning from production to shelf for retail supply chains | retail or wholesale demand planning is central and you still want a full platform | #4 |
| 6 |  ToolsGroup | United States | Quote only; none | Probabilistic demand and inventory planning with agentic execution | you want inventory and pricing decisions in one environment | #5 |
| 7 |  Logility | United States | Quote only; none | AI-based planning suite from demand to supply and design | you are comparing full suites and want one more enterprise shortlist entry | #8 |
| 8 |  o9 Solutions | United States | Quote only; none | Digital Brain platform joining demand, supply and finance planning | you want planning that reaches beyond supply chain across many industries | #10 |
| 9 |  Blue Yonder | United States | Quote only; none | End-to-end planning and execution suite on a common data cloud | you want planning and execution bought together from one vendor | #13 |
| 10 |  GMDH Streamline | United States | Quote only; free trial | Demand and inventory planning for distributors and manufacturers | you need ODBC or custom API connectors and a smaller distributor-scale planner | #7 |
| 11 |  SAP Integrated Business Planning | Germany | Quote only; none | Cloud S&OP, demand, response and supply planning on SAP HANA | your core systems are SAP and you want the planning layer from the same vendor | #11 |
| 12 |  Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning | United States | Quote only; none | Planning applications inside Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM | you already run Oracle Fusion Cloud and want planning inside that estate | #12 |
Slimstock sells one engine, Slim4, for forecasting, inventory targets and replenishment. That is a narrower job than Maestro. Its site shows no price, so the quote conversation still comes first, but the scope you are buying is easier to bound.
Switch from Kinaxis if replenishment and stock policy are the real problem, not end-to-end orchestration.
Pricing: Pricing on request; no figures on the public site. (none)
Lokad is a quantitative-modelling service: its own scientists write and run the models, and the homepage cites over $20 billion of merchandise optimized. You buy decisions produced by Lokad staff rather than a configurable platform your planners operate. Hosting is not stated on the page.
Switch from Kinaxis if you would rather buy modelled decisions from specialists than run a platform yourself.
Pricing: Flat monthly fee, platform plus support; a distinct decision type starts in the low thousands of euros or dollars per month per Lokad's contract FAQ. (free trial)
OMP offers the Unison Planning Platform, described on its site as cloud-native. Its focus is process and capital-intensive manufacturers rather than a general planning audience. Like Kinaxis, it publishes no price, so expect the same demo-first buying route.
Switch from Kinaxis if you run a process or capital-intensive plant and want a manufacturing-specific planner.
Pricing: Pricing on request; no published figures. (none)
Netstock is the one vendor among the twelve we checked with a published starting price, on its pricing page, billed on annual subscriptions by product and bundle. Its homepage promises operation in 90 days or less. It layers on mid-market ERPs rather than replacing a planning platform.
Switch from Kinaxis if you want a stated starting price and a quick rollout on a mid-market ERP.
Pricing: Published starting price of $900 per month on an annual subscription, scaling with product and bundle. (none)
RELEX describes a unified AI-native platform for retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers. Its scope is comparable to Maestro, so this is a like-for-like platform swap rather than a downsizing. No price is shown, and the site gives no export or migration guidance.
Switch from Kinaxis if retail or wholesale demand planning is central and you still want a full platform.
Pricing: Pricing on request; the site publishes no figures. (none)
Full review: #4 of 14 in our ranking · Visit RELEX Solutions →
ToolsGroup presents Decion as a single AI-powered environment covering forecasting, inventory, pricing and execution. It is a platform-to-platform move with a pricing and execution angle that the Kinaxis pages we read do not mention. No price is published.
Switch from Kinaxis if you want inventory and pricing decisions in one environment.
Pricing: Pricing on request; not published. (none)
Logility positions a single platform for planning, execution and optimization. Scope overlaps heavily with Maestro, so it suits teams comparing suites more than teams downsizing. The site lists a demo request only, and hosting is not stated on the pages we read.
Switch from Kinaxis if you are comparing full suites and want one more enterprise shortlist entry.
Pricing: Pricing on request; the site lists a demo request only. (none)
o9 says it offers one platform for all industries and cites more than 30 of them. That is a broader-than-supply-chain pitch than the planning focus of Kinaxis. It publishes no price and states no hosting terms on its homepage.
Switch from Kinaxis if you want planning that reaches beyond supply chain across many industries.
Pricing: Pricing on request; not published. (none)
Full review: #10 of 14 in our ranking · Visit o9 Solutions →
Blue Yonder's homepage promises one platform for the entire supply chain, which puts execution next to planning. For a Kinaxis user that means a wider, not narrower, estate to evaluate. No price appears on the homepage.
Switch from Kinaxis if you want planning and execution bought together from one vendor.
Pricing: Pricing on request; not published. (none)
The category's GMDH site now redirects to streamlineplan.com, so the product appears to have been renamed, though we did not confirm that on a vendor statement. The page mentions integrations through CustomAPI or ODBC connectors. Kinaxis names SAP integration only.
Switch from Kinaxis if you need ODBC or custom API connectors and a smaller distributor-scale planner.
Pricing: Custom pricing after a needs conversation; no figures on the site. (free trial)
Full review: #7 of 14 in our ranking · Visit GMDH Streamline →
Unverified. SAP's product page returned HTTP 403 on two tries, so we checked no fact about IBP on a vendor page. We list it because it is a common shortlist name for SAP shops, and Kinaxis itself names SAP integration. Check SAP directly.
Switch from Kinaxis if your core systems are SAP and you want the planning layer from the same vendor.
Pricing: Pricing on request; SAP publishes no figures for IBP. (none)
Full review: #11 of 14 in our ranking · Visit SAP Integrated Business Planning →
Unverified. Oracle's product page returned HTTP 403 on two tries, so we checked no fact about it on a vendor page. It is included because it is a planning suite inside Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM by the category listing. Confirm scope and terms with Oracle.
Switch from Kinaxis if you already run Oracle Fusion Cloud and want planning inside that estate.
Pricing: Pricing on request; no figures published. (none)
Full review: #12 of 14 in our ranking · Visit Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Planning →
Stay with Kinaxis if your planners already work in Maestro, you value its hosting in North America, Europe and Asia, and you need the attestations on its trust center (SOC 1 and 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, BSI C5). A switch costs planners their models and history, and the public pages promise no migration help.
Kinaxis says customer data is deleted 30 days after the subscription term ends unless you request otherwise. No general export process is described publicly, only GDPR extraction of personal data. Ask in writing, before notice, which tables you can take and in what format.
Kinaxis names SAP integration and real-time connection to enterprise data, but no public API documentation or migration guide exists on its site. Plan to re-map feeds from ERP and demand sources to the new tool rather than reuse any connector.
The public terms exclude the SaaS offering, so term, renewal and notice live only in your contract. Pull the signed agreement first and diary the notice date; we cannot tell you the length from public pages.
Kinaxis describes no general export process publicly. Customers retain ownership of their data, and for personal data administrators can extract it in commonly used formats, but no file formats are named, so confirm the export scope in your contract.
Customer data is permanently deleted 30 days after the subscription term expires, unless you request otherwise. Make any export or retention request before that window starts.
Kinaxis publishes no price, tier or renewal rule. The public pages show a demo request form only, and the pricing page we tried returned HTTP 404. Renewal terms are in the signed agreement.
Yes, Kinaxis offers Planning One for mid-sized and emerging enterprises, with RapidStart or a certified partner approach to begin. The page gives no price, user limits or timeline, so a quote is still needed.
Customer data is hosted in secure data centers in North America, Europe and Asia, with Equinix as primary co-location and Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure named for public cloud. Cross-border transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses.
The newsroom we read on 12 November 2026 shows no acquisition or change of ownership. Kinaxis is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under KXS and reports a CEO appointment and a share buyback bid.
Prices, plan limits and product facts about Kinaxis on this page were checked against the vendors' own pages on November 12, 2026. Vendors change both without notice, so treat the figures as of that date.
Sebastiaan Smits, Founder, wrote, edited and fact-checked this page.
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