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Catawisp keeps a shop’s saved USD unit costs, selling prices, and chosen minimum gross-margin thresholds together, with an optional manual check of a mapped supplier page. It is a focused cost-and-margin workflow, not demand forecasting or purchase-order automation. Compare the other tools by the planning, purchasing, and supplier workflows you need.
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Recommended for a narrow fit
Catawisp
Saved product costs and margin checks for an independent shop.
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StockTrim
Forecasting and reorder planning across products and locations.
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Prediko
Forecast-led planning and purchasing for Shopify merchants.
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Inventory Planner (Sage)
Forecasting and replenishment for growing multi-channel operations.
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Fishbowl
Inventory, warehouse, and manufacturing workflows.
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| Capability | Catawisp | StockTrim | Prediko | Inventory Planner (Sage) | Fishbowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shop fit and product workflow | |||||
| Best fit for an independent shop | A shop owner who wants private saved product costs, selling prices, a chosen margin floor, and an optional manual supplier-page check. Catawisp workflow FAQ | A product business that needs demand forecasts, reorder plans, and multi-location planning. StockTrim features | A retail or e-commerce merchant seeking sales forecasts, buying recommendations, and purchase-order management in a Shopify-connected workflow. Prediko overview | Growing e-commerce, omnichannel, and wholesale merchants managing inventory at scale. Inventory Planner FAQ | Manufacturers, distributors, and product businesses that run their books in QuickBooks or Xero and need inventory or warehouse workflows. Fishbowl overview |
| Saved costs and gross-margin checksThis row compares the documented Catawisp workflow with evidence found in the reviewed vendor pages; an unverified equivalent is not a claim that it is unavailable. | Save USD unit cost, USD selling price, and an owner-chosen minimum gross-margin percentage. Baseline margin is (selling price − unit cost) ÷ selling price and is checked against that threshold. Catawisp workflow FAQ | A directly comparable owner-set gross-margin threshold workflow was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A directly comparable owner-set gross-margin threshold workflow was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A directly comparable owner-set gross-margin threshold workflow was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A directly comparable owner-set gross-margin threshold workflow was not verified in the reviewed sources. |
| Supplier-page checks | A user manually starts a scan for a saved product with a mapped supplier page. It attempts to identify price, currency, and stock; it does not overwrite saved prices. Scan margin is compared only for a detected USD price. Catawisp workflow FAQ | A comparable user-started scan of a mapped supplier product page was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A comparable user-started scan of a mapped supplier product page was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A comparable user-started scan of a mapped supplier product page was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A comparable user-started scan of a mapped supplier product page was not verified in the reviewed sources. |
| Forecasting and purchasing | |||||
| Demand forecasting | No demand forecast is part of the current workflow; calculations use the saved unit cost and selling price. Catawisp workflow FAQ | Machine-learning forecasts analyze historical sales; the product page also documents multi-location planning. StockTrim features | Revenue and sales forecasting, inventory planning, and a 12-month supply plan are documented. Prediko overview | Forecasts and replenishment recommendations are generated for variants/SKUs, with documented bundle and assembly workflows. Inventory Planner catalog · Assembly planning | Demand forecasting is listed as a Growth add-on and included in Scale; published pricing identifies those plan placements. Fishbowl pricing |
| Purchase-order workflow | Purchase-order creation, replenishment recommendations, and purchasing automation are not part of the current workflow. Catawisp workflow FAQ | Variable supplier lead times can be entered and forecasts recalculated; recommended POs can be reviewed, sent to suppliers, or sent to an inventory system. StockTrim wholesale planning | Forecast-led Buy-tab recommendations can create draft POs; the current reviewed pages did not establish that the PO trigger is specifically a reorder-point rule. Users can email POs, track orders in one view, and sync received units to Shopify when enabled. Creating a PO · Prediko overview | Replenishment suggestions are variant/SKU based, with product, assembly, vendor, and warehouse views; bundle sales feed component planning, while bundles are not directly replenished. Suggested quantities can become supplier POs. Inventory Planner 101 · Bundle planning · Assembly planning | Reorder points and purchasing are documented; Fishbowl says its operations specialist drafts POs for approval. Automated reordering is listed in Growth. Fishbowl overview · Fishbowl pricing |
| Likely shop outcome and trade-off | Keep saved costs, selling prices, and a chosen margin-floor check together. Supplier-page checks are manual; forecasting, stock recommendations, and POs are outside this workflow. Catawisp workflow FAQ | Use forecast and reorder planning across supported inventory or commerce connections; verify the right integration and PO path for your shop. Integrations · Wholesale planning | Coordinate forecast-led draft POs, supplier emails, PO tracking, and Shopify receiving sync; confirm plan fit and the trigger rules you need. Prediko overview · Creating a PO | Bring multi-channel forecasts, vendor setup, and replenishment into one planning workflow; scope integrations and inventory-volume pricing before adopting it. Pricing · Integrations | Run inventory, warehouse, purchasing, and manufacturing workflows alongside QuickBooks or Xero; compare products and tiers for your operation. Fishbowl overview · Pricing |
| Integrations and supplier information | |||||
| Integrations and data sync | The documented shop workflow is managed inside Catawisp; Shopify or accounting-system sync was not verified in the app or FAQ. Catawisp workflow FAQ | The current integration list includes inFlow and multiple commerce and inventory systems. StockTrim integrations · inFlow connection | Shopify inventory levels sync when received units are updated; the product site also lists WMS/3PL integrations. Prediko overview · WMS/3PL PO sync | Connects e-commerce channels, inventory systems, and ERPs, with an Advanced CSV connector. The report’s “30+ platforms” count was not verified on the current reviewed integration page. Integrations · Integration overview | QuickBooks and Xero accounting connections are documented, alongside Shopify, Amazon, and other integrations. Fishbowl overview |
| Supplier records and price information | An optional supplier URL is saved per product. A manual scan can return a price, currency, and stock status; saved unit cost and selling price stay unchanged. Catawisp workflow FAQ | Supplier lead times feed forecasts and reorder plans; centralized supplier price/terms records were not verified in the reviewed sources. Lead-time planning | Supplier communication and PO details are documented; supplier payment terms and PO payment status are also described. PO workflow · October 2026 updates | Vendor records can hold currencies, discounts, payment terms, and MOQs; vendor-specific cost prices can be compared for multi-vendor products. Vendor records · Cost prices | Purchasing and vendor workflows are described, but centralized supplier price/terms history was not verified in the reviewed sources. Fishbowl overview |
| Supplier price or terms change alerts and history | Not an alerting workflow. The FAQ describes a manually started scan and its last successful read, but supplier price-change alerts or a change-history log were not verified. Catawisp workflow FAQ | Supplier price/terms-change alerts and a supplier-change history log were not verified. Lead-time inputs and forecast recalculation are documented. Lead-time planning | Supplier price/terms-change alerts and a supplier-change history log were not verified; documented PO communications are not treated as change alerts. PO workflow | Vendor prices and terms can be stored, but supplier-change alerts and a change-history log were not verified. Vendor records | Supplier price/terms-change alerts and a supplier-change history log were not verified in the reviewed sources. |
| Promised versus actual supplier lead time | Supplier delivery tracking is not part of the documented saved-product and scan workflow. Catawisp workflow FAQ | Variable lead-time inputs and recalculated forecasts are documented; promised-versus-actual delivery tracking was not verified. Lead-time planning | PO status and tracking are documented; a promised-versus-actual supplier lead-time metric was not verified. PO management | Lead times can be configured by vendor and warehouse; promised-versus-actual supplier lead-time reporting was not verified. Vendor records · Setup guide | Supplier promised-versus-actual lead-time reporting was not verified in the reviewed sources. |
| Vendor-performance dashboards | Not part of the documented product workflow. Catawisp workflow FAQ | A vendor-performance dashboard was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A vendor-performance dashboard was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A vendor-performance dashboard was not verified in the reviewed sources. | A vendor-performance dashboard was not verified in the reviewed sources. |
| Geographic availability and currency handling | Saved unit costs and selling prices are USD. Supplier scans identify a currency, but scan margin is checked only for a detected USD price; geographic availability was not verified. Catawisp workflow FAQ | Pricing is displayed in USD; product-level currency support and geographic availability were not verified in the reviewed pages. Pricing | Pricing is in USD. Prediko documents converting a Shopify store cost to the assigned supplier currency; geographic availability was not verified. Pricing · Unit cost currencies | Vendor currencies can be set and used on supplier POs; public subscription currency and geographic availability were not verified. Vendor records | Published rates are shown in USD; product currency support and geographic availability were not verified in the reviewed pages. Pricing |
| Public pricing and plan limits | |||||
| Published pricing, billing basis, and limits | No public price, currency, billing cadence, tier, or usage limit was verified in the Catawisp pages reviewed. Confirm with Catawisp before purchase. | Published rates vary by annual revenue and are shown in USD with monthly or annual billing. At the page’s displayed $3M–$5M annual-revenue selection, the annual-billing rate was $298/month; the page lists unlimited users and SKUs. StockTrim pricing | Published USD/month prices use annual-GMV bands. For under $100K GMV, Core is $49 monthly or a displayed $42 annual rate; Raw Materials is an optional $20 monthly or $17 annual-rate add-on. The page says billing is monthly through Shopify Billing but also notes annual plans may be billed quarterly or annually, so confirm the annual-rate charge interval. Plans list unlimited users, SKUs, and POs; $50M+ GMV requires a quote. Prediko pricing | The public page says pricing is based on managed inventory volume, offered upfront by quote, with unlimited users. A rate, currency, tiers, billing cadence, and inventory-volume thresholds were not verified on that page. Inventory Planner pricing | The homepage describes per-user pricing. Fishbowl Inventory lists Essentials at $229 USD/month for 2 users, Growth at $429 for 5, and Scale at $729 for 10, each billed annually. Advanced Warehouse starts at $595 USD/month and Advanced Manufacturing at $675; both are priced by users/deployment, and their billing cadence was not stated on the reviewed page. Fishbowl pricing · Fishbowl overview |
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