Brightpearl alternative
Brightpearl alternative: when you need a retail ERP, and when you don't
Brightpearl is a retail ERP: one system for inventory, orders, purchasing, fulfilment and accounting across channels. If that is what your business needs, stay with Brightpearl or a similar ERP. If your sales all go through Shopify and the job is knowing what to reorder and when, a smaller tool may be enough.
Disclosure: Canopy Inventory is our app. We've tried to be fair; check Brightpearl and Orderwise on their own sites before you decide. Facts about Brightpearl and Orderwise on this page were checked on their websites on 6th November 2026, with the link next to each one.
Quick answer
Brightpearl describes itself as the retail ERP software for growing multichannel retailers, covering inventory, orders, purchasing, fulfilment and retail accounting. Stay on an ERP if you sell across several channels and locations or want those jobs in one system. Canopy Inventory is a read-only Shopify app for reorder planning only: weeks of cover, stockout and reorder-by dates and a suggested buy quantity for every SKU on Growth and Pro (50 SKUs on Free).
What Brightpearl is for
In Brightpearl's own words:
- “Brightpearl is the retail ERP software for growing multichannel retailers.” brightpearl.com
- “Manage inventory, orders, purchasing and fulfilment across your online stores, physical locations, wholesale channels and marketplaces” brightpearl.com
- “Brightpearl's integrated retail accounting and reporting” brightpearl.com
- “Brightpearl connects with Shopify and Shopify POS while helping you route and allocate orders across channels and locations.” Brightpearl Shopify page
- “Part of Sage Group Plc” brightpearl.com
Who should stay on Brightpearl
If any of these describe your business, Brightpearl or a similar system does a job Canopy Inventory does not do. Canopy is not a replacement for it.
You sell across several channels and locations
An ERP routes and allocates orders across channels and stock locations. Canopy reads Shopify only and never moves stock or orders.
You want purchasing, fulfilment and accounting in one system
Brightpearl covers purchasing, fulfilment and retail accounting. Canopy suggests what to buy, but you raise and receive the order yourself, and it has no accounting features.
You run warehouse operations
Brightpearl lists warehouse management among its products. Canopy has no warehouse, receiving or scanning tools.
Most of your sales are outside Shopify
Canopy works out sales rates from Shopify orders only, so its reorder suggestions would miss sales made elsewhere.
Where Canopy Inventory fits
Canopy Inventory is a Shopify app for one job: reorder planning. It reads your Shopify products, stock and sales and never writes anything back to your store. It does not sell on other channels, manage orders, run a warehouse or create purchase orders for suppliers.
For each SKU it covers (your 50 most recently sold on Free, every SKU on Growth and Pro) it shows:
- weeks of cover: how long your stock lasts at your current sales rate, using a 7, 14, 30, 45, 60 or 90-day sales window;
- the stockout date, and a reorder-by date (the stockout date minus your lead time and safety stock days);
- a suggested buy quantity, rounded up to your pack size and raised to your minimum order;
- the cash that buy needs, at your Shopify “Cost per item”.
Incoming purchase orders you enter by hand are deducted from the buy quantity (Growth and Pro). The exact rules are on how Canopy calculates.
It fits a brand whose sales all go through Shopify and who wants to know what to reorder and when, without taking on a multichannel or ERP system. If you are weighing Shopify reorder apps instead, see our disclosed, unranked comparison of Stocky alternatives.
Brightpearl and Canopy Inventory compared
Plain descriptions, no scores. Brightpearl's column follows its own website; if a cell matters to you, check it with Brightpearl.
| Topic | Brightpearl | Canopy Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A retail ERP for multichannel retailers. | A read-only Shopify app for reorder planning. |
| Sales channels | Several channels and locations, including Shopify and Shopify POS. | Shopify only. |
| Orders and fulfilment | Order routing and allocation across channels and locations; fulfilment. | Not included. |
| Purchasing | Purchasing is part of the system. | Suggests what to buy and the cash needed; you raise the order. Incoming POs entered by hand (Growth and Pro). |
| Accounting | Integrated retail accounting and reporting. | Not included. |
| Warehouse | Warehouse Management is listed among its products. | Not included. |
| Reorder planning | Lists "seasonal demand forecasting and suggested purchase orders", built in with Inventory Planner. Ask Brightpearl what your plan includes. | Weeks of cover, stockout and reorder-by dates, suggested buy quantity and cash to buy for every SKU on Growth and Pro (50 SKUs on Free). |
| Pricing | Not published. Custom quote; unlimited users included. | Free for your 50 most recently sold SKUs; Growth $39 a month (USD); Pro $79 a month (USD). |
Brightpearl pricing, compared
Brightpearl
- “Get a custom quote by speaking to our experts.” Brightpearl pricing
- “Unlimited users are always part of the deal, at no extra cost.” Brightpearl pricing
- “Brightpearl's cost becomes a smaller percentage of your revenue as you scale.” Brightpearl pricing
- “We fully scope every project at our expense, before you sign any paperwork.” Brightpearl pricing
Canopy Inventory
- Free: $0. Weeks of cover for your 50 most recently sold SKUs.
- Growth: $39 a month. Every SKU, incoming purchase orders and per-supplier settings.
- Pro: $79 a month. Growth plus Top 3 actions and cash budget planning.
Paid plans have a 14-day free trial, billed by Shopify. See pricing.
Looking at Orderwise instead?
Orderwise is another ERP. The same rule applies: if you need warehouse, sales and accounts in one system, an ERP is the right kind of tool, and Canopy Inventory is not a replacement for one. In Orderwise's own words:
- “AI-powered ERP, WMS and stock control software” orderwise.co.uk
- “Orderwise connects your warehouses, stock, sales, accounts and analytics” orderwise.co.uk
- “Built for wholesale & retail operations” orderwise.co.uk
Shopify only? See what to reorder and when
Canopy Inventory is coming soon to the Shopify App Store. One email the day it's live. Free for your 50 most recently sold SKUs.
Brightpearl alternative: frequently asked questions
Brightpearl does not publish prices. Its pricing page offers a custom quote, says unlimited users are included at no extra cost, and says it scopes every project before you sign.
Yes. Brightpearl says it connects with Shopify and Shopify POS and helps route and allocate orders across channels and locations. Check its Shopify page for the details of what syncs.
No. Brightpearl is an ERP covering inventory, orders, purchasing, fulfilment and accounting. Canopy Inventory is a read-only Shopify app for one job: showing how many weeks of stock each product has left, when it runs out and what to reorder.
Brands whose sales all go through Shopify, who want weeks of cover, stockout and reorder-by dates and a suggested buy quantity for every SKU on Growth and Pro (50 SKUs on Free), without taking on an ERP. It never writes to your store.
Free for your 50 most recently sold SKUs, with shop-wide settings and CSV export. Growth is $39 a month for every SKU, incoming purchase orders you enter by hand and settings per supplier and SKU. Pro is $79 a month and adds Top 3 actions and cash budget planning. Paid plans have a 14-day free trial, billed by Shopify.
Reviewed quarterly. Last checked 6th November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.