Skuvelo vs SkuVault
Why pick Skuvelo over SkuVault?
Skuvelo dates every open purchase order's cash from supplier payment terms and warns before an order takes cash below today's balance, forecasts demand across your sales channels in one plan, and publishes one organization price instead of quoting.
Where Skuvelo is ahead
Published price
Skuvelo: $59.99 a month, published ($599.90 a year billed annually, 2 months free). SkuVault: quote only.
Works with no history
Skuvelo: the weekly launch plan you type becomes the forecast and drives the buy. SkuVault: no published merchant-typed launch plan that drives the buy.
Plan vs actuals
Skuvelo: named causes: stock-limited weeks, your own plan, a new forecast version, a price change, or no forecast. SkuVault: no published plan vs actuals with named causes.
Cash by payment terms
Skuvelo: open purchase orders leave the cash plan on the dates supplier terms require, and approving one that would take cash below today's balance in the next 13 weeks warns with the week and the shortfall. SkuVault: neither a published warning at approval when an order would take cash below today's balance nor cash dated from supplier payment terms.
Move stock before buying
Skuvelo: fill a short warehouse from spare stock, then buy what is still needed. SkuVault: no published step that fills a short warehouse from spare stock before recommending a buy.
Forecasts you can check
Skuvelo: range, assumptions and demand risk shown with every forecast. SkuVault: partial (Reorder data).
Replenishment
Skuvelo: Available today. SkuVault: partial (Reorder reports).
Purchase orders
Skuvelo: Available today. SkuVault: no published equivalent.
What you can promise
Skuvelo: a dedicated available-to-promise view with an earliest ship date. SkuVault: no published dedicated available-to-promise view.
Returns
Skuvelo: customer returns and returns to suppliers built in. SkuVault: no published equivalent.
Accounting
Skuvelo: Reporting + QuickBooks. SkuVault: partial (QuickBooks listed).
Line by line, with sources.
| Decision | SkuveloPlanning cycle | SkuVaultWarehouse management |
|---|---|---|
| Cost & Adoption | ||
| Published pricing | $59.99 / org | Quote only |
| Team access | Unlimited users | |
| Setup model | Self-serve | Guided onboarding |
| How the plan works | ||
| Works with no history | Available today.Launch plan | Unknown |
| Plan vs actuals | Available today.Named causes | Unknown |
| Cash by payment terms | Available today.Due dates | Unknown |
| Move stock before buying | Available today.Move, then buy | Unknown |
| Planning & Purchasing | ||
| Forecast guidance | Available today.Explainable | Partial — Reorder data |
| Replenishment | Available today. | Partial — Reorder reports |
| Purchase orders | Available today. | Unknown |
| Available-to-promise | Available today.On-hand + inbound | Unknown |
| Inventory Operations | ||
| Stock & cycle counts | Available today.Cycle counts | Available today. |
| Returns / RMA | Available today.RMA + RTV | Unknown |
| Transfers & tracking | Available today.Transfers + tracking | Available today. |
| Barcode / WMS | Not offered | Available today.Warehouse management |
| Commerce & Finance | ||
| Multichannel | Available today.6 channels live | Available today.100+ integrations |
| Native POS | Not offered | Unknown |
| Accounting | Available today.Reporting + QuickBooks | Partial — QuickBooks listed |
Every competitor cell links to the vendor's own public material and the date we reviewed it. Unknown means that material did not establish the capability.
Show full evidence & sources
Skuvelo capabilities are confirmed from the product. Competitor cells summarize dated, official public evidence; every linked source carries its own review date. Where public material does not document a capability, we mark it unknown rather than assume it absent. Pricing and packaging can change. Follow the source before a purchase decision.
Published pricing
Can a buyer understand the subscription cost before a call?
- Skuvelo
- One flat price per organization: $59.99/month, or $599.90/year billed annually: 2 months free (12 months for the price of 10).
Team access
How does adding teammates affect the subscription?
- Skuvelo
- Organization pricing with unlimited users and no per-seat charge.
- SkuVault
- User limits are not stated for SkuVault Core on the Linnworks pricing page.Source
Setup model
What setup or partner burden should a buyer expect?
- Skuvelo
- A sample workspace and supported file workflows get you started without a consulting project.
- SkuVault
- Every Linnworks package, SkuVault Core included, comes with a guided onboarding plan charged as a one-off fee.Source
Works with no history
Can a new product get a buy from a launch plan, with no sales history?
- Skuvelo
- With under eight weeks of history, the weekly launch plan you type becomes the forecast and drives the buy. No plan, no buy.
- SkuVault
- A merchant-typed launch plan that drives the first buy with no sales history is not shown on SkuVault Core's product page.Source
Plan vs actuals
Does it show what sold against the plan, and why it was off?
- Skuvelo
- Plan vs actuals in money, with named causes: stock-limited weeks, your own plan, a new forecast version, a price change, or no forecast.
- SkuVault
- Plan vs actuals with named causes is not shown on SkuVault Core's product page.Source
Cash by payment terms
Does purchase cash leave the plan on the dates supplier terms require, with a warning at approval when an order would take cash below today's balance?
- Skuvelo
- Open purchase orders are dated from supplier payment terms: each deposit and balance leaves the cash plan on the day it is due. Approving a purchase order that would take cash below today's balance in the next 13 weeks shows a warning naming the week and the shortfall; it never blocks the approval.
- SkuVault
- Cash dated from supplier payment terms, or a warning at approval when an order would take cash below today's balance, is not shown on SkuVault Core's product page.Source
Move stock before buying
Does the plan fill a short warehouse from spare stock before it recommends a buy?
- Skuvelo
- A warehouse below its reorder point is filled first from another warehouse holding spare stock on the shelf; the plan then says what to buy.
- SkuVault
- Filling a short location from spare stock before recommending a buy is not shown; transfers between locations are tracked.Source
Forecast guidance
Does the product explain demand risk and planning inputs?
- Skuvelo
- Explainable forecast ranges, assumptions, demand risk, and operator guidance are visible in the product.
- SkuVault
- SkuVault Core tracks sales over time and predicts the quantities needed for the coming months; its forecast method, range and error are not published.Source
Replenishment
Does it guide what and when to reorder?
- Skuvelo
- Recommended reorder quantity, timing, cash context, and human review are built in.
- SkuVault
- Low-stock alerts and reorder reports inform purchasing; recommended order quantities against supplier minimums and cash are not shown.Source
Purchase orders
Can a recommendation move into a purchasing workflow?
- Skuvelo
- Draft, approval, receiving, and audit-oriented purchasing workflows are built in.
- SkuVault
- Stock arriving from suppliers is tracked; raising purchase orders is not shown on SkuVault Core's product page.Source
Available-to-promise
Can you see what's sellable now, including inbound stock?
- Skuvelo
- Available-to-promise shows on-hand, allocated, and credibly-inbound quantity with an earliest-fulfillment date.
- SkuVault
- A dedicated available-to-promise view is not shown on SkuVault Core's product page.Source
Stock & cycle counts
Can operators run formal stock-count workflows?
- Skuvelo
- Formal cycle-count workflows with variance approval and posting to history are built in.
- SkuVault
- Cycle counts keep stock accurate across sites; a published customer result cites an 87.5% cut in cycle count time.Source
Returns / RMA
Are supplier and customer return workflows available?
- Skuvelo
- Customer RMA and return-to-vendor workflows, including credit reconciliation, are built in.
- SkuVault
- A returns workflow is not shown on SkuVault Core's product page.Source
Transfers & tracking
Can stock move between locations with in-transit visibility?
- Skuvelo
- Interlocation transfers with in-transit visibility, generic shipment records, and flagged-receipt handling are built in.
- SkuVault
- Transfers between locations, and stock arriving from suppliers, are tracked at each stage.Source
Barcode / WMS
Are barcode-led warehouse workflows available?
- Skuvelo
- Barcode-led warehouse execution and advanced WMS are not part of the current scope.
- SkuVault
- Barcode scanning at pick and pack, digital picklists and picking routes, and warehouse zones and bins.Source
Multichannel
How broad is the direct commerce-connection coverage?
- Skuvelo
- Connects directly: Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, eBay, WooCommerce, Wix eCommerce, Square. In beta: BigCommerce, Etsy, TikTok Shop, Walmart Marketplace. TikTok Shop and Walmart connect sandbox accounts only until each platform approves production access. Spreadsheet and CSV import works from day one, with no connector at all.
- SkuVault
- More than 100 integrations, including Amazon, eBay, Walmart and ShipStation.Source
Native POS
Does the product include a native point-of-sale system?
- Skuvelo
- Skuvelo does not include a native point-of-sale system.
- SkuVault
- A native point-of-sale system is not shown on SkuVault Core's product page.Source
Accounting
Is accounting native, reported, or connected?
- Skuvelo
- Built-in financial reporting, plus accounting sync. Connects directly: Xero. In beta: QuickBooks Online.
- SkuVault
- QuickBooks is listed among the platforms SkuVault Core works with. Native books are not shown.Source
Official sources and review dates
About the prices. SkuVault: Now SkuVault Core from Linnworks; no published price, quoted on monthly order volume, with a guided onboarding plan in every package. Skuvelo: $59.99/month, or $599.90/year billed annually: 2 months free (12 months for the price of 10), per business, whole team included. Ordinary small and growing-business use is included; unusually high volume is discussed with you before any capacity agreement. How usage works
Questions teams ask first
How does SkuVault pricing work?
SkuVault is now sold by Linnworks as SkuVault Core, with no published price: packages are quoted on monthly order volume and include a guided onboarding plan. Skuvelo is $59.99 per organization per month, published, with a 14-day trial and no card.
How is SkuVault cost calculated?
Linnworks quotes SkuVault Core on your monthly order volume after a conversation with its team, so the cost is known only once a quote arrives. Skuvelo publishes one organization price with forecasting, replenishment and purchase orders included, so the cost of planning is known before you start.
Is Skuvelo a SkuVault alternative?
Yes, for purchasing. Skuvelo dates every open purchase order's cash from supplier payment terms, forecasts demand across your sales channels and drafts the purchase orders. SkuVault Core is stronger on warehouse execution: barcode scanning, cycle counts and pick, pack and ship. Barcode-led warehouse execution and advanced WMS are not part of Skuvelo's current scope.
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