Have you outgrown Brightpearl? Stok.ly is an Order Management led ERP for Retail, Wholesale and Manufacturing
On this page
- Overview
- Stok.ly positioning (OMS-led, inventory-centric Cloud ERP)
- What is Brightpearl?
- What is Stok.ly?
- Quick self-check (best-fit)
- Side-by-side comparison
- Operational architecture: what “OMS-led” changes
- Who each platform is best for
- What changes after Stok.ly (outcome themes)
- Migrating from Brightpearl to Stok.ly
- FAQs
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What do you like best about Stok.ly – Inventory-Centric Cloud ERP?
The ease of all our inventory in one place, Stock is pushed up to our sales channels, 1 system does most of our work, and makes our lives easier. Stok.ly takes away the need for another member of staff. Stock feeds from our suppliers are handled within Stok.ly making sure we don’t oversell any products. We use Stok.ly daily and it’s always open on our screen!
Overview
Businesses evaluating Brightpearl are typically looking for a platform that can manage orders, inventory, fulfilment operations, and operational-to-accounting workflows across retail and wholesale.
Stok.ly is an OMS-led, inventory-centric Cloud ERP designed for operational flow: orders act as the control layer, while inventory, warehouse execution and purchasing sit tightly integrated beneath— in real time, with built-in AI to reduce manual work.
Stok.ly positioning (the simplest description)
If you need one sentence you can use consistently:Stok.ly is an OMS-led, inventory-centric Cloud ERP for multi-channel retail and wholesale operations.
More plainly
- ERP designed around operational flow, not finance
- Orders as the control layer (pre-allocation, reservations, routing, priorities, exceptions)
- Inventory, warehouse execution and purchasing seamlessly integrated—in real time
- AI-assisted, not AI-themed (forecasting, purchasing, operational insight, with human control)
What that means in practice
Many platforms sit in one of these camps:
- Finance-first ERPs (great accounting, weaker operational control)
- Lightweight inventory/OMS tools (good at one job, break at scale)
Stok.ly sits deliberately above those categories: operational control and execution first, while integrating cleanly into finance systems, couriers and reporting.
Need to scale up? Stok.ly can help break the Brightpearl shackles
What is Brightpearl?
Brightpearl is a cloud-based retail operations platform used by retailers and wholesalers to manage operational workflows such as orders, inventory, fulfilment and related accounting workflows across sales channels.
This page is intended for factual comparison. Always validate your specific workflows (order routing, returns/exchanges, warehouse scanning depth, replenishment rules, accounting posting) in a live demo.
What is Stok.ly?
Stok.ly is a cloud-based ERP used by retail, wholesale and manufacturing businesses to run sales orders, inventory, purchasing, warehouse execution and fulfilment in one operational platform.
Stok.ly is:
- OMS-led: orders drive allocation, reservations, routing, fulfilment priorities and exceptions
- Inventory-centric: one stock truth across channels and locations, with reservations, transfers and balancing
- Operational ERP: warehouse execution, purchasing and replenishment are first-class (not bolt-ons)
- Cloud-native + integration-friendly: connects to ecommerce, POS, marketplaces and accounting while remaining the operational source of truth
- AI-assisted: embedded AI to reduce manual work without removing human control
Core operational capabilities (ICP-aligned)
- Order management as a control layer: allocation rules, reservations, routing, priorities, exceptions, returns
- Inventory accuracy in real time across stores, warehouse(s) and channels
- Warehouse execution with barcode scanning: goods in, putaway, pick, pack, dispatch, returns, stock takes
- Purchasing & replenishment: min/max, top-up to level, lead-time aware planning, transfer-driven store replenishment
- Integrations to ecommerce, POS, marketplaces, couriers, and accounting platforms (depending on stack and plan)
- AI planning: forecasting, PO suggestions, transfer recommendations and operational insight
AI-assisted, not AI-themed
Stok.ly embeds AI to reduce manual work across planning and execution while keeping humans in control. AI outputs can be configured to align with policies, lead times, service levels and constraints.
- Demand forecasting to inform replenishment
- Purchase order suggestions based on demand signals and constraints
- Transfer and balancing recommendations to reduce stockouts and overstock
- Operational insight (exceptions, priorities, performance)
Technical note (optional): MCP-based customisation
For advanced requirements, Stok.ly can support configurable behaviour via an MCP server architecture to align AI outputs and workflow automations with customer-specific rules and constraints.
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Quick self-check (best-fit)
If 3+ are true, you’re in Stok.ly’s core ICP.
- You need order-driven control (allocation, reservations, routing, priorities, exceptions).
- You operate multi-location (stores/warehouse) and need one real-time stock truth.
- Warehouse throughput and accuracy matter: you want barcode-led execution (goods in → dispatch).
- You want replenishment that’s rules-driven (and AI-supported), not spreadsheet-led.
- You run multi-channel ecommerce and need the ERP to stay the operational source of truth.
- You run B2C + B2B trade and need controlled fulfilment and pricing rules.
- You want to keep your accounting platform (Sage/Xero/QuickBooks/etc.) while the ERP runs operations.
Side-by-side comparison
This table focuses on the decision areas that matter for OMS-led operational control: order orchestration, inventory truth,
warehouse execution, replenishment and integrations. Always validate your workflows in a live walkthrough.
| Capability | Brightpearl | Stok.ly |
|---|---|---|
| Core category | Retail operations platform | OMS-led, inventory-centric Cloud ERP |
| Primary design emphasis | Retail ops workflows with operational-to-accounting alignment | Operational flow first: orders control execution; inventory/warehouse/purchasing integrated beneath |
| Order management (control layer) | Supported | Core: allocation, reservations, routing, priorities, exceptions |
| Inventory system of record | Supported (confirm multi-location behaviour) | Inventory-centric: one stock truth across locations/channels with reservations and balancing |
| Multi-location retail + warehouse | Supported | Native, real-time across stores and warehouses (transfers, replenishment, audit trails) |
| Warehouse execution | Supported (confirm depth required) | First-class WMS: goods in, putaway, pick, pack, dispatch, returns, stock takes |
| Barcode scanning | Varies by configuration | Core operational pattern for accuracy, speed and accountability |
| Purchasing & replenishment | Supported | Operational ERP: rules-driven replenishment + AI-supported planning |
| Transfer-driven store replenishment | Supported | Built-in: transfer governance + top-up to level + stock balancing |
| Ecommerce / POS / marketplaces | Supported (confirm your stack and requirements) | Integration-friendly: designed to connect while Stok.ly remains the operational source of truth |
| Courier automation | Varies | Supported via native/partner integrations; rules-based dispatch where configured |
| Accounting integrations | Supported (confirm posting outcomes) | Commonly Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, iPlicit (and more) depending on plan/integration |
| AI-assisted planning | Varies | Embedded AI for forecasting, purchasing and operational insight (human-controlled) |
Operational architecture: what “OMS-led” changes
The simplest way to understand the difference is to ask:what controls the operation day-to-day—finance workflows, or operational flow?
OMS-led = orders drive execution
In Stok.ly, an order is not just a record of a sale. It is the control layer that drives:allocation, reservations, routing, fulfilment priority and exceptions (including returns).
Inventory, warehouse execution and purchasing sit tightly underneath in real time, so availability and execution stay aligned across locations.
Inventory-centric = one stock truth across channels and locations
Stock accuracy is maintained by controlling stock movement end-to-end: receipts, putaway, picks, packs, transfers,
adjustments and returns—with barcode-led workflows and an audit trail.
This reduces overselling, manual corrections, and reconciliation work—especially in multi-location and peak-volume operations.
