How is the Demand Planning and Supply Chain forecasting solution market organized?

Many solutions are available on the market, and can be sorted out by size, key industry served, type of solution or even technology. We find more relevent to focus on tech matters as performance, expected ROIs and integration conditions vary accordingly.

• Legacy ERP-Based Solutions:
  • Examples: SAP APO (now SAP IBP), Oracle Demantra
  • Strengths: Deep integration with enterprise systems
  • Weaknesses: Rigid, slow to implement, high total cost of ownership
• Cloud-Native & SaaS Platforms:
  • Examples: Anaplan, o9, Kinaxis, ToolsGroup
  • Strengths: Scalable, real-time collaboration, AI/ML-driven forecasts
  • Often include digital twins, scenario planning, and real-time analytics
• AI-First and Disruptive Startups:
  • Examples: Flowlity, Lokad, Relex, Netstock, Fivetran + Snowflake (composable stack trend)
  • Strengths: Most advanced algorithms on the market, agentic AI, agile deployments, plug-and-play APIs. The product is rapidly evolving with users' needs, to reachfast ROIs and high performance
  • Focus on automation, lean planning, and “lights-out” supply chains. Also includes AI agents, scenario planning