RELEX Assortment Planning vs SAS Merchandise Planning

RELEX Assortment Planning9.4Visit SAS Merchandise Planning8.3Visit

Higher score RELEX Assortment Planning #1 in Retail Assortment Planning Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit RELEX

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SAS Merchandise Planning #8 in Retail Assortment Planning Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit SAS

• RELEX Assortment Planning fits best

  Enterprise retailers needing end-to-end assortment planning

• SAS Merchandise Planning fits best

  Established retailers needing merchandise planning

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Side by side

Feature	RELEX Assortment Planning 9.4/10 Visit ↗	SAS Merchandise Planning 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Retail Assortment Planning Software	#8 in Retail Assortment Planning Software
Best for	Enterprise retailers needing end-to-end assortment planning	Established retailers needing merchandise planning
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features RELEX Assortment Planning 6/6 · SAS Merchandise Planning 6/6
Size & color planning	✓	✓
Location planning	✓	✓
Seasonal planning	✓	✓
Scenario planning	✓	✓
Open-to-buy planning	✓	✓
Channel planning	✓	✓
Specs
Planning horizon	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Plans assortments by store, cluster, channel, and category goals Combines forecasting, scenario testing, and open-to-buy workflows Connects with major ERP, POS, WMS, MDM, and data platforms	Combines financial, assortment, demand and omnichannel planning Supports localized assortments, clustering and location decisions Includes style-color-size analysis, scenarios and open-to-buy planning
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Size and color planning uses the Sizeo solution extension Its enterprise breadth may exceed smaller retailers' needs	Pricing requires contacting sales Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrow planning teams Newer Intelligent Planning capabilities are presented separately from legacy materials
Our verdict	RELEX Assortment Planning is a web- and API-based product for retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers managing complex merchandise and supply-chain operations. It supports assortment decisions by category, store cluster, individual… Read the review →	SAS Merchandise Planning is a retail planning software suite for established retailers managing financial targets, assortments, locations and seasonal demand. Its scope covers merchandise financial planning, assortment planning, store… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• RELEX Assortment Planning — where it wins

  • Plans assortments by store, cluster, channel, and category goals
  • Combines forecasting, scenario testing, and open-to-buy workflows
  • Connects with major ERP, POS, WMS, MDM, and data platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Size and color planning uses the Sizeo solution extension
  • Its enterprise breadth may exceed smaller retailers' needs

• SAS Merchandise Planning — where it wins

  • Combines financial, assortment, demand and omnichannel planning
  • Supports localized assortments, clustering and location decisions
  • Includes style-color-size analysis, scenarios and open-to-buy planning

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrow planning teams
  • Newer Intelligent Planning capabilities are presented separately from legacy materials

• RELEX Assortment Planning9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise platform for connected assortment, forecasting, and open-to-buy decisions.

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• SAS Merchandise Planning8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad planning suite for retailers balancing financial goals with localized assortments.

  Visit SASFull verdict →