frePPLe

frePPLe provides supply-chain planning for forecasting, inventory, production, and replenishment. Production plans account for finite material supply and resource capacity, and planners can adjust jobs in an interactive Gantt chart. Forecasting uses statistical and AI techniques, lets teams select forecast methods, and supports review and editing. Inventory planning calculates safety stocks and reorder quantities, creates replenishment orders, and supports item segmentation and tailored business rules. The multilingual Community edition is a browser-based application. Integrations include REST API, CSV, Excel, and direct database access; Community also includes two-way Odoo integration. Community and Enterprise editions offer Ubuntu Linux binaries and Docker images, while Enterprise can be installed on customer hardware. Community users get do-it-yourself support through a user group; Cloud and Enterprise list professional support. A 15-day trial is available, and academic users can contact the company about a free scheme. Subscription pricing is based on active item-location pairs, and Cloud lists a maximum of six scenarios. No plan prices are listed.

frePPLe brings forecasting, inventory, production, and replenishment planning together, with browser-based Community and customer-hosted Enterprise options. Consider the support model and Cloud scenario limit when choosing an edition.

frePPLe may suit organizations planning demand, inventory, production, and replenishment across item-location pairs. Its Enterprise on-premise option may fit organizations whose policies or regulations limit cloud use.

frePPLe is supply-chain planning software for teams coordinating demand with inventory, production, and replenishment. It is best suited to manufacturers and planners who need those decisions connected and can accommodate either self-managed software or a hosted service. Its broad planning scope and deployment choice are strengths; support arrangements and scenario limits should shape the edition choice.

Overview

frePPLe connects forecasts to inventory, replenishment, and production plans, which can help teams translate changing demand into operational decisions. Production plans account for finite material supply and resource capacity, and an interactive Gantt chart lets planners adjust jobs. Forecasting uses statistical and AI techniques, offers method selection, and supports team review and editing. Inventory planning calculates safety stocks and reorder quantities, generates replenishment orders, and supports item segmentation and tailored business rules.

Key features

• Forecasting: Hierarchical forecasts at SKU-location granularity make the system relevant to teams planning demand across products and locations. Method choice and collaborative review allow planners to refine forecasts rather than accept a single default output.
• Production planning: Accounting for material supply and resource capacity makes the production plan more grounded in constraints. The Gantt chart provides a way to adjust jobs interactively; teams wanting only high-level forecasts may not need this breadth.
• Inventory and replenishment: Safety-stock calculations, reorder quantities, generated replenishment orders, segmentation, and business rules give inventory teams several levers for tailoring plans.
• Integration: REST API, CSV, Excel, and direct database access offer multiple connection paths. Community also includes two-way Odoo integration, a specific advantage for organizations using that system.
• Scenario planning: Scenario planning is supported, but the Cloud edition is capped at six scenarios. That may constrain teams comparing many alternatives; Enterprise offers unlimited scenarios.

Pricing

frePPLe has a free open-source Community edition and a 15-day trial. Subscription pricing is based on active item-location pairs, and the displayed calculator describes a size below 20,000 pairs. Academic users can ask the company about its free scheme.

Cloud and Enterprise have custom pricing. The lower-cost Community route gives up professional support, while Cloud places a firm ceiling on scenarios. Cloud PLUS ties scenario count to storage, and Enterprise trades hosted convenience for customer-side installation and infrastructure responsibility.

Platforms

frePPLe supports web, API, Linux, and self-hosted use. Community and Enterprise offer Ubuntu Linux binaries and Docker images; Enterprise is for on-premise installation. The browser-based Community app is multilingual. Customer-hosted Enterprise is a sensible option where policy or regulation rules out cloud hosting.

Who it's for

frePPLe is a strong fit for manufacturers and supply-chain teams that want forecasting, inventory, replenishment, and capacity-aware production planning in one system. It also suits organizations needing a customer-hosted deployment. It is less compelling for a team seeking only lightweight demand forecasts, or for users who need professional support but cannot take on a paid deployment.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Connects demand forecasts with inventory, replenishment, and constrained production planning, reducing the need to separate those planning activities.
• Pros: Multiple integration routes, including two-way Odoo integration in Community, give teams practical options for connecting existing systems.
• Pros: Enterprise supports customer infrastructure and unlimited scenarios for organizations with control or scenario-scale requirements.
• Cons: Community support is DIY through a user group, so organizations needing professional help should consider Cloud or Enterprise.
• Cons: Cloud's six-scenario maximum can restrict teams that compare many planning cases.
• Cons: Subscription costs depend on active item-location pairs, making scale an important part of budget planning.

Alternatives

For a paid, web-based demand-planning option, RELEX Demand Planning is worth comparing. ToolsGroup Demand Planning is another paid web option, with pricing dependent on capabilities, scope, users, integrations, and implementation requirements. Infor Demand Planning is a paid web alternative.

Horizon Demand Planning has a free plan as well as paid, web-based options; its License plan starts at approximately €2,000 per month per module, includes three users, and has implementation support dependent on scope. Anaplan is a paid option spanning web, mobile, and API platforms, with pricing provided by quote. Blue Ridge Supply Chain Intelligence is another paid alternative.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Demand Planning is a paid alternative without a free plan; its Supply Chain Management edition includes demand-planning capabilities at $210 a month, billed annually. Netstock Demand Planning is paid, web-based, and has no free plan; its subscription starts at $900 a month on an annual basis.

Browse Demand Planning Software, Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software, or Manufacturing Scheduling Software for more options.

Verdict

Choose frePPLe if your team needs forecasts to inform inventory, replenishment, and capacity-aware production decisions, especially when self-hosting or unlimited Enterprise scenarios matter. Look elsewhere if you need professional support at no-cost Community level or if the Cloud scenario ceiling cannot accommodate your planning work.