Comparisons Forecasting and reordering software

Antevon vs SKU Science: forecasting software or a fixed-fee audit

Checked against SKU Science’s public pages. Prices, features and company facts checked 21 Oct 2026. Content updated 21 Oct 2026.

SKU Science is forecasting software, while Antevon sells a fixed-fee, two-week forecasting audit¹². Pick SKU Science if your team wants to run and review its own forecasts¹⁵. Pick Antevon if nobody owns your forecast full-time.

Who each one fits

Consider SKU Science if you need to plan online and store sales together¹⁴.

Antevon is for beauty and skincare brands in the UK and EU. Its audit covers brands already selling through retailers and those preparing to do so.

When SKU Science is the better choice

If colleagues need shared access with different permissions, choose SKU Science Enterprise for a team-owned planning process²¹.
If you replace products, Core and Enterprise can transfer the previous product's sales history to its replacement¹⁵.

When Antevon is the better choice

If you need stock decisions, the audit gives buy, move, hold and cut recommendations with their money impact.
If you need ongoing help, the optional monthly desk refreshes forecasts and checks retailer promotion profit before you sign.

How they differ

During SKU Science's self-service import, you check date and number formats and map the file columns¹⁶. Antevon cleans imperfect data without a surcharge.

SKU Science supports weekly or monthly forecast periods¹⁶. Antevon's forecast gives a number for each product, retailer and month. You keep two Excel files.

SKU Science Enterprise includes a data link (API) for sending forecasts to your business system¹⁹. Antevon's audit uses your sales export and retailer reports.

SKU Science includes support on every plan¹⁹. It says planners use it in more than 80 countries¹². Yurii Blazhevych, who runs Antevon's forecasts, also takes your call.

Side by side

Rows are the questions UK beauty brands ask us. Each line is a fact from the company’s own public pages. Check this comparison: sources and dates below.

Antevon

SKU Science

What it is

Antevon describes itself as a managed demand desk for indie beauty and dermocosmetics brands.⁴

The audit is a fixed-fee two-week forecasting project.³

SKU Science offers demand forecasting and collaborative demand-planning software.¹²

SKU Science is a vendor-hosted cloud software subscription.¹⁹

Who it is for

The public audience is roughly £0.5M to £25M in revenue.⁴

Antevon targets indie beauty and dermocosmetics brands.⁴

The vendor targets manufacturers, distributors, food and beverage businesses, and life sciences companies.¹²

SKU Science also has an e-commerce and retail demand-planning offer.¹⁴

Who builds the forecast

The brand brings its sales export and retailer reports and makes an hour available for questions.⁵

Antevon cleans the imperfect data as part of the work.⁵

The brand supplies its data file; SKU Science offers free help to configure fields and import history.¹⁹

The file-import workflow asks the user to check detected formats and map source fields to forecast definitions.¹⁶

What the forecast covers

The forecast is by product, retailer and month.⁵

Forecasts can be produced by item, family, customer, channel, warehouse or country, with reconciled aggregation levels.¹⁵

The first-upload guide documents monthly or weekly forecast time buckets.¹⁶

Retailers and sell-through

The stated forecast target is what each retailer will sell, with buy decisions following from it.⁷

Not confirmed. A documented separation of retailer sell-in and consumer sell-through feeds was not established.

Promotions and launches

The audit models each promotion separately and gives each forecast number a likely range.³

The audit prices a retailer promotion against not running it, in pounds.⁶

The product page says promotional uplift is modelled separately from baseline demand.¹⁵

The product page describes comparable-product launches, successor history transfer and phase-outs.¹⁵

Orders to suppliers

The audit supplies buy, move, hold and cut recommendations with their money impact.³

Purchase orders are inputs to the audit.³

The agreed SKU/location forecast can be exported or sent through the API to an ERP, replenishment tool or production schedule.¹⁵

Forecasts can be assessed at the lag corresponding to supply, store or distribution-centre lead times.¹⁴

Cash

Production sizing, cash planning and promotion calls are priced from the same forecast.⁵

Not confirmed. Cash-budget-constrained buying or inventory optimisation was not established.

Batches and shelf life

Not part of the published offer.

The life-sciences page describes teams adding shelf-life constraints as context to the final plan.¹⁸

What it connects to

Not part of the published offer.

Enterprise includes API and integration access for bringing data in and sending forecasts to ERP, BI or planning systems.¹⁹

Excel or CSV files can load sales history and export the agreed forecast for downstream planning.¹⁵

What your team still does

The brand signs its retailer promotions after the desk’s profit read.⁵

The brand’s teams enrich the baseline and own the final demand plan.¹⁴

The customer reviews the SKU-level forecast, adjusts it where needed and locks the cycle.¹⁵

Getting started

The audit takes two weeks from when the data lands, not from payment.³

The audit draft arrives on day 13 and the walkthrough call is on day 14.³

Setup starts with a file or data push; the vendor recommends at least 24 months of SKU-level history for seasonality.¹⁵

Support and UK presence

Yurii Blazhevych takes the call and runs the forecast.⁵

The audit includes a working session through the first decisions on day 14.⁵

All plans include team support; Enterprise adds an account manager, priority support and an SLA agreed during procurement.¹⁹

How it is charged

Antevon publishes from-prices for both the audit and the monthly desk; the final fee is scoped on a call.⁸

Neither the audit nor the monthly desk is billed by the hour.¹⁰

Plans are billed annually in USD or EUR at the vendor’s 1:1 pricing parity, with taxes excluded.¹⁹

The vendor offers account configuration and historical-demand import free of charge when the customer uploads a file.¹⁹

Anything else

Audit exports and reports are used only to build the client’s files, not shared outside Antevon and deleted on request.¹¹

Nothing recorded yet.

Every fact we hold for this page (128), with what we could not confirm

Antevon

SKU Science

What it is

Antevon describes itself as a managed demand desk for indie beauty and dermocosmetics brands.⁴

The audit is a fixed-fee two-week forecasting project.³

The optional monthly desk refreshes the forecast and maintains the decision ledger.⁵

Antevon publicly offers a bookable two-week demand audit.³

Antevon Ltd operates the public offer and website.²

Not in the published offer. No additional trading aliases were established from the public pages read.

The public trading name is Antevon.¹

SKU Science offers demand forecasting and collaborative demand-planning software.¹²

SKU Science is a vendor-hosted cloud software subscription.¹⁹

The public terms name SKU Science SAS, incorporated in France, as the service operator.¹³

Not confirmed. No additional current brand aliases were established.

The product is named SKU Science.¹²

Who it is for

The public audience is roughly £0.5M to £25M in revenue.⁴

Antevon targets indie beauty and dermocosmetics brands.⁴

The audit is for beauty brands selling through retailers or about to do so.³

The stated service audience is in the UK and EU.⁴

The audit is positioned for a founder or commercial team without a full-time owner of the forecast.⁵

Not confirmed. A specific target brand revenue band or minimum revenue was not established.

The vendor targets manufacturers, distributors, food and beverage businesses, and life sciences companies.¹²

SKU Science also has an e-commerce and retail demand-planning offer.¹⁴

Its retail page describes joint planning for web and store channels.¹⁴

SKU Science says its users span more than 80 countries.¹²

It fits a team able to add commercial context, review the baseline and own the final demand plan.¹⁴

Who builds the forecast

The brand brings its sales export and retailer reports and makes an hour available for questions.⁵

Antevon cleans the imperfect data as part of the work.⁵

Not in the published offer. Responsibility for supplier lead-time, MOQ, safety-stock and connected-system parameter maintenance is not specified publicly.

On the optional desk, Antevon refreshes each forecast number monthly and maintains the ledger.⁵

Not in the published offer. Native system installation, production integration builds and full-stack migration scope are not established for the general audit.

The client can keep using the delivered files without adopting software or maintaining a paid login.⁵

Cleaning imperfect data is included in the audit rather than charged as a surcharge.⁵

The audit leaves the client with two Excel files to keep.⁵

The brand supplies its data file; SKU Science offers free help to configure fields and import history.¹⁹

The file-import workflow asks the user to check detected formats and map source fields to forecast definitions.¹⁶

The forecasting engine selects model combinations per item and cycle without requiring the user to tune the model.¹⁵

Users can maintain ABC classification rules and the periods used in the calculation.²⁰

The vendor offers free account configuration and historical-demand import when the customer uploads a data file.¹⁹

What the forecast covers

The forecast is by product, retailer and month.⁵

Not in the published offer. A standard service forecast horizon is not established from the public offer.

Forecasts can be produced by item, family, customer, channel, warehouse or country, with reconciled aggregation levels.¹⁵

The first-upload guide documents monthly or weekly forecast time buckets.¹⁶

Not confirmed. The supported numerical forecast horizon and any plan-specific maximum were not established.

Retailers and sell-through

Not in the published offer. Retailer-by-retailer sell-in versus sell-through input coverage and data-feed availability are not specified.

The stated forecast target is what each retailer will sell, with buy decisions following from it.⁷

Not in the published offer. retailer EDI support is not evidenced as a documented integration in the public pages read.

Not confirmed. A documented separation of retailer sell-in and consumer sell-through feeds was not established.

Not confirmed. A named retailer EDI connector, its method and supported data objects were not established.

Promotions and launches

The audit models each promotion separately and gives each forecast number a likely range.³

The audit prices a retailer promotion against not running it, in pounds.⁶

Not in the published offer. The standard method and data requirements for a product with no sales history are not specified in the public offer.

Launch events are marked when the audit cleans sales history.³

The product page says promotional uplift is modelled separately from baseline demand.¹⁵

The product page describes comparable-product launches, successor history transfer and phase-outs.¹⁵

A user can define product replacements and the history conversion ratio.¹⁷

Orders to suppliers

The audit supplies buy, move, hold and cut recommendations with their money impact.³

Not in the published offer. Creating, sending and executing purchase orders are not established parts of the public offer.

Purchase orders are inputs to the audit.³

Not in the published offer. The public service description does not assign every PO creation, sending or supplier-follow-up step.⁴

Not in the published offer. An audit feature for minimum-order quantities or case-pack optimisation is not established publicly.

The audit puts a date and a price in pounds on each buy that follows the retailer forecast.⁷

The agreed SKU/location forecast can be exported or sent through the API to an ERP, replenishment tool or production schedule.¹⁵

Not confirmed. Native replenishment-quantity optimisation or automated reorder execution was not established.

Not confirmed. Creation, supplier transmission or receipt tracking of the brand’s purchase orders was not established.

Not confirmed. Responsibility for placing and sending supplier purchase orders was not established.

Not confirmed. Responsibility for supplier follow-up was not established.

Not confirmed. Minimum order quantities, supplier pack rounding or MOQ-constrained optimisation were not established.

Forecasts can be assessed at the lag corresponding to supply, store or distribution-centre lead times.¹⁴

Cash

Production sizing, cash planning and promotion calls are priced from the same forecast.⁵

Not in the published offer. An automatic hard-budget constraint or cash-constrained optimiser is not established publicly.

Not confirmed. Cash-budget-constrained buying or inventory optimisation was not established.

Batches and shelf life

Not in the published offer. Batch tracking, expiry handling and shelf-life constraints are not established in the public offer.

The life-sciences page describes teams adding shelf-life constraints as context to the final plan.¹⁸

Not confirmed. Native batch or lot tracking, expiry-date inventory logic and FEFO execution were not established.

What it connects to

Not in the published offer. Shopify support is not evidenced as a documented integration in the public pages read.

Not in the published offer. Amazon support is not evidenced as a documented integration in the public pages read.

Not in the published offer. 3PL support is not evidenced as a documented integration in the public pages read.

Not in the published offer. ERP support is not evidenced as a documented integration in the public pages read.

Not in the published offer. CSV file intake support is not evidenced as a documented integration in the public pages read.

Not confirmed. A named Shopify connector, its method and supported data objects were not established.

Not confirmed. A named Amazon connector, its method and supported data objects were not established.

Not confirmed. A named 3PL connector, its method and supported data objects were not established.

Enterprise includes API and integration access for bringing data in and sending forecasts to ERP, BI or planning systems.¹⁹

Excel or CSV files can load sales history and export the agreed forecast for downstream planning.¹⁵

What your team still does

Not in the published offer. A formal approval matrix for forecast sign-off and cash commitments is not published.

The brand signs its retailer promotions after the desk’s profit read.⁵

Not in the published offer. Responsibility for ongoing operational exceptions and their response times is not fully specified publicly.

The brand’s teams enrich the baseline and own the final demand plan.¹⁴

Not confirmed. The operating owner and workflow for cash approval were not established.

The customer reviews the SKU-level forecast, adjusts it where needed and locks the cycle.¹⁵

Getting started

The audit takes two weeks from when the data lands, not from payment.³

The audit draft arrives on day 13 and the walkthrough call is on day 14.³

The audit asks for 12 to 24 months of sales, purchase orders, a stockist list and a promotion calendar.³

The client supplies a sales export, retailer reports and an hour for questions.⁵

Setup starts with a file or data push; the vendor recommends at least 24 months of SKU-level history for seasonality.¹⁵

Support and UK presence

Yurii Blazhevych takes the call and runs the forecast.⁵

The audit includes a working session through the first decisions on day 14.⁵

The monthly desk refreshes the numbers, maintains the ledger and reads retailer promotions before the client signs.⁵

Antevon lists a registered office at Manorfield, Church Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 6EA.²

Not in the published offer. A staffed UK operating office is not established from the public registered-address statement.

Antevon Ltd states that it is registered in England and Wales under company number 17404379.²

Not in the published offer. UK support hours, time-zone coverage and response-time commitments are not specified publicly.

Not in the published offer. Named or independently verified UK clients are not established from the allowed public pages.

All plans include team support; Enterprise adds an account manager, priority support and an SLA agreed during procurement.¹⁹

Not confirmed. A staffed UK office was not established.

Not confirmed. A UK contracting entity was not established.

Not confirmed. UK-specific support hours, time zone coverage and response-time commitments were not established.

Not confirmed. A named UK customer or explicit UK purchasing eligibility statement was not established.

How it is charged

Antevon publishes from-prices for both the audit and the monthly desk; the final fee is scoped on a call.⁸

Neither the audit nor the monthly desk is billed by the hour.¹⁰

The audit fee depends on product and retailer count, is quoted on the first call, and is fixed once agreed.⁸

Half the audit fee books the slot and half is paid on delivery.⁸

Data cleaning is part of the audit work, not a surcharge.¹⁰

The optional monthly desk is scoped to the catalogue and retailer count.¹⁰

Not in the published offer. A separate minimum purchase or initial commitment beyond the published from-prices is unknown.

Not in the published offer. Whether a separate setup or onboarding fee applies is unknown.

There is no surcharge for cleaning imperfect audit data.⁵

Not in the published offer. Trial availability and trial terms are unknown from the public pages checked.

The full terms for working together are in each signed engagement letter, not the website terms.²

The monthly desk is optional after the audit.¹⁰

The audit files keep working without an ongoing software login or subscription.¹⁰

The monthly desk has rolling 30-day notice.⁸

Plans are billed annually in USD or EUR at the vendor’s 1:1 pricing parity, with taxes excluded.¹⁹

Not confirmed. The Enterprise capacity entitlement is unresolved because the card and comparison matrix use different limits and labels.

The vendor offers account configuration and historical-demand import free of charge when the customer uploads a file.¹⁹

Not confirmed. Fees for bespoke connectors, extra training or implementation work beyond the described free setup were not established.

A 15-day free trial is advertised with access to all features.¹⁹

Not confirmed. The actual item or forecast-unit limit during the trial was not established.

The pricing page says annual billing applies and cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid period.¹⁹

Anything else

Audit exports and reports are used only to build the client’s files, not shared outside Antevon and deleted on request.¹¹

Nothing recorded yet.

Words used in the table

SKU: one product in one size or shade
MOQ: the smallest order a supplier accepts
PO: a purchase order, your order to a supplier
Lead time: how long a supplier takes to deliver
Sell-through: what shoppers bought at the retailer
EDI: the data link large retailers use for orders and sales
GMV: total sales through your online store
BOM: the list of parts that go into a product
3PL: a warehouse company that stores and ships for you
ERP: a business system for stock, orders and accounts

Published prices

Each price is the company’s own list price, as its page shows it, with the date we checked it. We do not estimate a price a company does not publish. Price your own case.

SKU Science

Price not published. Quote on request (checked 21 Oct 2026).

Antevon

The audit is from £2,500 as a one-off fee; tax is not stated.⁸

The desk after the audit is from £2,500 per month; tax is not stated.⁹

Switching or using both

Antevon's files work without a paid login. You could use both with SKU Science Core or Enterprise if someone maps and imports the forecast¹². Agree this work separately, without assuming an integration¹².

Questions people ask

Can I try SKU Science before subscribing?

SKU Science offers a 15-day free trial with access to all features¹⁹. The trial's product or forecast limit is not published. Subscriptions are billed annually¹⁹.

Will SKU Science help me get set up?

SKU Science offers account configuration and sales-history import without a setup charge when you upload your data file¹⁹.

How much sales history does Antevon need?

The audit asks for 12 to 24 months of sales, orders to suppliers, a retailer list and a promotion calendar. The clock starts when your data arrives, not when you pay.

What happens to the data I send Antevon?

Antevon uses audit exports and reports only to build your files, sharing them with nobody outside Antevon. It deletes them on request.

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Sources and dates

Antevon wrote this page. Each fact about SKU Science comes from a public page, read on the date shown. Antevon's own column follows the same rule.

We read these pages on 21 Oct 2026.

SKU Science's pages

Antevon's own pages

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SKU Science is a trade mark of its owner. Antevon is not affiliated with SKU Science.

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