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Antevon vs StockTrim: subscription software or a fixed-fee audit

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

Both forecast sales for stock decisions, through StockTrim's subscription software or Antevon's fixed-fee, two-week audit15. Pick StockTrim if you have someone to run the planning software22. Pick Antevon if nobody owns your forecast full-time.

Who each one fits

StockTrim targets small and medium businesses in manufacturing, wholesale, retail and online selling12,16.

Antevon is for independent beauty and skincare brands in the UK and EU, selling through retailers or preparing to.

When StockTrim is the better choice

  • Pick StockTrim if you need to create, approve and download orders to suppliers in the software26.
  • Pick StockTrim's paid parts-list add-on when an operator has the parts data and needs to plan raw-material purchases25.
  • If suppliers set minimum orders, StockTrim can raise suggested quantities to your chosen minimum29.

When Antevon is the better choice

  • If you need to see what stock decisions mean for cash, Antevon prices buy, move, hold and cut recommendations.
  • If a retailer proposes a promotion, Antevon's audit compares its financial result with not running it, in pounds.

How they differ

StockTrim users update the settings for supplier delivery times and minimum orders21. Antevon's audit includes cleaning imperfect data.

StockTrim forecasts monthly sales for each product or product group16. Enable StockTrim's Customer Forecasting module to forecast sales for selected wholesale customers18. Antevon gives a sales number for each product, retailer and month. You receive two Excel files to keep.

StockTrim connects to Shopify and business systems such as Cin734. For Antevon's audit, bring a sales export, retailer reports and an hour to answer questions.

StockTrim sells worldwide and offers self-setup or a personalised setup session14,19. StockTrim's pages do not specify UK support hours. Yurii Blazhevych, who runs Antevon's forecasts, 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.

Question
Antevon
StockTrim
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

StockTrim is inventory demand-forecasting and replenishment software.15

StockTrim is a browser-based subscription software product.15

Who it is for

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

Antevon targets indie beauty and dermocosmetics brands.4

StockTrim targets small and medium businesses.16

StockTrim markets to manufacturing, wholesale, retail and ecommerce businesses.12

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 remains responsible for the correctness of uploaded catalogue and sales-history data.15

For CSV imports, users export product/stock and sales files, match column headers and upload them.34

What the forecast covers

The forecast is by product, retailer and month.5

StockTrim calculates monthly forecasts for each product or product group.16

StockTrim documents independent forecasts for Shopify SKUs and multiple locations.22

Retailers and sell-through

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

StockTrim documents wholesale-customer forecasts and combining specific customer forecasts with historical demand.18

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

StockTrim supports scenarios for promotion-driven sales increases and manual monthly forecast adjustments.27

For new products, users can link to an older product or enter their own initial forecast.22

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

StockTrim calculates order quantities from forecasts, current stock and supplier lead times.25

Users can generate draft POs, edit and approve them, then send or download them.26

Cash

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

StockTrim provides forecast sales and stock levels for use with the customer’s budget in open-to-buy calculations.28

Batches and shelf life

Not part of the published offer.

StockTrim supports order batch-size parameters; these are not evidence of lot or expiry tracking.27

A still-public help article says StockTrim does not account for expiry dates in order planning.30

What it connects to

Not part of the published offer.

StockTrim lists a Shopify app connection among its supported API integrations.34

StockTrim uses product and sales data from Shopify for stock-order planning.22

What your team still does

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

The documented PO workflow leaves editing and approval with the user.26

Users can review recommendations and override suggested order quantities in the order plan.25

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

StockTrim claims 90% of users get running in under an hour after connecting and importing data.14

The same FAQ says setup can often take under 30 minutes, with large data syncs taking longer.14

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 pricing FAQ differentiates support above and below $5M GMV.14

The general terms disclaim an obligation to provide support or maintenance; package-specific support commitments need checking.15

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

StockTrim publishes exact scoped prices, but the applicable all-in bill is unresolved.14

Custom API connection costs require a quote based on source system and data volume.33

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 (142), with what we could not confirm
Question
Antevon
StockTrim
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

StockTrim is inventory demand-forecasting and replenishment software.15

StockTrim is a browser-based subscription software product.15

StockTrim currently advertises a buyable subscription and free trial on its public website.14

The site identifies StockTrim Software Limited as its operator; the privacy notice publishes company number 6275068.13

StockTrim states that it is independent of software vendors; its ultimate shareholders were not verified.14

Not confirmed. No separate current product aliases were verified.

StockTrim is the product name on its official website.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

StockTrim targets small and medium businesses.16

StockTrim markets to manufacturing, wholesale, retail and ecommerce businesses.12

StockTrim has published a case study about Australian beauty brand The Quick Flick.17

StockTrim supports ecommerce and wholesale-customer planning, with location-specific forecasts.18

StockTrim is headquartered in New Zealand and markets its software worldwide.19

The UK Xero App Store lists the United Kingdom among StockTrim’s supported countries.20

StockTrim guides users through data imports, parameter checks and purchase-order approval.21

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 remains responsible for the correctness of uploaded catalogue and sales-history data.15

For CSV imports, users export product/stock and sales files, match column headers and upload them.34

Users check and maintain SKU lead times, MOQs, batch sizes and their chosen settings.21

StockTrim offers self-onboarding and a personalised onboarding route.14

Not confirmed. The required onboarding fee and included implementation scope for the displayed under-$5M scenario remain unresolved.14

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.

StockTrim calculates monthly forecasts for each product or product group.16

StockTrim documents independent forecasts for Shopify SKUs and multiple locations.22

Customer Forecasting can generate demand forecasts by selected wholesale customer.18

The reorder schedule displays up to two years or 62 order points, depending on ordering frequency.23

Users can override lead time with a separate forecast period for the amount of stock to cover.24

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.

StockTrim documents wholesale-customer forecasts and combining specific customer forecasts with historical demand.18

Not confirmed. Named UK retailer consumer sell-through ingestion and its mapping were not verified.

Not confirmed. Named retailer EDI connections, message types and UK retailer coverage 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

StockTrim supports scenarios for promotion-driven sales increases and manual monthly forecast adjustments.27

For new products, users can link to an older product or enter their own initial forecast.22

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

StockTrim calculates order quantities from forecasts, current stock and supplier lead times.25

Users can generate draft POs, edit and approve them, then send or download them.26

StockTrim advertises sending generated POs directly to suppliers or to the connected inventory system.25

The user generates, approves and sends orders through the software or the connected system.21

StockTrim can top suggested orders up to a set MOQ and optionally derive it from PO history.29

Users can adjust supplier lead times and update forecasts.25

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.

StockTrim provides forecast sales and stock levels for use with the customer’s budget in open-to-buy calculations.28

Not confirmed. Automatic optimisation of purchases against a hard cash budget 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.

StockTrim supports order batch-size parameters; these are not evidence of lot or expiry tracking.27

A still-public help article says StockTrim does not account for expiry dates in order planning.30

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.

StockTrim lists a Shopify app connection among its supported API integrations.34

StockTrim uses product and sales data from Shopify for stock-order planning.22

StockTrim’s ecommerce page advertises syncing with Amazon alongside Shopify and WooCommerce.35

Not confirmed. A named direct 3PL connector and its read/write scope were not verified.

StockTrim documents API connections for inventory and ERP systems including Cin7, Acumatica and Odoo.34

Other ERP connections can be built through StockTrim’s open API, with partner help offered.34

CSV import supports product lists with stock levels and sales history when headers match the template.34

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 documented PO workflow leaves editing and approval with the user.26

Not confirmed. A separate provider-owned forecast sign-off or delegated cash-approval service was not established.

Users can review recommendations and override suggested order quantities in the order plan.25

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

StockTrim claims 90% of users get running in under an hour after connecting and importing data.14

The same FAQ says setup can often take under 30 minutes, with large data syncs taking longer.14

Setup starts with product and sales-history data, plus optional BOM and PO inputs.21

StockTrim defaults to 24 months of history and says three to six months is a useful starting point.16

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.

The pricing FAQ differentiates support above and below $5M GMV.14

The general terms disclaim an obligation to provide support or maintenance; package-specific support commitments need checking.15

Not confirmed. A staffed UK office was not verified.

Not confirmed. A UK contracting entity was not verified.

Not confirmed. UK support hours, staffed timezone coverage and a response-time SLA were not established.

Not confirmed. A named, currently verified UK customer 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

StockTrim publishes exact scoped prices, but the applicable all-in bill is unresolved.14

Custom API connection costs require a quote based on source system and data volume.33

The direct website prices by annual USD GMV/revenue, not by published seat or SKU bands.32

The direct pricing card advertises unlimited users, SKUs and platform connections plus API access.14

Not confirmed. The minimum applicable subscription for the target buyer was not established.

The pricing card advertises onboarding at USD $299, but does not settle its applicability to the displayed scenario.14

StockTrim advertises a 14-day trial without a credit card, using demo data or the user’s data.14

Annual plans commit the customer for 12 months; the pricing FAQ describes monthly plans as cancellable at any time.14

The general terms describe automatic renewal and a typical 30-day billing cycle.15

The general terms allow cancellation by email without pro-rating unused service in the current cycle.15

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.

StockTrim

The UK Xero listing shows a starting price of USD $49 per month billed annually, without a revenue-band eligibility rule.20

The displayed $3M–$5M annual-revenue scenario is USD $298 per month, billed annually.14

The Shopify listing displays Ecommerce Starter at USD $39 per 30-day cycle for 1-500 SKU's, up to $1m GMV.31

The Shopify listing displays Growth at USD $299 per 30-day cycle for 101 to 2000 products.31

All 7 price lines from StockTrim’s pages

The UK Xero listing shows a starting price of USD $49 per month billed annually, without a revenue-band eligibility rule.20

The displayed $3M–$5M annual-revenue scenario is USD $298 per month, billed annually.14

The Shopify listing displays Ecommerce Starter at USD $39 per 30-day cycle for 1-500 SKU's, up to $1m GMV.31

The Shopify listing displays Growth at USD $299 per 30-day cycle for 101 to 2000 products.31

Below $5M GMV, the FAQ offers an optional 12-month support and onboarding package for a one-time USD $497 invoice.14

The displayed scenario offers raw-material forecasting and multi-level BOMs for an additional USD $90 per month.14

The Shopify listing displays Ultra at USD $399 per 30-day cycle for 2001 to 10,000 products.31

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

You could use StockTrim alongside Antevon without adopting new software for the audit5. Your team must arrange the data handoff and reconcile the plans manually or through a separately agreed process5.

Questions people ask

Can I try StockTrim before committing?

StockTrim offers a 14-day trial without a credit card14. You can use demonstration data or upload your own14.

Can StockTrim plan for a product with no sales history?

In StockTrim, you can link the new product to an older product with suitable history22. You can also enter an initial forecast yourself22.

What if I need the forecast updated each month?

Antevon's optional monthly desk refreshes the forecast and keeps the record of decisions current. The monthly fee depends on your product range and retailer count, not hours worked.

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Sources and dates

Antevon wrote this page. Each fact about StockTrim 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.

StockTrim's pages

  1. 12. Inventory Planning & Forecasting Software - Predict Inventory Demand
  2. 13. Privacy Policy
  3. 14. Pricing
  4. 15. Terms and Conditions
  5. 16. Common questions about StockTrim – StockTrim
  6. 17. StockTrim reduces stress for Australian beauty brand
  7. 18. How does StockTrim help Wholesale Customers and Orders? – StockTrim
  8. 19. About
  9. 20. StockTrim Xero Integration Reviews & Features — Xero App Store UK
  10. 21. Getting Started With StockTrim
  11. 22. How StockTrim works with Shopify – StockTrim
  12. 23. Reorder Schedule – StockTrim
  13. 24. Time periods StockTrim can forecast for – StockTrim
  14. 25. StockTrim Features
  15. 26. How does StockTrim help you make decisions? – StockTrim
  16. 27. How can I use StockTrim for scenario planning? – StockTrim
  17. 28. Can StockTrim do OTB (Open to Buy) forecasting for budgeting – StockTrim
  18. 29. How does the minimum order quantity work, and how is this set? – StockTrim
  19. 30. How does StockTrim deal with expiry dates of stock? – StockTrim
  20. 31. StockTrim - Match Supply to Demand, increase cash, profit & service levels | Shopify App Store
  21. 32. How does StockTrim pricing work? – StockTrim
  22. 33. Integrations
  23. 34. What inventory systems can StockTrim integrate with? – StockTrim
  24. 35. Ecommerce Inventory

Antevon's own pages

  1. 1. Brand kit · Antevon
  2. 2. Terms · Antevon
  3. 3. The 2-week audit · Antevon
  4. 4. llms.txt (antevon.com)
  5. 5. Antevon · Know how much you'll sell, before you make it.
  6. 6. What a November promotion has to sell to pay back · Antevon
  7. 7. Only 2 left, and the factory needs four weeks · Antevon
  8. 8. The 2-week audit · Antevon
  9. 9. llms.txt (antevon.com)
  10. 10. Antevon · Know how much you'll sell, before you make it.
  11. 11. Privacy · Antevon

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