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Buyer's Toolbox
What Buyer's Toolbox is
Buyer’s Toolbox is retail merchandise planning software for teams managing financial plans, open-to-buy, forecasts, and reporting. Its Advanced Planning features include merchandise financial planning, open-to-buy management, sales forecasting, scenario planning, seasonal and assortment planning, and multi-currency support. Reports cover variance, open-to-buy, sell-through, and scenario comparisons, with drill-downs across business levels. ERP connections can import sales, stock, receipts, merchandise hierarchies, locations, and custom data, then return forecasts, open-to-buy information, reports, KPIs, and scenario outputs. The software supports cloud-hosted and on-premise deployment, including locally hosted and Azure environments. Access controls include roles and permissions, isolated and sandbox environments; customer plans are stored in a standard SQL database with a documented schema. The maker offers a no-cost proof of concept using a prospective customer’s data, which typically runs within one or two weeks. Advanced Planning starts at $995/mo (annual), with an initial two-quarter engagement followed by quarter-to-quarter terms. Pricing for extensions such as Basic Allocation & Replenishment and Data Science is handled in a planning consultation.
Who it suits
Buyer’s Toolbox is aimed at retail planning teams that need merchandise, assortment, and open-to-buy planning alongside forecasting and reporting. It may suit retailers seeking cloud-hosted or on-premise deployment and ERP data exchange.
What it does well
- Includes merchandise, assortment, and open-to-buy planning.
- Reports include drill-downs across business levels.
- Supports cloud-hosted and on-premise deployment.
- Offers a no-cost proof of concept.
- Role-based access and sandbox environments are listed.
What to know first
- Advanced Planning starts at $995/mo (annual).
- The initial engagement lasts two quarters.
- Extension pricing requires a planning consultation.
- No free plan is listed.
Limits
Advanced Planning starts at $995/mo (annual) and begins with a two-quarter engagement. Pricing for extensions such as Basic Allocation & Replenishment and Data Science is handled in a planning consultation; Data Science is intended for when planning data is ready.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Planning | Starting from $995 /mo; two quarters to begin, then quarter to quarter; invoiced thirty days before a service period at Net 30, with no prepayment. · Peak number of simultaneous users; additional seats and data complexity as needed | $995 a month |
As antusa.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://antusa.com/
- Contact the maker to discuss a planning consultation and proof of concept.
- Use the no-cost proof of concept built with your data.
- Select the Advanced Planning plan, starting at $995/mo (annual).
- Choose cloud-hosted or on-premise deployment.
Verdict
Buyer’s Toolbox covers merchandise planning, reporting, and ERP data exchange, with cloud and on-premise deployment choices. Consider the initial contract term and consultation-based extension pricing before deciding whether it fits your planning needs.
Questions
How much does Buyer’s Toolbox cost?
Advanced Planning starts at $995/mo (annual). Extension pricing is handled in a planning consultation.
Is there a free plan?
No. The maker offers a no-cost proof of concept built with a prospective customer’s data.
What platforms and hosting options are supported?
The listed platforms are Linux, macOS and Windows. The maker supports cloud-hosted and on-premise models, including locally hosted or Azure environments.
What systems does it integrate with?
The maker lists experience and integrations with Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Mi9, Aptos, Celerant, Horizon, Epicor, KWI, SAP, Retail Pro and custom systems.
What are the contract terms?
Engagements begin with two quarters, then continue quarter to quarter with 30 days’ notice before the next quarter. Longer terms are optional.
Facts from Buyer's Toolbox's own pages
- Company history
- ANT USA says it was founded in 1992 by Dmitry Goykhman and has built retail planning software for over 30 years. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Contract terms
- The maker says engagements begin with two quarters, then continue quarter to quarter with 30 days’ notice before the next quarter; longer terms are optional. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Data exchange
- ERP integrations can bring in sales, stock, receipts, merchandise hierarchy, locations, and custom data, and send back forecasts, OTB, reports, KPIs, and scenario outputs. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1992 · antusa.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Hosting
- The maker says it supports cloud-hosted and on-premise models, and describes locally hosted or Azure cloud environments. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists integrations and experience with systems including Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Mi9, Aptos, Celerant, Horizon, Epicor, KWI, SAP, Retail Pro, and custom systems. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the product as designed for retail planning teams and says retailers of different sizes across more than 20 countries use it. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Notable limits
- Pricing for extensions such as Basic Allocation & Replenishment and Data Science is handled in a planning consultation, and the maker says Data Science is intended for when planning data is ready. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Planning features
- Advanced Planning includes merchandise financial planning, open-to-buy management, sales forecasting, scenario planning, seasonal and assortment planning, and multi-currency support. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Proof of concept
- The maker offers a no-cost proof of concept built with a prospective customer's data before commitment, and says most proofs of concept run within one or two weeks. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Buyer’s Toolbox is retail merchandise planning software for teams seeking merchandise planning, open-to-buy management, forecasting, and reporting. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Reporting
- The platform provides variance, OTB, sell-through, and scenario comparison reports that can be drilled into at different business levels. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Security and data access
- The maker describes role-based access and permissions, isolated environments, sandbox environments, and customer plans stored in a standard SQL database with a documented schema. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker says customers can contact the people who build and support the software, with Severity 1 fixes, workarounds, or patches within 24 hours of reproduction and Severity 2 responses within four business hours. · antusa.com, 29 Sept 2026