Last updated: July 9, 2026
Compare PlanoHero and RELEX Solutions to find the right planogramming platform for your merchandising team in 2026. If you're looking for a RELEX alternative built specifically for planogramming — not one module inside a much larger platform — here's how the two compare feature by feature.
PlanoHero vs RELEX Solutions: feature comparison
Here's how PlanoHero and RELEX compare across the criteria that matter most when choosing a planogramming platform.
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Platform Focus |
A dedicated planogramming platform built exclusively for merchandising teams. Store floor planning, layout rules, mobile execution, and analytics all serve one purpose — getting the right product in the right place. |
A unified supply chain platform covering demand forecasting, replenishment, pricing, and workforce planning. Space planning is one module within a much larger ecosystem — most valuable when the full platform is in use. |
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Implementation Time |
Operational in weeks. Start building planograms with your own SKUs during a 14-day free trial — before any commitment. Full enterprise onboarding completed within weeks of signing. |
Implementation typically spans 6 to 18 months, requiring data migration, system integration across supply chain and merchandising functions, and organizational alignment before teams reach full capacity. |
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Planogram Automation |
AI-driven rules (Enterprise plan) are created via natural language prompts, saved, and reused across any store or planogram. The merchandiser defines the logic; the rules are applied consistently. Also supports: importing a ready-made layout from Excel, mirroring layouts, block planograms, copying with extension, and working with product holes. The Light plan includes planogram auto-fill without custom rules. |
AI and ML automate store-specific planogram generation at scale based on demand forecasts and shopper behavior data. Placement logic is largely determined by the platform, with less direct control for individual planogrammers. |
| Execution Control | Enterprise plan includes deadlines for planogram execution, a time tracker, photo report verification, and full history of planogram execution across stores — giving head office a complete audit trail from creation to in-store completion. | Planogram Delivery enables store teams to flag issues back to central teams. Detailed execution history and deadline tracking within the planogramming workflow not documented as native features. |
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Pricing Model |
Light plan at $199/month flat for unlimited users. Enterprise pricing scales by network size, not by seat count or module selection — transparent from the first conversation. |
No public pricing. Enterprise-only contracts negotiated per retailer, with cost driven by modules selected, number of locations, and scale of operations. No self-serve trial available. |
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Planogram Execution |
The Layout App — included in the Enterprise plan — gives store managers a single tool to receive planograms, execute shelf placement, and submit photo reports. Head office gets real-time visibility into execution status by store, region, or format. | Planogram Delivery gives store associates mobile access to the latest planogram changes and a channel to flag issues back to central teams. |
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Team Collaboration |
Chat lives inside the planogram workflow itself — questions and approvals happen in context, attached to the right planogram, without losing the thread in email or a separate messenger. |
Floor Plan Delivery and Planogram Delivery enable structured communication between central and store teams for flagging issues and requesting adjustments. No built-in, free-form chat within the workflow. |
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Data Integration |
Enterprise plan: your IT team connects data via the Connector tool, or the PlanoHero team handles the integration end-to-end into a dedicated intermediate database. PlanoHero also offers API access for direct system-to-system integration. Light plan: data uploaded via XLS files — including ready-made planogram layouts from Excel. |
Enterprise-grade integration connecting space planning with ERP, POS, forecasting, and replenishment systems in near real time. Deepest when the full RELEX platform is deployed; requires dedicated IT resources to configure. |
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Localization |
11+ languages available out of the box — Ukrainian, English, Polish, Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, and more — so international teams work in their own language from day one. |
Strong presence across European and English-speaking markets. Localization for non-English-speaking regions depends on contract scope rather than being available by default. |
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Retail BI |
Built-in shelf analytics accessible to every merchandiser. For deeper business intelligence, PlanoHero is part of the Datawiz ecosystem and can be paired with Datawiz BES Suite, a retail BI platform built specifically for retail networks. |
Analytics connect space performance to demand forecasting, inventory, and replenishment data. Most complete when used alongside the rest of the RELEX supply chain platform. |
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Who It's Built For |
Mid-market and enterprise retail chains and suppliers across grocery, beauty, electronics, specialty, DIY retail and suppliers who want to control their own planogramming process. |
Large retailers undertaking a full supply chain transformation, where space planning needs to be unified with forecasting and replenishment across thousands of stores. |
A few more differences between PlanoHero and RELEX
Layout Consistency & Version Control
PlanoHero: Planogram rules are set once and applied automatically across the entire chain, so every store follows the same shelf standards and every cluster gets the correct layout. A full history of changes is kept, with version restore available if a rollout needs to be reversed.
RELEX Solutions: Planogram generation is automated store-by-store based on demand forecasts and shopper behavior data, with placement logic largely determined by the platform rather than a saved, editable rule set.
AI Assistant for Shelf Performance
PlanoHero: Wizora, a built-in AI assistant, answers questions about store and shelf performance directly — which SKUs need more facings, how to group products for turnover, which layout changes could support category growth — grounded in the retailer's own integrated sales and planogram data.
RELEX Solutions: AI and ML automate store-specific planogram generation based on demand forecasts and shopper behavior data, with recommendations generated by the platform rather than answered on demand through a conversational assistant.
Product Rotation for Slow-Moving Items
PlanoHero: Automated rotation of slow-moving or discontinued items is built into the planogram creation toolkit, alongside auto-fill and rule-based placement — flagging which SKUs to rotate out without manual review of every planogram.
RELEX Solutions: Automation is centered on generating store-specific layouts from demand forecasts and shopper behavior data; a dedicated SKU rotation flag within existing planograms is not documented as a native feature.
Planogram Version Comparison & Reporting
PlanoHero: Previous and current planogram versions can be compared side by side to see exactly what changed, and automated chain-wide summary reports replace manual spreadsheet tracking.
RELEX Solutions: Implementation and planogram updates are managed through the platform's automated generation cycle; a side-by-side comparison view between planogram versions is not documented as a native feature.
What PlanoHero Customers Say
We have significantly improved our merchandising department's functioning: reduced time spent on planogram creation, controlled costs, increased employee productivity, and optimized chain performance. PlanoHero provides us with everything we need: automatic planogram creation, mobile apps for store managers, analytics, and control unit.
Shokhislom Isaev
Merchandising Development Manager, Korzinka
An affordable service with a wide range of functionality used by chains of 200+ stores without enterprise-level costs. PlanoHero has become an important part of our workflow, particularly for checking tasks, creating and editing plans/planograms, monitoring planogram execution.
Bogdan D.
Head of Merchandising, MixMart (200+ stores)
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FAQ
What is the main difference between PlanoHero and RELEX?
PlanoHero is a dedicated planogramming platform — every feature serves merchandising. RELEX is a unified supply chain platform where space planning is one module alongside demand forecasting, replenishment, and pricing. PlanoHero is built for teams who want to control planogramming without a full supply chain transformation.
How long does it take to implement PlanoHero compared to RELEX?
PlanoHero is operational in weeks — teams can start building planograms with their own SKUs during a 14-day free trial. RELEX implementations require data migration, system integration across supply chain and merchandising functions, and organizational alignment — all before merchandising teams reach full capacity.
Is PlanoHero pricing more transparent than RELEX?
Yes. PlanoHero publishes its Light plan at $199/month flat for unlimited users, with custom Enterprise pricing based on network size. RELEX does not publish pricing; contracts are negotiated individually based on modules selected, locations, and scale of operations.
Does PlanoHero offer the same AI automation as RELEX?
Both use AI, but differently. RELEX's AI/ML automates store-specific planogram generation at scale based on demand forecasts, with the platform largely determining placement logic. PlanoHero's AI-driven rules are created via natural language prompts, then saved and applied consistently — keeping the logic visible and adjustable by your team.
Can a retail chain replace RELEX with PlanoHero if it doesn't need full supply chain planning?
Yes. For retail chains where planogramming is the priority, PlanoHero's Enterprise plan covers the full merchandising workflow: floor planning, AI-driven rules, mobile execution via the Layout App, built-in chat, analytics and AI-assistant Wizora — without requiring a supply chain ecosystem to be in place. The Light plan at $199/month covers planogram creation and editing, auto-fill and auto-placement, product management (up to 5,000 SKUs), equipment configuration, product rotation, built-in team chat, — for teams getting started.
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