Cost and pricing

What does a WMS really cost?

The line items behind a quote, how the total changes as you grow, and how a one-time build compares with a subscription. We name the buckets, you bring the quotes.

How we handle numbers

  • No invented prices
  • No vendor price claims without a dated source
  • Placeholders you fill with your own quotes

Bring your quotes, we bring the structure

Cost pages usually either hide the numbers or quote figures nobody can check. We take a different route. We list the parts of a WMS cost, explain how each one grows, and give you tables with labelled blanks to fill from real quotes.

Cargohold, which we make, is priced as a one-time custom build.

Ask to see what the price covers

These are screens from the Microsive demo platform, shown with demo data. When a vendor lists modules in a quote, you can ask to see the module on screen, so you know what you are paying for and what sits on a separate line.

3D warehouse management system overview of a demo distribution center with racking zones, dock trucks, forklifts and a site summary panel (demo data)
Warehouse overview in the Microsive demo platform. Demo data, not a real warehouse.
3D warehouse management system equipment tracking list of forklifts and their current tasks beside a demo warehouse scene (demo data)
Equipment tracking in the Microsive demo platform. Battery values are simulated. Demo data, not a real warehouse.

Cost guides

Cost guides

What goes into the price of a warehouse system.

01Cost guides

WMS Cost Per Month: What the Fee Covers

What a monthly WMS fee includes and leaves out, how to convert monthly and yearly quotes to one total, and the eight questions to put to each vendor.

02Cost guides

WMS Cost: Six Buckets Behind Every Quote

The six cost buckets behind a warehouse management system quote, how the price scales as you grow, and a blank one-time build vs subscription table to fill in.

03Cost guides

WMS Implementation Cost Checklist

Nine cost lines to price before you sign for a WMS rollout, from data cleanup and training to parallel running and the hours your own people will spend.

04Cost guides

WMS Pricing Models: What Each One Measures

How each WMS pricing model works, what it counts, where it bites as you grow, and a lettered worksheet for lining up quotes that price differently.

Pages still being written: Build vs subscribe, Calculators.