--- title: 10 Ways StockTrim is Superior to Other Inventory Forecasting Methods description: Learn why StockTrim is leading the way with its inventory forecasting methods and award-winning machine learning algorithm. 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[Business Insights](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/tag/business-insights) # 10 Ways StockTrim is Superior to Other Inventory Forecasting Methods Share Links [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/10-ways-stocktrim-is-superior-to-other-inventory-forecasting-methods) [**](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/10-ways-stocktrim-is-superior-to-other-inventory-forecasting-methods) [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/10-ways-stocktrim-is-superior-to-other-inventory-forecasting-methods) CATEGORIES - [Business Insights](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/tag/business-insights) - [Product Updates](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/tag/product-updates) - [Customer Stories](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/tag/customer-stories) - [Company News](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/tag/company-news) - [Partner News](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/tag/partner-news) [![StockTrim Inventory Forecasting Software](https://www.stocktrim.com/hubfs/StockTrim%20Inventory%20Forecasting%20Software.jpeg) ](https://go.stocktrim.com/account/register) [![Stressed about Inventory Planning_-1](https://www.stocktrim.com/hubfs/Stressed%20about%20Inventory%20Planning_-1.jpeg) ](https://go.stocktrim.com/Account/Register) ** Mar 25,2019 We often get inquiries off our website asking why StockTrim is superior to other [inventory forecasting tools](https://www.stocktrim.com/) available. Probably the key difference is that others don’t use [Machine Learning/AI](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/inventory-management-forecasting) which is one of our key USP’s.  Here at StockTrim we are bringing this level of smart analytics to the SMB market. As a customer of [StockTrim](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/inventory-management-v-forecasting), you get this as a standard feature along with the following: - Better predictions around seasonality - Ability to predict demand for new products (without prior sales history) - Ability to change forecasts for expected growth / difference (eg: percentage increase for a promotion or new product range) - Ability to automatically set the lead time from Purchase Order history (no need to set manually) - Ability to forecast for different periods, other than the lead time, and run different scenarios. - More robust [manufacturing features](https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/new-stock-control-software) (ability to set demand for finished goods, then calculate the required amount for each component, based on different lead times) - More robust features for multiple suppliers & locations - Practical features to help with day-to-day use: min/max shelf level, MOQ’s, filtering of SKU’s based on fastest moving / most urgent / suppliers / days since last ordered - Easier manual integration (even without an API) Should you wish to try our free two week trial (there is no need for a credit card to sign up) please go to [https://go.stocktrim.com/account/register](https://go.stocktrim.com/account/register)   ![stocktrim logo white](https://www.stocktrim.com/hs-fs/hubfs/StockTrim-june2021/StockTrim-june2021-Images/stocktrim%20logo%20white.png?width=150&height=41&name=stocktrim%20logo%20white.png) StockTrim Software Ltd PO Box 301-217 Albany Auckland, NZ © Copyright 2026 [** ](https://www.facebook.com/stocktrim) [** ](https://twitter.com/stocktrim) [** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stock-trim) [** ](https://www.instagram.com/stocktrim_global/) [** ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-SFA42zvuaFVNewfrQlnQA) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Dominic Sutton", "url" : "https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/author/dominic-sutton" }, "dateModified" : "2022-02-17T22:49:30.857Z", "datePublished" : "2019-03-25T04:26:23.000Z", "headline" : "10 Ways StockTrim is Superior to Other Inventory Forecasting Methods", "image" : [ "https://www.stocktrim.com/hubfs/inventory%20forecasting%20methods-1.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.stocktrim.com/blog/10-ways-stocktrim-is-superior-to-other-inventory-forecasting-methods", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.stocktrim.com/hubfs/StockTrim%20Logo-04-1.jpg" }, "name" : "StockTrim" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Organization", "aggregateRating" : { "@type" : "AggregateRating", "bestRating" : 5, "ratingCount" : 18, "ratingValue" : 4.5, "worstRating" : 1 }, "description" : "Conserve working capital. 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