Compare Ply vs. Tru-Stock AI

Ply is a cutting-edge inventory and purchasing solution designed exclusively for trade businesses, leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize operations. By reducing urgent supply runs, it empowers contractors and service teams to enhance their billable hours through automated procurement processes, smart reorder notifications, and vendor comparisons, while also providing real-time insights into inventory across trucks, warehouses, and job sites. The platform features essential tools such as usage-based minimum and maximum thresholds, barcode printing, mobile scanning, and the ability to generate and reconcile purchase orders, all while seamlessly integrating with field service and accounting software like ServiceTitan, Jobber, Housecall Pro, and QuickBooks Online. It effectively consolidates material catalogs, monitors both in-use and consumed items, and identifies instances of over-ordering or excess stock to help maintain healthy cash flow. Users have reported a recovery of 5 to 10 additional hours each week by streamlining operations and eliminating the chaos associated with spreadsheets, all while ensuring complete visibility of material locations and timely replenishment needs. This comprehensive approach not only boosts efficiency but also supports better decision-making across trade businesses.

Tru-Stock AI serves as an advanced inventory intelligence layer specifically designed for wholesale distributors. While your inventory system keeps track of your stock, Tru-Stock goes a step further by providing actionable recommendations based on that data. You can easily integrate Tru-Stock with your existing setup through either spreadsheet imports or direct API connections. Each night, it meticulously categorizes your entire inventory into five distinct statuses: healthy, at risk, overstock, dead stock, or out of stock, and it includes the rationale and inputs behind each assessment. The safety stock calculations utilize King's formula, effectively accounting for lead-time variability. Reorder points are determined based on lead times drawn from your own historical receipts, eliminating the need for manual input. In cases where lead times have never been recorded, Tru-Stock transparently indicates this rather than making arbitrary guesses. Additionally, demand forecasts are generated weekly for each item, ensuring timely insights. The multi-vendor variant rollup feature consolidates coverage for the same part sourced from various suppliers, preventing unnecessary reorder prompts for items you already have in stock. Purchase orders are organized by vendor while adhering to minimum order requirements. With a self-service onboarding process that can be completed in less than 24 hours, users can quickly leverage the full potential of Tru-Stock AI. This efficiency empowers distributors to optimize their inventory management seamlessly.