Overview
Logility is a long-standing supply chain planning vendor with origins as the supply chain division of American Software, listed for many years on NASDAQ as LGTY. American Software was acquired by Aptean in 2024 in a take-private transaction. Logility now operates as part of Aptean's broader portfolio of industry-focused enterprise software. The platform covers demand planning, inventory optimization, supply planning, sales and operations planning, and integrated business planning, with extensions for retail allocation and merchandise planning through earlier acquisitions including Halo (analytics) and Garment Genius (apparel).
Logility is most often selected by mid-market manufacturers in CPG, food and beverage, apparel, and industrial sectors. The product set is functionally capable and competitively priced for organisations in the $250M–$3B revenue range. Customers cite the relatively short time to value, focused functionality, and pragmatic implementation methodology as the key advantages. The product is not architected for very large global enterprises with extreme data volumes — those buyers typically evaluate SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, or o9 instead.
Key Features
- Demand planning with statistical forecasting and demand sensing
- Multi-echelon inventory optimization
- Supply, production, and capacity planning
- Sales and operations planning (S&OP) with executive dashboards
- Integrated business planning (IBP) workflows
- Retail allocation and merchandise financial planning (apparel)
- Direct procurement and supplier collaboration
- Manufacturing operations planning
- Network design and optimization
- Embedded Halo analytics for self-service reporting
- Pre-built ERP connectors (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, JDE)
- Logility DemandAI+ machine learning forecasting
Pricing
| Edition | Model | Typical Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Demand Planning (single module) | Annual subscription | $120K–300K/year |
| Plan + Inventory + Supply | Annual subscription | $300K–800K/year |
| Full Logility Platform | Annual subscription | $800K–2.5M/year |
Pricing verified May 2026. Logility pricing is based on SKU-location count, planner count, and module selection. Implementation typically runs 0.75–1.5x annual licence.
Strengths
- Strong fit for mid-market and upper mid-market manufacturers — focused, fast time to value
- Pricing materially lower than enterprise-tier planning suites
- Mature multi-echelon inventory optimization is a recognised differentiator
- Industry-specific accelerators for apparel, food and beverage, and CPG
- Pragmatic implementation methodology with defined milestones
- Embedded Halo analytics provides self-service reporting without a separate BI tool
Limitations
- Functional depth at the upper enterprise scale is below Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, and o9
- UI is functional rather than modern; not as visually engaging as cloud-native alternatives
- Limited brand recognition outside of existing American Software / Logility customer base
- Roadmap clarity under new Aptean ownership is still being established
- Customisation framework is less flexible than Anaplan or o9 for unusual processes