Stock Management & Stock Control Software for UK Businesses

UK businesses scaling beyond spreadsheets and rigid ERPs need stock management software that keeps stock and finance in step. Keel builds bespoke, cloud-based inventory management software around your workflows and SKUs: real-time stock levels across multiple locations, low-stock alerts and automated reorders, purchase orders, stock valuation and a full audit trail your finance team can rely on. Built by a UK-registered company and live in weeks.

Cloud-based stock management software dashboard showing real-time inventory levels across multiple UK warehouse locations

Our Stock Management Software Services

End-to-end inventory and operations software built around your workflows — from stock control and purchase orders to orders, warehouse, fulfilment and production — for UK manufacturers, food and drink, health and beauty and consumer goods businesses.

Inventory Management

Real-time stock tracking across every location, SKU, and bin. Includes lot and batch tracking, serial numbers, expiry dates, automated reorder points, cycle counting, and full audit trails built for UK compliance requirements.

Order Management

Manage complex order flows from first click to final fulfilment. Multi-channel order capture, smart inventory allocation, automated workflows, carrier selection, returns management, and complete visibility at every stage.

Procurement System

Professional-grade procurement from purchase request to receipt. Manage suppliers, automate PO approvals, track budgets, handle three-way matching, and streamline replenishment with IoT and financial system integrations.

Warehouse Management

Customised warehouse workflows built around your layout, naming conventions, and team processes. Receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping—configured to your exact operations, not a rigid off-the-shelf template.

Fulfilment

Pick, pack, and ship with optimised wave, batch, and zone-based picking, barcode verification, automated carrier selection, label printing, tracking sync, SLA monitoring, and complete exception and returns handling.

Production Management

Plan and manage production batches aligned to your orders and delivery schedules. Custom stages, QC checkpoints, raw material traceability through to finished goods—built around how you actually manufacture, not generic assumptions.

Built for You

Stock Management Software That Keeps Stock and Finance in Step

For most UK businesses, stock is also a finance problem: purchase orders, goods received, sales orders and stock valuation all end up in the accounts, and errors surface at month-end or when the VAT return is due. Spreadsheets break under that pressure, and legacy ERPs make you reshape the business around their templates. Keel builds bespoke stock management software around your processes instead — your SKUs, your sites, your sales channels. You get real-time stock levels across multiple locations, low-stock alerts and reorder points, purchase orders from requisition to receipt, and stock valued on FIFO, average or standard cost, with API integrations that pass clean data to the finance system you already use, such as Xero, Sage or QuickBooks. Stock levels, orders and returns stay in sync across Amazon, Shopify and your 3PL. Go live in weeks, not months, and own every part of your system.

Operations manager reviewing real-time stock levels and inventory alerts on a cloud software platform
Trusted by Operators

Success Stories

See how fast-moving operations teams have transformed their stock control with Keel.

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay

"Keel is truly one of the most obvious wins I've ever seen in the Ops world"

Usman Mahomed

"Keel's built-in permission engine is incredibly secure and powerful — No other service does it this well!"

Jay

"Keel is incredibly powerful. Three days writing code and it all just works from the first attempt! The Schema allows for super easy and intuitive data modelling, particularly around the relationship syntax with all foreign keys sorted. I also just love the DevEx! It's well thought-out and far superior to..."

Jay
The Keel Difference

Why Choose Keel for Stock Management?

Built by operators who lived the problem — here's what makes Keel the smarter choice for UK stock management and inventory control.

Total Ownership

Own your stock management system outright—your data model, your workflows, your rules. No vendor lock-in.

Launch in Weeks

Go live with a fully custom UK inventory solution in weeks, not the months traditional ERP implementations demand.

UK-Registered, Built for Regulated Stock

A company registered in the United Kingdom and with the ICO (ZB524558), with batch and serial tracking and a complete audit trail — built for teams where compliance isn't optional.

Scales With You

Serverless infrastructure means your stock management platform scales effortlessly as your UK operations grow and evolve.

The Team Behind Keel

Operators who built enterprise-scale systems and lived the limitations of legacy software.

Keel was founded in 2021 by three former executives from Echo — Europe's fastest-growing online pharmacy, later acquired by Pharmacy2U. As CEO, CTO and CPO at Echo, they built the custom software that powered the shipment of 50,000 medicines to 600,000 customers daily, scaling the business to $130m in annual revenue. They experienced first-hand how off-the-shelf inventory tools couldn't meet the needs of the highly regulated pharmacy world, so they built the solution they wished existed. Planko Ltd t/a Keel is a company registered in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Altrincham, Cheshire, hiring in London and registered with the ICO (ZB524558). Keel raised $6m in seed funding in 2024 from leading European investors Earlybird and LocalGlobe, and today empowers UK and European operations teams with flexible, powerful stock management and operations software they truly own.

Founded 20214 years building the ERP alternative for fast-moving teams
$6m Seed FundingRaised in 2024 from Earlybird and LocalGlobe
Echo: 600k Customers DailyShipping 50k medicines a day, run on software the founders built

Frequently Asked Questions

What is cloud-based stock management software and how does it differ from traditional systems?

Cloud-based stock management software stores all inventory data on secure remote servers, giving your team real-time access from any device or location. Unlike traditional on-premise systems that require expensive hardware and IT maintenance, cloud solutions like Keel deploy on managed serverless infrastructure, update automatically, integrate with your existing tools, and scale with your operations without downtime or major IT overhead.

Can Keel's stock management software integrate with our existing e-commerce and 3PL platforms?

How does Keel handle UK data protection and compliance requirements?

How long does it take to implement Keel's inventory management system?

Does Keel support multi-location stock management and warehouse control?

What is the pricing model for Keel's stock management software?

Can Keel's system manage batch tracking, serial numbers, and expiry dates for regulated products?

Is Keel suitable for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets but aren't ready for a full enterprise ERP?

What is the difference between stock control and inventory management software?

Does stock management software work with my accounting software and VAT returns?

How should stock be valued in UK accounts?

Is bespoke stock management software right for a small UK business?

Can our stock data be hosted in the UK?

Still Have Questions About Our Software?

Speak with our UK operations specialists for a conversation about your stock and finance set-up.

UK-Registered & Trusted

Awards and Recognition

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ICO Registered

Registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ZB524558).

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Backed by Earlybird & LocalGlobe

Trusted by leading European venture investors with $6m seed funding.

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Open-Source Platform

Transparent, community-trusted codebase built on engineering best practices.

Ready to Take Control of Your Stock Management?

Tell us about your stock, your UK sites and the finance system you use today, and we'll show you exactly how Keel can be built around your business. No generic demos — just a focused conversation with our UK team about your inventory challenges.

Contact Us Today

You can also send us a quick email at hello@keel.so.