Dark store software that runs picking, stock and dispatch
Dark Store Systems runs online-only fulfilment sites for grocers, Q-commerce brands and marketplace sellers. Orders arrive from your shop and sales channels, pickers follow guided routes, and stock updates as it moves. Bud is OnDraft's AI assistant. Dark Store Systems runs on it, so you can ask about stock, orders and staff in plain English.
What is a dark store?
A dark store is a shop or small warehouse that serves online orders only. There are no shoppers in the aisles. Staff pick orders against a delivery promise, often same day or within the hour, so layout, stock accuracy and pick routes matter more than the shop floor. Read the full dark store model explained on our blog.
Dark store vs warehouse
A traditional warehouse ships pallets and bigger orders on a next-day clock. A dark store picks many small baskets fast from a smaller site close to customers. Dark store software is a WMS built for that pace: order-by-order and multi-order picking, live stock by location, and a tight link to your sales channels.
What is included
Every paid plan builds on the same core platform. Free gives you core WMS and picking with 50 monthly AI credits and no order allowance. Starter from £29 a month adds picking stations, staff roles, 200 monthly AI credits and a 14-day free trial. Growth from £79 adds multi-zone picking, analytics, automations and 500 monthly AI credits. Professional from £199 adds advanced WMS, integrations, reporting and 2,000 monthly AI credits. Enterprise adds unlimited AI, custom workflows and dedicated support.
- Core warehouse management and picking workflows
- Staff roles, integrations and reporting as you move up plans
- Bud AI for stock, orders and routine ops questions
- Online shop and channel connectors on Starter and above
Plans
Free at £0, Starter from £29 a month, Growth from £79 a month, Professional from £199 a month, and Enterprise on custom pricing. Compare plans.
Prices as of Oct 2026. No VAT is charged.
Solutions by team size
Whether you are a team of one or fifty, the same platform scales with you. See solutions by team size and which plan we suggest for each stage.