Wildberries Inventory Tracking: Excel or Dedicated Software?
📅 May 3, 2025⏱ ~2 min read
Comparing Excel and inventory management software for Wildberries sellers. When to move from spreadsheets to a proper system.
Wildberries Grows — and So Does the Chaos
Ten SKUs and one Excel sheet is normal at the start. But at 50, 100, or 200 SKUs the spreadsheet stops scaling.
What's Wrong with Excel
No real time. While one manager updates stock, another is already selling what isn't there.
Errors add up. One wrong formula breaks the whole history.
No cost price. Excel can't automatically compute WAC (weighted average cost) on every inbound shipment.
No audit trail. You can't see who changed stock and when.
What Dedicated Software Gives You
- Up-to-date stock in real time
- Automatic cost price (WAC)
- History of every stock movement
- Multiple users at once
- Profit reports including storage and delivery costs
When to Switch
If you have more than 20 SKUs or more than one person working the warehouse — it's time.
Comparison of Popular Solutions
| Feature | Excel | Typical paid system | SelSklad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | From 1,500 ₽/mo subscription or 15,000+ ₽ rollout | Free |
| SKUs | Unlimited (slow) | Often “unlimited”, but bill rises with volume | Unlimited |
| Warehouses | Manual sheets | Yes; setup usually heavier | Unlimited |
| Documents/transactions | Unlimited (manual) | Paid tiers or costly implementation | Unlimited |
| Multiple users | Problematic | Usually yes; often paid per seat | Yes |
| Auto WAC cost price | No | Usually yes | Yes |
| Low stock alerts | No | Usually yes | Yes |
| Built for marketplaces | No | Partial or not at all | Yes |
| Setup time | Instant | From several days to weeks | 1 hour |
| Support | None | Paid | Free |
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