01 / Compare · Storman
A modern, open platform built for growth.
Conversion-first storefront and checkout, an open API and marketplace, live multi-site analytics and a dependable billing spine — with transparent published pricing, and no quote-only barrier.
The short answer
Storman is an established, well-supported platform with real operational depth and more than 30 years in the market. The difference is openness and transparency: StoreBay publishes its pricing where Storman is quote-only, includes an open API, marketplace and sandbox, and leads on conversion-first checkout and live multi-site analytics. Choose StoreBay for a modern, open, transparently-priced platform; choose Storman if a long track record, high-touch service and its broad access-vendor list matter most.
Pricing
Published
Public API + marketplace
Included
Checkout
Conversion-first
At 50 units
£63/mo +VAT
02 / The comparison
StoreBay and Storman, side by side
Dated against Storman's own public materials. Gaps are phrased as no public evidence, and we never quote a Storman price.
| Capability | StoreBay | Storman |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | Published base + per-unit ladder · unlimited free sites | Sales-led; no public price list |
| Online checkout / conversion | Conversion-first, fully embeddable | Operations-led, not conversion-first |
| Open API & marketplace | Included in the base plan + sandbox | A REST API exists; no marketed open marketplace |
| Website builder | Composable, section-based | Standard site tooling |
| In-house billing engine + event-log audit | Every payment and message retried, replayed, audited — a stated pillar | Not a stated product pillar |
| Live multi-site analytics | Included, real time | No public evidence of live multi-site analytics |
| Native e-sign | Legally-recognised, can't be altered after signing | No public evidence of native e-sign |
| Auth | Passwordless portal + TOTP 2FA + SSO | No public evidence of passwordless auth |
| Access-control integrations | Nokē, BearBox, PTI Cloud, OpenTech + Paxton bridge | Broad: OpenTech, ICT Protégé, AccessEzy, Nokē, PTI, Janus, Paxton |
| Migration | CSV import + concierge-led setup | Sales-led onboarding |
| UK data residency | DigitalOcean LON1 + UK GDPR + PCI SAQ-A | Local hosting is a stated sales theme |
03 / The core difference
Open and transparent, by default
Storman's model is sales-led and quote-based. StoreBay's is open and published — you can see the price and connect your own tools without a conversation.
The clearest difference is one you can check in ten seconds: StoreBay publishes its pricing — a base plus a per-unit ladder you can compute for any portfolio — while Storman prices by quote, behind a sales conversation. Transparency is a feature.
The second is openness. StoreBay includes a public API, an app marketplace and a sandbox on its one plan, plus a conversion-first embeddable checkout and live multi-site analytics. Storman offers a REST API, but no marketed open ecosystem — a different philosophy about how a platform should be built on.
Underneath sits a dependable billing spine — a transactional outbox and append-only event log, so every payment, message and access command is retried, replayed and audited.
| StoreBay | Storman | |
|---|---|---|
| Public price list | Yes — a base + per-unit ladder you can compute | No public price list (quote-only) |
| Know your bill before a call | Yes — from £63/mo +VAT at 50 units | Requires a sales conversation |
| Per-site charge | None — sites are unlimited and free | Not publicly stated |
04 / Where Storman wins
When Storman is the better choice
Storman is a genuinely capable, well-established platform. A fair comparison says where it is the right one.
05 / Migrating from Storman
A guided move, not a rebuild
Export your data and our team handles the mapping alongside you.
Moving from Storman?
There is no dedicated one-click Storman importer yet, so we do the field mapping with you rather than a blind transfer — units, customers and live agreements from a clean export. Our guide to switching storage software walks through what to expect.
See how migration works →Comparison based on Storman’s publicly available information as of 2026-07-18. Storman is a trademark of its respective owner; StoreBay is not affiliated with or endorsed by Storman.
06 / FAQ
Common questions
Open · transparent · growth-led
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