Provenate vs Vapour
Provenate vs Vapour: two Scottish distillery systems compared
Both are Scottish, both run in the cloud, and both were built for distillers. The differences are in duty, finance, integrations and what happens after the bottle leaves.
The honest version
Close on production, different beyond it
Vapour, made by Speyside Labs, describes itself as spirit production for the digital distiller. Its production module covers raw material intake to distillation, its maturation module handles filling, regauges, samples, re-racking and stow scanning, and bottling is an add-on. It is built for distillers, bonded warehouse operators and bottlers of all sizes.
Provenate covers the same floor-to-cask ground and goes further into the back office: W1, W5 and Alcohol Duty figures, cost per litre of pure alcohol and stock valuation, native accounting connectors, and a serialized QR on each bottle that feeds a live scanning dashboard.
Provenate is a distillery ERP for whisky distilleries, independent bottlers and bonded warehouses — production, cask stock, HMRC duty returns (W1, W5, Alcohol Duty) and finance in one platform — built in East Lothian, Scotland by Third Platform Technologies and used by Ardnamurchan, Isle of Harris and Adelphi.
Side by side
Provenate and Vapour side by side
Where Vapour's public pages don't mention a capability, we say that rather than claim it's missing.
| Provenate | Vapour | |
|---|---|---|
| Production records | Mashing, fermentation and distillation on the floor; strength and LPA calculated automatically. | Raw material intake to distillation, with yield metrics; SCADA and CASKLOG integration by API. Source |
| Maturation and casks | Cask history, regauges, sampling, OLA/RLA, warehouse locations, bulk cask movements, 3D cask view. | Filling, regauges, samples, re-racking, stow scanning and offline mobile scanning. Source |
| Bottling | Included, with dry stock and finished goods. | Bottling add-on. Source |
| HMRC returns | W1 and W5 figures and monthly Alcohol Duty figures from recorded movements. | Production reporting aligned to HMRC W21 and W1 formats; W5 and Alcohol Duty not mentioned. Source |
| Finance | Cost per litre of pure alcohol, duty due, book and market stock valuation. | Not mentioned on Vapour's public pages. Source |
| Accounting and CRM connectors | Native Xero, QuickBooks, SAP and Salesforce connectors, plus REST API and webhooks. | API integration with SCADA and CASKLOG hardware; accounting connectors not mentioned. Source |
| Consumer engagement | Serialized QR per bottle, provenance story and live scanning dashboard. | Not mentioned on Vapour's public pages. Source |
| Pricing | Quote-based, by size of operation. | Subscription tiers; no prices published. Source |
Competitor details come from Vapour's own public pages, checked October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.
Which one fits
Which one fits your site
Choose Vapour if
- Your priority is production and maturation records with scanning on the warehouse floor.
- You want to connect SCADA or CASKLOG hardware directly.
- Duty, finance and accounting stay in other tools.
Choose Provenate if
- You want W1, W5 and Alcohol Duty figures built from the same records as production.
- Finance needs cost per LPA and stock valuation in the same system.
- You run Xero, QuickBooks, SAP or Salesforce and want them connected natively.
- You want consumer QR and scan analytics on your bottles.
FAQ
Provenate vs Vapour: common questions
Are Provenate and Vapour both Scottish?
Yes. Provenate is built in East Lothian by Third Platform Technologies; Vapour is made by Speyside Labs. Both are cloud systems built for distilleries, bonded warehouses and bottlers.
Which handles HMRC duty returns?
Provenate builds W1 and W5 figures and the figures for your monthly Alcohol Duty return from recorded movements. Vapour's production module says it aligns with HMRC W21 and W1 formats; its public pages don't mention W5 or Alcohol Duty. Read our W1 and W5 guide for what each return needs.
What does Provenate cost compared to Vapour?
Provenate pricing is quote-based and depends on the size of your operation. Vapour sells subscription tiers but doesn't publish prices, so ask both for a quote on the same scope.
Does Provenate connect to Xero or QuickBooks?
Yes. Provenate has native Xero and QuickBooks connectors, so orders become invoices without re-keying.
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