Comparison
6 Stocky alternatives for Shopify, compared (before August 31, 2026)
Stocky shuts down on August 31, 2026 — and supplier data cannot be exported. Six replacements compared on the jobs Stocky actually did: reorder suggestions, purchase orders, suppliers, receiving.
By Bastien HugonFounder & Engineer10 min readPublished July 10, 2026
TL;DR
Stocky was delisted on February 2, 2026 and stops working on August 31, 2026; Shopify's suggested fallback (admin inventory) has no purchase orders, suppliers or reorder suggestions. Pick by what Stocky did for you: daily reorder + POs at small-merchant pricing → [Solvi Restock](/apps/solvi-restock) (free plan, $19/mo). AI demand planning → Prediko. Enterprise forecasting depth → Inventory Planner by Sage. Multi-channel sync → Sumtracker. One flat price → Forstock. Backorder selling → Fabrikatör.
Stocky's shutdown is unusual because there is no first-party successor: Shopify is retiring the app and pointing merchants at admin inventory, which does a different, smaller job. Every Stocky user has to pick a third-party replacement — and because supplier data cannot be exported from Stocky at all, the switching cost is the same whichever app you choose. That makes this a genuine re-decision, not a migration by default.
The dates that matter
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| July 7, 2025 | Feature removals began (inventory transfers, min/max forecasting) |
| February 2, 2026 | Stocky removed from the Shopify App Store |
| August 31, 2026 | Stocky stops working entirely — but Shopify now offers a Stocky data export for at least 90 days afterward |
How we compare (and who is writing this)
We build Solvi Restock — the disclosure box above is there for that reason. The criteria are the four jobs the Stocky reviews actually talk about, plus the two pricing traps this category is famous for: reorder suggestions (does it tell you what to buy, and can you check the math), purchase orders (creation, statuses, a PDF a supplier can act on), suppliers (records, lead times, costs), receiving, and then price honesty (no order-volume metering, no per-backorder fees) and time to first value (an ex-Stocky merchant has weeks, not quarters).
| App | Pricing | Reorder logic | POs + PDF | Suppliers | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvi Restock | Free · $19 · $39/mo | Visible math (velocity × cover) | Yes — deterministic PDF | Yes, with lead times | Yes — 3 POs/mo |
| Prediko | Paid tiers | AI forecast (12-month, SKU-level) | Yes | Yes | Trial |
| Inventory Planner (Sage) | ~$120–330/mo · annual | Full demand planning | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sumtracker | From $59/mo | Replenishment rules | Yes | Yes | No |
| Forstock | $39/mo flat | AI forecasting | Yes | Yes | No |
| Fabrikatör | ~$99–199/mo + $0.75/backorder | Forecasting | Yes | Yes | No |
The six, in detail
Solvi Restockby Useful Tools
Our appKnow what to reorder today and how much — then turn the answer into a ready-to-send purchase order.
Free plan · from $19/month · 7-day free trial
Best for: Ex-Stocky merchants who used it for the daily reorder-and-PO job and refuse to adopt an ERP (or ERP pricing) to keep it.
- The reorder list — sorted by urgency
- Visible math on every suggestion
- One click from list to purchase order
Predikoby Prediko
AI-driven demand forecasting and inventory planning with SKU-level 12-month projections.
Paid tiers (see App Store listing)
Best for: Growing brands that want AI demand planning and buying calendars
- AI forecasting trained on a large SKU corpus, 12-month projections
- Purchase-order generation and buying calendar
- Modern, well-reviewed interface
- AI forecast is a black box — you trust the number rather than a visible formula
- Planning-suite scope and pricing when the daily job is just reordering
Inventory Planner by Sageby Sage
Enterprise-grade demand forecasting and replenishment platform with deep reporting.
From ~$120/month, quotes commonly $250+ · annual contract
Best for: Larger operations that want full demand-planning depth and have a budget for it
- Mature forecasting engine with seasonality and trends
- Deep replenishment reporting and multi-channel support
- Established vendor (Sage)
- Pricing sits an order of magnitude above small-merchant budgets, with 12-month contracts common
- ERP-grade surface: significant setup and training before the first useful reorder
Sumtrackerby Sumtracker
Multi-channel inventory sync with bundles, purchase orders and replenishment.
From $59/month
Best for: Multi-channel sellers (Shopify + Amazon/eBay/Etsy) needing stock sync plus POs
- Strong multi-channel inventory sync
- Bundle/kit stock automation
- Purchase orders and replenishment included
- Sync-first product — heavier than needed for a single-store reorder workflow
- No free plan
Forstockby Forstock
Flat-rate forecasting, supplier management and purchase orders.
$39/month flat
Best for: Stores that want one flat price for forecasting + suppliers + POs
- Single flat price, no volume metering
- Covers forecasting, suppliers and purchase orders
- Positions itself directly as a Stocky replacement
- No free plan to prove value on your own data first
- Young product with a shorter track record
Fabrikatörby Fabrikatör
Inventory planning with forecasting, purchase orders and backorder selling.
~$99–199/month + $0.75 per backorder item
Best for: Brands that monetize out-of-stocks through backorder selling
- Backorder selling recovers revenue on out-of-stock items
- Forecasting and PO workflow in one app
- Per-backorder fee ($0.75/item) on top of the subscription — costs scale with your stock-outs
- Price bracket several times a small merchant's app budget
Match the app to what Stocky did for you
- 01
List your actual Stocky habits
Open your Stocky history: was it POs and reordering (most merchants), forecasting reports, or stocktakes? Buy the job you actually did, not the feature list you never opened.
- 02
Reject the two pricing traps by default
Order-volume billing and per-backorder fees both scale your bill with your success rather than your usage. Whatever you pick, check the pricing page for these two models first.
- 03
Test on your own store during the overlap
Stocky still works until August 31 — run the candidate in parallel for one real reorder cycle. A free plan or trial that shows suggestions on YOUR sales history beats any comparison table, including this one.
- 04
Recreate suppliers early, not at the deadline
Since supplier records cannot leave Stocky, budget the afternoon of manual re-entry now. Lead times are the input that makes any reorder suggestion accurate — worth doing carefully once.
Our verdict
If Stocky's daily job for you was knowing what to reorder and sending supplier POs, the honest question is price-to-job fit: the incumbents charge demand-planning-platform prices for it. Solvi Restock does that job — reorder list with checkable math, one-click POs, clean PDFs, suppliers with lead times — from free, then $19/month flat. Run its free plan against your real sales while Stocky is still alive; that comparison costs nothing and settles the question.
Frequently asked questions
When exactly does Stocky stop working?
August 31, 2026 for the working app. It was already delisted from the App Store on February 2, 2026, and feature removals started in July 2025. Shopify's help center (transitioning from Stocky) now says a Stocky data export stays available for at least 90 days after the shutdown, so you get a post-shutdown window to pull data out — but supplier records still aren't part of any export, and historical POs can't be imported into another tool, so plan to recreate suppliers by hand regardless.
What is Shopify's official Stocky replacement?
Shopify points merchants at the admin's built-in inventory features. Those cover stock levels and transfers, but have no purchase orders, no supplier records, no reorder suggestions and no stocktakes — the jobs most Stocky users relied on all need a third-party app now.
Can I export my data from Stocky?
Partially. Purchase-order history and stocktakes can be exported manually (do it before August 31). Supplier records cannot be exported at all — every Stocky user recreates suppliers by hand in their next tool, whichever one it is.
Is there a free Stocky alternative?
Among dedicated replacements, Solvi Restock has a real free plan (full reorder list, one supplier, 3 purchase orders per month) — enough to run an actual reorder cycle before paying. The other apps in this comparison offer trials at best; Shopify's free admin inventory covers stock tracking but none of the PO/supplier/reorder workflow.
Do I need AI forecasting to replace Stocky?
Only if you used Stocky's forecasting to plan long horizons. Most small-to-mid merchants used it to answer 'what do I reorder this week' — a job transparent velocity math does verifiably well. AI planning platforms earn their price on thousands of SKUs and seasonal buys, not on the weekly reorder.
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Do this in minutes with Solvi Restock
Know what to reorder today and how much — then turn the answer into a ready-to-send purchase order.