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Stocky is shutting down: the migration checklist (before Aug 31, 2026)

What to export from Stocky, what cannot be saved, and the order to do it in — a step-by-step migration plan that gets you out with your data before the August 31 shutdown.

By Bastien HugonFounder & Engineer9 min readPublished July 10, 2026

TL;DR

Stocky stops working on August 31, 2026. Before then: export your purchase-order history and stocktakes manually (CSV, from inside Stocky), write down supplier details and lead times by hand — supplier records have no export — and stand up your replacement while Stocky still runs so you can compare its suggestions against your instincts on live data. Total effort for a typical store: one focused afternoon, plus a parallel week of trust-building.

The Stocky shutdown punishes procrastination in one specific way: the app does not just stop being supported, it stops existing — and with it, every piece of data you did not extract. This checklist is ordered by what is hardest to recover, so even a partial run through it protects the important things first.

Know what survives and what does not

Data in Stocky	Exportable?	Where it should go
Supplier records (names, contacts, terms)	No — no export exists	Re-typed by hand into your replacement
Lead times per supplier	No (often only in your head anyway)	Written down now, entered in the new tool
Purchase-order history	Yes — manual CSV export	Archive folder + import where supported
Stocktake history	Yes — manual export	Archive folder (few tools import it)
Product costs	Lives in Shopify (inventory unit cost)	Nothing to do — every app reads it
Stock levels	Live in Shopify, not Stocky	Nothing to do
Forecasting settings	No	Reconfigured in the replacement

The supplier gap is the trap: because supplier data cannot leave Stocky, merchants assume it is saved 'somewhere in Shopify'. It is not — Shopify has no native supplier records. On September 1, an un-migrated supplier list exists only in old emails and memory.

The migration, step by step

Export purchase-order history from Stocky

In Stocky, open Purchase Orders and export to CSV — all statuses, full history. This is your audit trail for costs, quantities and supplier performance; archive it even if your new tool cannot import it.

Export stocktakes

Same operation for stocktake history. If you rely on periodic counts for accounting, this export is the record — Shopify admin does not hold it.

Write the supplier sheet by hand

For each supplier: name, order email, address, payment terms, typical lead time in days, and which products they supply. Fifteen minutes per supplier now versus archaeology in September.

Check unit costs in Shopify

Stocky read costs from Shopify's inventory unit cost — your replacement will too. Spot-check that costs are filled and current on your top SKUs; fix gaps in Shopify, not in any app.

Stand up the replacement in parallel

Install your pick from the [alternatives comparison](/guides/stocky-alternatives) while Stocky still runs. Enter the supplier sheet and lead times. In [Solvi Restock](/apps/solvi-restock) the reorder list appears immediately from your Shopify sales history — no import needed for suggestions.

Run one full reorder cycle side by side

For one week, let both tools suggest and let the new one write the POs. Compare its suggestions against your instincts (and Stocky's) — the [reorder-point math](/guides/reorder-point-formula) tells you exactly what to check.

Uninstall Stocky before the deadline, on your terms

Once the new tool has produced real POs for a week, uninstall Stocky yourself rather than letting August 31 do it — a controlled cut-over with your exports archived beats a forced one.

Timeline: working backwards from August 31

Now → mid-July: exports done, supplier sheet written, replacement chosen and installed. (You are reading this — do the exports today.)
Mid-July → mid-August: parallel run over at least one real reorder cycle per supplier; longest-lead-time supplier first.
Before August 31: controlled cut-over. Nothing left in Stocky you have not either exported or consciously abandoned.

Doing this with Solvi Restock

Solvi Restock was built for exactly this migration: install it and the reorder list is already there — computed from your Shopify sales, no Stocky import required. Recreate your suppliers with their lead times (the one truly manual step of any Stocky exit), import costs from CSV if Shopify's unit costs are sparse, and the free plan's three POs per month cover the parallel-run week before you commit to anything.

Frequently asked questions

What happens to Stocky data after August 31, 2026?

It becomes inaccessible — the app shuts down entirely, and nothing suggests read-only access afterwards. Anything not exported before the deadline (PO history, stocktakes) or re-entered elsewhere (suppliers, lead times) is gone.

Does anything migrate to Shopify admin automatically?

No. Stock levels and product costs already live in Shopify, so they are safe by construction — but nothing from Stocky itself (POs, suppliers, stocktakes, settings) transfers anywhere automatically. The admin also has no PO or supplier features to receive that data.

How long does a Stocky migration actually take?

For a typical store with a handful of suppliers: the exports take minutes, the supplier sheet an hour or two, and setting up a replacement an afternoon. The real calendar time is the parallel reorder cycle you should run before trusting any new tool — one to three weeks depending on your suppliers' lead times. Start before August.

Can I import my Stocky purchase-order history into a new app?

Few tools import PO history, and the value is mostly archival — an audit trail of costs and quantities. Archive the CSVs regardless. What matters operationally going forward is suppliers, lead times and costs; those you re-enter once, and they drive everything.

Related guides

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.

10 min read

How-to

How to create purchase orders for your Shopify store

Shopify has no native purchase orders — here is the full PO workflow anyway: what goes on the document, the lifecycle from draft to received, and the three ways to run it (spreadsheet, app, ERP).

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Reference

The reorder point formula, explained with real numbers

Reorder point = daily sales velocity × lead time + safety stock. What each term means, how to compute them from Shopify data, a worked example, and when the formula lies to you.