I received a notice today that stocky is being sunset in August 2026. Does anyone have a good replacement? I briefly looked at shopify’s and it doesn’t look great - you have to use suppliers not vendors, there’s no “fill shelves”, order based on last X days sales or other auto purchase order creation options
From what I can gather, the only way to have something even remotely close to Stocky is to go pay for an ERP according to support staff. Shelling out another $350-1k+/mo minimum depending on catalog size. I took our store off a NetSuite ERP because Stocky was able to do 90% of the lift. I am quite upset about this.
If purchase orders are your main focus, have you looked at Auto Purchase Orders Auto Purchase Orders - Automate POs, manage suppliers, and track inventory with ease | Shopify App Store
The logistics of performing basic stock takes is suddenly way more manual and complicated without Stocky. Other apps offer more functionality than is needed for small businesses and add significant costs. We just want to have an application to run product counts against current inventory and make automated adjustments, is that too much to ask? This user summed up the practical needs of Stocky perfectly in another thread: https://community.shopify.com/t/why-stocky-should-remain-an-executive-position.
Hey @ejean,
I run an app which focuses on stock taking and inventory counts and ran thousands of stock takes with merchants of all sizes PML Stock Take Inventory Count - Scan barcodes, count products, manage your stock levels in POS | Shopify App Store
There is also Shopifys quick count stock management option, which is free, which you can do on Shopify POS and use Shopify reports to get some inventory figures. This is limited to a certain number of products however, theres more info here https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/changing-inventory-quantities-pos
My app also works with Shopify Transfers without needing a POS Pro locations, which can help save some costs and we are introducing Purchase Orders in March.
I’d love to hear what are your day to day processes with POs and how we could best help.
Shopify also shared this high level comparison and mentioned some items they are working on, if that is of any help as well https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/inventory/getting-started/transitioning-from-stocky
I’ve written up a more in depth guide on the end of stocky and what is/isn’t moving and how you can use Shopify own tools as well as our app Pimsical
I am looking for a replacement for Stocky that does the following:
- Create and manage Purchase Orders
- Receive Merchandise against Purchase Orders
- Change the “Bill To” on Purchase Orders
- Ability to attach invoices to Purchase Orders and mark them paid
- Perform Stock Counts
Most of what I have tried pulls the information directly from the Shopify account holder details. This does not work for us as the Bill-To for invoices needs to be a third-party. So the “Ship-to” and “Bill-to” need to be different.
Also, a lot of the apps I’ve tried so far seem to have problems. One let me add products to the Purchase Order initially. But then stopped working when I tried to make another.
Any recommendations would be helpful.
Hi, there
you’re definitely not the only one in this situation — we’re seeing the same concerns from a lot of merchants after the Stocky announcement.
Unfortunately, one important thing to clarify upfront:
Shopify does not expose Purchase Orders (including Draft POs) via their API. Because of that, no third-party app can read or report on Shopify draft POs directly — this is a platform limitation, not an app limitation.
That said, most teams are replacing Stocky workflows with a slightly different approach:
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Planning inventory by supplier, not by Shopify PO objects
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Using reorder / planning lists inside an app to track:
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what needs to be ordered
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what’s already ordered
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what has been received
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This covers the practical use cases Stocky was used for (planning, visibility of incoming inventory, receiving), even though it’s not using Shopify’s native PO objects.
For example, in Inventory Management by Mipler we handle this via supplier-based Reorder Lists:
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you can filter products by multiple vendors
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plan quantities per supplier
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track incoming stock and mark items as received
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keep this separate from Shopify’s PO system
It doesn’t replace Shopify POs 1-to-1, but it allows teams to continue inventory planning and receiving without relying on Stocky.
Out of curiosity — when you mention draft POs, are you mainly using them for:
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tracking incoming inventory?
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planning purchase quantities?
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or reporting/visibility across suppliers?
That detail really changes which workaround makes the most sense.
I will be following this because we too have depended on Stocky for our receveing and stocktake needs. We currently use Stocky to create PO’s and receive. We also print our price labels from Stocky directly from the PO which is so much easier than going through Shopify to print. We do lots of adjustments in Stocky. We also have been doing our end of year inventory through the Stocktake’s in Stocky which I’ll admit hasn’t been the best function but has been useful. I’m concerned as well that all of our data from Stocky will be gone also, I’m sure we will not be able to transfer any data to a new app. Also sad that now we will have to pay for a funstion that really should just be included in any POS software at this point. It seems ridiculous to make us pay for that.
We migrated from a 30 year old POS system to Shopify. I’ve been shocked by the lack of basic inventory sales reporting, PO creation and receiving. This is basic stuff that I figured would be core to any functional POS. I’m not even sure how most stores can run a business on Shopify without this basic functionality.
For Shopify merchants needing advanced forecasting before Stocky’s good-bye, several third-party alternatives offer deeper analytics, AI-driven demand planning, and automated replenishment that surpass the native Shopify Admin’s current capabilities.
Here are some of them that are built specifically for the Shopify ecosystem and offer direct integrations with the Shopify Admin and POS:
- Sumtracker: A popular choice for mid-sized brands that need a balance of real-time multichannel sync (Amazon, eBay, Etsy) and sales-based forecasting. It uses historical trends and seasonality to generate clear reorder recommendations and automated purchase orders.
- Inventory Planner by Sage: Regarded as a high-end, data-heavy tool for mature brands. It features advanced analytics, stock coverage analysis, and highly detailed SKU insights to handle complex catalogs and multi-location planning.
- Cogsy: Ideal for fast-scaling brands that need long-term scenario planning. It allows you to model 12-month demand scenarios and plan for growth cycles rather than just reactive restocking.
- Prediko Inventory Management: An AI-first platform designed for modern DTC brands. It focuses on automated reorder recommendations and predictive forecasting, with a Buying Table feature that simplifies complex procurement decisions.
We don’t need deeper analytics or AI driven demand planning. That’s not how B&M retail ordering works. We need basic inventory history reporting. We use RI, not AI to determine what to order. Our primary ordering constraints are pre-negotiated terms with vendors. We don’t do lots of little orders from suppliers.
I’m going to also suggest FyreTrail here because it is directly applicable to the OP’s post and several responses here.
FyreTrail is geared for retail B&M sales. You can order from both Suppliers and Vendors directly then pull that order (or create manually) into FyreTrail, track it, receive it, process it and persist the products to Shopify with mostly button presses via confirmations - so there are a ton of automations. A Supplier is not tracked as heavily as a vendor is as you have direct agreements with vendors that is currently supported now (i.e. term exclusivity, purchasing commitments).
It does not do “fill my shelves” one button press though so I can’t help you there. There’s quite a bit of risk with that so I want to approach how that’s implemented carefully. However, it does so much more (stock takes, budget, reporting, etc.) to support the retail B&M needs.
That’s frustrating news. A lot of merchants rely on those ‘fill shelves’ and forecasting features that the native Shopify solution is missing right now.
Since you need advanced logic (like ordering based on sales history), you might want to look into Inventory Planner or Matrixify (if you like working in spreadsheets). If you need a more direct Stocky alternative, check out Thrive by Shopistry or Cin7, they tend to handle the Vendor/Supplier distinction better and offer more granular automation for POs.
Depending on your order count, Qoblex’ starter plan might be a good fit for a good price. Happy to discuss your needs over a free 30 minutes call.
Do you have other needs such as advanced landed cost management? If so, Qoblex might be a fit to your needs. Happy to dicuss your needs over a free 30 min call.
Look at all the sharks circling in the replies. The reason for this is obvious.
I’m at a loss to what you mean @Roman151 . The OP asked for suggestions on replacing Stocky. Are you against that?
Qoblex might be a good fit here. It has support for the following
- Purchase order details including landed costs
- Multiple goods receipt notes per PO
- Multiple bills per PO - bills and GRNs are independent so you can receive and record bills in any order
- 3 way check - the system automatically checks the PO quantities / prices against received stock and billed items before closing the PO
- Landed cost distribution
- Freight PO management ( for mutli-currency landed costs ) to be distributed over one or more POs
- Full inventory legder you can either view as a report or export to Xero / QuickBooks.
Happy to discuss your needs over a free 30 minutes call.
I’ve found this free solution for Stock Takes. It seems to operate similar to the Stocky Stocktake feature. I’ve done a single test and I think it will work okay.
Hey! I work for Prediko. We would love to help you out. Plans just start from $49/month. And they depend on the revenue size of your brand