Sell multiple variants as 1 product

Topic summary

Seeking a way to sell one product with multiple variants that come from different suppliers, each with its own cost price and SKU (stock keeping unit). A variant here refers to a specific version of the product tied to a particular supplier.

Goal: Keep a single product listing, and when Variant 1 is out of stock, automatically switch sales to Variant 2.

Requirements:

  • Distinct cost prices per variant.
  • Separate SKUs per supplier.
  • Automatic fallback from Variant 1 to Variant 2 when inventory runs out.

Open question: Is this achievable natively in Shopify or via an app? The user is asking for recommendations and clarity on whether Shopify supports this logic without additional tools.

Status: No solution or decision presented yet; the thread remains open with a request for guidance. No attachments or code involved.

Summarized with AI on January 16. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi! Maybe there is someone who can help me with the following:

We sell 1 product with multiple variants. Variant 1 is from supplier 1 and variant 2 is from supplier 2. The variants both have a different cost price and SKU.

Is there an app where it is possible to sell this as one product and when variant 1 has sold out it automatically sells variant 2? Or can I do this in Shopify itself and overlook it?

I hope I explained it clearly, if not please let me know.