With Stocky shutting down on August 31, 2026, Shopify merchants need a new home for forecasting, purchase orders, and stock counts. The right alternative depends on your size and complexity: small and mid-size merchants who want reorder planning without ERP overhead are Stockwik's sweet spot (full disclosure: Stockwik is our product); larger operations with manufacturing, wholesale channels, or warehouse workflows may be better served by a heavier platform. Here's the honest lay of the land.
What Stocky actually did for you
Before comparing, list what you're replacing. Stocky covered: demand forecasting and reorder suggestions, purchase orders and receiving, supplier records, stocktakes, and inventory reports. Note that some of it was already gone — multi-location transfers were removed from Stocky in 2025 — and it required a Shopify POS Pro subscription. Whatever you pick should cover the parts of that list you genuinely use, without forcing you into software built for a much bigger company.
The alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Focus | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Stockwik (that's us) | Reorder planning, POs, receiving, transfers, cycle counts for Shopify | Small and mid-size Shopify merchants who want Stocky's job done without ERP weight |
| Inventory Planner (Sage) | Forecasting & purchasing analytics | Merchants who want deep forecasting reports and buy-plan analysis |
| Prediko | AI-driven forecasting & purchasing | DTC brands wanting forecasting with raise-a-PO workflows |
| Qoblex | Inventory + orders across channels | Multichannel sellers, B2B/wholesale, light manufacturing |
| inFlow | Standalone inventory & warehouse management | Businesses that want inventory software that isn't Shopify-first |
| ApparelMagic | Apparel ERP | Fashion brands needing style/size/color ERP, production, and wholesale |
| Shopify admin (built-in) | Basic stock tracking | Stores that only need levels, transfers, and simple POs — no forecasting |
Shopify's own admin has been absorbing basic pieces of Stocky's job — stock tracking by location, transfers, simple purchase orders, low-stock alerts. If all you used Stocky for was recording POs, the built-ins may be enough. What the admin doesn't do is the planning: it won't calculate when to reorder or how much to buy.
How to choose: six questions
- Does it forecast, or just record? The core of Stocky was telling you when and how much to order. Make sure the replacement computes real reorder points from your sales history — not just low-stock alerts at a level you set by hand. (How this should work: How reorder levels are calculated.)
- Does it cover the full buying loop? Suggestion → purchase order → send to supplier → receive against the PO. Receiving is where many tools stop short, and it's where inventory accuracy is won or lost.
- Does it handle how your suppliers actually sell? Case packs, MOQs, and pack-size rounding — or will you be converting units to cases in your head forever?
- Multi-location? If you run more than one location, check both planning-per-location and transfers — the feature Stocky dropped in 2025.
- What does it cost, all-in? Stocky was "free" but required POS Pro. Most replacements are standalone apps: compare their monthly price against what you're really paying today. (Stockwik's pricing is public: plans from $29/mo with a 14-day trial.)
- Can you be running before August? You want at least one full reorder cycle in parallel with Stocky. Tools that read your Shopify sales history directly — rather than needing a data migration — are running the same day you install.
Where Stockwik is the right call — and where it isn't
Right call: you're a small or mid-size Shopify merchant, you want reorder points and order quantities calculated from your real sales, and you want the whole buying loop — reorder suggestions, POs, receiving, transfers, cycle counts — in one plain tool. Suppliers are created automatically from your Shopify vendors, which matters this year because Stocky's supplier data can't be exported.
Not the right call: you manufacture goods with bills of materials, you need warehouse operations (bins, pick/pack), you sell heavily through non-Shopify channels, or you need apparel-ERP features like style-level costing and wholesale line sheets. Look at Qoblex, inFlow, or ApparelMagic for those — genuinely.
FAQ
What is the best Stocky alternative?
There's no single answer — it depends on size and complexity. For small/mid-size Shopify merchants replacing Stocky's forecasting-and-purchasing job directly, Stockwik was built for exactly that. For manufacturing, warehouse ops, or apparel ERP, a heavier platform fits better.
Do Stocky alternatives require POS Pro?
Generally no. Stocky required a Shopify POS Pro subscription; most replacements, Stockwik included, are standalone Shopify apps.
Can I try an alternative while Stocky still works?
Yes, and you should — run both through at least one reorder cycle before August 31, 2026 and compare suggestions. See the full migration checklist.
Want the direct comparison? Stockwik vs Stocky, feature by feature.
