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Stocky alternatives: what actually replaces each part of it
Shopify switches Stocky off on 31 August 2026. Most articles on this question try to sell you one app as a straight swap. Stocky did five separate jobs and no single app takes over all five, so this page matches each job to what actually replaces it. We build one of those replacements and we say plainly below which job it covers.
By Fazeel Tanveer, Founder · Last reviewed 25 August 2026
The short version
- Stocky was pulled from the App Store on 2 February 2026 and stops working entirely after 31 August 2026.
- Export before the date. Anything you have not exported goes with it and supplier records are the hardest part to get out.
- Purchase orders and supplier records need a full inventory system such as Assisty, Sumtracker, Prediko or Fabrikator.
- Stock counts and transfers are already built into Shopify admin at no cost.
- The low stock report is the screen most merchants actually opened Stocky for. That is a small job and a simple alerts app covers it.
On this page
What is happening to Stocky and when
Stocky was Shopify's own inventory app, free with Shopify POS Pro. Two things have happened to it:
- 2 February 2026. Stocky was removed from the Shopify App Store. New installs are no longer possible.
- 31 August 2026. Shopify's Help Center states that "the Stocky app will no longer be available after August 31st, 2026". After that date it stops working for everyone.
Shopify has said it wants inventory work to live inside Shopify admin and Shopify POS rather than in a separate app. That covers some of what Stocky did and covers it well. It does not cover all of it, which is why this page exists.
Check the dates yourself. Shopify has moved deadlines before. Confirm where things stand in the Shopify Help Center Stocky page before you plan around any date, including the ones here.
Export your Stocky data before the deadline
Do this first, before you look at a single replacement. Once Stocky is switched off, anything you did not export is gone and reinstalling will not bring it back.
- Purchase orders. Export the whole history, not just the open ones. The quantities you received and what you paid are what your accountant will ask for later.
- Supplier records. This is the painful one. Contacts, delivery times and minimum order quantities are the hardest fields to get out cleanly. If the export drops them, set aside time to copy them into a spreadsheet by hand. Nobody else has a copy of this.
- Cost prices. If you kept unit costs in Stocky rather than on the Shopify product, export them and put them into the Shopify variant cost field, so your margin reporting still works afterwards.
- Stock counts. Export any counts you might need as a record later.
- Put the files somewhere permanent. Not your downloads folder. A dated folder in the team drive that gets backed up.
Do not uninstall Stocky early to tidy up. Shopify warns that data from an uninstalled Stocky may not come back if you reinstall. Export first, then leave it alone until it switches itself off.
What replaces each job Stocky did for you
Stocky bundled several unrelated jobs into one app. Work out which ones you actually used before you go shopping. Paying for all five when you only used one is the most common mistake here.
| What you used Stocky for | What replaces it |
|---|---|
| Purchase orders | A full inventory app. Assisty, Sumtracker, Prediko, Qoblex and Fabrikator all do this. Expect a real monthly bill. |
| Supplier records | The same apps as above. Some of them advertise a Stocky import, which is worth checking before you choose. |
| Demand forecasting | A forecasting app. This is the most expensive piece to replace, so only pay for it if you were really acting on those numbers. |
| Stock counts and transfers | Shopify admin now does this itself, at no extra cost. Read Shopify's own inventory help pages before you buy anything. |
| The low stock report | A simple low stock alerts app. This is a small job and it does not need a whole inventory system. Stockwell is one option. |
Stocky, Shopify admin and Stockwell side by side
The table above says where each job goes. This one says what you can still do once Stocky is off. Read the Shopify admin column first: some of these rows are already covered for nothing, which is the cheapest replacement anybody is going to offer you.
| Capability | Stocky | Shopify admin | Stockwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| See what is running low | Yes | Yes, by filtering | Yes |
| Told without opening anything | No, a report you open | No | Yes |
| A threshold you set per product | Yes | No | Yes |
| Every location counted separately | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Purchase orders | Yes | No | No |
| Supplier records | Yes | No | No |
| Demand forecasting | Yes | No | No |
| Stock counts and transfers | Yes | Yes | No |
| Cost | Free with Shopify POS Pro | Free | Free plan, then $4.99 a month |
Four rows in our own column say no. That is the honest shape of it. Stockwell replaces the second row of this table plus the two around it and it replaces nothing else. If you need the purchase order row, one of the full inventory apps above is the right answer and no alerts app changes that.
One caveat on the second row. Every plan sends the daily summary, so even the free plan tells you without you opening anything. The instant alert that fires the moment a SKU crosses your number starts on the paid plans. Capabilities checked on 25 August 2026.
If the low stock report is the part you will miss
For a lot of merchants Stocky sat open on one screen for one reason: to see what was running down before it hit zero. If that is you, a purchase order system is far more app than the job needs.
There is also a real difference between a report and an alert. A report sits there waiting for you to remember it. An alert arrives whether you remembered or not. With Stocky the problem was almost never that the report was wrong. It was that nobody opened it in the week that mattered.
Stockwell does this one job. It watches every variant at every location then emails your team or posts to Slack when stock drops below a level you set on that variant, plus a daily summary so nothing depends on somebody logging in. Setting it up means picking your SKUs, a number and who gets told.
What Stockwell does not do. No purchase orders, no supplier records, no forecasting, no stock counts and no barcode scanning. If you need any of those, one of the full inventory apps above is the right answer. We would rather tell you now than after you install.
How to move off Stocky without a gap
- Export everything from Stocky, per the checklist above.
- Write down the numbers you were working to. If Stocky told you to reorder a SKU at 12 units, that number came from somewhere and it is worth keeping.
- Set the replacement up while Stocky still works. Do not wait for the deadline. Running both for a week lets you check the new alerts against the old report on real stock moving.
- Watch one full restock before you trust it. Order something, receive it and check the alert cleared.
- Then let Stocky lapse.
That overlap week is the part people skip. It is also the only part that proves the new setup works on your own catalog rather than in a demo.
Replacing just the low stock report
Stockwell watches every variant at every location then emails your team or posts to Slack before stock reaches zero. One job, done properly, with nothing for anybody to remember to open.
Get it on the Shopify App Store
Free plan covers 50 SKUs with a daily summary. Paid plans add instant
alerts and more recipients. No card needed to start.
Common questions
When exactly does Stocky stop working?
Shopify's Help Center says Stocky will no longer be available after 31 August 2026. It already came off the Shopify App Store on 2 February 2026, so you cannot install it fresh.
Will I lose my Stocky data?
Yes, unless you export it first. Anything still sitting in Stocky when it switches off goes with it. Supplier records are the hardest to get out cleanly, so start there and expect to copy some fields into a spreadsheet by hand.
Is there a free Stocky replacement?
Partly. Stock counts and transfers are built into Shopify admin for free, so that part is covered. Purchase orders, suppliers and forecasting all need a paid app. For low stock alerts on their own, Stockwell has a free plan covering 50 SKUs with a daily summary email.
Does Stockwell import my Stocky data?
No. It does not need to. Stockwell does not hold purchase orders or suppliers, so there is nothing to import into. It reads your live stock straight from Shopify, so there is no migration at all. You pick the SKUs to watch and a number. If you need your Stocky purchase order history carried over, look at the full inventory apps above. Some of them advertise a Stocky import.
Should I move to Shopify's native inventory tools instead?
For counting stock, moving it between locations and adjusting quantities, yes. Shopify covers all of that itself and it costs nothing. The gaps are purchase orders, supplier records and anything that reaches you without being asked, which is where an app is still needed.