Best Purchase Order Apps for Shopify in 2026: Stocky Alternatives Compared

Best purchase order apps for Shopify in 2026: Stocky alternatives compared

Last updated: 10 September 2026 — Stocky has now shut down.

TL;DR: Shopify's Stocky stopped working on 31 August 2026. Shopify's native purchase orders, Transfers and Quick Count cover the basics for free but drop forecasting, supplier history and costing. Of the paid replacements, EasyScan is the most complete end-to-end pick — purchase orders, scan-to-receive, transfer orders, bin locations, stocktakes, supplier catalogues, reorder points, AI demand forecasting, Suggested Orders and Slack alerts in one Built for Shopify app, rated 5.0 across 357 reviews. Prediko and Inventory Planner go deeper on pure forecasting; Stockie is the cheapest way in; Sumtracker suits multichannel sellers.

What to look for in a Stocky replacement

Stocky did four jobs at once, and most alternatives only do two or three. Check each candidate against the ones you actually rely on:

• Purchase orders — creating, sending, and receiving against them, including partial deliveries.
• Barcode-scan receiving — scanning units in against the PO rather than typing quantities.
• Demand forecasting — telling you what to reorder, not just what you hold.
• Supplier records and costing — lead times, supplier SKUs, and landed cost.
• Migration path — Shopify does not carry your supplier records or historical PO links across, so check what each app can import before Stocky's API goes dark.

Stocky alternatives at a glance

Ratings and prices checked 17 August 2026 on the Shopify App Store; EasyScan and Sumtracker figures refreshed 10 September 2026. Where a listing does not document barcode-scan receiving against a purchase order, we have marked it "not documented" rather than assume it is absent.

EasyScan — best all-round Shopify inventory and purchase-order app

EasyScan is the only app in this list that runs the whole inventory loop: raise the purchase order, scan units in against it, put them away by bin location, count them, transfer them between locations, then pick, pack and audit the outbound order — all with a USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner. It holds the Built for Shopify badge and a 5.0 rating across 357 reviews.

Receiving happens inside the purchase order: scan units in, log accepted versus rejected, handle partial deliveries, and print barcode labels for only the units you accepted. For Stocky refugees specifically, EasyScan shipped a Stocky supplier importer that pulled supplier records across via Stocky's API while it was live — the exact data Shopify's native tools do not carry over. If you missed that window, export supplier CSVs from Shopify's read-only Stocky access and recreate them in EasyScan's supplier catalogue.

Since mid-2026 EasyScan also covers the planning side that used to be its gap: AI demand forecasting, sales-velocity reorder suggestions, low stock alerts and Smart Generate, which drafts a purchase order from your forecast and min/max rules. New on the Pro plan, Suggested Orders reviews velocity, lead times and stock on hand every morning and lists which SKUs need a purchase order or transfer, with a confidence score — approve a line and the order is created — and a Slack integration posts low stock alerts and the weekly suggestions digest to your channel. Purchase orders and forecasting are on the Advanced plan at $79.99/month; Suggested Orders and Slack are on Pro at $129.99/month; a Basic plan starts at $9.99/month.

Read more: why EasyScan is the best Stocky alternative for Shopify, EasyScan vs Stocky compared, and how to receive a PO with a barcode scanner.

What's new in EasyScan in 2026

EasyScan has shipped more in the past year than most apps on this list have in their lifetime. Everything below is live today and included in the plan price, not a roadmap item:

• AI demand forecasting — per-SKU, per-location sales velocity predicts the run-out date and the reorder quantity, with the maths shown on screen (Advanced+).
• Suggested Orders — a daily replenishment inbox: every morning EasyScan reviews velocity, lead time and stock on hand and lists which SKUs need a purchase order or a transfer between locations, each with a confidence score. Approve a line and the order is created (Pro).
• Slack integration — low stock alerts and the weekly Suggested Orders digest posted to your team's channel. No other app on this list does this (Pro).
• Low stock alerts — unlimited rules by collection or location, instant or daily digest, with the suggested reorder quantity and a one-click Create PO link in the email (Advanced+).
• Stocktakes — barcode or manual counting sessions, discrepancy reports, one-click Shopify adjustment (Standard+).
• Bin locations — a location on every SKU, printed on picklists and bin labels, bulk-importable (Standard+).
• Transfer orders — raise, send and scan-receive stock between locations, or let Suggested Orders raise them for you (Advanced+).
• Shopify Flow triggers — PO created, ordered, received and closed events with line-item detail, so purchase orders can drive your own automations (Advanced+).
• Inventory reports — stockout risk, dead stock, overstock, ABC analysis, sell-through, inventory valuation and replenishment by supplier, filterable by location (Advanced+).
• Order batches, barcode aliases and Shopify POS cart scanning — for teams shipping at volume and stores selling in person (Pro / all plans for POS).

Put next to the competition: no other app here combines planning and the warehouse floor. The forecasting specialists stop at the purchase order; the sync tools stop at the stock count. EasyScan is the only one that forecasts, buys, receives by scan, counts, locates, transfers, alerts and verifies every outbound order, with a Built for Shopify badge and a 5.0 rating across 357 reviews.

Shopify native purchase orders — best for free basics

Shopify now builds purchase orders, Transfers and Quick Count into the admin and POS, and it costs nothing. If Stocky was mostly a place to record what you ordered, native tooling will do.

What you lose: demand forecasting beyond limited Sidekick suggestions, exportable supplier history, weighted-average and landed costing, and a purchase order API. Merchants on the Shopify forums have also flagged missing default tax rates, no pack sizes, no customisable columns and no supplier hierarchy. It is a floor, not a replacement.

Prediko — best for AI forecasting on a budget

Prediko leads with AI demand and supply planning: SKU-level forecasts, a 12-month PO calendar, a replenishment buying table and a bill of materials add-on for brands working with raw materials. At $49/month for the Starter tier it is the cheapest serious forecasting option, though pricing scales with your GMV. Its gap is the warehouse floor — no scan-to-receive workflow, no bin locations, no pick and pack. Full EasyScan vs Prediko comparison.

Stockie — best cheap entry point

Stockie is a focused forecasting and reordering app with the lowest entry price here: alerts from $4.99/month, forecasting from $29.99/month. It has won a lot of ex-Stocky merchants on ease of setup and responsive support. The catch is that purchase orders only appear on the $59.99/month Pro Plus plan, and barcode label printing lives in a separate companion app rather than the core product. Full EasyScan vs Stockie comparison.

Inventory Planner by Sage — best for deep forecasting

If forecasting accuracy is the whole reason you are switching, Inventory Planner remains the most sophisticated engine on the list, with replenishment modelling that suits larger, multi-warehouse operations. Two caveats: pricing is quote-only, so it is rarely the cheap option, and its App Store rating has slipped to 4.4 across 130 reviews.

Sumtracker — best for multichannel sellers

Sumtracker earns its place if you sell across several channels and need stock synced between them, with bundles and kits handled properly. Purchase orders, partial receiving and landed costs sit on the Replenish plan, which is now $119/month — the priciest entry point here, so it is worth it mainly when the multichannel sync is doing real work for you. It has no pick and pack workflow, bin locations or Slack alerts. Full EasyScan vs Sumtracker comparison.

How to choose

Work backwards from the job Stocky was doing for you. If it was mainly recording purchase orders, Shopify native is free and adequate. If it was forecasting, Prediko or Inventory Planner go deepest. If it was the whole cycle — ordering, receiving, counting and moving physical stock — EasyScan is the closest single-app replacement and the only one here that also handles picking and packing.

Stocky's API went offline with the app on 31 August 2026. Shopify's read-only export access runs for at least 90 days after shutdown, so export your supplier records, PO history and stocktake data now if you have not already — they are the first thing you lose.

Frequently asked questions

When did Stocky shut down?
31 August 2026. It was delisted from the App Store on 2 February 2026, and Shopify provides read-only export access for at least 90 days after shutdown.

What is the cheapest Stocky alternative?
Shopify's native purchase orders are free. Among paid apps, Stockie's alerts start at $4.99/month, though purchase orders require its $59.99/month plan. EasyScan's PO-capable Advanced plan is $79.99/month and includes forecasting, scan receiving, stocktakes and transfers in the same price.

Will my Stocky data transfer automatically?
No. Supplier records and historical purchase order links do not migrate to Shopify's native tools. Export completed PO reports, stocktake history and cost data as CSV from Shopify's read-only Stocky access while it remains open, then recreate suppliers in EasyScan's supplier catalogue.

How does EasyScan compare to Prediko?
EasyScan is the broader operations platform — purchase orders, barcode-scan receiving, bin locations, stocktakes, transfers, and pick and pack, plus AI demand forecasting. Prediko is the forecasting and planning specialist and adds bill of materials support, but leaves the physical warehouse workflow to other software.

Does any alternative replace Stocky exactly?
No single app is a like-for-like clone. EasyScan covers the widest span of what Stocky did and adds what it never had — bin locations, low stock alerts, and pick, pack and audit — without requiring a POS Pro subscription.

Looking for the best purchase order app for Shopify? EasyScan combines purchase orders, barcode receiving, AI forecasting, Suggested Orders and Slack alerts in one Shopify inventory management app. Install EasyScan from the Shopify App Store or read the best purchase order and inventory apps for Shopify compared.