Stocky alternatives compared for small POS retailers (2026)

Stocky shut down on 31 August 2026. Shopify's help centre now states that “Stocky is no longer available to install from the Shopify App Store” (Shopify Help Center), and the community thread that tracked the shutdown runs to hundreds of posts from merchants asking the same question: which Stocky alternatives actually fit a one- or two-location shop, and which are forecasting suites priced for a warehouse?

This is a comparison of the options that come up most in that thread, plus Shopify's own admin, on the five jobs a small POS retailer did in Stocky every week: purchase orders, receiving, barcode labels, stocktakes, and what it costs. Prices and features are taken from each app's public Shopify App Store listing or Shopify's pricing page on 28 September 2026 and will drift; check the listing before you decide. Restock Ops is our own app, so read that row with that in mind — we have tried to hold it to the same standard.

What small retailers said they need

The thread is long because Stocky was included with POS Pro and did a small number of things that shop staff rely on daily. A February 2026 post lists them: purchase orders, receiving that updates quantities and average cost, printing labels for what arrived, and barcode stocktakes. A July 2026 reply from a merchant mid-migration made the pricing point directly: if your main pain is “receive a shipment → print the right number of barcodes”, you “don't necessarily need a $50–200/mo inventory platform, you need a label workflow that reads received qty, not ordered qty”.

Several app developers posted in the thread as well, which is useful because they stated their own prices: one said their tier with purchase orders is $79.99 a month and acknowledged that against Stocky plus a $10 label app “we are more expensive, not less”; another said plans “just start from $49/month”. Those are the two ends of the market: full inventory platforms that happen to include POs, and smaller tools built around receiving.

Comparison table (28 September 2026)

Notes on each column

Shopify admin. Native purchase orders record the agreement; a linked inventory transfer does the receiving, with partial accept/reject per shipment (Creating an inventory transfer for your purchase order). It is free with your plan, which is the strongest argument for it. What it does not do — labels from received quantities, reorder points, cost history, CSV export — is itemised in our native PO checklist. Note that fulfilling and receiving transfers inside the Shopify POS app requires POS Pro, currently $89 USD per month per location (Shopify pricing); receiving in the admin on a computer does not.

Stockroom. Built by MyWorks (the QuickBooks/Xero sync developer), announced in the thread in July 2026 and listed as Free with a Stocky migration (App Store listing). The listing describes unlimited POs, partial receiving, returns for credit, team stock counts, transfers, labels on Dymo/Zebra/Rollo/Avery, bills of materials and COGS reports. If “free” holds, it is the obvious first thing to trial; the reasonable question to ask any free app is how it is funded over time, which the listing does not address.

Prediko. A forecasting and planning suite that also manages purchase orders, priced by store revenue: $49, $119 and $199 per month, with an Enterprise tier for stores above $2M (App Store listing). It is the app most often recommended in the thread and its listing carries a “Stocky Alternative” tag. Its strengths — AI demand forecasting, a dynamic buying table, WMS and 3PL integrations — are aimed at brands managing stock across channels. The listing does not mention barcode labels or scanner stocktakes, which is why it appears blank in those rows.

Restock Ops. Ours. It is deliberately narrow: app-owned purchase orders with unlimited partial receipts, supplier records with lead time, minimums and notes, cost history with last or weighted-average cost written back to Shopify, barcode labels from a receipt or PO, scanner stocktakes with a discrepancy review, and a reorder report from reorder points and 30-day sales. Every Shopify write is previewed, logged and can be undone. Starter is $19/month for one location and Pro $39/month for up to five, both with a 14-day trial. It is still in development and not yet on the App Store; the button below takes you to the current sign-in page, not a listing. There is no demand forecasting, no accounting sync and no manufacturing.

Other names in the thread

Merchants and developers also mention Replenio, EasyScan, FyreTrail, Sumtracker, Fabrikatör and Shopventory. We have not compared them here because the thread gave us less to go on than a listing check, not because they are worse; the same five questions apply. For each candidate, ask: can I receive part of a PO with its own date and cost? Does the cost I paid reach Shopify's unit cost? Can I print labels for what arrived rather than what I ordered? Can I count with a scanner and review before anything changes? And what is the price for one location, after the trial?

How to choose in an afternoon

1. Export what Stocky held that Shopify does not: supplier records, PO history, stocktake history. Merchants in the thread reported supplier details had to be re-entered by hand. If you have not done this, that data is gone; rebuild the supplier list first.
2. Decide whether you need forecasting. If you buy against a reorder point and a supplier lead time, you do not, and you can rule out the $49+ tiers immediately.
3. Trial two apps on one real PO each: receive it in two parts, change a cost on the second receipt, print labels for the first, then check the product in Shopify. A tool that passes that test on a dummy PO will pass it on the shop floor.
4. Check what happens to incoming quantities when you close the PO or uninstall, before you commit. See incoming inventory stuck after Stocky.
5. Pick the cheapest one that passed. Our Stocky replacement map lists what else to check once you have chosen.

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