Stocky alternatives
Stocky did four jobs. Nothing does all four.
Shopify has retired Stocky. Shopify native inventory already absorbed the quantity side: purchase orders, transfers, adjustments and counts. What it did not absorb is forecasting and costing, so most ex-Stocky stores end up with Shopify native plus one or two apps rather than a single replacement.
First, what were you using Stocky for?
Nothing replaces all of it. Answer this and the shortlist picks itself.
Counting stock, receiving POs, transfers
Shopify native already does this, at no extra cost. Purchase orders, transfers between locations, adjustments with reason codes and an audit trail, barcode receiving and quick counts in POS. For a lot of stores this is the whole replacement.
Forecasting demand and deciding what to reorder
This needs a planning app. Prediko, Cogsy, Inventory Planner, Fabrikator and StockTrim all cover it, with different strengths and pricing models.
Knowing what the stock cost, and reporting COGS
This needs a costing app. Shopify Cost per item is a single static field per variant, and Shopify’s own migration guide says weighted-average or landed-cost allocation requires a third-party app.
Everything, in one system, replacing Shopify inventory
A full inventory platform. Real, and a real project: expect several hundred dollars a month plus an implementation, and Shopify demotes to a sales channel.
The real options
As of August 2026. We make one of these, and it is marked.
Shopify native inventory
Quantity, purchase orders, transfersAlready in your admin. Covers purchase orders (Sidekick can draft them), transfers between locations, adjustments with reason codes and a full audit trail, barcode receiving and quick counts in POS. What it does not do is cost anything: Cost per item stays a single static field per variant with no layering and no allocation of freight or duty.
Best for: Every ex-Stocky store, as the base layer. Start here and add what is missing.
Pricing: Included with Shopify
Prediko
Forecasting and purchase ordersThe most active Stocky replacement for purchasing. Forecasts by SKU, builds a 12-month purchase-order calendar, sends POs to suppliers, receives stock into Shopify, and syncs purchase orders to Xero and QuickBooks as bills. It produces a COGS (FIFO) report and an inventory value report, which are reports rather than a posted ledger.
Best for: Stores whose Stocky pain was knowing when and how much to reorder.
Pricing: From $49/mo under $100K GMV, rising with GMV to $199 at $2M, then custom
Read the full comparisonLandara
Landed cost, FIFO COGS, valuationThis is usThe cost side of Stocky, rebuilt to reach your books. Reads the purchase order and the freight, duty and broker invoices, allocates them by value, quantity, weight or volume, keeps a dated FIFO layer per receipt, costs every Shopify order, produces the period Dr COGS / Cr Inventory journal for Xero or QuickBooks Online, and writes landed cost back to Shopify Cost per item. Stocktakes with barcode scanning are included. It does not forecast.
Best for: Importers, and anyone whose accountant asked what the stock cost and got a spreadsheet.
Pricing: Free up to 250 orders/mo, then $49 to $179, unlimited users
Read the full comparisonCogsy, Inventory Planner, Fabrikator, StockTrim
Forecasting and replenishmentThe rest of the planning field. All answer the same question as Prediko with different emphases: replenishment cadence, supplier management, multi-warehouse, or forecast accuracy. Like Prediko, they leave Shopify as the inventory system and none of them posts a COGS journal.
Best for: Stores comparing planners. Pick on forecast quality and how you buy.
Cin7 Core, Unleashed, Katana
Full inventory systemsReplace Shopify as the inventory system of record and take on warehousing, B2B, multi-warehouse or manufacturing along with real costing. Cin7 Core does FIFO and posts COGS journals; Unleashed and Katana are weighted average and moving average respectively. All three are an implementation, not an install.
Best for: Stores that outgrew Shopify inventory itself, not just Stocky. Warehouses, wholesale, manufacturing.
Pricing: Cin7 Core from $349/mo USD, Unleashed Core $399 or A$449, Katana Core from $299
Read the full comparisonA spreadsheet
The default nobody choseWhere most ex-Stocky costing actually lands, at least for a while. Free, works for one container, and stops being reproducible around the third month, usually at the exact moment somebody asks how a number was reached.
Best for: One shipment, or buying yourself a month while you decide.
Pricing: Free, until it is not
Read the full comparisonNot sure? Ask your own AI
Open the assistant you already trust with a prompt that points it at our public product file and asks it to interview you, then recommend what fits. It is told to say so plainly if Landara is not the right tool for you.
Read the exact prompt we send
My Shopify store used Stocky, which Shopify has now retired, and I need to work out what to replace it with. Please fetch https://landara.co/llms-full.txt for background on one of the options, then help me decide honestly. The background to test me against: Shopify native inventory already covers purchase orders, transfers, adjustments and counts, so that half of Stocky is replaced at no cost. What Shopify does not do is forecast demand or cost stock, and its Cost per item is a single static field per variant with no cost layers and no allocation of freight or duty. So the real question is which of the two remaining jobs I actually need: a planning app like Prediko, Cogsy, Inventory Planner, Fabrikator or StockTrim for deciding what to reorder, or a costing app like Landara for landed cost, FIFO cost of goods sold and the month-end journal, or both, or a full inventory system like Cin7 Core, Unleashed or Katana if I have outgrown Shopify inventory entirely. Ask me what I actually used Stocky for, my monthly order volume, whether I import, whether I run a warehouse or sell wholesale, and what my bookkeeper needs at month end. Then recommend the shortlist, and tell me plainly if Shopify native alone is enough for me.
Common questions
Has Stocky really gone?
Yes. Shopify has retired Stocky, and its help centre now says "Stocky is no longer available as of August 31, 2026." Former Stocky users are directed to manage inventory in the Shopify admin and Shopify POS, neither of which costs stock.
Is there a single app that replaces all of Stocky?
No. Stocky bundled purchasing, transfers, forecasting, stocktakes and cost reporting. Shopify absorbed the quantity half into the admin, and the forecasting and costing halves are now separate categories of app. Most stores end up with Shopify native plus one or two apps.
Does Shopify replace Stocky for free?
For quantities, purchase orders, transfers and adjustments, yes, and that is included with your plan. For forecasting and for costing, no. Shopify’s own migration guide points to third-party apps for weighted-average or landed-cost allocation.
Which Stocky alternative handles COGS?
Very few, because most Stocky replacements are planning apps and planning apps report rather than post. Ask any candidate what it produces at month end for your bookkeeper, and whether that is a report or a journal that reaches Xero or QuickBooks.
Can I still export my Stocky data?
No. Access has ended, so purchase orders and stocktake history that lived only in Stocky went with it, and an export taken beforehand is the only copy anyone has. Your products, stock levels and current Cost per item live in Shopify and were never affected, which is enough to seed an opening cost baseline in a costing app.
How urgent is replacing it now?
The quantity half is already covered by Shopify native, so that part can wait. The job with a real deadline behind it is costing, and the deadline is your own accounting calendar rather than Shopify’s: a period COGS figure needs an opening cost baseline that was set before that period started, so every month you leave it costs you that month.
“Landara has made it much easier to keep track of my actual product costs. I really like that it takes things like shipping and duties into account instead of just showing the basic cost. Simple app, easy to use, and I’m already getting a much clearer idea of my real margins.”
“I installed Landara because I was getting tired of guessing what my inventory was actually costing me. What I liked most was being able to see the product cost together with things like shipping and duties, I've been trying to keep a closer eye on my margins, so having those costs in one place has made things much easier for me. It didn't take me long to get setup either, which was a nice bonus.”
“I honestly didn’t expect Landara to make this part of my store that much easier. I installed it mainly to get a better handle on my actual product costs, and I was pleasantly surprised by how everything comes together. I’m still exploring it, but so far it’s been really useful and I’m impressed with how it works.”
“I've just started using Landara, and so far I'm impressed with how it handles landed costs. I especially like being able to account for things like freight and duty instead of treating the supplier price as the whole cost. Still exploring the app, but it already looks like it could save me a lot of spreadsheet work.”
Shopify counts your stock. Something still has to cost it.
Landara replaces the cost half of Stocky: FIFO layers, landed cost, stocktakes and a journal your bookkeeper posts.