Landara vs Prediko
FIFO report, or FIFO ledger?
Prediko is an inventory planner: it forecasts demand and tells you when and how much to reorder. Landara is a cost ledger: it turns your POs and freight invoices into FIFO cost layers and a month-end COGS journal for Xero or QuickBooks. One question decides it. Is your problem when to buy, or what it actually cost?
Two different jobs
Prediko: planning and purchasing
Prediko is one of the best-reviewed planning apps on Shopify and the most active Stocky replacement for purchasing. It forecasts by SKU, builds a 12-month purchase-order calendar, sends POs to suppliers, receives stock into Shopify, and since February 2026 syncs POs to Xero and QuickBooks as bills. It also produces a COGS (FIFO) report and an inventory value report.
Landara: the cost ledger underneath
Landara does not forecast. It reads the PO and every freight, duty and clearance invoice that follows, allocates them across the line items, keeps a dated FIFO cost layer per receipt, costs every Shopify order from those layers, and posts Dr COGS / Cr Inventory to Xero or QuickBooks each period with the original PDFs attached to the bills. It then writes the landed cost back to Shopify Cost per item.
Which one do you actually need?
You need Prediko if
- • You're running out of stock or over-ordering and need forecasting
- • You want supplier lead times, MOQs and a PO calendar in one place
- • You're rebuilding supplier records and open POs after Stocky
- • Your finance team is happy with COGS as a report
If that is the pain, buy the planner. Landara does not forecast anything.
Landara is the right layer if
- • Your accountant asks what this stock cost and you open a spreadsheet
- • Freight, duty and broker invoices arrive after the goods, and after you've sold some
- • You need a COGS journal and inventory valuation you can post, not just view
- • You want Shopify Cost per item to be the landed cost, automatically
That is Landara’s whole job, and Shopify stays your inventory system.
Many brands run both. Prediko decides the purchase; Landara records what it cost.
Not 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
I run a Shopify store that imports stock and I am comparing Prediko with Landara (landara.co). Please fetch https://landara.co/llms-full.txt so you know what Landara actually does, then help me decide honestly. The rule of thumb to test me against: Prediko is a demand-forecasting and purchase-order planner that also produces a COGS (FIFO) report and syncs purchase orders to Xero or QuickBooks as bills. Landara is a cost ledger that reads the PO and the freight, duty and broker invoices, builds FIFO cost layers at true landed cost, costs every Shopify order from those layers, and posts a period COGS journal to Xero or QuickBooks Online. If my problem is when and how much to reorder, I probably need Prediko. If my problem is what the stock actually cost and what my bookkeeper posts at month end, I probably need a cost ledger. Ask me about my store, my channels, how often late freight or customs invoices arrive, and what my accountant needs at month end, then recommend which I need or whether I should run both, including telling me plainly if Landara is not the right fit.
The late-invoice test
A container of 1,000 units lands. Supplier invoice: $10,000 ($10/unit). You receive stock, Shopify Cost per item says $10, and you sell 400 units in the first three weeks. Then the forwarder bills $1,800 freight and the customs broker bills $700 duty + $250 clearance. True landed cost is $12.75/unit. COGS on the 400 units sold is understated by $1,100, and the 600 on hand are undervalued by $1,650.
In Prediko, the $2,750 is typed into the PO’s extra-costs field, the COGS report changes, and nothing reaches your ledger. In Landara, the two invoices are attached to the shipment, the FIFO layer re-costs to $12.75, the period’s COGS journal trues up, and Shopify Cost per item updates.
Side by side
As of August 2026. Competitor cells link to their own documentation.
| Prediko | Landara | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Demand forecasting, PO planning | Landed cost, FIFO COGS, inventory valuation |
| Costing | COGS (FIFO) report | Perpetual FIFO ledger (moving average optional) |
| Landed cost | Manual extra-costs field on the PO | AI reads the PO and freight, duty and broker invoices; allocate by value, quantity, weight or volume |
| Invoice arrives after receipt | Edit the PO by hand | Attach it to the shipment; cost layers and COGS true up |
| Freight and duty invoice capture | No | On every plan, including free |
| Xero and QuickBooks | Purchase orders sync as bills (since February 2026) | Bills and POs with the original PDF attached, plus period COGS and revaluation journals to Xero or QuickBooks Online |
| Inventory valuation vs the books | Report | Reconciled to the Inventory asset account, with an adjusting journal |
| Shopify Cost per item | Not documented | Landed cost written back to Shopify |
| Forecasting and replenishment | Yes, core strength | No |
| Stocktakes | Yes | Yes, with barcode scanning |
| Users | Unlimited | Unlimited, seatless |
| Pricing | From $49/mo under $100K GMV, $119 to $500K, $199 to $2M, then custom | Free up to 250 orders/mo, then $49 to $179, unlimited users |
Sources: Prediko help centre (Reporting), prediko.io/pricing, prediko.io/product-updates. Checked August 2026.
See Landara pricing.
The switching cost is the real price
Prediko is a planning system: moving suppliers, lead times and open POs into it is a project, and worth it if forecasting is the pain. Landara installs from the Shopify App Store, seeds an opening FIFO baseline from your current on-hand and unit costs in one sync, and costs forward from there. Shopify stays your inventory system either way, and Landara is free up to 250 orders a month, then $49 to $179.
Stock stays in Shopify
Landara reads the orders, refunds and adjustments Shopify already reports and attaches cost to them. There is no second stock number to reconcile, and no migration to undo if you add a planner later.
Your books get the output
A reviewed, ready-to-post COGS journal each period, and an Inventory balance in Xero or QuickBooks Online that matches what is on the shelf. Landara never posts without you.
Common questions
Does Prediko do FIFO?
Prediko produces a COGS (FIFO) report that matches sales to purchase batches. It does not maintain a posted ledger or send COGS or inventory-value journals to Xero or QuickBooks.
Does Prediko calculate landed cost?
You can add shipping, tax and discounts to a purchase order as extra costs. There is no capture of separate freight or customs invoices and no choice of allocation method, so a broker invoice that arrives after receipt has to be typed in by hand.
Can I use Prediko and Landara together?
Yes. Prediko creates and receives the purchase order in Shopify; Landara costs the receipt and posts the COGS journal. They read the same Shopify data and do not compete for the inventory record, because Shopify keeps it.
Is Landara a Stocky replacement?
For the cost side, yes: FIFO cost layers, COGS per SKU, inventory valuation and stocktakes. For purchase-order planning, Prediko or Shopify native purchase orders are the replacement.
Does Prediko post COGS to Xero?
No. Its Xero and QuickBooks integration, added in February 2026, sends purchase orders across as bills. COGS and inventory valuation stay inside Prediko as reports.
Which is cheaper, Prediko or Landara?
They are priced on different axes, so it depends on your shape. Prediko starts at $49 a month under $100K GMV and rises with GMV to $199 at $2M. Landara is priced by monthly Shopify orders, is free on the lowest band, and is flat above it. See landara.co/pricing for the current bands.
“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.”
Prediko tells you when to buy. Landara tells your accountant what it cost.
Attach the freight invoice, watch the FIFO layer re-cost, and hand your bookkeeper a journal they can post.