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Shopify Stocky alternative
The Shopify Stocky alternative for brands and manufacturers
Stocky stopped working on August 31, 2026. Fiddle connects to Shopify and gives you purchase orders, receiving, and supplier management — plus lot tracking, BOMs, work orders, and wholesale orders — with guided migration from your Stocky exports or spreadsheets.
Last updated . Competitor details are sourced at the bottom of this page.
Fiddle or Stocky: the short answer
Shopify Stocky was delisted on February 2, 2026 and stopped working on August 31, 2026. Shopify now covers basic purchase orders, transfers, and stock counts in the Shopify admin, which is enough for many retail-only shops. If you also make your products, track lots and expiry dates, sell wholesale, or want purchasing and sales to sync with QuickBooks Online or Xero, Fiddle is an operations system for brands and manufacturers that connects to Shopify and handles those jobs in one place. Fiddle plans start at $299/mo; lot & expiry tracking is included from Growth ($499/mo) up.
What happened to Stocky
Stocky was included with Shopify POS Pro. Shopify retired it in stages and now points merchants to the inventory tools built into the Shopify admin.
February 2, 2026
Delisted from the Shopify App Store
New merchants could no longer install Stocky, and existing merchants could not reinstall it.
August 31, 2026
Stocky stopped working
The app and its APIs stopped functioning, so Stocky can no longer manage inventory or create purchase orders.
At least 90 days after August 31
Read-only export window
Shopify says merchants keep read-only access to export data for at least 90 days — roughly the end of November 2026. Shopify has not published an exact end date, so export what you need now. Historical purchase orders cannot be imported into Shopify, and suppliers cannot be exported from Stocky.
What Stocky did, and where it lives in Fiddle
A check means the capability is available. A half circle means it is partial or sold as an add-on — see the note.
| Capability | Fiddle | Stocky |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | ||
| Available after August 31, 2026 | Yes | NoDiscontinued; read-only export only |
| Inventory & Purchasing | ||
| Purchase orders and receiving | YesIncluding partial receipts | Yes |
| Supplier management | Yes | Yes |
| Reorder suggestions | YesRule-based alerts and buy suggestions | YesForecast-based suggestions |
| Stock counts | YesCycle counts by site or location | Yes |
| Transfers between locations | YesIncluding between sites | Yes |
| Traceability | ||
| Lot and expiry tracking | YesFrom Growth ($499/mo) | NoNot in Stocky’s documented features |
| Manufacturing | ||
| Bills of materials and work orders | YesEvery plan | NoNot in Stocky’s documented features |
| Sales Channels & Accounting | ||
| Works with Shopify | YesConnects to Shopify | YesBuilt into Shopify POS |
| Wholesale and B2B sales orders | YesIncluding Faire orders | NoNot in Stocky’s documented features |
| Pricing & Plans | ||
| Included with Shopify POS Pro | NoSeparate plans from $299/mo | YesUntil it was retired |
Availability
Available after August 31, 2026
Fiddle
Yes
Stocky
NoDiscontinued; read-only export only
Inventory & Purchasing
Purchase orders and receiving
Fiddle
YesIncluding partial receipts
Stocky
Yes
Supplier management
Fiddle
Yes
Stocky
Yes
Reorder suggestions
Fiddle
YesRule-based alerts and buy suggestions
Stocky
YesForecast-based suggestions
Stock counts
Fiddle
YesCycle counts by site or location
Stocky
Yes
Transfers between locations
Fiddle
YesIncluding between sites
Stocky
Yes
Traceability
Lot and expiry tracking
Fiddle
YesFrom Growth ($499/mo)
Stocky
NoNot in Stocky’s documented features
Manufacturing
Bills of materials and work orders
Fiddle
YesEvery plan
Stocky
NoNot in Stocky’s documented features
Sales Channels & Accounting
Works with Shopify
Fiddle
YesConnects to Shopify
Stocky
YesBuilt into Shopify POS
Wholesale and B2B sales orders
Fiddle
YesIncluding Faire orders
Stocky
NoNot in Stocky’s documented features
Pricing & Plans
Included with Shopify POS Pro
Fiddle
NoSeparate plans from $299/mo
Stocky
YesUntil it was retired
What you get beyond Stocky
Purchasing that keeps working
Purchase orders with approvals, partial receipts, landed costs, and supplier pricing in one place — tied to the same stock your Shopify store sells from.
Lot and expiry tracking
Record lots and expiry dates as stock is received, made, and shipped, then trace a lot forward to every order and shipment it went into. Growth and up include it; it is not a separate add-on.
Production, not just reselling
Bills of materials and work orders turn raw materials into finished goods and keep component stock accurate as you make product.
Shopify, wholesale, and accounting together
Shopify and Faire orders and direct wholesale orders draw from one inventory record, and invoices, purchase orders, and bills sync to QuickBooks Online or Xero.
Filo, the AI agent inside Fiddle
Ask Filo what is running low and what to reorder, or have it draft a purchase order for you to review — all from your live Fiddle data.
Guided migration
Our team helps you bring items, suppliers, supplier pricing, and stock levels over from your Stocky exports or spreadsheets.
How moving from Stocky to Fiddle works
Most of the work is getting clean data out of Stocky while you still can. We help with the rest.
Export from Stocky now
Use Stocky’s built-in reports to export purchase orders, stocktakes, and anything else you want to keep. Shopify says suppliers cannot be exported, so keep a list of supplier names, contacts, and lead times.
Connect Shopify
Connect your Shopify store so products and orders come into Fiddle, and let Fiddle update Shopify stock levels for each location you map.
Import items, suppliers, and stock
Import items, suppliers, supplier pricing, lots, and starting stock levels from CSV or Google Sheets, with our team checking the mapping. Recreate any purchase orders that are still open.
Add what Stocky never had
When you are ready, add bills of materials, work orders, lot tracking, and wholesale customers — on your schedule, not all on day one.
Guided migration is available from Stocky, Katana, Cin7, or spreadsheets. Ask about it when you request a demo.
Fiddle pricing
Fiddle
The price on the page is the price you pay
Starter$299/mo
3 users · 250 inventory items · 1 site · 1,000 orders/month
- 30-Day Onboarding
Growth$499/mo
8 users · 2,500 inventory items · 3 sites · 3,000 orders/month
- 60-Day Onboarding Package
- Lot & expiry tracking included
Professional$749/mo
15 users · 25,000 inventory items · 10 sites · 10,000 orders/month
- 90-Day Onboarding Package
- Lot & expiry tracking included
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited users · Unlimited inventory items · Unlimited sites · Unlimited orders
- Custom Onboarding Program
- Lot & expiry tracking included
- Monthly billing, or pay annually and be charged for 10 months.
- Extra users: $49/user/mo.
- Batch records: the Advanced Manufacturing Records module ($299/mo on Growth and up).
When Shopify’s built-in inventory may be enough
Stocky itself is no longer an option, but you may not need a separate system at all. Be honest with yourself about these before you switch to anything.
- You only resell finished goods through your Shopify store and Shopify POS. Shopify now handles purchase orders, transfers, stock adjustments, and stock counts natively in the admin and POS, at no extra cost.
- You have a small catalog with no lots, expiry dates, or manufacturing, and no wholesale channel. A dedicated operations system is probably more than you need.
- Demand forecasting for a retail catalog is the main thing you miss from Stocky. A forecasting-focused Shopify app may be a closer fit than Fiddle, which is built for brands that also buy materials and make product.
What Fiddle customers say
“Fiddle understands how product brands actually operate. We don't run our own manufacturing, and Fiddle makes that relationship work by giving us clear visibility into every inventory movement. We can track our bags through every stage without chasing down updates. It's become essential to how we manage our supply chain.”
Sean G.7 League Athletics
Frequently asked questions
Shopify delisted Stocky from the App Store on February 2, 2026, and Stocky stopped working on August 31, 2026, when its APIs were also turned off. Shopify gives merchants read-only access to export their data for at least 90 days after that date.
For now. Shopify says read-only export access lasts at least 90 days after August 31, 2026 — roughly the end of November — but has not published an exact end date. Export purchase orders, stocktakes, and reports now. Shopify notes that historical purchase orders cannot be imported into Shopify and suppliers cannot be exported from Stocky.
Shopify points merchants to the inventory tools built into the Shopify admin and POS: purchase orders, transfers between locations, stock adjustments, and stock counts. If that covers how you work, you may not need another app.
Yes. Fiddle connects to Shopify (including multiple stores): products and orders come into Fiddle, Fiddle can update Shopify stock levels for each mapped location, and shipments go back to Shopify with tracking. Fiddle also handles Faire and direct wholesale orders, and syncs with QuickBooks Online and Xero.
Stocky was included with Shopify POS Pro; Fiddle is a separate subscription. Fiddle plans start at $299/mo, and lot & expiry tracking is included from Growth ($499/mo) up. Every price is published on fiddle.io/pricing.
Fiddle imports items, suppliers, supplier pricing, lots, and stock levels from CSV or Google Sheets, and our guided migration helps you map your Stocky exports. Because Shopify says suppliers cannot be exported from Stocky, we can work from a supplier list you keep. Purchase orders are not imported from a file, so recreate the ones that are still open and keep your Stocky export as the record of past orders.
Not in the same way. Fiddle’s reorder alerts are rule-based: a par level, or a reorder point worked out from your safety stock, supplier lead time, and the last 30 days of usage. Shortages from orders, work orders, and demand plans roll up into buy suggestions grouped by supplier that you can turn into draft purchase orders. Fiddle does not use a statistical or seasonal forecasting model, so if that is your main need, a forecasting-focused app may suit you better.
Sources
Competitor details were checked on from the pages below. Prices are published list prices in USD and can change; check each vendor's site for current terms. Fiddle prices come from fiddle.io/pricing.
Leaving Stocky? Let’s plan the move.
See Fiddle with your own products and suppliers, and we will walk through what to export from Stocky before the read-only window closes.