Purchase orders on Shopify after Stocky
Short answer: Shopify took Stocky off the App Store on 2 February 2026 and shut it down on 31 August 2026. Shopify’s admin now has its own purchase orders, suppliers and transfers, and receiving happens through the transfer linked to a purchase order. Low-stock alerts are done with Shopify Flow, and counts with POS Quick Count or a CSV import. If that covers you, you don’t need an app.
What moved into the Shopify admin
| Stocky job | In Shopify now |
|---|---|
| Purchase orders and suppliers | Built in. Receive through the linked inventory transfer, including partial deliveries. |
| Transfers between locations | Built in. |
| Low stock / reorder | Set up yourself with Shopify Flow (see low stock alerts). |
| Stocktakes | POS Quick Count for spot checks; a full-location count is done offline and imported by CSV. |
What didn’t come across
Shopify says Stocky’s history doesn’t move into Shopify automatically: old purchase orders, stocktakes and cost history had to be exported from Stocky’s reports, and suppliers couldn’t be exported at all. If you still have read access, export what you can now and keep the files.
When an app still makes sense
- You want reorder points per product and location that turn into draft purchase orders, instead of building Flow workflows.
- You run full stocktakes and want to scan in the app, see the variances, and apply them in one go rather than via spreadsheets.
- You want your Stocky CSV exports back in one place as history.
Where Shelfworks fits: Backstock
Backstock covers the Stocky-style jobs in one app inside your admin.
- Reorder points per variant and location that become draft purchase orders, grouped by supplier.
- Suppliers with contacts, lead times and payment terms.
- Purchase orders you receive in full or in part; received units are added to inventory at the order’s location.
- Stocktakes by typing counts or scanning a barcode or SKU, with variances shown before you apply them.
- Import suppliers and purchase-order history from Stocky CSV exports (imported orders are history only and don’t change inventory).
- 14-day free trial.
Status: Submitted to the Shopify App Store; in Shopify's review now.
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