If you have been relying on Stocky to manage inventory in your Shopify store, this matters to you. Shopify is shutting Stocky down on August 31, 2026. It was already removed from the App Store on February 2, 2026, and the full shutdown is roughly three months away. If you have not started planning your migration yet, now is the time.
What Stocky Was (and Who This Affects)
Stocky was Shopify's own inventory management app, bundled free with Shopify POS Pro. It handled demand forecasting, low-stock alerts, and purchase order tracking. For many small and mid-size Shopify merchants, it was the first tool they ever used for inventory forecasting, precisely because it came included with no extra cost.
If you used Stocky for any of those three things, this shutdown affects you directly.
The Timeline, Spelled Out
Here is what has already happened and what is still ahead:
- July 7, 2025: Stocky dropped support for inventory transfers between locations and stopped supporting min/max forecasting.
- February 2, 2026: Stocky was removed from the Shopify App Store. Existing users kept access, but no new installs were possible.
- August 31, 2026: Full shutdown. The app stops working entirely, including all API connections. Shopify is providing a read-only access period to help with the transition.
The practical deadline is August 31. After that date, Stocky is gone completely.
What to Do Before the Shutdown
Before you switch to anything else, take care of a few housekeeping tasks while you still have access to your Stocky data.
- Export your purchase order history. Stocky allows PO exports. Download them now so you have a record of past orders and lead times.
- Export your inventory reports. Historical inventory data is exportable and worth keeping, especially if you plan to use it for forecasting in a new tool.
- Document your supplier information manually. Supplier data cannot be exported from Stocky. That means you will need to copy supplier names, contact details, and lead times by hand before the shutdown. It is tedious, but there is no automated way around it.
- Pick a replacement and migrate before August. Do not wait until the last week of August. Give yourself time to import data, configure alerts, and get comfortable with a new tool before Stocky goes dark.
Shopify recommends completing your data exports before the shutdown date. We agree. Do not assume read-only access will last indefinitely.
How Shelflife Fits as a Stocky Alternative
We built Shelflife specifically for small to mid-size Shopify merchants who need stockout forecasting without the complexity of a full inventory management platform. If you were using Stocky primarily for forecasting and low-stock alerts, Shelflife covers that ground directly.
Here is where the overlap is strong:
- Stockout forecasting. Shelflife forecasts daily sales per product variant across locations using exponential smoothing. You get a clear view of which products are at risk and when they are likely to hit zero.
- Low-stock alerts. We send email alerts when a forecasted stockout is under 7 days away, so you have time to act.
- Purchase order tracking. Shelflife includes lightweight PO tracking: quantity and expected delivery date. It is intentionally simple, not a full procurement workflow.
- Inventory sync from Shopify. Your inventory syncs every 12 hours automatically. On the Growth plan, you can also trigger a manual pull whenever you want a fresh read.
- At-risk dashboard. A single view shows you every product that is forecast to run out soon, so you can prioritize reorders without digging through spreadsheets.
We want to be upfront about where Shelflife differs from what Stocky offered. Stocky came free with POS Pro. Shelflife has a free tier that stays free, and a Growth plan at $39 per month. Shelflife also does not yet have full supplier management as a dedicated feature. Purchase orders include an optional supplier text field, but we do not have a supplier database or CRM. That is a deliberate choice for the MVP, not an oversight, and we are honest that it may not fit every workflow.
If you need deep supplier management today, Shelflife may not be a complete replacement on its own. If your main need is knowing which products are running out and when, it is designed exactly for that.
Start Free, No Strings Attached
We know switching tools mid-year is not fun, especially when Stocky was something you did not have to think about. We have tried to make the transition as low-risk as possible.
Shelflife has a free tier that stays free. If you need more, the Growth plan is $39 per month. You can upgrade when you need it and downgrade anytime, no lock-in, no penalty.
If you have questions about migrating from Stocky or want to know whether Shelflife is the right fit for your store, reach out. We are happy to help you figure it out before the August deadline.