Update, September 2026: Stocky has now shut down — the app and its APIs no longer respond. If you saved CSV exports before the deadline, keep them safe: Binly imports them, purchase orders and stocktake history included. If you didn’t, the history inside Stocky is gone, but your products and stock levels are still safe in Shopify — Binly reads those directly.
Shopify is retiring Stocky, its built-in inventory and purchase order app. Here's exactly what's happening, when, what Shopify's admin does and doesn't replace, and the three realistic paths forward — including one that costs $19/month.
Stocky stopped working completely on August 31, 2026. Historical data does not migrate automatically.
Stocky was delisted from the Shopify App Store Feb 2, 2026, and shut off completely — including its APIs — on Aug 31, 2026.
Purchase orders, reorder suggestions, and supplier records don't migrate automatically — none of it carries over once Stocky switches off.
Binly picks up stocktakes, reorder suggestions, and purchase orders from $19/month — the closest direct replacement for Stocky's everyday workflow.
At a glance
If you're a Shopify merchant using Stocky today — for barcode stocktakes, reorder suggestions, or purchase orders — this timeline applies to you directly, whether you're actively opening the app every week or just have it installed in the background. Stocky was bundled with Shopify POS Pro, so a lot of merchants who signed up for POS Pro's in-person checkout features ended up using Stocky for inventory without necessarily choosing it as a standalone tool. Either way, the shutdown date is the same, and the data risk is the same: nothing carries over automatically once Stocky is switched off. The rest of this page walks through exactly what changes, what Shopify's own admin does and doesn't cover, and the three realistic paths merchants are taking instead.
The shutdown timeline
Here's exactly what Shopify has done so far, and what's still coming.
Shopify removed inventory transfers and min/max forecasting from Stocky — the first sign the app was being wound down. Merchants who relied on those specific workflows had to find manual workarounds well over a year before the final cutoff.
Stocky was pulled from the Shopify App Store. New merchants can no longer install it, though existing users kept access — for now. This is often the point where merchants first hear the app is going away, since it stops showing up in search or recommendations.
Stocky's APIs shut off completely. Every workflow that depends on it — stocktakes, reorder, purchase orders — stops functioning, and your data becomes inaccessible. There is no grace period after this date.
What actually goes away
Some of this already happened quietly in July 2025. The rest lands all at once on August 31. Here's the breakdown, in plain terms.
Every purchase order, stocktake, and supplier record stored in Stocky disappears with the app. None of it migrates automatically — you need to export it yourself before August 31, 2026, or it's gone for good.
Stocky's sales-based reorder suggestions and restock-to-target calculations end with it. Shopify's admin doesn't include an equivalent tool, so if you used Stocky to decide what to reorder and when, that decision-making layer disappears entirely.
The workflow of scanning products to count inventory and reconcile against Shopify goes with Stocky. Admin has no built-in barcode counting tool, so physical counts revert to spreadsheets or hand tallies unless you bring in a replacement.
The official migration path
Shopify's own migration guide points merchants to the built-in inventory tools in admin. It's a reasonable starting point, but it isn't a like-for-like replacement — here's exactly how far it actually gets you before you hit a gap.
| Shopify admin handles | Shopify admin doesn't cover |
|---|---|
| Inventory adjustments | Restock-to-target suggestions |
| Stock transfers between locations | Velocity-based reorder quantities |
| Basic purchase orders | Barcode stocktake sessions |
| Manual quantity edits | Historical Stocky data (nothing migrates automatically) |
Your 3 options
Realistically, most merchants land on one of three paths, depending on how many locations they run and how much they actually used Stocky's reorder and stocktake tools.
See it in Binly
Not a mock-up — the actual dashboard merchants use for stocktakes, reorder suggestions and purchase orders inside Shopify.
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The Binly dashboard — stocktakes, reorder suggestions and purchase orders in one place.
Before August 31
Four steps, done calmly now, beat a scramble in August.
FAQ
Stocky stopped working entirely on August 31, 2026 — including its APIs. It was already delisted from the Shopify App Store on February 2, 2026, and had key features like inventory transfers and min/max forecasting removed in July 2025.
Yes, unless you export it first. Historical data does not migrate automatically when Stocky was switched off, and it became inaccessible after August 31, 2026. If you exported purchase orders and inventory reports to CSV before then, those files still import; supplier records need to be copied down manually since they can't be exported at all.
Shopify's admin covers basic inventory adjustments, stock transfers between locations, and simple purchase orders. It doesn't include restock-to-target suggestions, velocity-based reorder quantities, or barcode stocktake sessions — the reorder and counting workflows most merchants relied on Stocky for.
No. Enterprise inventory management systems run $100–$350+ a month and are built for multi-warehouse, multichannel operations — overkill for most single-store or small multi-location retailers. If you were using Stocky for everyday stocktakes, reorder, and purchase orders, a lighter tool is usually a better fit.
Yes. Export your POs from Stocky to CSV first, then import that file into your chosen replacement. Binly, for example, matches each CSV line to your Shopify products and creates draft purchase orders for you to review, so nothing needs to be re-keyed by hand.
Stocky doesn't support exporting supplier records, ordering rules, or demand-planning settings — this is a Shopify limitation, not something any tool can work around. Copy down supplier names, contacts, lead times, and MOQs by hand before the shutdown — if you didn't, they're gone.
For the everyday essentials, yes — barcode stocktakes via your phone camera, live variance in units and dollars, velocity-based reorder suggestions, purchase orders with CSV import of your Stocky POs, low stock alerts, and barcode label printing. It runs on any Shopify plan from $19/month, unlike Stocky, which required Shopify POS Pro at $89/month per location.
You've lost access to Stocky itself — it shut off on August 31, 2026 — any purchase orders, stocktake history, and supplier records still stored there become inaccessible after that date. Whatever replacement you choose, it needs to be exported from Stocky and set up before then, not after.
The bottom line
Stocky's shutdown isn't a surprise anymore — the timeline has been public since July 2025, and the App Store delisting in February 2026 made it official. What's left is a straightforward, if slightly tedious, checklist: export what you can, write down what you can't, and pick a replacement that matches how you actually used Stocky day to day. For most small and mid-sized retailers, that means Shopify's built-in admin for the basics, an enterprise platform if you've genuinely outgrown a simple tool, or something like Binly if you want the closest match to what Stocky did — stocktakes, reorder, and purchase orders — without paying for Shopify POS Pro just to get it. Whichever way you go, the work is easier done now, calmly, than in the last week of August.
Export your data, pick your replacement, and switch calmly — not in a scramble.
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