When exactly does Stocky shut down?

August 31, 2026. After that date the Stocky app and all of its APIs stop working completely — any third-party tools connected to Stocky via its API will break at the same time. Two earlier dates also matter: Stocky was removed from the Shopify App Store on February 2, 2026 (no new installs and no reinstalls, even if you previously had it), and inventory transfers plus min/max forecasting were already removed back in July 2025.

Will my Stocky data move to Shopify automatically?

No. Your historical data — purchase orders, stocktakes, and inventory records — will not automatically migrate to Shopify Admin. You have to export it manually before August 31, 2026. The most important catch: supplier data cannot be exported from Stocky at all. If you have vendor relationships configured inside the app, that information has to be recreated by hand in whatever system you move to. Export everything well before the deadline, because once the app is off there is no recovering it.

Are Shopify's free built-in inventory tools enough to replace Stocky?

For some stores, yes. Shopify Admin now handles purchase orders, transfers, adjustments, and basic reporting natively, and if you mostly track stock levels and do occasional transfers that is genuinely sufficient — you do not need to pay for anything. Where the native tools fall short is demand forecasting, automated replenishment, multi-location planning, supplier workflows, and bills of materials for stores that manufacture. If you relied on Stocky for those, native tools alone will leave a gap.

What is the cheapest way to replace Stocky if native tools aren't enough?

Before paying for a dedicated inventory platform, it is worth knowing you can rebuild the core 'log every order and track stock in real time' workflow for $0 using a free Make.com scenario writing to a Google Sheet. It will not match a paid platform's forecasting or BOM features, but for many small and mid-sized stores it covers the day-to-day need without a monthly fee. We document that exact build on our free Stocky replacement page.

How long before the deadline should I migrate?

Start now. The practical reason is data: you can only export from Stocky while the app still functions, and you want time to verify the export is complete and correct, recreate supplier records manually, and run your new system in parallel before committing. Leaving it to August means doing data recovery under time pressure on a tool that is already winding down. Most of the work is the export and the supplier rebuild, not the new system itself.

Stocky Is Shutting Down: The Honest Migration Guide

Shopify has confirmed that Stocky shuts down for good on August 31, 2026. After that date the app stops working and so do all of its APIs — which means any third-party tool you’ve wired into Stocky breaks on the same day.

This guide is deliberately not a sales pitch. Before you pay for anything, you need to know three things: what you’re actually losing, what you have to get out of Stocky before it’s gone, and whether Shopify’s free native tools already cover you. Only then does it make sense to talk about replacements — and for a lot of stores, the honest answer is that you may not need to spend a penny.

The short version

August 31, 2026 — Stocky and its APIs stop working entirely.
Your historical data does not migrate automatically. Export it manually, now.
Supplier data cannot be exported from Stocky at all — it has to be recreated by hand.
For basic inventory, Shopify’s free native tools are genuinely enough.
For forecasting, replenishment, multi-location, or manufacturing, they aren’t — and you have options ranging from a $0 DIY build to dedicated paid platforms.

The timeline that actually matters

Stocky isn’t shutting down in one event — it’s been winding down in stages, and two of them have already happened:

July 2025 — Inventory transfers between locations and min/max forecasting were removed. If reorder triggers or stock movement between warehouses broke for you months ago, this is why.

February 2, 2026 — Stocky was pulled from the Shopify App Store. No new installations, and critically, no reinstalls — if you uninstall it now to “clean up,” you cannot get it back, and Shopify support may not be able to help.

August 31, 2026 — Complete shutdown. The app stops, the APIs stop, and anything connected to them stops with it.

The takeaway from the staged rollout: don’t treat August as the date you need to act. Treat today as that date, because the one thing you can’t do after the app is gone is get your data out of it.

What you’re actually losing

Stocky became a backbone tool because it handled inventory work Shopify didn’t cover natively. The features stores will feel the absence of most:

Demand forecasting — predicting what to reorder and when.
Purchase order workflows — generating, sending, and receiving POs against suppliers.
Supplier / vendor management — the relationships and terms configured inside the app.
Multi-location planning — coordinating stock across warehouses or retail locations.
Stocktakes and inventory reporting — historical counts and adjustment records.

Not every store uses all of these. Be honest with yourself about which ones you actually touch in a given month — that single question decides how much you need to replace and how much you can simply let go.

Get your data out first — and mind the supplier trap

This is the part of every migration that bites people, so it goes before anything about replacements.

Your historical data — purchase orders, stocktakes, inventory records — will not move to Shopify automatically. You have to export it manually while the app still works. Export everything: current stock levels, cost prices, purchase order history, and any reports you’d want for reference later.

Then the catch that catches people off guard: suppliers cannot be exported from Stocky. There is no clean export for your vendor relationships, contacts, or terms. If you have dozens of suppliers configured, that information has to be manually written down and recreated in whatever system you move to. Budget real time for this — it’s tedious, and it’s the one thing no tool can recover for you after August 31.

A safe export sequence:

Export stock levels and cost prices to a spreadsheet.
Export purchase order history and any reports you rely on.
Manually document every supplier — name, contact, terms, typical lead time — into a sheet, since the app won’t do it for you.
Store all of it somewhere outside Stocky, and verify it’s complete before you trust it.

Do this even if you haven’t decided where you’re going yet. The export has a hard deadline; the destination doesn’t.

Are Shopify’s free native tools enough? (Be honest)

Here’s where most “replace Stocky” articles won’t level with you, because they’re selling the replacement. The truthful answer is: for a meaningful share of stores, Shopify’s built-in tools are now enough, and you should not pay for anything.

Shopify has been investing in native inventory features. Shopify Admin now handles purchase orders, transfers, adjustments, and basic reporting directly. If your real-world usage is “track stock levels, do the occasional transfer, raise a PO now and then,” that is covered natively at no cost.

You’ll outgrow the native tools if you genuinely depend on:

Demand forecasting that adjusts for seasonality and trends,
Automated replenishment that suggests order quantities,
Multi-location visibility and planning across several warehouses,
Bills of materials / manufacturing workflows for goods you produce.

So the decision tree is short. If none of those four apply, move to Shopify Admin and stop reading — you’re done, and you’ve saved yourself a subscription. If one or more do apply, keep going.

If native isn’t enough: your replacement options, cheapest first

There’s a spectrum here, and the right answer depends entirely on which features above you can’t live without.

Option 1 — Rebuild the core workflow for $0. If what you mainly need is “log every order and keep a live, accurate stock count outside Shopify,” you can rebuild that yourself with a free Make.com scenario writing to a Google Sheet — no monthly fee and no code. It won’t give you AI forecasting or bill-of-materials support, and it’s not pretending to. But for many small and mid-sized stores, the day-to-day need is exactly that real-time ledger, and this covers it for nothing. We document the full build — and exactly what it does and doesn’t do — on our free Stocky replacement page. That honesty about its limits is the point: use it where it fits, not where it doesn’t.

Option 2 — A dedicated paid inventory platform. If you truly need forecasting, automated replenishment, multi-location planning, or manufacturing/BOM support, a purpose-built platform will do it properly and it’s a legitimate spend. These tools earn their fee precisely on the features the free route can’t replicate. The trap to avoid is paying for that capability when your actual usage would’ve been fine on native tools or the $0 build — so revisit the four-feature checklist above before committing to a subscription.

The framing that keeps you out of trouble: don’t buy capability you won’t use, and don’t try to force a free tool to do something it openly can’t. Match the tool to the features you genuinely touch each month.

Your migration checklist

Export now. Stock levels, cost prices, PO history, reports — while the app still works.
Recreate suppliers by hand. They don’t export. Do this early; it’s the slow part.
Audit your real usage. Which of the four advanced features do you actually use monthly?
None of them? Move to Shopify Admin. You’re finished, at zero cost.
Some of them? Decide between the $0 Make.com build and a paid platform based on whether you need forecasting/BOM or just a live ledger.
Run in parallel before the deadline so you trust the new setup before Stocky goes dark.
Don’t wait for August. The export deadline is fixed; everything else is easier with runway.

The bottom line

Stocky’s shutdown on August 31, 2026 is a firm deadline, not an emergency — if you act on the data export now. Get your records out, recreate your suppliers by hand, and then make a clear-eyed call: native tools if your needs are basic, a free DIY ledger if you need a live stock count without the fee, and a paid platform only if you genuinely depend on forecasting or manufacturing features. The worst outcome here isn’t picking the wrong replacement — it’s losing your history because you waited too long to export it.

When you’re ready to see the free build in detail, including an honest account of where it falls short, that’s documented on the Stocky Swap page.