Shopify Replaced Stocky. Here’s What Comes Next for Inventory.

Stocky was one of those free Shopify apps that did more than it had any right to. Purchase orders. Supplier records. Reorder points. Demand forecasting. Inventory transfers between locations. It wasn’t perfect but it was free, it was deeply integrated with Shopify, and for stores running real inventory operations it became part of the daily workflow.

Then Shopify announced it was being deprecated. The features didn’t disappear overnight, but they didn’t all carry over to the new native inventory management either. Some did. Some got better. Others, the ones merchants used most, didn’t make the cut.

If you ran your inventory operation on Stocky, you’ve probably already had the moment where you went to do something familiar and discovered the path you used to take doesn’t exist anymore. A recent thread in the Shopify community on this topic has racked up close to 200 views, mostly from frustrated merchants comparing notes about what’s still possible and what isn’t.

Here’s what changed, what Shopify handles natively now, and what fills the gap.

What Shopify replaced Stocky with

The new inventory management in Shopify covers the basics well. Stock levels across locations, manual adjustments, inventory transfers, and bulk updates through CSV. For merchants who were using Stocky mostly to see what they had and where, the transition is fine.

Shopify also added some things that didn't exist before. Better integration with Shopify Flow for automation. Inventory analytics in the Analytics dashboard. The ability to track inventory at non-fulfillment locations as of May 2026, which solves a real workflow problem for stores with warehouses that don't ship customer orders directly.

The new system prioritizes being native and simple over being complete. That's a defensible choice. Most stores don't need the full operational depth Stocky offered, and forcing it on everyone would slow the admin down for people who just need to mark a few items in stock.

What didn't carry over

For the stores that did use Stocky for operations, several things either didn't make it into the new system or work differently enough that the old workflow doesn't translate cleanly.

Purchase order creation is the big one. Stocky let you build a PO, attach it to a specific supplier, set expected delivery dates, and track received inventory back to the order. The new system handles bulk inventory updates but doesn't have a dedicated PO workflow that ties to suppliers.

Supplier records are gone in any meaningful sense. Stocky kept a supplier directory with contact info, lead times, and order history. The new system tracks inventory but doesn't track who you got it from.

Demand forecasting based on sales velocity is gone. Stocky used to project when you'd run out of inventory based on recent sales pace. That's the kind of feature that turns inventory from "react to running out" into "see it coming."

Physical inventory counting from your phone is still possible through workarounds, but the dedicated workflow with barcode scanning that Stocky had isn't part of the new native experience.

What fills the gap

Pasilobus Stock Control covers the workflows that merchants depended on Stocky for. Purchase order creation tied to suppliers, with expected delivery dates and received-quantity tracking. A supplier directory with contact information and order history. Low stock alerts based on the thresholds you set per product. Physical inventory counting from your phone, with barcode scanning for fast cycle counts.

For stores managing inventory across multiple locations, transfers between locations work the way Stocky did. Create a transfer, note what's moving, mark it received when it arrives. Reorder reports based on sales velocity flag products that are running low before they hit zero.

It's not a Stocky replacement in the sense of trying to be a like-for-like clone. It's a focused inventory operations app built specifically for the workflows that left the platform when Stocky did.

Who this is for

If your inventory management is light, the new native Shopify system is fine. Mark things in and out of stock, run occasional reports, get on with the day. You don't need anything more.

If you're managing supplier relationships, generating regular purchase orders, doing physical counts on a schedule, running inventory across multiple locations, or relying on sales velocity to know when to reorder, this is where Stock Control earns its place. The features that left when Stocky did are back, and they work the way you remember.

Free to install on the Shopify App Store. If you were happy with Stocky and are looking for what comes next, this is what we built.