Stocky shutdown · Migration · Before August 31, 2026

Shopify Stocky Migration Checklist (Before August 31, 2026)

Q: What is the first thing I should do to migrate off Stocky?

Export your data. It is the only irreversible step — purchase orders, stocktakes, and cost data are deleted after the deadline, and suppliers must be documented manually because they cannot be exported at all.

To migrate off Stocky: export your data this week (the only irreversible step), choose a replacement based on whether you used forecasting or just tracking, deploy it in parallel with Stocky, verify for 2–4 weeks, then cut over before August 31, 2026. Most stores finish the critical path in under an hour of actual work.

Done in the right order, a Stocky migration takes an afternoon. Done in a panic on August 30, it costs you weeks of broken inventory and lost supplier data. Work top to bottom. For the deadline mechanics and what gets deleted, see the Stocky shutdown breakdown. For the detailed export walkthrough referenced in Phase 1, see the Stocky export guide.

Phase 1 — Preserve (do this week)

The only irreversible phase. Everything here protects data you can never recover after the deadline.

Export purchase order history as CSV (Stocky → Reports → purchase orders, full date range).
Export stocktake history as CSV.
Export inventory adjustment log as CSV.
Export product cost / ABC data as CSV, and spot-check 5 SKUs against supplier invoices for cost drift.
Manually document every supplier — name, contact, lead time, MOQ, payment terms. Suppliers cannot be exported.
Record reorder points and safety-stock settings (also non-exportable) for priority SKUs.
Store everything in one dated cloud folder, not a single device.

Full button-by-button detail is in the export guide. When every box is ticked, your history is safe and the rest of the migration is reversible.

Phase 2 — Choose your replacement (1–2 days)

Decide based on what you actually used Stocky for, not its full feature list.

Audit your real usage. Forecasting and automated POs, or mainly tracking stock and logging orders? Be honest — it changes the answer.
If you need basic tracking: deploy the free Stocky Swap — logs every order to Google Sheets via Make.com, $0 forever.
If you need forecasting / multi-location / PO management: evaluate a paid tool now. Compare Inventory Planner and Prediko, or see the full alternatives page.
Unsure how complex your move is? Run the migration risk scorer.

Phase 3 — Deploy in parallel (same day)

The whole point: run the new system alongside Stocky so you verify before you depend on it.

Set up your chosen replacement while Stocky is still live.
Confirm new orders flow into it — place a test order or wait for the next real one.
Import your historical data (the Phase 1 CSVs) if the new tool accepts imports. Clean the files first — check for missing SKUs and duplicates.
Rebuild supplier records in the new tool from your Phase 1 documentation.

Phase 4 — Verify (2–4 weeks)

Forecasting tools especially need weeks of data to calibrate. This window is why you start now, not in August.

Run both systems in parallel and reconcile weekly — do the order counts match?
Confirm stock levels agree between Stocky, Shopify Admin, and your new tool.
Check any third-party integrations that touched Stocky's API — they break on August 31 and need repointing.
Train anyone else who manages inventory on the new workflow.

Phase 5 — Cut over (before August 31)

Final export check — re-export anything that changed since Phase 1 (set this reminder for August 1).
Switch your team fully to the new system as the source of truth.
Decommission Stocky from your daily workflow.
Diarise that Stocky read-only access ends at an unspecified point after August 31; assume you'll never need it.

The one-sentence version

Export and document this week (Phase 1 is the only irreversible part), pick a replacement based on what you genuinely used, run it in parallel for a few weeks to verify, then cut over before the wall on August 31. The fastest way to clear Phase 3 today is to deploy the free Stocky Swap — about four minutes, no app install.

Frequently asked questions

How long does a Stocky migration take?

The critical work — exporting data and deploying a replacement — takes about an hour. The full process spans two to four weeks because you should run the new system in parallel to verify it before the August 31 deadline.

What's the first thing I should do?

Export your data (Phase 1). It's the only irreversible step — purchase orders, stocktakes, and cost data are deleted after the deadline, and suppliers must be documented manually because they can't be exported at all.

Can I just wait until August?

No. Migrations need a verification period, forecasting tools need weeks of data to calibrate, and a cold cutover on September 1 risks a gap in inventory tracking. Start the parallel run now.

Do I need a paid tool to replace Stocky?

Only if you used Stocky for forecasting, multi-location, or automated purchase orders. For basic order and stock tracking — what most stores used it for — the free Stocky Swap covers it.

Clear Phase 3 in 4 Minutes — Free

Stocky Swap logs every Shopify order to Google Sheets in real time via Make.com. Free forever, no code. Deploy it now and run it alongside Stocky to verify before the shutdown.

Deploy Stocky Swap Free → Export Guide First

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What Shopify Admin replaces natively — and what it doesn't

Shopify's answer to the shutdown is that basic inventory management now lives in Shopify Admin on every plan. That's true — and materially incomplete. Here is the honest split, because choosing your Phase 2 replacement depends entirely on which column your workflow lives in:

Shopify Admin now covers (no app needed)

Stock tracking across multiple locations · inventory transfers between locations · stock adjustments with reason codes · basic purchase order creation · low-stock alerts · inventory reporting in Analytics

Shopify Admin does NOT cover

Demand forecasting · automated reorder-point calculations · velocity-based restock recommendations · safety-stock buffers · supplier lead-time and MOQ tracking · a stock ledger you own outside Shopify

If everything you used Stocky for sits in the left column, migrate to Admin and you're done — genuinely, no app required. If you need anything in the right column: the ledger piece is what the free Stocky Swap route covers for $0, and the forecasting piece means a paid tool — compared honestly in the full market map.

The three dates that define your deadline

7 July 2025 — inventory transfers and min/max forecasting were removed from Stocky (if yours "stopped working properly," this is why).
2 February 2026 — Stocky delisted from the App Store; no reinstalls if you uninstall.
31 August 2026 — complete shutdown; unexported data is permanently gone.

Copy this checklist into your task manager

The whole plan as plain text — paste it into Notion, Asana, Todoist, or an email to whoever runs your ops:

STOCKY MIGRATION CHECKLIST (deadline: 31 Aug 2026) — stackarchitect.xyz/stocky-migration-checklist/

PHASE 1 — PRESERVE (this week)
[ ] Export purchase-order history from Stocky (CSV)
[ ] Export stocktake / adjustment records (CSV)
[ ] Manually record ALL supplier data — names, contacts, lead times, MOQs (Stocky cannot export suppliers)
[ ] Save exports somewhere outside Shopify (Drive/Dropbox)

PHASE 2 — CHOOSE (1–2 days)
[ ] Only need stock tracking/transfers/basic POs? → Shopify Admin native, done
[ ] Need an order-driven stock ledger you own? → free Make.com + Google Sheets route ($0)
[ ] Need forecasting/reorder automation? → shortlist a paid tool ($29–$120/mo bracket)
[ ] Multi-channel (Amazon/eBay/Etsy)? → sync-first tool
[ ] Manufacture from raw materials? → BOM-capable tool (Katana/Craftybase class)

PHASE 3 — DEPLOY IN PARALLEL (same day)
[ ] Set up the replacement while Stocky still runs
[ ] Do NOT uninstall Stocky yet

PHASE 4 — VERIFY (2–4 weeks)
[ ] Compare stock counts between systems weekly
[ ] Recreate supplier records in the new system
[ ] Let forecasting tools calibrate (they need weeks of sales data)

PHASE 5 — CUT OVER (well before 31 Aug)
[ ] Final export from Stocky
[ ] Switch daily workflow to the new system
[ ] Confirm nothing still depends on Stocky, then retire it