Best Shopify Inventory Apps, Organized by the Job You Need Done

Last verified: September 17, 2026. Ratings, review counts, pricing and features below were checked directly against each app's Shopify App Store listing (or its official site/docs where the App Store page didn't cover a detail) on this date.

Who wrote this and why it matters: we make Foreshelf. This page does not rank Foreshelf #1 -- it is a new app, and the current review count should be checked on its live App Store listing. Instead, every app below is matched to the specific job it's actually built for. Foreshelf shows up where its real differentiator applies (expiry-aware reorder decisions) and nowhere else.

How this list was verified

Job fitWhat specific inventory problem is this app actually built to solve.

Real signalsShopify App Store rating and review count as of the date checked -- not aggregated, not estimated.

Honest limitsWhat each app is not good at, stated plainly.

Sourced primarily from a direct fetch of each Shopify App Store listing on the date shown; the official site or docs of an app were used only where the App Store listing didn't cover a specific detail (e.g. a feature not visible on the listing page). No app on this page paid for placement or ranking. We do not publish fake reviews or aggregate ratings. Pricing and review counts change -- verify the linked public pages before buying. Foreshelf is our own product; that conflict of interest is disclosed above, and Foreshelf is not placed first or marked "best" anywhere on this page.

Best by job

Job	Best starting point	Why
Expiry-aware reorder decisions (perishables, cosmetics, supplements)	Foreshelf	Among the apps checked here, this is the one where the reorder recommendation itself is computed jointly with batch expiry data, not just tracked separately. Verify the current listing and test it with your catalog before relying on it.
Deep demand forecasting + PO automation, proven track record	Fabrikatör or Prediko	Both have hundreds of real reviews and mature forecasting engines. Fabrikatör: 4.8/5, 105 reviews. Prediko: 4.9/5, 250+ reviews, plus its "PIA" AI agent.
Cheapest, simplest Stocky replacement	Stockie or EasyScan	Stockie: 4.9/5, 126 reviews, plans from $4.99/mo. EasyScan additionally covers barcode receiving.
Shopify-native replenishment with Built for Shopify status	Stockful	5.0/5, 17 reviews, Built for Shopify. Newer and smaller review base than the apps above, but purpose-built for merchants leaving Stocky, with purchase orders and demand forecasting from two years of sales history.
Multi-channel inventory sync (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart) with bundles	Sumtracker	4.8/5, 125 reviews. Built primarily around syncing inventory across multiple sales channels, not just Shopify -- a distinct job from single-storefront reorder decisions.
Pure expiry/batch/lot tracking (not reorder decisions)	Freshly	4.9/5, 41 reviews. FDA Smarter Food Safety Traceability Challenge winner. Does not forecast demand or recommend reorder quantities -- tracking and alerting only.
Barcode scanning and warehouse receiving	EasyScan	Execution workflow (scan, count, receive) matters more than forecast depth for this job.
Small-batch manufacturing, raw materials, lot traceability for compliance	Craftybase or Stocksmith	Built for makers tracking materials through to finished goods, not retail reorder math.
Large catalog, enterprise-grade planning, willing to pay for depth	Inventory Planner (by Sage)	The deepest feature set for multi-warehouse/channel planning -- but the lowest rating here (4.4/5, 129 reviews) and multiple reports of steep price increases post-Sage-acquisition. Worth trying before committing to annual billing.
Cheap, no-frills reorder suggestions	Logistified or Assisty	Logistified: 5.0/5 but only 31 reviews, flat pricing from $12/mo, notable MCP/LLM-chat integration. Assisty: 4.8/5, 337 reviews (largest confirmed review base of any dedicated forecasting app checked), AI forecasting gated to its $199/mo tier.

The apps, one at a time

Foreshelf

Expiry-aware reorder decisions

Built around Marcus, an AI-narrated (not AI-calculated) agent: a deterministic engine computes reorder recommendations jointly from demand forecast and batch expiry data, and will refuse or reduce a suggested reorder if the math says most of it would spoil before selling through.

Best forPerishables, cosmetics, supplements -- catalogs where expiry actually changes the reorder decision.

PricingFree plan, then $29/mo (Starter), $79/mo (Growth) -- fixed price, doesn't scale with revenue.

Honest limitsNew app with a review count that changes over time. Validate its recommendations against your own numbers before trusting them blindly, the same advice we'd give about any new app.

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Prediko

Demand planning + AI agent

Covers demand forecasting, replenishment, purchase orders, raw materials and reporting, plus an AI agent ("PIA"). No expiry/batch feature found in its public listing or marketing pages.

4.9/5, 250+ reviews (exact count moves quickly; 251 at last check). Plans from $49/mo, scaling with revenue tier. Source: Shopify App Store listing, fetched Sep 17, 2026.

Fabrikatör

Backorders + planning

Forecasting, purchase orders, bundle planning, backorders/pre-orders, QuickBooks/Xero integration. No expiry/batch feature found.

4.8/5, 105 reviews. Plans $99-199/mo by revenue tier. Source: Shopify App Store listing, fetched Aug 26, 2026.

Stockie

Cheap Stocky replacement

Forecast from sales history, create POs, low-stock alerts, supplier lead-time config. Positioned as a simple, low-cost Stocky replacement. No expiry feature found.

4.9/5, 126 reviews. Built for Shopify. Plans from $4.99/mo. Note: a separate, similarly-named listing exists on the App Store with a different review count -- confirm you're looking at the right one before installing. Source: Shopify App Store listing, fetched Sep 17, 2026.

Stockful

Shopify-native, Built for Shopify

Real-time multi-location inventory tracking, purchase orders with landed-cost calculation, and demand forecasting learned from up to two years of daily sales history. Low-stock, out-of-stock and anomaly alerts via Slack or email. No expiry/batch feature found.

5.0/5, 17 reviews -- Built for Shopify, but a small review base; newer app. Plans from $19.99/mo. Source: Shopify App Store listing, fetched Sep 17, 2026.

Sumtracker

Multi-channel sync + bundles

Syncs inventory across Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Walmart, with automatic bundle-component updates, purchase orders and stocktakes. The distinct job here is multi-channel sync -- not a single-storefront reorder decision. Forecasting/replenishment features exist on its higher "Replenish" tier. No expiry feature found.

4.8/5, 125 reviews. Plans from $59/mo (forecasting requires the $119/mo tier). Source: Shopify App Store listing, fetched Sep 17, 2026.

Freshly (Batch Inventory)

Pure expiry/batch tracking

FEFO/FIFO batch tracking, expiry alerts, customer-facing expiry display, recall management. Winner of FDA's Smarter Food Safety Traceability Challenge and a Shopify App Challenge -- real third-party credibility. Does not forecast demand or compute reorder recommendations -- it's a tracking and compliance tool, not a decision engine.

4.9/5, 41 reviews. Free plan available, paid from $24/mo.

Cogsy

12-month planning

Inventory visibility, 12-month demand planning, replenishment, what-if scenarios. Integrates with Shopify, Amazon, 3PLs. Notably not branded as "AI" in its own listing, unlike most peers.

4.9/5, but only 12 reviews -- a high rating on a small sample. Flat $199/mo, no lower tier.

Inventory Planner (by Sage)

Enterprise-grade depth

The most established, deepest feature set for multi-warehouse/channel demand planning. No expiry feature found. Multiple Trustpilot reviews report pricing "increased threefold" after Sage's acquisition; a recent review documents a sync failure with slow support response.

4.4/5, 129 reviews -- the lowest rating of any app on this page. Quote-based pricing, third-party estimates range $120-245+/mo before add-ons.

Assisty

Largest review base

Reorder suggestions, reorder points, days-of-cover, safety stock, bundle handling. No expiry feature -- explicitly not an expiry/batch app. AI forecasting is gated to its top tier.

4.8/5, 337 reviews -- the largest confirmed review base of any dedicated forecasting app we checked. Free plan, paid $19-199/mo. Source: Shopify App Store listing, fetched Sep 17, 2026.

Logistified

Cheap + LLM chat

Season-aware forecasting, MOQ/pack-size-aware PO logic. Notable: MCP integration letting merchants query inventory data via ChatGPT/Claude -- an unusual differentiator few competitors offer. No expiry feature (its "lot size" terminology refers to order-quantity sizing, not expiry tracking -- don't confuse the two).

5.0/5, but only 31 reviews. Flat pricing from $12/mo, cheapest structured tier in this list.

EasyScan

Barcode + receiving

Barcode scanning/generation, bin tracking, stocktakes, PO creation. Positioned partly as a Stocky replacement. Forecasting/PO features exist at higher tiers but the core strength is physical warehouse execution, not forecast depth.

Reported ~5.0/5, ~311-317 reviews (not independently confirmed via direct fetch -- verify before citing). Plans from $9.99/mo.

A note on naming confusion

A separate Shopify app also named "Foreshelf" exists, published by a different developer (NeoLink). It is a different product with different pricing and a different feature set (read-only, no AI agent). If you're looking for this app specifically, check the developer name on the listing before installing -- it should say "KhandjiFlow."

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