Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock vs Stockcast: Inventory Forecast
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock, Oct 14, 2026 for Stockcast.
The short answer
- Only Stockcast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock and $19/month for Stockcast.
- Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock lists 19 features Stockcast’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Back in stock, Back-in-stock alerts.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Build
- · Demand Forecasting & Purchase Planning
- · Inventory Snapshot & Sales History
- · Product Performance & Analysis (ABC-XYZ)
- · Purchase Orders (Unlimited)
- · Receive POs, Transfer stock, Stocktakes
- · Standard support
Grow
- · Everything in Build
- · Supports up to 5,000 product variants
- · Up to $1,500,000 annualized revenue
Scale
- · Everything in Grow
- · Priority Support
- · Supports up to 10,000 product variants
- · Up to $3,000,000 annualized revenue
Thrive
- · Everything in Scale
- · Feature Requests
- · No revenue ceiling
- · Priority Support
- · Supports up to 25,000 product variants
Free
- · Audit log of all changes
- · Bulk inventory sync from Shopify
- · Email support
- · Purchase order creation & receiving
- · Supplier & lead time management
- · Up to 25 SKUs, 1 location
Starter
- · Bundle & kit velocity tracking
- · Critical low-stock email alerts
- · Daily morning email digest
- · Demand forecasting (30/60/90-day)
- · Everything in Free
- · Forecast accuracy tracking
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Force-monitor override for new SKUs
- · Landed cost tracking on POs
- · Multi-location forecasting
- · Per-location stock & velocity
- · Priority email support
Pro
- · Advanced inventory dashboard
- · Dead stock detection (90+ days)
- · Everything in Growth
- · Full audit log & history
- · Priority email support
- · Tied-up capital reporting
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureStocky shut down August 31. Alfred is a purpose-built replacement for purchase orders and stockroom operations. Forecast demand from sales velocity with stockout dates. Build POs by demand, min/max or manually, then email or export purchase orders to suppliers. Run inventory transfers and scoped stocktakes (count specific products, a product set, or a whole location).
Stockcast checks your Shopify inventory daily and forecasts when each variant will run out. Every reorder suggestion shows its math: sales velocity, supplier lead time, safety stock, reorder point and order-by date. Turn suggestions into purchase orders by supplier, email them as PDFs and receive stock back into Shopify. Moving off Stocky?
- Forecast sales and inventory levels ahead using sales velocity and inbound units
- Calculate optimal reorder quantities by supplier, cost, pack size, and lead time
- Automated emails for low stock, reorder points, and weekly inventory summaries
- ABC-XYZ analysis with velocity, sell-through, margin, and growth benchmarks
- Reorder suggestions with the math — velocity, lead time, and order-by date
- Stocky migration — import your PO CSVs and auto-rebuild supplier list
- Stockout predictions ranked by urgency with critical-first dashboard alerts
- Dead stock detection finds products tying up capital that no longer sell
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock |  Stockcast |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock | Stockcast |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 10 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock | Stockcast |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock | Stockcast |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #52(ahead) | #556 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 11, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Alfred Commerce LLC | Lintel Agency |
FAQ
Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock and Stockcast: common questions
- Is Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock or Stockcast cheaper?
- Only Stockcast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock and $19/month for Stockcast. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Back in stock, Back-in-stock alerts, Barcodes. Stockcast lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Backorders, Multi-channel, Returns, Scanners. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock, Oct 14, 2026 for Stockcast; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Alfred Purchase Orders & Stock, Oct 14, 2026 for Stockcast. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.