BackstockOps vs Insomniac Purchase Orders
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $39/month for BackstockOps and $19/month for Insomniac Purchase Orders.
- BackstockOps lists 14 features Insomniac Purchase Orders’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Custom reports, Forecasting.
Head to head
Starter
- · Basic replenishment recommendations
- · CSV import and export
- · Setup guidance and Help Center support
- · Single-store dashboard
- · Supplier SKU mappings
- · Supplier directory
Ops
- · Discrepancy review
- · Everything in Starter
- · Full supplier and mapping imports
- · Operational reports
- · Purchase orders
- · Receiving workflows
Growth
- · ABC analysis reports
- · Advanced recommendation tuning
- · Best-seller reports
- · Everything in Ops
- · Forecast profiles
- · Statistics report exports
Scale
- · Advanced operational controls
- · Approval workflows
- · Everything in Growth
- · Multiple sender identities
- · Public API access
- · Unlimited locations
Restockly
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBackstockOps is built for teams that need more than purchase order creation. It keeps supplier records, SKU mappings, replenishment review, purchase orders, receiving, stock counts, Stocky migration, and operational reports together in one embedded workspace. Shopify remains the source of truth for products, variants, locations, and inventory quantities.
One-click Stocky CSV import. Insomniac PO keeps inventory moving without spreadsheets. Create purchase orders with live product search, send them to suppliers, and receive stock. Full and partial receipts push quantities straight into Shopify inventory. Reorder suggestions use your real sales velocity plus each supplier's lead time and your safety stock, and they subtract units already on open POs.
- Supplier records and SKU mappings with CSV import and export
- Replenishment review with supplier, cost, and lead-time context
- Purchase orders with receiving, PDF, and CSV export workflows
- Stock counts with discrepancy review and approved adjustments
- One-click Stocky CSV import: PO history and suppliers, safe to re-run
- Fill-shelves reorder points from sales velocity, lead time & safety stock
- Suggestions net out inbound units on open POs
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 |  BackstockOps |  Insomniac Purchase Orders |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BackstockOps | Insomniac Purchase Orders |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | BackstockOps | Insomniac Purchase Orders |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | BackstockOps | Insomniac Purchase Orders |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #559 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 10, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | BonaTerra Commerce | Insomniac Labs |
FAQ
BackstockOps and Insomniac Purchase Orders: common questions
- Is BackstockOps or Insomniac Purchase Orders cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $39/month for BackstockOps and $19/month for Insomniac Purchase Orders. 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?
- BackstockOps lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Custom reports, Forecasting, Import and export. Insomniac Purchase Orders lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Inventory sync. 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; 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. 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.