BuyPlanr ‑ Inventory Planner vs StockCue: Inventory Planner
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
- On the Shopify App Store: BuyPlanr 5.0 from 2 reviews and StockCue 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Only StockCue lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for BuyPlanr and $19/month for StockCue.
- StockCue lists 3 features BuyPlanr’s listing doesn’t mention, including Email notifications, Out of stock notifications, Threshold alerts.
Head to head
Mini
- · Early Bird! First 50 get 50% off 3 mo.
- · Inventory forecasts
- · Purchase orders
- · Replenishment recommendations
- · Stock takes & inventory reports
- · Up to 100 active SKUs
Starter
- · Early Bird! First 50 get 50% off 3 mo.
- · Inventory forecasts
- · Purchase orders
- · Replenishment recommendations
- · Shipment tracking
- · Stock takes & inventory reports
Growth
- · Early Bird! First 50 get 50% off 3 mo.
- · Inventory forecasts
- · Purchase orders
- · Receiving Inbox automation
- · Replenishment recommendations
- · Shipment tracking
Pro
- · Early Bird! First 50 get 50% off 3 mo.
- · Inventory forecasts
- · Purchase orders
- · Receiving Inbox automation
- · Replenishment recommendations
- · Shipment tracking
Advanced
- · Early Bird! First 50 get 50% off 3 mo.
- · Inventory forecasts
- · Purchase orders
- · Receiving Inbox automation
- · Replenishment recommendations
- · Shipment tracking
Scale
- · Early Bird! First 50 get 50% off 3 mo.
- · Inventory forecasts
- · Inventory forecasts
- · Purchase orders
- · Receiving Inbox automation
- · Shipment tracking
Free
- · Bundle-aware forecasting
- · Demand forecasting with seasonality
- · In-app low-stock alerts
- · Sales velocity and reorder points
- · Track up to 50 SKUs
Starter
- · Ask questions of your reports
- · Barcode labels and bin locations
- · Buying planner with MOQ and case-pack
- · Everything in Free
- · Purchase orders: PDF + email to supplier
- · Receiving, full or partial, synced
Growth
- · CSV exports: alerts and suppliers
- · Everything in Starter
- · Explainable forecast: why this qty
- · Inventory audit log export
- · Inventory reconciliation
- · Scan-to-receive on mobile
Scale
- · ABC analysis, incl. margin-weighted
- · Automated PO drafts on a schedule
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Slack alerts
- · Stock transfers between locations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBuyPlanr is inventory management and purchase order software for Shopify. Forecast what to reorder, when to order, and how much using sales history, stock, incoming inventory, supplier lead times, target coverage, and seasonality. Create and send POs, track deliveries, and receive partial or complete shipments.
StockCue tells you what to reorder, how much, and when. It reads 24 months of order history, blends recent and baseline velocity, drops outliers, and applies your store's own seasonal curve to the month you're buying for. Alerts reach you in-app, by email, in Slack, or via Shopify Flow. The buying planner groups buys by supplier, applies MOQ and case-pack rounding, and drafts POs to send and receive against.
- Forecast demand from sales, stock, lead times, seasonality and more
- Reorder recommendations with quantities and order-by dates
- Purchase orders with suppliers, costs, incoming stock, and ETAs
- Receiving Inbox for email from external warehouse with order delivered file
- Low-stock and reorder-point alerts before items run out
- Demand forecasting for what to reorder and when
- Purchase orders you can email to suppliers as a PDF and track
- Receive incoming stock against open purchase orders
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 |  BuyPlanr |  StockCue |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BuyPlanr | StockCue |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
BuyPlanr and StockCue: common questions
- Is BuyPlanr or StockCue cheaper?
- Only StockCue lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for BuyPlanr and $19/month for StockCue. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, BuyPlanr or StockCue?
- On the Shopify App Store: BuyPlanr 5.0 from 2 reviews and StockCue 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- BuyPlanr lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Inventory sync, Workflow automation. StockCue lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Out of stock notifications, Threshold alerts. 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.