Forthcast Inventory Management 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 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Stockcast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Forthcast Inventory Management and $19/month for Stockcast.
- Forthcast Inventory Management lists 11 features Stockcast’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI optimization, Analytics, Customer demand.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic Plan
- · AI demand forecasts per SKU
- · Bundle & kit inventory support
- · Demand spike & anomaly detection
- · Email alerts for low stock
- · Forecast accuracy reporting
- · Lost sales & stockout tracking
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 featureForthcast is inventory management and AI demand forecasting that tells you what to reorder, how much, and when. It learns each SKU's sales history and seasonality to forecast demand, with reorder points, safety stock, and replenishment suggestions. Get reorder alerts before you run out, track revenue lost to past stockouts, and catch demand spikes and anomalies automatically.
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?
- AI‐powered demand forecasting for each SKU (6-month horizon)
- Automated low stock alerts & reorder notifications
- Inventory optimization: balance safety stock vs. cash flow
- Full sales vs. forecast reporting & error analysis
- 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 |  Forthcast Inventory Management |  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 | Forthcast Inventory Management | Stockcast |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 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 | Forthcast Inventory Management | Stockcast |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Forthcast Inventory Management | Stockcast |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #212(ahead) | #556 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 4, 2025 | May 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Forthcast | Lintel Agency |
FAQ
Forthcast Inventory Management and Stockcast: common questions
- Is Forthcast Inventory Management or Stockcast cheaper?
- Only Stockcast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Forthcast Inventory Management 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?
- Forthcast Inventory Management lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as AI optimization, Analytics, Customer demand, Email. Stockcast lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Backorders, Import and export, Multi-channel. 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 14, 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 14, 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.