Orca: Purchase Orders & Stock vs Stockra ‑ Inventory Management
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 Orca, Oct 14, 2026 for Stockra.
The short answer
- Only Orca lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Orca and $19/month for Stockra.
Head to head
Trial
- · 3 AI purchase orders — free, no expiry
- · Auto-create products from POs
- · Read POs from PDFs, spreadsheets & pics
- · Receiving, returns & vendor balances
- · Unlimited catalogue POs, always free
Starter
- · 12 AI purchase order entries a month
- · AI-written vendor emails
- · Learns each vendor's PO format
- · Read POs from PDFs, spreadsheets & pics
- · Receiving, returns & vendor balances
Growth
- · 40 AI purchase order entries a month
- · Everything in Starter
- · Low-stock alerts & reorder advice
- · Orca+ Assistant: ask about your store
- · Transfer suggestions between locations
Pro
- · $3.03 per included PO
- · 115 AI purchase order entries a month
- · Everything in Growth
- · Native Shopify transfers & shipments
- · Warehouse-to-store distribution
Enterprise
- · $2.85 per included PO, lowest rate
- · 280 AI purchase order entries a month
- · Committed volume, priority support
- · Dedicated onboarding
- · Everything in Pro
Starter
- · 1 alert recipient
- · 1 location
- · Inventory reports & CSV exports
- · Low-stock alerts & reorder points
- · Purchase orders & suppliers
Growth
- · Bundles, kits & stocktake
- · Demand forecasting
- · Everything in Starter
- · Sales & profit reports
- · Suggested POs from forecasts
- · Up to 3 alert recipients
Pro
- · Auto-draft POs & dead-stock alerts
- · Everything in Growth
- · Export all app data
- · Priority email support
- · Slack / webhook notifications
- · Unlimited locations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOrca uses AI to rapidly turns purchase orders into Shopify products & accurate inventory. Upload a PO as a PDF, spreadsheet, or snap a photo, and Orca reads it into line items, then creates draft products and variants in Shopify—adding barcodes, descriptions, & weights on request. When a shipment arrives, a guided receiving flow updates inventory & flags shortages and overages.
Stockra helps merchants manage inventory, suppliers, purchase orders, and reports from one place. Set reorder points, monitor low stock, forecast stockouts, and create purchase orders based on current inventory needs. Receive items and update stock back to Shopify so inventory stays organized across your business.
- Read purchase orders from PDFs, spreadsheets, or a phone photo of the paper.
- Match PO items to existing products so reorders don't create duplicates.
- Track on-order, received, and returned units, with vendor credits and refunds.
- Auto-create Shopify products and variants from each purchase order.
- Set low-stock alerts and reorder points for every product variant
- Create, send, receive, and track purchase orders in one place
- Manage suppliers, lead times, minimum orders, and open POs
- Forecast stockouts and see when each product needs reordering
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 |  Orca |  Stockra |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Orca | Stockra |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Orca and Stockra: common questions
- Is Orca or Stockra cheaper?
- Only Orca lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Orca and $19/month for Stockra. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Orca, Oct 14, 2026 for Stockra; 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 Orca, Oct 14, 2026 for Stockra. 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.