Orca: Purchase Orders & Stock vs SupplierHQ: Vendor Manager
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Orca and $29/month for SupplierHQ.
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
Free
- · CSV export for vendors & purchase orders
- · Link vendors to products & variants
- · Up to 3 purchase orders
- · Up to 3 vendors
- · Vendor document hub with expiry alerts
- · Vendor list, search & status filters
Starter
- · Auto-draft purchase orders
- · Automatic inventory sync on receipt
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Reorder rules with live stock alerts
- · Unlimited purchase orders
- · Up to 15 vendors
Professional
- · CSV import
- · Everything in Starter, plus:
- · Metafields sync
- · REST API access
- · Spend & delivery analytics
- · Up to 150 vendors
Enterprise
- · Everything in Professional, plus:
- · Priority support & onboarding
- · Unlimited vendors
- · Vendor invites with approval workflow
- · Vendor self-service portal
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.
SupplierHQ replaces spreadsheets for supplier management. Build a vendor directory with contacts, payment terms, and lead times, then create purchase orders from real products and variants. Stock received syncs inventory automatically. Reorder rules warn before stock runs out. Vendor spend, delivery performance, and scorecards are tracked without exporting data anywhere.
- 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.
- Manage vendor profiles, contacts, and documents in one directory
- Build purchase orders from real Shopify products and variants
- Sync Shopify inventory automatically when stock is received
- Get reorder alerts before you run out of stock
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 |  SupplierHQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SupplierHQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Orca | SupplierHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $29/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 5 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Orca | SupplierHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #130 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | HEXA Origin LLC | My Code Magic |
FAQ
Orca and SupplierHQ: common questions
- Is Orca or SupplierHQ cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for Orca and $29/month for SupplierHQ. 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; 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.