Shelfcast Purchase Orders vs Shelfward: Purchase Orders
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 12, 2026 for Shelfcast Purchase Orders, Oct 18, 2026 for Shelfward.
The short answer
- Only Shelfward lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Shelfcast Purchase Orders and $29/month for Shelfward.
- Shelfcast Purchase Orders lists 6 features Shelfward’s listing doesn’t mention, including Barcodes, Forecasting, Import and export.
Head to head
Starter
- · 1 location and up to 1,000 SKUs
- · Flat monthly price, no revenue tiers
- · Purchase orders and receiving
- · Reorder points by product
- · Spreadsheet import and export
- · Stock counts and full audit log
Growth
- · Barcode labels
- · Demand forecasts from your sales
- · Everything in Starter
- · Purchase orders built from the forecast
- · Up to 5 locations and 10,000 SKUs
Pro
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited locations and SKUs
Free
- · Invoice number, paid and due dates
- · Landed cost preview; no cost write-back
- · One inventory location
- · PO PDF and supplier email
- · Quantity-only partial receiving
- · Receipt PDF labels and reprints
Core
- · 14-day Shopify trial
- · Everything in Free
- · Late charges on Shelfward receipts
- · Min/max reorder drafts
- · One inventory location
- · Per-charge landed-cost allocation
Plus
- · 14-day Shopify trial
- · All inventory locations
- · Everything in Core
- · Scoped stocktakes and variance at cost
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShelfcast is inventory planning and purchase orders for retailers with one to five locations, including stores on Shopify POS. Import your suppliers, purchase orders and adjustment history from spreadsheets and pick up where you left off. Shelfcast forecasts demand from your sales, skipping days you were out of stock, and suggests what to order from each supplier.
Create purchase orders and email suppliers a PDF. When stock arrives, split freight, duty and fees by quantity, value or weight, and cost per item in Shopify is updated with that landed cost. Received it with Shopify's own purchase orders? Add the freight to that shipment without receiving twice. Print PDF price labels. Free covers purchase orders, receiving and labels at one location; Core writes the landed cost.
- Import suppliers, purchase orders and history from a spreadsheet
- Forecast demand from your sales and turn it into a purchase order
- Email purchase orders with a printable copy and PO numbers that match invoices
- Receive deliveries by barcode scan and print a label for every unit
- Receive stock and update cost per item with freight, duty and fees included
- Create supplier purchase orders and email them with a PDF attached
- Print PDF price labels for received units on Letter or A4 sheets
- Count by collection or location on Plus, with variance valued at cost
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 |  Shelfward | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shelfward | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shelfward | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Shelfward | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #537 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 9, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Portside Labs, LLC | WaveApp LLC |
FAQ
Shelfcast Purchase Orders and Shelfward: common questions
- Is Shelfcast Purchase Orders or Shelfward cheaper?
- Only Shelfward lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Shelfcast Purchase Orders and $29/month for Shelfward. 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?
- Shelfcast Purchase Orders lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Barcodes, Forecasting, Import and export, Multi-location. 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 Nov 12, 2026 for Shelfcast Purchase Orders, Oct 18, 2026 for Shelfward; 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 Nov 12, 2026 for Shelfcast Purchase Orders, Oct 18, 2026 for Shelfward. 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.