Stocky Migration Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide
Stocky closes on August 31, 2026, and moving off it looks harder than it is. This is the exact walkthrough, click by click: export your data from Stocky, convert it free, and import your purchase orders, suppliers, and costs into EZstock with the history intact. Most stores finish in under an hour, and nothing here needs a developer.
In one line: To migrate from Stocky, export your purchase orders, suppliers, stocktakes, and costs before Stocky shuts down on August 31, 2026, convert the files with the free Stocky Export Converter, then import current stock into Shopify and your full purchase-order history into EZstock. Most stores finish in under an hour.
Short answer: Five steps. Export your purchase orders, suppliers, stocktakes, and costs from Stocky before August 31, 2026. Convert each file free with the Stocky Export Converter. Import the stocktake into Shopify to set current stock. Import suppliers and the converted purchase orders into EZstock, which keeps status, received quantities, and costs. Finish by re-entering reorder points and supplier notes, the only things no export carries.
Before you start
- Do this while Stocky still works. Once it is gone or the deadline passes, the export path goes with it.
- You will move four things: purchase orders, suppliers, stocktakes (current counts), and your SKU cost list.
- You need two free tools: the Stocky Export Converter and EZstock, both free to start with no card.
- Set aside about an hour. No code, no developer.
The order matters. Export first so your data is safe, convert so it imports cleanly, then load current stock into Shopify and your history into EZstock.
Step 1: Export your data from Stocky
Open Stocky and pull all four data types before the deadline.
- Purchase orders: use the Stocky API JSON export (
purchase_orders.json) if you can reach it. It is the authoritative source, carrying the cost you actually paid per line and the real received date. If the API is not available to you, the CSV export works too; it just leaves out those two fields. - Suppliers: export the supplier list with names and lead times.
- Stocktakes: export your current on-hand counts.
- Costs: export the SKU cost list if it is separate from your POs.
Save all four files somewhere you control.
Step 2: Convert each file with the free converter
A raw Stocky export does not import as history. Stocky sends one purchase order per file and formats fields in a way Shopify and inventory apps do not read directly.
Open the Stocky Export Converter and drop each file in. It runs entirely in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. For each file it auto-detects the type, consolidates the one-PO-at-a-time exports into a single file, and gives you an import-ready download that keeps status, received quantities, costs, dates, and suppliers. If a spreadsheet mangled a long SKU into something like 7.5E+11, the converter lists that row for you instead of dropping it.
Step 3: Set your current stock in Shopify
Current on-hand counts belong in Shopify itself. In Shopify admin, go to Products then Inventory, choose Import, and upload the converted stocktake file. Shopify matches by SKU and sets the available quantity per location. This is the one piece of the migration Shopify handles natively.
Step 4: Import your history into EZstock
Purchase orders, suppliers, and costs have no home in Shopify's core, so they go into EZstock. Install it (the free plan is enough to migrate), then work in this order:
- Import suppliers so lead times and cost-per-SKU are in place first.
- Link products to suppliers by SKU, so each purchase order line ties to the right variant.
- Import the converted purchase orders. EZstock reads the file, groups the lines back into whole purchase orders, and recreates each one with its supplier, PO number, status, received quantities, and costs. A supplier named in the file that does not exist yet is created for you, and a line whose SKU is not in your catalog still imports so a purchase order is never partly dropped.
This step is pure record-keeping inside EZstock, so it makes no changes to your live Shopify stock. Your years of purchase-order history land in one pass, without re-typing.
Step 5: Verify, then finish the two manual bits
Open a few of the imported purchase orders and check the supplier, status, and received quantities against what you remember from Stocky. Once they look right, re-enter the only two things no Stocky export carries: supplier notes and reorder points. Turn on low stock email alerts, and your migration is done. You can now reorder from EZstock the way you used to from Stocky.
Do not uninstall Stocky until every file is exported and converted. The moment Stocky is gone, or August 31 passes, the export path is gone with it. Keep your converted files somewhere you control, confirm the imports look right, and only then remove Stocky.
What carries over, and what you re-enter
If you want to know exactly which fields survive before you begin, here is the honest breakdown.
| Stocky data | Carries over? | Where it lands |
|---|---|---|
| Current stock counts | Yes | Shopify Inventory import |
| Purchase orders (status, received qty, costs) | Yes, after converting | EZstock |
| Suppliers (name, lead time) | Yes, after converting | EZstock |
| Cost-per-item | Yes | Shopify cost field / EZstock |
| Supplier notes (free text) | No, re-enter | Not in any export |
| Reorder-point settings | No, re-enter | Not in any export |
Ready to move your history?
Install EZstock free, import your converted Stocky files, and keep your full purchase-order history. No credit card required.
Install on Shopify →Free plan available. Migrate before August 31, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a Stocky migration take?
For most stores, under an hour of active work: a few minutes to export each data type, about a minute per file to convert, then the imports. The only slow part is re-entering supplier notes and reorder points, which no export carries.
Will I lose my purchase-order history?
Not if you convert the files first. Shopify's own import keeps only line items and makes a draft, dropping status, received quantities, suppliers, and costs. Converting and importing into EZstock keeps the full history.
Do I need to convert the files, or can I import a raw Stocky export?
You need to convert. Stocky exports one purchase order at a time and formats fields in a way inventory apps do not read directly. The free converter consolidates and reformats them, and flags rows a spreadsheet mangled instead of dropping them.
What if I already uninstalled Stocky?
If Stocky is gone and it is past August 31, 2026, the data cannot be recovered. If Stocky is still installed, export everything immediately before doing anything else.
Does the migration cost anything?
The converter is free with no signup, and EZstock has a free plan, so importing your history and current stock does not force you onto a paid tier on day one.