Question 1

What does Stockful do that Shopify doesn't?

Accepted Answer

Shopify shows current stock levels but only keeps 180 days of adjustment history. Stockful captures daily inventory snapshots at every location, giving you trends, velocity data, sell-through rates, and forecasting - up to 2 years of detailed daily data.

Question 2

Do I need to change how I manage inventory in Shopify?

Accepted Answer

No. Stockful reads your existing Shopify inventory data in real-time via webhooks. It doesn't modify your stock levels, products, or orders. It's a read-only analytics layer on top of what you already have.

Question 3

How does per-location tracking work?

Accepted Answer

During setup, you choose which locations to track. Stockful then captures inventory levels, sales data, and analytics for each variant at each location independently. You can compare locations, spot imbalances, and get transfer suggestions.

Question 4

What reports does Stockful include?

Accepted Answer

Stockful includes 11 report types: Inventory Summary, Low Stock, Out of Stock, Overstocked, Dead Stock, ABC Analysis, Inventory Valuation, Reorder Recommendations, Location Comparison, Transfer Suggestions, Sell-through Rate, and Profit/COGS. All can be scheduled for automatic delivery via email or Slack.

Question 5

How do inventory alerts work?

Accepted Answer

You set up notification rules with custom thresholds, scoped to specific products, collections, or locations. Stockful sends Slack alerts as immediate notifications, daily digests, or weekly summaries. You also get reorder point alerts when stock hits your reorder threshold, per-variant notification rules, and auto-mute that suppresses alerts until stock is restocked.

Question 6

What is ABC analysis for Shopify inventory?

Accepted Answer

ABC analysis categorises your products by revenue contribution: A items (top ~80% of revenue), B items (next ~15%), and C items (bottom ~5%). Stockful runs ABC analysis automatically across your Shopify inventory so you can focus replenishment efforts on the products that matter most.

Question 7

How much does Stockful cost?

Accepted Answer

Stockful plans start at $19.99/month for up to 2,000 tracked SKUs, with a 14-day free trial. All features are included on every plan - no feature gating.

Question 8

How long does setup take?

Accepted Answer

Under 5 minutes. Install the app, connect your Shopify store, choose which locations to track, and Stockful starts capturing data immediately. There's no import step or manual configuration needed.

Feature	Shopify Native	Stockful
Inventory history	180 days of adjustments	Daily snapshots up to 2 years
Reports	Basic inventory reports	11 report types with scheduled delivery
ABC analysis	Not available	Built-in, runs automatically
Demand forecasting	Not available	Built-in with OOS-aware velocity and configurable lookback periods
Slack alerts	Not available	Custom rules with reorder point alerts and auto-mute
Per-location analytics	Limited	Full per-location breakdown and comparison
Scheduled report delivery	Not available	Daily, weekly, or monthly via email or Slack
Dead stock detection	Not available	Built-in
Inventory health scores	Not available	Composite score per shop and location
Shopify Flow	Not available	10 triggers and 9 actions for inventory automation

Smarter Inventory Management for Shopify

Shopify Native vs Stockful - what you're missing

What Stockful adds to your Shopify inventory workflow

Daily inventory snapshots

11 report types, scheduled delivery

Slack alerts with custom rules

Health scores & multi-location balancing

Frequently asked questions about Shopify inventory management

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Smarter Inventory Management for Shopify

Shopify Native vs Stockful - what you're missing

What Stockful adds to your Shopify inventory workflow

Daily inventory snapshots

11 report types, scheduled delivery

Slack alerts with custom rules

Health scores & multi-location balancing

Frequently asked questions about Shopify inventory management

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