For Shopify merchants, the right procurement software depends on where buying breaks down: deciding quantities, creating supplier orders, coordinating changed confirmations, receiving stock or preparing the bill. Start with that job, then compare products using an order your team actually handles.
We make LineNow. This guide explains where our Shopify purchase order software fits alongside native Shopify and other applications. It is a shortlist by operating need, not a claim that one product wins every workflow.
Compare fit and cost at a glance
| Option | Best reason to shortlist it | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify native purchase orders | Supplier orders and receiving within Shopify | Built into Shopify; your Shopify subscription still applies |
| LineNow | Supplier packs, changed confirmations, partial deliveries and bill context | $100/month per active stock-holding business unit; optional Forecast & Reorder add-on $25/month per account |
| Prediko | Inventory planning alongside purchasing | Starter $49/month for stores up to $100k in revenue; higher revenue tiers cost more |
| Sumtracker | Multi-channel inventory, bundles and replenishment | Replenish $119/month for up to 2,500 sales orders/year; the $59 Manage plan excludes POs |
| Inventory Planner | Dedicated forecasting and purchasing planning | Quote based on the volume of inventory managed |
| Auto Purchase Orders | Automated supplier POs from Shopify orders | Advanced $39.99/month for 100 POs/month |
| Precoro | Purchase requests, approvals and spend control | Core starts at $499/month, billed annually |
Prices checked October 12, 2026, in USD. These are published entry offers for the stated scope, not equivalent plans. Higher tiers, add-ons, taxes and implementation terms can change the total. Follow the linked offer before purchasing. The product descriptions use vendor documentation, not hands-on comparative testing.
Start with the work you want to take off your desk. Use native Shopify when its ordering and receiving process is enough. Shortlist a planning app when deciding what to buy is the hard part. Evaluate LineNow when keeping supplier answers, accepted changes and deliveries together is the recurring problem.
Shopify native purchasing: establish the baseline
Shopify supports supplier POs and inventory receiving. Before buying another application, follow the native purchase-order workflow with one supplier. Document the work your team still performs outside it. If the workflow meets your needs, that is a valid outcome. Shopify purchase orders.
Stocky is no longer an active option. Merchants replacing it should separate historical records, outstanding purchases and opening inventory balances. Use the Stocky migration checklist.
LineNow: supplier execution for stocked ecommerce
LineNow is built around the purchasing record as it changes: the recommended order, supplier packs and terms, the supplier's reply, received quantities and invoice context. Ecommerce businesses carrying goods from several suppliers can use it to keep buyer, warehouse and finance work connected. Physical stores are optional.
For example, a buyer orders six cases of four bottles. The supplier confirms four cases now, two later and a higher unit price. The buyer reviews the changed confirmation, the warehouse records 16 bottles received, and the remaining eight stay visible. The Shopify product walkthrough shows this illustrative sequence. The Whitmans customer story describes a related supplier-coordination problem in a retail catalog.
Check the boundaries. Configure supplier, item, purchase-unit and receiving-location mappings. Agree which system records stock receipts and which creates the accounting bill. A connected Shopify store is not a promise to recreate native Shopify PO or transfer records. ERP production, advanced warehouse operations and accounting policies need their own evaluation.
For stores whose suppliers ship customer orders directly, use the separate dropshipping workflow. The Living Fit story demonstrates supplier routing with custom order details. That is a different buying job from replenishing a warehouse.
Installation and subscription are different. The Shopify connector is free. LineNow's core plan costs $100/month per active stock-holding business unit after a 90-day trial, with no credit card required for the core trial. The first POS connection is included; optional add-ons and additional connections are separate. All dropship units share one $100/month bundle. Check your setup against the pricing examples.
Try the partial-delivery example before booking a demo. It shows a fictional six-case order with four cases received and two still due. Nothing is saved or sent, and it does not update a live Shopify store.
Prediko: planning and purchasing
Prediko advertises purchase-order creation, tracking, supplier communication and Shopify inventory workflows alongside planning. Test both its planning decisions and the supplier-change sequence your team handles. Prediko purchase-order management.
A useful comparison question is how each product represents a supplier's changed quantity or delivery promise and how the receiver learns about it. Have each vendor demonstrate the same case; a feature label alone does not answer that question.
Sumtracker: connected inventory and replenishment
Sumtracker presents inventory synchronization, bundle management, demand forecasting and replenishment for Shopify and Amazon businesses. Include it when stock across channels and bundles is central to the problem. Ask how supplier ordering and receiving fit those stock records. Sumtracker.
Inventory Planner: forecasting and buying decisions
Inventory Planner focuses on inventory forecasting and planning. If you have a planner or a purchasing process already in place, inspect how recommendations become buying decisions and how the resulting orders reach the people managing suppliers and receipts. Assess the handoffs with your actual accounting and warehouse tools. Inventory Planner.
Auto Purchase Orders: PO automation with inventory workflows
Its Shopify listing includes supplier management, PO automation, receiving/inventory features and accounting connections. Check the triggers, supplier routing, partial receipts and plan-specific integrations relevant to your operation. Auto Purchase Orders.
Precoro: purchasing controls
Precoro is worth assessing when requests, approvals and purchasing governance drive the decision. Map those requirements first, then confirm how the proposed setup connects to Shopify and inventory. Do not assume an accounting integration also provides the commerce-side operations your team needs. Precoro.
Compare the whole order, using the same evidence
Bring the same small test to every shortlist vendor:
- Buying: choose the destination, supplier SKU, purchasing pack and quantity; check open purchases.
- Confirmation: introduce a changed price and split delivery; identify who reviews it.
- Receiving: receive only part of the order; verify stock and quantities still due.
- Accounting: inspect the invoice against agreed cost and actual receipt; agree the bill owner.
- Recovery: correct a wrong mapping or duplicate receipt and inspect the history.
For Shopify Plus operators keeping QuickBooks, the Shopify-to-accounting workflow guide helps define responsibilities. For teams buying centrally for stores, review central warehouse purchasing.
Select the product your team can operate reliably. If supplier changes are the recurring problem, start with the LineNow Shopify purchasing walkthrough, then use an actual order to assess the fit.
Sources checked
The pricing sources in the table, Shopify purchase-order documentation and Prediko purchase-order page were checked October 12, 2026. Product scope and plan-specific integrations should be confirmed in the vendor demo. No independent ranking, review score or measured comparative outcome is asserted here.