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Inventory Planner alternative: stock and cash in one place
Looking for an Inventory Planner alternative? What the Shopify app does, what Keel HQ does differently, what it doesn't do, and how to move your suppliers over.
David LindahlFounder of Keel HQ, and runs a DTC brand on it
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- Status
- Still available
- Keel HQ pace
- Trailing 90 days, no statistical forecast
- Keel HQ adds
- PO payments in a 14-week cash forecast
// status · Inventory Planner
Inventory Planner is still available. Its Shopify App Store listing, developed by Inventory Planner by Sage, shows the Essentials plan at $119.99 a month with a 14-day free trial. This page is for brands that want something different, not for a shutdown.
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// tl;dr
Inventory Planner is a working forecasting and purchase order app for Shopify, and it isn't going away. Keel HQ is a different shape: reorder points from your trailing 90-day sales pace, purchase orders whose payments land in a 14-week cash forecast, and no statistical demand forecast. You upload Inventory Planner's purchase order and replenishment exports and review them before anything saves; there is no live connection.
Everything about Inventory Planner below comes from its Shopify App Store listing (Inventory Planner Essentials, accessed 2026-10-30). Check the listing for current plans, because prices change.
What Inventory Planner does
Syncs sales history and stock details from Shopify.
Sales forecasting you can filter, sort and adjust by variant.
Reorder suggestions and purchase order management.
Low stock, out-of-stock and replenishment reminders.
The listing shows the Essentials plan at $119.99 a month with a 14-day free trial (checked 2026-10-30). If you need a demand forecast you can tune by variant, that is a real reason to stay.
Side by side
| Inventory Planner | Keel HQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Demand forecast | Sales forecasting, adjustable by variant | None. Reorder points use the trailing 90-day pace |
| Purchase orders | Purchase order management | Purchase orders with a payment schedule |
| Cash | Not on the listing | PO payments feed a 14-week cash forecast |
| Price | $119.99 a month, Essentials (2026-10-30) | See pricing |
The Inventory Planner column only reports what the listing says.
Why brands pick Keel HQ
Stock and cash together. A purchase order's deposit and balance dates land in the cash forecast, so a big reorder shows up as the cash it takes.
Supplier terms in one place. Lead time, minimum order quantity (MOQ) and payment terms per supplier, with a reorder-by date per product. See inventory.
Moving over
Keel HQ reads files you export from Inventory Planner. There is no live connection to it. Nothing here is imported until you review it.
- 01Add your suppliers first
Keel HQ's file presets don't read supplier payment terms, so start from a spreadsheet of your suppliers. Open Inventory → Settings, find the Suppliers card and click Import. Choose Your own spreadsheet: Suppliers, with Supplier name, Lead time (days), MOQ, Currency, Payment terms and Email. Review, then click Import. Each imported purchase order copies its supplier's payment terms, and those payments feed the cash forecast.
- 02Import your open purchase orders
In Inventory Planner, open the stock order and choose Actions › Export. The columns follow what the page shows, and the gear icon sets them.
In Keel HQ, open Inventory → POs and click Import, which opens Inventory → Import. Under What is this file? choose Inventory Planner purchase orders (CSV), click Choose file, check the Columns card, then Review import. The preset reads the PO reference, vendor, ordered and received quantities, cost price and the created, shipment and expected dates. Orders that are received in full or cancelled are left out. Orders come in with their supplier's payment schedule. The review lists each payment with a Paid already box; tick the ones you've paid so they stay out of the cash forecast.
- 03Import supplier and lead time per SKU
In Inventory Planner, open Replenishment, turn on the SKU, Vendor and Lead time columns, then Export. In Keel HQ, on Inventory → Import, choose Inventory Planner replenishment (CSV). It reads each SKU's vendor, lead time, MOQ and reorder point where the file has them. SKUs that aren't in your catalog are left out and listed.
- 04Check the reorder points
Reorder points are computed from the trailing 90-day sales pace unless the file carried one. Open a product in Inventory → Catalog to see its Reorder Point and Reorder By.
What Keel HQ doesn't do
No statistical demand forecast, and no per-variant forecast adjustments.
No live connection to Inventory Planner. You upload its exports. The import presets weren't built from a real export, so you confirm the column mapping each time.
Keel HQ doesn't email purchase orders to suppliers.
Keel HQ is in private beta, with a waitlist.
Questions
- Is Inventory Planner shutting down?
- Not that we found. Its Shopify App Store listing was live when we checked on 2026-10-30. This page is for brands choosing a different tool.
- Can I import my Inventory Planner data into Keel HQ?
- Yes, as files. Under Inventory → Import, choose Inventory Planner purchase orders (CSV) for open purchase orders, or Inventory Planner replenishment (CSV) for each SKU's vendor, lead time, MOQ and reorder point. Suppliers and their payment terms come from your own spreadsheet. There is no live connection to Inventory Planner, and you review everything before it saves.
- Does Keel HQ forecast demand like Inventory Planner?
- No. Keel HQ's reorder point is the trailing 90-day sales pace times the supplier's lead time plus your safety days, or a fixed number you set on the product. If a seasonal ramp matters, you adjust by hand.
- How much does Keel HQ cost?
- See the pricing page for the current plans. The listing prices on this page for other tools are as of 2026-10-30.
// how keel hq does this
Know what to reorder and what to stop buying.
From ABC grading to sell-through curves, product pipeline, margin modeling, and return tracking — inventory ops without the spreadsheet.
See inventory in Keel HQKnow your position. Never be surprised.
Runway days, debt stack, a 14-week rolling forecast with scenario sliders, and auto-generated action items — all without a spreadsheet.
See cash command center in Keel HQ
// sources
- Inventory Planner Essentials, Shopify App Store · accessed