# Proviand > Proviand is a Shopify app that reads a store's sales history and says what to reorder, when, and how much, with the reasoning shown per line, then turns it into purchase orders. Free tier at 50 SKUs, flat pricing above that, Stocky CSV import. ## Guides - [ABC analysis: not how to classify, but what to do with each class · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/abc-analysis): Sorting your catalogue into A, B and C takes five minutes. What you actually do differently with each class is the part nobody writes about, and the part that saves money. - [Articles: inventory forecasting, purchase orders and the formulas behind them · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/articles): Guides and worked formulas on inventory forecasting, reorder points, safety stock, cover, lead time and purchase orders for Shopify stores. Every number shows its work. - [Dead stock: you found it, now what? · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/dead-stock): How to tell dead stock from slow stock from seasonal stock, what it actually costs you, and how to decide between discounting, bundling, returning and writing it off. - [Inventory lead time: order-to-shelf, not what the supplier quoted · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/inventory-lead-time): Lead time is the input that quietly breaks every other inventory calculation. How to measure the real order-to-shelf number from your own PO history, and why its variability matters more than its average. - [The reorder point formula, worked with real numbers · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/reorder-point-formula): Reorder point = average daily sales x lead time + safety stock. Here is the formula worked with real numbers, the version Proviand actually runs, and the two inputs that make it wrong in practice. - [The safety stock formula, and when the textbook one is wrong for you · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/safety-stock-formula): Two safety stock formulas: a practical one you can compute from what you already know, and the statistical service-level version. Plus the assumption the statistical one makes that a small store usually breaks. - [Shopify inventory forecasting: how it works, and when to trust it · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/shopify-inventory-forecasting): How Shopify inventory forecasting actually works: the seven inputs behind a reorder number, the formulas Proviand uses, and how to sanity-check a forecast you don't trust. - [Shopify native purchase orders: do you even need an app? · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/shopify-native-purchase-orders): Shopify now handles purchase orders, suppliers, transfers and receiving in the admin. An honest account of what it does, who it is genuinely enough for, and exactly where it stops. - [Shopify purchase order app: the whole loop, draft to received · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/shopify-purchase-order-app): What a Shopify purchase order app has to get right: drafting from a buying decision, sending to the supplier, counting sent orders as incoming stock, and receiving full or partial deliveries back into Shopify. - [Migrating from Stocky · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/stocky): Shopify retires Stocky on August 31, 2026. Here's how to bring your purchase orders and suppliers to Proviand in one drag-and-drop. - [Weeks of cover: turning a stock level into a date · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/weeks-of-cover): Weeks of cover converts a stock number into a date you can act on. The formula, a worked example, and the one comparison that matters: cover against lead time. ## Product - [Proviand · Know what to reorder, before you run out](https://tryproviand.com/): Proviand reads your Shopify sales history and tells you exactly what to reorder, when, and how much, then turns it into purchase orders you send to suppliers. - [Proviand demo · click through the app](https://tryproviand.com/demo): Click through Proviand as it runs inside the Shopify admin: the buying table, the reasoning behind every number, purchase orders, suppliers, reports and the Stocky CSV import. - [Pricing · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/pricing): Flat pricing for Proviand: Free forever, Starter $29/month, Pro $49/month. No contracts, no per-order fees, cancel any time. - [Support · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/support): Get help with Proviand: email support, common questions and documentation. ## Comparisons - [Assisty alternative: when 300 reports are more than you need · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/assisty-alternative): An honest comparison of Assisty and Proviand for Shopify inventory. Assisty is a strong reporting platform with 343 reviews. Proviand answers one question: what do I order today. - [Fabrikator alternative for Shopify: pricing, features and stage fit · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/fabrikator-alternative): Fabrikatör starts at $99 a month plus $0.75 per backorder. Proviand starts at $0. An honest comparison for Shopify merchants: what Fabrikator does better, what Proviand cannot do at all, and who should stay where they are. - [Inventory Planner by Sage alternative: what it costs, and what Proviand costs · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/inventory-planner-alternative): Inventory Planner by Sage is quote-only, so you cannot look up the price. An honest comparison for Shopify merchants, with Proviand's full price list printed on the page: free, $29, $49, $99. - [Prediko alternative for Shopify: pricing, features and stage fit · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/prediko-alternative): Prediko prices on your revenue, Proviand prices on your SKU count. An honest comparison for Shopify merchants: which axis matches your store, what Prediko does that Proviand does not, and who should stay on Prediko. - [Sensible Inventory Forecasting alternative: where the export stops · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/sensible-alternative): Sensible Forecasting is a good, simple app at $29 a month that exports a reorder list. An honest comparison for Shopify merchants: what the export ceiling costs you in practice, and who should stay on Sensible. ## Legal - [Privacy policy · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/privacy): How Proviand collects, uses, protects and deletes data from connected Shopify stores. - [Terms of service · Proviand](https://tryproviand.com/terms): The terms that govern use of the Proviand app for Shopify.