Compare Ply vs. Restocked

Ply is a cutting-edge inventory and purchasing solution designed exclusively for trade businesses, leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize operations. By reducing urgent supply runs, it empowers contractors and service teams to enhance their billable hours through automated procurement processes, smart reorder notifications, and vendor comparisons, while also providing real-time insights into inventory across trucks, warehouses, and job sites. The platform features essential tools such as usage-based minimum and maximum thresholds, barcode printing, mobile scanning, and the ability to generate and reconcile purchase orders, all while seamlessly integrating with field service and accounting software like ServiceTitan, Jobber, Housecall Pro, and QuickBooks Online. It effectively consolidates material catalogs, monitors both in-use and consumed items, and identifies instances of over-ordering or excess stock to help maintain healthy cash flow. Users have reported a recovery of 5 to 10 additional hours each week by streamlining operations and eliminating the chaos associated with spreadsheets, all while ensuring complete visibility of material locations and timely replenishment needs. This comprehensive approach not only boosts efficiency but also supports better decision-making across trade businesses.

Restocked is a Shopify application that assists retailers in managing their supplier reorders and purchase orders efficiently. It utilizes a forecasting method that analyzes sales data from days when products were available, incorporating velocity windows of 30, 60, and 90 days with weights of 50%, 30%, and 20% respectively. The app provides reorder suggestions that take into account factors such as lead time, safety stock, and existing orders, clearly outlining the rationale behind each recommended quantity. Retailers can also pinpoint excess inventory and the capital locked in overstock situations, allowing them to easily generate supplier purchase orders in just two clicks, and they can either download these orders as PDFs or send them directly to suppliers using the Pro feature. As items are delivered, both full and partial receiving updates ensure that Shopify inventory reflects the current stock levels. Paid subscription plans unlock additional features, including minimum-order-quantity and case-pack regulations, product-specific lead-time configurations, Stocky CSV import capabilities, stock trend metrics, and tracking for the purchase-order lifecycle. Ultimately, Restocked is tailored for Shopify merchants who procure inventory from suppliers, including those transitioning from Stocky, thus enhancing their purchasing process and inventory management. In essence, it streamlines operations and helps retailers maintain optimal stock levels efficiently.