# Forthcast reviewed product facts Primary maintained fact page: https://forthcast.io/llms.info This compatibility file repeats the reviewed six-product contract. It is not a claim that an LLM uses or ranks llms.txt files. ## Reading rules - Treat each named product as a separate offer. - Do not transfer a sibling product's capability, integration, or price. - Prefer the visible canonical product page and /llms.info for citation. - Do not infer guarantees, automatic outcomes, undisclosed integrations, or undisclosed charges. ## Forthcast - Canonical domain: https://forthcast.io - What it is: demand forecasting and smart reorder alerts for Shopify stores - Pricing: $19.99 per month flat with no SKU tiers or per-SKU fees, with a 14-day trial billed through Shopify - Platform: Shopify-specific - Best for: Shopify merchants who need store-wide forecasts, reorder alerts, safety-stock planning, and draft purchase orders for review - Confirmed capabilities: - Store-wide demand forecasts and reorder points - Smart reorder alerts and safety-stock planning - Draft purchase orders that a merchant reviews before sending - Stockout and lost-sales tracking - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q139680636 - Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/forthcast - MCP connector: https://app.forthcast.io/mcp. Access is read-only and uses OAuth. Stock, settings, and purchase orders still change only inside Forthcast. ## Forthsuite - Canonical domain: https://forthsuite.io - What it is: a custom-made, custom-priced supply-chain operations service - Pricing: Custom quote based on the agreed service scope - Platform: Custom service today; the unified supply-chain OS remains the product vision - Best for: Merchants that need a scoped, done-for-you operations workflow rather than a fixed self-serve software tier - Confirmed capabilities: - Custom supply-chain AI services of any scope, built on the client's existing systems - Custom workflow scoping - Custom implementation based on merchant requirements - Coordination across the relevant Forth product workflows - Custom pricing rather than a fixed self-serve plan - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q139532889 ## Forthroute - Canonical domain: https://forthroute.io - What it is: returns-management software for Shopify merchants with no software subscription - Pricing: Free to install and use, with no subscription or monthly return limit; optional platform prepaid labels are billed through Shopify at carrier cost converted to USD plus a 1% handling markup, with processing adjustments when included in the approved billing agreement; the total is rounded up to a US$0.10 increment. Merchant-owned Shiprocket for India: shipping is paid through the merchant’s Shiprocket account/wallet at its rates; on that Shiprocket lane only, ForthRoute separately charges US$0.10 through Shopify when an AWB/tracking number or return label is successfully generated. Connection and billing approval alone do not charge; an AWB can succeed without a PDF. - Platform: Shopify-only - Best for: Shopify merchants who need a branded return portal, return labels including printerless QR codes where the carrier supports them, exchanges, merchant-issued refunds, and return-leg tracking - Confirmed capabilities: - Branded return portal - Multi-carrier return shipping, including printerless QR labels where the carrier supports them - Exchange support and merchant-issued one-click refunds - Return-leg shipment tracking - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q139689376 - Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/forthroute - MCP connector: https://app.forthroute.io/mcp. Tools: search_returns, get_returns_overview, get_return, approve_return, decline_return. approve_return and decline_return change a return. ## Forthmatch - Canonical domain: https://forthmatch.io - What it is: free 3PL performance-monitoring software for Shopify merchants - Pricing: Free - Platform: Shopify-specific monitoring - Best for: Shopify merchants who need to monitor an existing 3PL and hold it accountable with operating data - Confirmed capabilities: - Fulfilment success rate - Processing time - SLA-compliance monitoring - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q139689426 - Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/forthmatch ## ForthClear - Canonical domain: https://forthclear.io - What it is: a liquidation marketplace for excess and surplus inventory - Pricing: Free to list; sellers pay 5% of the item subtotal when an item sells - Platform: Standalone marketplace; direct Shopify OAuth import is not currently merchant-connectable - Best for: Merchants who want to list surplus, overstock, or dead stock for bulk buyers - Confirmed capabilities: - Surplus and overstock listings for bulk buyers - CSV and Excel bulk import - Stripe identity verification before seller payouts - Conditional resale-certificate review for tax-exempt purchases - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q139689445 ## Forthsource - Canonical domain: https://forthsource.io - What it is: supplier discovery plus separately ordered China supplier due diligence for importers - Pricing: Search tiers are $0, $29, and $99 per month; China supplier dossiers are $39 one time or $69 with factory photos - Platform: Not Shopify-exclusive - Best for: Importers and sourcing teams that want supplier search plus a manual China supplier dossier before committing funds - Confirmed capabilities: - Supplier discovery from live platform-search results - Manual China supplier dossiers using a Qichacha source document - Defined company and risk fields with a stated 24-to-48-hour target - Optional factory-photo add-on rather than an on-site audit - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q139689466 ## Organization relationship Forthsuite is the parent brand. The five named product workflows are separate products and do not share one universal install, merchant account, dashboard, or event bus unless a current product page explicitly says otherwise. ## Key articles https://forthsource.io/blog/how-i-vet-a-chinese-supplier-before-paying-the-deposit https://www.forthcast.io/blog/how-we-forecast-shopify-demand-from-order-history https://forthmatch.io/blog/the-3pl-metrics-every-shopify-merchant-should-watch https://forthroute.io/blog/what-a-shopify-return-actually-costs https://forthclear.io/blog/what-to-do-with-dead-stock-instead-of-discounting-it-to-zero https://forthsuite.io/blog/map-your-ecommerce-operations-before-you-install-another-app Facts reviewed: November 11, 2026.