Ablestar Bulk Product Edit vs Metly ‑ Bulk Metafield Editor
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Ablestar Bulk Product Edit, Oct 14, 2026 for Metly.
The short answer
- Only Ablestar Bulk Product Edit lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $30/month for Ablestar Bulk Product Edit and $9.99/month for Metly.
- Ablestar Bulk Product Edit lists 31 features Metly’s listing doesn’t mention, including Backup, Backups, Booleans.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 10 Product Limit -Edits, Export & Import
- · On a dev store? No limits until launch
- · Unlimited Edits
Basic
- · 1 Inventory Sync Job
- · 60-Day Bulk Edit History
- · Edit Multiple Fields at Once
- · Scheduled Edits
- · Unlimited Products per Task
Advanced
- · 1 Code Snippet
- · 5 Automatic Product Rules
- · 5 Inventory Sync Jobs
- · 5 Recurring Edits
- · 5 Scheduled Exports
- · 90-Day Bulk Edit History
Professional
- · 10 Inventory Sync Jobs
- · 180-Day Bulk Edit History
- · 20 Automatic Product Rules
- · 20 Recurring Edits
- · 20 Scheduled Exports
- · 5 Code Snippets
Pro Plan
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSafely bulk edit products in a few clicks. Filter by collection, tag, vendor, type, SKU, inventory or metafield, preview old and new values, then run or schedule it. The bulk price editor sets prices, compare-at prices, costs and Markets prices.
Every blank metafield costs you money. Missing Google Shopping fields get products disapproved. Missing dimensions break shipping calculators. Fixing 500 products one-by-one takes days. Metly is built for metafield editing, not bolted onto a product manager. Click a cell, type, save. Pre-built views for Dimensions, SEO, Marketing, Shipping, and Inventory or create custom views.
- Bulk Edit Products Accurately with Bulk Edit Previews, Progress & an Undo Option
- Bulk Edit Spreadsheets: No Reformatting Necessary or Edit Without Spreadsheets
- Quickly Export Unlimited Products to Formats: CSV, Excel & Matrixify / Excelify
- Inventory Sync: Keep Supplier Products Updated from Google Drive/Dropbox/FTP/URL
- Bulk edit metafields for all products in one spreadsheet view
- AI generates SEO titles, descriptions, dimensions, and marketing copy
- Switch between preset views: Dimensions, SEO, Marketing, Shipping
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Ablestar Bulk Product Edit |  Metly |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 550 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −4 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 17% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Ablestar Bulk Product Edit | Metly |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 939 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 12 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 41% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Ablestar Bulk Product Edit | Metly |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $30/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Ablestar Bulk Product Edit | Metly |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1 | #334 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 in Metafields | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jul 31, 2017 | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ablestar | Argora |
FAQ
Ablestar Bulk Product Edit and Metly: common questions
- Is Ablestar Bulk Product Edit or Metly cheaper?
- Only Ablestar Bulk Product Edit lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $30/month for Ablestar Bulk Product Edit and $9.99/month for Metly. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Ablestar Bulk Product Edit lists 31 the others don’t mention, such as Backup, Backups, Booleans, Bulk deletion. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Ablestar Bulk Product Edit, Oct 14, 2026 for Metly; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Ablestar Bulk Product Edit, Oct 14, 2026 for Metly. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.