AlertStock ‑ Low Stock Alerts vs SimpleStock ‑ Low Stock Alert
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only SimpleStock lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for AlertStock and $14.99/month for SimpleStock.
- AlertStock lists 6 features SimpleStock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Email notifications, Insights, Low stock alerts.
Head to head
Pro Plan
- · Custom thresholds
- · Daily email alerts
- · Unlimited products
Free
- · Inventory health dashboard
- · Low stock & dead stock alerts
- · Up to 30 SKUs
Growth
- · CSV export
- · Digest Emails
- · Everything in Free
- · Multi-location support
- · Reorder Alerts
- · Up to 500 SKUs
Pro
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited SKUs
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAlertStock monitors your inventory 24/7 and sends you a daily email when products fall below your custom threshold. No complex dashboards or confusing settings. Just enter your email, set your threshold, and you're done in 30 seconds. Each alert shows your low stock products with current quantities, color-coded urgency levels, and direct links to restock in your Shopify admin.
SimpleStock turns Shopify inventory into actionable insights — no Shopify POS Pro required. See days of stock left for every product based on real sales velocity, get reorder alerts (when + how many to order, with vendor lead times factored in), and catch dead stock tying up cash. Weekly or daily digest emails keep you ahead of stockouts. Multi-location compatible.
- Daily email alerts listing all products below your inventory threshold
- Custom threshold settings - choose when to be alerted (10, 20, 50 units)
- One-click links to restock products directly in your Shopify admin
- Color-coded urgency levels show which products need immediate attention
- See days of stock remaining for every product, auto-calculated from sales data
- Detect dead stock with zero sales in 90+ days and recover tied-up capital
- Get weekly or daily digest emails highlighting items that need your attention
- Support multiple locations and switch between warehouses with one click
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 |  AlertStock |  SimpleStock |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | AlertStock | SimpleStock |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AlertStock | SimpleStock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $8.99/month(ahead) | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | AlertStock | SimpleStock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #600(ahead) | #606 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 6, 2026 | May 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Vive | kumo studio |
FAQ
AlertStock and SimpleStock: common questions
- Is AlertStock or SimpleStock cheaper?
- Only SimpleStock lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.99/month for AlertStock and $14.99/month for SimpleStock. 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?
- AlertStock lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Insights, Low stock alerts, Replenishment reminders. 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 Oct 13, 2026; 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 Oct 13, 2026. 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.