Alius: Purchase Orders & Stock vs Inventory Stock Alert
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 20, 2026 for Alius, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Stock Alert.
The short answer
- Only Alius lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Alius and $4.99/month for Inventory Stock Alert.
- Alius lists 8 features Inventory Stock Alert’s listing doesn’t mention, including Back in stock, Custom alerts, Inventory tracking.
Head to head
Free
- · 3 active alerts of any type
- · 3 suppliers and 3 open purchase orders
- · Add to PO & Alert supplier from chat
- · Alerts real-time or daily, any channel
- · Reorder points for every SKU
- · Share stock between locations
Max
- · AI Buyer checks every PO line
- · AI Buyer picks on Stock page & Sidekick
- · AI summary in your weekly digest
- · Unlimited active alerts
- · Unlimited open purchase orders
- · Unlimited suppliers
Standard
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTrack stock at each location, not only the store total. Set a reorder point for every SKU and get low stock alerts in Slack, Email, Telegram or Discord. Tap Add to PO or Alert supplier right in the chat message. Let Alius draft your POs each morning, grouped by supplier. Email each PO; suppliers confirm dates online, no login. Receive stock straight into admin. See dead stock and what to move each week.
Inventory Stock Alert monitors your product inventory and sends real-time notifications when stock drops below your threshold via email, Slack, or both. Set one global threshold, or configure custom thresholds per product for items that need different reorder levels. Alerts trigger automatically through Shopify webhooks whenever inventory changes, and you can run a manual scan from the dashboard anytime.
- Real-time or scheduled alerts for product, order, and customer changes
- Advanced trigger conditions to filter and receive specific notifications only
- Customizable notification templates to control the content of each message
- Flexible channel routing to send each alert type to a certain channel.
- Email and Slack notifications — choose one, the other, or both
- Set custom per-product thresholds for items that need different reorder levels
- Real-time, daily digest, or weekly summary notification frequency
- Export low-stock report as CSV for reordering or sharing with your team
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 |  Alius |  Inventory Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alius | Inventory Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alius | Inventory Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Alius | Inventory Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #72 | #281 |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on Pricing moves in Staff notifications | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 3, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Frimty | Zak Studio |
FAQ
Alius and Inventory Stock Alert: common questions
- Is Alius or Inventory Stock Alert cheaper?
- Only Alius lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Alius and $4.99/month for Inventory Stock Alert. 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?
- Alius lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Back in stock, Custom alerts, Inventory tracking, Notification rules. Inventory Stock Alert lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Batch send, Email, Inventory reports. 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 20, 2026 for Alius, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Stock Alert; 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 20, 2026 for Alius, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Stock Alert. 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.