Alius: Purchase Orders & Stock vs ShopAlert: Order Notifications
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, Sep 1, 2026 for ShopAlert.
The short answer
- Only Alius lists a free plan.
- ShopAlert lists 13 features Alius’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alert settings, Batch notifications, Batch send.
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
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.
ShopAlert keeps your team informed with real-time alerts for store events. Track product stock updates, new carts, checkouts, orders, fulfillment status changes, and customer activity on your site. Customize who gets notified and when with flexible scheduling and multi-channel messaging (Telegram and email alerts).
- 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.
- Stock Notifier: Receive real-time out of stock alerts for out-of-stock products
- Order Notification: Stay informed about new orders and their status.
- Out of Stock notification: Get notified instantly when products are out of stock
- Cart Notification: Track changes in customer carts and potential sales.
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 |  ShopAlert |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShopAlert |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Alius and ShopAlert: common questions
- Is Alius or ShopAlert cheaper?
- Only Alius lists a free plan. 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 4 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-alerts, Back in stock, Custom alerts, Inventory tracking. ShopAlert lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Batch notifications, Batch send, Customer notifications. 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, Sep 1, 2026 for ShopAlert; 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, Sep 1, 2026 for ShopAlert. 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.