Anvil vs Pickaxe Inventory
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Anvil, Oct 31, 2026 for Pickaxe Inventory.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $39/month for Anvil and $3/month for Pickaxe Inventory.
- Anvil lists 11 features Pickaxe Inventory’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Import and export, Inventory planning.
Head to head
Starter
- · Core reports (low/out of stock, value)
- · Multi-location inventory
- · Purchase orders, suppliers & receiving
- · Stock & cost sync to Shopify
- · Supplier management
- · Up to 500 orders/month
Growth
- · All reports & sales velocity
- · CSV export
- · Everything in Starter
- · Reorder suggestions
- · Up to 3,000 orders/month
Scale
- · Everything in Growth
- · Higher volume? Contact us
- · Priority support
- · Up to 10,000 orders/month
Pro
- · AI reorder suggestions
- · COGS tracking
- · CSV import/export
- · Easy migration from other apps
- · Email alerts
- · Purchase order management
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAnvil helps growing merchants manage inventory and purchasing in one place. Create and send purchase orders to your suppliers, receive stock against them, and track quantities and costs across all your locations. Anvil watches your sales and tells you what is running low and what to reorder, with reorder points based on each product's sales history. Inventory counts and costs sync back to Shopify automatically.
Running low on stock? Pickaxe Inventory watches your inventory for you. Get automatic alerts when items are about to run out, smart suggestions for how much to reorder, and create purchase orders in one click. Track costs, profit margins, and stock across multiple locations. Export or import with CSV. See exactly what's selling and what's gathering dust — all in one dashboard. Setup takes minutes.
- Purchase orders: create, send to suppliers, and receive stock against them
- Reorder suggestions based on your real sales
- Multi-location inventory with quantities and costs tracked per location
- Stock counts and costs sync back to Shopify automatically
- Real-time stock tracking with color-coded status and variant-level visibility
- AI-powered reorder suggestions based on your sales patterns and stock history
- Purchase order management with supplier tracking, COGS, and PDF export
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 |  Anvil |  Pickaxe Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Anvil | Pickaxe Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Anvil | Pickaxe Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $3/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Anvil | Pickaxe Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #694 | #597(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 9, 2026 | May 11, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Plucore | Pickaxe Labs |
FAQ
Anvil and Pickaxe Inventory: common questions
- Is Anvil or Pickaxe Inventory cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $39/month for Anvil and $3/month for Pickaxe Inventory. 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?
- Anvil lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Import and export, Inventory planning, Inventory sync. Pickaxe Inventory lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-restock, Back-in-stock alerts. 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 for Anvil, Oct 31, 2026 for Pickaxe Inventory; 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 for Anvil, Oct 31, 2026 for Pickaxe Inventory. 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.