Anvil vs StockWarden

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

  • Paid plans start at $39/month for Anvil and $39/month for StockWarden.
  • Anvil lists 7 features StockWarden’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Import and export, Inventory sync.

Head to head

Open this comparison in ShoplistFree account. Every feature, store and change, side by side.
Pitch
—
—
Categories
  • Inventory optimization
  • Inventory optimization
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jun 9, 2026
May 26, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
—
—
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
—
—
Top countries
—
—
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $39 to $199/month
$39/month
Plans
Starter$39/month
7-day free trial
  • · 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$99/month
  • · All reports & sales velocity
  • · CSV export
  • · Everything in Starter
  • · Reorder suggestions
  • · Up to 3,000 orders/month
Scale$199/month
  • · Everything in Growth
  • · Higher volume? Contact us
  • · Priority support
  • · Up to 10,000 orders/month
StockWarden Pro$39/month
7-day free trial
Coverage
13 of 17 features76%
10 of 17 features59%
Unique strengths
  • Analytics
  • Import and export
  • Inventory sync
  • Replenishment reminders
  • +3 more
  • Bulk processing
  • Out of stock notifications
  • Purchase orders
  • Threshold alerts
Inventory optimization
76%13/17
59%10/17
Inventory management
100%9/9
56%5/9
Notifications and analytics
67%4/6
50%3/6
Order management
0%0/2
100%2/2
764onlybothonly
AnvilStockWarden17 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

See every feature
Works with also listed by another
—
—
How it sells itself

Anvil 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.

StockWarden helps Shopify merchants avoid stockouts by monitoring inventory levels across all products. When stock drops below your threshold, you get an instant email alert. From there, you can create and send a professional purchase order PDF directly to your supplier — all without leaving Shopify. Import your existing supplier and product data from Stocky in minutes.

Key points
  • 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 low stock alerts via email and Slack
  • Automated purchase orders sent directly to suppliers
  • Velocity-based reorder quantity suggestions
  • Supplier management with lead times and contact details
Screenshots
Anvil purchase order with ordered and received quantities
Anvil inventory stock levels across multiple locationsAnvil supplier list with contacts and lead timesAnvil reorder suggestions: Know what to reorder, and when
Purchase orders list with draft and received statuses
Create purchase order from low-stock product alertsSuppliers directory with contacts lead time and notesStockWarden Stocky CSV import for suppliers and products

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.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureAnvilStockWarden
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureAnvilStockWarden
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureAnvilStockWarden
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$39/month$39/month
Longest free trial7 days7 days
Plans listed31

Listing

MeasureAnvilStockWarden
Shopify category rank#694in Inventory optimization#617(ahead)in Inventory optimization
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJun 9, 2026May 26, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperPlucoreTregovia

FAQ

Anvil and StockWarden: common questions

Is Anvil or StockWarden cheaper?
Paid plans start at $39/month for Anvil and $39/month for StockWarden. 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 7 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Import and export, Inventory sync, Replenishment reminders. StockWarden lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk processing, Out of stock notifications, Purchase orders, Threshold 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; 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.