Benchtop Inventory & Materials vs Inventory Mate
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Benchtop Inventory & Materials, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Mate.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for Benchtop Inventory & Materials and $49/month for Inventory Mate.
- Inventory Mate lists 8 features Benchtop Inventory & Materials’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI optimization, Email notifications, Forecasting.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
free
- · Automatic Shopify stock sync
- · Import material from a photo or file
- · Low-stock alerts
- · Make to stock or make to order
- · See what you can make
- · True cost and margins
pro
- · Cost of goods report
- · Everything in Free
- · Inventory valuation report
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited recipes
Free to install
- · All features, plus:
- · Dedicated Success Manager
- · Full API Access
- · Ongoing Account Reviews
Starter
- · AI demand forecasting & supply planning
- · Cash flow visibility & reporting
- · Low-stock & replenishment alerts
- · Multi-location inventory planning
- · Purchase orders & supplier workflows
- · SKU COGS report: push unit cost override
Pro
- · AI demand forecasting & supply planning
- · Cash flow visibility & reporting
- · Low-stock & replenishment alerts
- · Multi-location inventory planning
- · Purchase orders & supplier workflows
- · SKU COGS report: push unit cost override
Growth
- · AI demand forecasting & supply planning
- · Automatic cost sync at PO receipt
- · Cash flow visibility & reporting
- · Low-stock & replenishment alerts
- · Multi-location inventory planning
- · Purchase orders & supplier workflows
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYou buy raw materials and make your products from them. Set up fast: snap a photo of a supplier invoice, receipt, or spreadsheet and Benchtop reads your materials and costs in. It tracks what you have, warns you before you run low, and shows how many you can make right now.
📦 Plan replenishment from demand and lead time, then raise a PO in one click. Receive against incoming stock with partial receipts and tracking, and update cost when it lands. 📍 Shopify won't hold a perpetual average at receive. Inventory Mate writes true unit cost to the variant at receipt, or from SKU COGS, landed cost included. 🚀 See the cash impact before you buy. Manage suppliers in a portal.
- Log production once to update materials and your store stock.
- See your true margin on every product you make.
- Build a recipe for each product so you know exactly what goes into it.
- Track raw materials, what you paid, and stock levels, with low-stock alerts.
- Timely Replenishment Alerts: Pain free alerts for inventory replenishment.
- Simplified Purchase Orders: Create and manage POs with one click.
- Automated Supplier Interaction: Enable seamless supplier communication.
- Accurate Demand Forecasts: Make data-driven decisions AI & ML demand predictions
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 |  Benchtop Inventory & Materials |  Inventory Mate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Inventory Mate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 9 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Inventory Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $20/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Inventory Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #261 | #100(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 23, 2026 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | OriKone LLC | Inventory Mate |
FAQ
Benchtop Inventory & Materials and Inventory Mate: common questions
- Is Benchtop Inventory & Materials or Inventory Mate cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for Benchtop Inventory & Materials and $49/month for Inventory Mate. 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?
- Benchtop Inventory & Materials lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Insights, Inventory sync, Inventory tracking, Threshold alerts. Inventory Mate lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as AI optimization, Email notifications, Forecasting, Out of stock 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 14, 2026 for Benchtop Inventory & Materials, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Mate; 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 14, 2026 for Benchtop Inventory & Materials, Oct 13, 2026 for Inventory Mate. 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.