Benchtop Inventory & Materials vs Materials Inventory
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 22, 2026 for Materials Inventory.
The short answer
- Only Benchtop Inventory & Materials lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for Benchtop Inventory & Materials and $39/month for Materials Inventory.
- Materials Inventory lists 6 features Benchtop Inventory & Materials’s listing doesn’t mention, including Email notifications, Multi-location, Out of stock notifications.
Head to head
Materials & Products Inventory - For makers and manufacturers
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
Hobby
- · 500 Orders (/month)
- · 500 Raw Materials
- · Product Bundles
- · Update of Shopify Inventory
Business
- · 1500 Raw Materials
- · 2000 Orders (/month)
- · All Hobby Features
- · Components
- · Custom Products
- · Dynamic Inventory Alerts
Business Pro
- · 2500 Raw Materials
- · 5000 Orders(/month)
- · 6 Inventory Locations
- · All Business Features
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.
Easily manage raw materials & products inventory. Let the app set your products' inventory based on your raw materials' inventory. Keep them in sync at all times and in real-time. Track your raw materials costs and your products profitability. Create purchase orders & order the right amount of materials at the right time. Stop overselling and stop being out of stock.
- 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.
- Stop overselling: The app updates your Shopify inventory in real-time
- Plan ahead: Know your real-time inventory of bundles, products & raw materials
- Easy to use: Intuitive & easy to use so you can focus on your business
- Informative: Costs & profits per product. Full history of inventory movements
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 |  Materials 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 | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 54 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $20/month(ahead) | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #261 | #23 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 23, 2026 | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | OriKone LLC | Materials Inventory |
FAQ
Benchtop Inventory & Materials and Materials Inventory: common questions
- Is Benchtop Inventory & Materials or Materials Inventory cheaper?
- Only Benchtop Inventory & Materials lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for Benchtop Inventory & Materials and $39/month for Materials 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?
- Benchtop Inventory & Materials lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Insights. Materials Inventory lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Multi-location, Out of stock notifications, Purchase orders. 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 22, 2026 for Materials 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 14, 2026 for Benchtop Inventory & Materials, Oct 22, 2026 for Materials 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.