Benchtop Inventory & Materials vs Stockitron
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 Stockitron.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for Benchtop Inventory & Materials and $7.77/month for Stockitron.
- Stockitron lists 8 features Benchtop Inventory & Materials’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-restock, Import and export, Multi-location.
Head to head
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
- · Auto-fill PO from Low Stock
- · FIFO Inventory Tracking
- · Real-time COGS Calculation
- · Syncs up to 3 Locations
- · Unlimited Purchase Orders
- · Unlimited Work Orders
Starter
- · Auto-fill PO from Low Stock
- · FIFO Inventory Tracking
- · Real-time COGS Calculation
- · Syncs up to 10 Locations
- · Unlimited Purchase Orders
- · Unlimited Work Orders
Pro
- · Auto-fill PO from Low Stock
- · FIFO Inventory Tracking
- · Real-time COGS Calculation
- · Syncs up to 250 Locations
- · Unlimited BOM Mappings
- · Unlimited Components
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.
Track Raw Materials & Components Stop guessing your stock levels. Create & manage purchase orders to receive raw materials and accurately track your un-assembled component inventory. Automate Production Work Orders Run work orders to assemble finished goods. The app automatically adds finished stock to Shopify and deducts the raw components used.
- 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.
- Component Registry: Track SKUs, supplier costs, and low-stock reorder points.
- Bill of Materials (BOM): Link product variants to their exact component.
- FIFO Inventory Valuation: Track the true value of raw materials over time
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 |  Stockitron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stockitron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Stockitron |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $20/month | $7.77/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 15 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Benchtop Inventory & Materials | Stockitron |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #261 | #241(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 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | OriKone LLC | NEW MAN ENTERPRISES |
FAQ
Benchtop Inventory & Materials and Stockitron: common questions
- Is Benchtop Inventory & Materials or Stockitron cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for Benchtop Inventory & Materials and $7.77/month for Stockitron. 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. Stockitron lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-restock, Import and export, Multi-location, 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 Stockitron; 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 Stockitron. 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.