Best Seller Insights by Burst vs Select Merch
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 $29/month for Best Seller Insights by Burst and $10/month for Select Merch.
- Best Seller Insights by Burst lists 4 features Select Merch’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Custom reports, Data export.
Head to head
Product insights, analytics, recommendations and reports
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · Best-seller product tags and metafields
- · Sort collections by best sellers
- · Top products and collections widgets
- · Up to 1,000 orders per month
Advanced
- · Everything in Starter, plus:
- · Up to 5,000 orders per month
Premium
- · Everything in Advanced, plus:
- · Up to 20,000 orders per month.
Single Store
- · 1 Shopify location
- · 50 products
- · Good for small store with a single retail location.
- · Supports up to:
Multi-Store
- · 10 Shopify locations
- · 1000 products
- · Medium size retail business with multiple POS locations.
- · Supports up to:
Unlimited
- · Supports:
- · Unlimited Shopify locations
- · Unlimited products
- · Unlimited retail locations and products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBest Seller Insights makes it easy to surface your most desired products throughout your store to boost sales and conversions. Promote proven products front and center so customers can't miss them to maximize sales. Automatically place top products at the top of collections, add bestseller product tags, and more. Use our best seller reports to see your top product trends visually, including product photos.
Maximize your POS sales by tracking product performance based upon in-store placement. View sales analytics of display-areas, and see sales data for each location. By leveraging point-of-sale data, Select Merch enables you to make informed merchandising decisions, leading to increased sales. This app is ideal for retail store owners aiming to optimize store layouts to see which locations sell more.
- Sort collections to put your best sellers first.
- Stay on top of what's selling best with product sales reports with photos
- Use social proof to boost sales by products with badges and product tags
- Custom best-seller tracking based on # of weeks and formula: units/orders/profit
- Create custom in-store layouts for merch displays
- Track sales at each placement to maximize conversion
- Run reports to find optimal in-store placements
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 |  Best Seller Insights by Burst |  Select Merch |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Best Seller Insights by Burst | Select Merch |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 17 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Best Seller Insights by Burst | Select Merch |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $10/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 15 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Best Seller Insights by Burst | Select Merch |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #383 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 6, 2016 | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | Not published |
| Developer | Flair Commerce | Sunrise Integration |
FAQ
Best Seller Insights by Burst and Select Merch: common questions
- Is Best Seller Insights by Burst or Select Merch cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Best Seller Insights by Burst and $10/month for Select Merch. 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?
- Best Seller Insights by Burst lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Custom reports, Data export, Historical analysis. 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.