Boxbook vs Material Manager
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Boxbook, Nov 1, 2026 for Material Manager.
The short answer
- Only Material Manager lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Boxbook and $19.99/month for Material Manager.
- Material Manager lists 8 features Boxbook’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, 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.
Boxbook Starter
- · 24/7 customer support
- · Drag-and-drop fulfillment editor
- · Material inventory exports and reports
- · Unlimited material tracking
- · Unlimited order splitting
- · Unlimited order tagging
Free
- · Unlimited locations
- · Up to 100 orders per month
- · Up to 3 materials
- · Up to 5 variants per materials
Standard
- · Low stock notifications
- · Unlimited locations
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited variants per material
- · Up to 2,000 orders per month
Advanced
- · Low stock notifications
- · Unlimited locations
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited variants per material
- · Up to 7,500 orders per month
Professional
- · Low stock notifications
- · Unlimited locations
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited variants per material
- · Up to 15,000 orders per month
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBoxbook automates order tagging, order splitting, and live tracking of shipping materials. Split order items into fulfillments by SKU, weight, tag, or other property. Start with a template or build your own, plus use a drag-and-drop canvas for easy edits. Track every box, mailer, packing slip and other materials as orders ship, and get low-stock alerts and a per-warehouse audit trail for every item.
Material Manager keeps raw material and bill of materials (BOM) inventory in sync with your Shopify products that have shared inventory. Link component inventory to variants once, every sale updates raw material and product stock instantly. Built for on-demand, bespoke, and pre-assembled production across multi-locations. Manage pre-built variant stock alongside raw materials so you never oversell.
- Track shipping supplies across all locations
- Automatically deduct stock when orders ship
- Low-stock alerts before you run out
- Realtime: product inventory syncs with changing raw material inventory
- Intuitive UI: seamlessly integrated with the Shopify admin interface
- Product integration: add materials to products from the Shopify product page
- Efficient: quickly update your materials with import/export functionality
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 |  Boxbook | Material Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Boxbook | Material Manager |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.4 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 24 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Boxbook | Material Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month(ahead) | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Boxbook | Material Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #522 | #12 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 11, 2026 | Dec 14, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Boxbook | Omatic |
FAQ
Boxbook and Material Manager: common questions
- Is Boxbook or Material Manager cheaper?
- Only Material Manager lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Boxbook and $19.99/month for Material Manager. 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?
- Boxbook lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Replenishment reminders, Stock replenishment. Material Manager lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Email notifications, Forecasting, Inventory sync. 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 for Boxbook, Nov 1, 2026 for Material Manager; 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 for Boxbook, Nov 1, 2026 for Material Manager. 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.