Catalog Guardian vs PAL Catalog Check
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Catalog Guardian and $19/month for PAL Catalog Check.
- Catalog Guardian lists 3 features PAL Catalog Check’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk editing, Error validation, Inventory support.
Head to head
free
- · Apply up to 10 fixes per batch
- · Export reports and roll back fixes
- · Review findings before applying fixes
- · Scan up to 100 products, 500 variants
growth
- · Apply up to 100 fixes per batch
- · Inventory rules & SKU/barcode tools
- · Run weekly scheduled catalog checks
- · Scan 2,500 products, 10,000 variants
- · Spreadsheets & governance templates
pro
- · AI drafts: 1,000/day, 200 pending
- · Apply up to 1,000 fixes per batch
- · Daily or weekly scheduled scans
- · Email alerts & conditional standards
- · Safe Autopilot for low-risk repairs
- · Scan 10,000 products, 50,000 variants
scale
- · AI drafts: 10,000/day, 2,000 pending
- · All Pro features included
- · Apply up to 5,000 fixes per batch
- · Daily or weekly scheduled scans
- · Scan 50,000 products, 250,000 variants
Free
Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCatalog Guardian gives Shopify teams a practical way to maintain product data without editing one product at a time. Start with a read-only catalog scan. The app checks product content, search-listing details, image alternative text, product type and vendor, variant names, SKU and barcode completeness, duplicate identifiers, pricing, and inventory risks. Results explain what was found and group work by priority.
PAL Catalog Check scans your Shopify product catalog for missing or risky fields that can cause product-feed problems. Review readiness score, critical issues, warnings, and practical remediation for titles, vendors, URLs, images, prices, identifiers, and variant options. The app is read-only: it never edits products or variants, requests only read_products, and does not require Merchant Center credentials.
- Scan product data, pricing, and inventory for actionable issues.
- Preview selected repairs, keep change history, and roll back eligible changes.
- Find missing and duplicate SKU or barcode values across the catalog.
- Schedule catalog checks and set store-specific quality rules.
- Scan products and variants for common catalog-readiness issues
- Flag missing images, risky prices, and duplicate variant options
- Review vendor, URL, identifier, and image-dimension gaps
- Get practical remediation guidance without editing your catalog
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 |  Catalog Guardian |  PAL Catalog Check |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Catalog Guardian | PAL Catalog Check |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Catalog Guardian | PAL Catalog Check |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Catalog Guardian | PAL Catalog Check |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #304 | #217(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | Catalog Guardian | Practical Automation Lab |
FAQ
Catalog Guardian and PAL Catalog Check: common questions
- Is Catalog Guardian or PAL Catalog Check cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Catalog Guardian and $19/month for PAL Catalog Check. 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?
- Catalog Guardian lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk editing, Error validation, Inventory support. PAL Catalog Check lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as AI mapping, Feed optimization. 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.