Catalog Intake vs Suppal Vendor Portal
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 Catalog Intake, Oct 14, 2026 for Suppal Vendor Portal.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Catalog Intake 5.0 from 1 reviews and Suppal Vendor Portal 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only Suppal Vendor Portal lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Catalog Intake and $39/month for Suppal Vendor Portal.
- Catalog Intake lists 3 features Suppal Vendor Portal’s listing doesn’t mention, including Conditional logic, Order processing, Stock replenishment.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · 10 uploads/month
- · Approve products and inventory updates
- · Automatically match Shopify Files images
- · CSV, PDF, image, packing slip intake
- · Create reviewed Shopify draft products
- · One upload means one supplier file
Lite
- · 50 uploads/month
- · All Basic features
Starter
- · 150 uploads/month
- · All Basic features
Growth
- · 400 uploads/month
- · All Basic features
Starter
- · Approval workflow
- · Up to 10 requests/month
Professional
- · 3 Vendor Portals (permanent links)
- · Bulk CSV import
- · Custom branding
- · Everything in Starter
- · Unlimited quick one off requests
Enterprise
- · Everything in Professional
- · Full Vendor API
- · Unlimited Vendor Portals
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTurn supplier files into reviewed Shopify products and inventory updates. Upload CSVs, Excel files, PDFs, packing slips, invoices, product sheets, or photos. The app extracts titles, variants, prices, SKUs, barcodes, quantities, suppliers, product types, and Shopify Files image matches, then lets you approve every product or inventory update before anything changes in Shopify.
Suppal helps merchants collect new products and product updates from suppliers through a branded vendor portal or one off forms. Suppliers can submit descriptions, images, variants, SEO data, SKUs, tags, and metafields in one workflow. Merchants review, approve, or reject submissions before applying changes to Shopify, which keeps product data organized and reduces manual follow-up across email and spreadsheets.
- Extract product rows from CSVs, PDFs, invoices, packing slips, and photos
- Review titles, variants, prices, SKUs, barcodes, quantities, and image matches
- Create reviewed draft products or update inventory by barcode
- Create active products
- Automate product data transfer between merchants and suppliers
- Request product updates from vendors with one click on the product page
- Review, approve, or reject vendor submissions before store updates
- Replace email and spreadsheet handoffs with a unified workflow
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 Intake |  Suppal Vendor Portal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Intake | Suppal Vendor Portal |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Intake | Suppal Vendor Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Catalog Intake | Suppal Vendor Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #165 | #318 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 22, 2026 | May 9, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Catalog Intake | BeanieOwl |
FAQ
Catalog Intake and Suppal Vendor Portal: common questions
- Is Catalog Intake or Suppal Vendor Portal cheaper?
- Only Suppal Vendor Portal lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Catalog Intake and $39/month for Suppal Vendor Portal. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Catalog Intake or Suppal Vendor Portal?
- On the Shopify App Store: Catalog Intake 5.0 from 1 reviews and Suppal Vendor Portal 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Catalog Intake lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Conditional logic, Order processing, Stock replenishment. 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 Catalog Intake, Oct 14, 2026 for Suppal Vendor Portal; 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 Catalog Intake, Oct 14, 2026 for Suppal Vendor Portal. 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.