Catavue: Catalog Health vs ShelfBeacon

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 $9.99/month for Catavue and $9/month for ShelfBeacon.
  • ShelfBeacon lists 2 features Catavue’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom reports, Data export.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Analytics
  • Analytics
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Aug 12, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$9.99/month
From $9 to $29/month
Plans
Standard$9.99/month
14-day free trial
Starter$9/month
30-day free trial
Growth$15/month
30-day free trial
Pro$29/month
30-day free trial
Coverage
1 of 3 features33%
3 of 3 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • Custom reports
  • Data export
Analytics
33%1/3
100%3/3
Visuals and reports
33%1/3
100%3/3
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CatavueShelfBeacon3 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Catavue reviews your product catalog and highlights missing or incomplete data that can affect how products appear across sales channels. It gives your catalog a health score, groups findings by severity, and explains what should be corrected. Merchants stay in control because Catavue does not edit products automatically.

ShelfBeacon helps merchants review catalog changes, product data issues, approved competitor signals, exports, and daily reminder emails from one read-only dashboard. It prioritizes what to review first before launches, promotions, or store updates. The app requests read_products only and does not edit products, change prices, or write to Shopify data.

Key points
  • Scan product images, descriptions, identifiers, inventory, and SEO fields.
  • Prioritize catalog issues by severity with clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Track catalog health scores and compare results across previous scans.
  • Daily read-only catalog watch with clear next steps.
  • Fix-first product issue prioritization.
  • Approved competitor store signal review.
  • CSV exports for team review and handoff.
Screenshots
Catalog issues grouped by severity with recommendations
Catalog health dashboard with score and scan summaryScan history comparing catalog health results over time
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daily_reminder_preferencescompetitors_to_watchdashboard_today_store_watch

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.

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Adoption

MeasureCatavueShelfBeacon
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureCatavueShelfBeacon
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCatavueShelfBeacon
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$9.99/month$9/month(ahead)
Longest free trial14 days30 days
Plans listed13

Listing

MeasureCatavueShelfBeacon
Shopify category rank#1602in Analytics#1013(ahead)in Analytics
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedAug 12, 2026Jun 25, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperBMCreatorDerifiOwner

FAQ

Catavue and ShelfBeacon: common questions

Is Catavue or ShelfBeacon cheaper?
Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Catavue and $9/month for ShelfBeacon. 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?
ShelfBeacon lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom reports, Data export. 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.