Smart Collection Manager vs Outranked: Auto OOS Sorter
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 24, 2026 for Smart Collection Manager, Oct 13, 2026 for Outranked.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Collection Manager 5.0 from 9 reviews and Outranked 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Only Outranked lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $4.99/month for Outranked.
- Outranked lists 6 features Smart Collection Manager’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Hide products, Manual.
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
- · All Basic Features
- · Auto Sync Every 36 Hours
- · Manual Sync
- · Up to 1000 Products
- · Up to 20 Advanced Collections
Standard
- · Auto Sync Every 24 Hours
- · Everything in Basic
- · Sort by discount
- · Up to 50 Advanced Collections
- · Up to 5000 Products
Business
- · Auto Sync Every 12 Hours
- · Everything in Standard
- · Sorting by CSV
- · Up to 100 Advanced Collections
- · Up to 10000 Products
Pro
- · Auto sync every 6 hours
- · Everything in Business
- · Unlimited Products
Starter
- · Daily & 6-hour sorting
- · Manual one-click sort
- · Sort history dashboard
- · Up to 5 collections
Essential
- · CSV export
- · Email notifications
- · Everything in Starter
- · Exclude products by tag
- · Hourly auto-sorting
- · Low stock alerts (1 rule)
Premium
- · Everything in Essential
- · Per-collection controls
- · Per-collection sort strategy
- · Slack notifications
- · Sort preview (dry run)
- · Stock alerts: 5 rules + locations
Ultimate
- · Dedicated priority support
- · Early access to new features
- · Everything in Premium
- · Priority queue processing
- · Unlimited collections
- · Unlimited stock alert rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureImprove the way your products are displayed in collections – No coding required. Smart Collection App helps Shopify merchants organize their collections with powerful sorting and merchandising options. Whether launching new products, managing sales or optimizing for customer experience, this app gives you the flexibility to control how products appear.
Outranked automatically moves sold-out products to the bottom of your collections on your schedule. Choose which collections to sort, exclude products by tag, and keep merchandising focused on in-stock products. Get email or Slack notifications when sorts run, monitor collection health and sort history in the analytics dashboard, export CSV reports, and set low-stock alerts with custom rules.
- Sort products on the basis of higher or lower inventory (Automated)
- Sort products on the basis of inventory availability of all variants (Automated)
- Send sold-out products to the bottom (Automated)
- Manual sorting by drag and drop
- Scheduled auto-sorting that pushes out-of-stock products to the bottom
- Per-collection controls with tag-based exclusion rules
- Email and Slack notifications with detailed sort summaries
- Sort preview mode to see changes before they go live
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 | Smart Collection Manager |  Outranked |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Smart Collection Manager | Outranked |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 9(ahead) | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Smart Collection Manager | Outranked |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Collection Manager | Outranked |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41 | #34(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 31, 2022 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ozeefy | kizzle |
FAQ
Smart Collection Manager and Outranked: common questions
- Is Smart Collection Manager or Outranked cheaper?
- Only Outranked lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $4.99/month for Outranked. 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, Smart Collection Manager or Outranked?
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Collection Manager 5.0 from 9 reviews and Outranked 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Smart Collection Manager lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Collection creation, Drag and drop, Filtering, Push down. Outranked lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Hide products, Manual, Real-time updates. 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 24, 2026 for Smart Collection Manager, Oct 13, 2026 for Outranked; 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 24, 2026 for Smart Collection Manager, Oct 13, 2026 for Outranked. 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.