Smart Collection Manager vs Sortello ‑ Collection Sorting
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 20, 2026 for Sortello.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Collection Manager 5.0 from 9 reviews and Sortello 3.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only Sortello lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $9.99/month for Sortello.
- Sortello lists 9 features Smart Collection Manager’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk editing, Custom rules, Group products.
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
Free Plan Forever
- · 3 one-click sort recipes, ready to use
- · 7 sort rules: price, name, date, more
- · CSV import/export of product order
- · Manual drag-and-drop product editor
- · Multi-select to bulk-move products
- · Push out-of-stock down in one click
Pro Plan
- · Auto-pin newly added products to top
- · Best-seller sort by 7/30/60-day sales
- · Featured slots: lock products 1-12
- · Out-of-stock auto-restores on restock
- · Real-time auto-push sold-out to bottom
- · Scheduled automatic collection re-sorts
Plus Plan
- · Auto-pin newly added products to top
- · Best-seller sort by 7/30/60-day sales
- · Bulk-apply one sort to all collections
- · Priority email support, reply in 12h
- · Real-time auto-push sold-out to bottom
- · Scheduled automatic collection re-sorts
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.
Sortello automatically sorts and merchandises the products in your Shopify collections, so your collection pages lead with what sells. Sort by best sellers or live sales velocity (last 7, 30, or 60 days), push out-of-stock products to the bottom, and pin new arrivals to the top. Reorder any collection by hand with a drag-and-drop editor, lock products into featured slots, and pin products by tag.
- 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
- Automatically push out-of-stock products to the bottom of every collection
- Drag-and-drop editor with locked featured slots and tag-based pinning rules
- Sort collections by best sellers or sales velocity (last 7, 30, or 60 days)
- Auto-pin new arrivals to the top of collections for a set number of days
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 |  Sortello |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sortello |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 3.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 9(ahead) | 1 |
| 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 | Sortello |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Collection Manager | Sortello |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | May 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ozeefy | cartworks.io |
FAQ
Smart Collection Manager and Sortello: common questions
- Is Smart Collection Manager or Sortello cheaper?
- Only Sortello lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $9.99/month for Sortello. 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 Sortello?
- On the Shopify App Store: Smart Collection Manager 5.0 from 9 reviews and Sortello 3.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Smart Collection Manager lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Collection creation. Sortello lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk editing, Custom rules, Group products, Hide products. 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 20, 2026 for Sortello; 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 20, 2026 for Sortello. 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.