Smart Collection Manager vs Sortflow
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 Sortflow.
The short answer
- Only Sortflow lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $9/month for Sortflow.
- Smart Collection Manager lists 4 features Sortflow’s listing doesn’t mention, including Collection creation, Drag and drop, Filtering.
Head to head
Momentum
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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
- · Manual apply when creating/editing
- · Native sort options only
- · Up to 10 collections with rules
- · Up to 3 active sort rules
Growth
- · Daily auto-apply (up to 5 rules)
- · Native + 3 advanced rules
- · Scheduled cron runs for your shop
- · Up to 15 active sort rules
Pro
- · All native + 6 advanced rules
- · Priority, high margin & new arrivals
- · Stack multiple rules per collection
- · Unlimited active sort rules
- · Unlimited scheduled auto-apply
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.
Sortflow helps merchants automatically organize their collections using advanced, customizable sorting rules. Beyond default sorting, it enables vendor priority, multi-condition logic, and scheduled automation. Merchants can apply rules to any collection and keep products consistently ordered without manual work. This saves time, reduces errors, and ensures collections stay aligned with merchandising strategies.
- 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
- Automate collection sorting with custom rules and scheduling
- Create vendor priority and multi-condition sorting rules
- Manage and apply rules across collections from one dashboard
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 |  Sortflow |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sortflow |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 9 | Not published |
| 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 | Sortflow |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Smart Collection Manager | Sortflow |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #41(ahead) | #162 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Ozeefy | Uptomark.co |
FAQ
Smart Collection Manager and Sortflow: common questions
- Is Smart Collection Manager or Sortflow cheaper?
- Only Sortflow lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Smart Collection Manager and $9/month for Sortflow. 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?
- Smart Collection Manager lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Collection creation, Drag and drop, Filtering, Push down. Sortflow lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, 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 Sortflow; 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 Sortflow. 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.