CoreCaptain Inventory Manager vs Dead Stock Savers
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 CoreCaptain Inventory Manager, Nov 7, 2026 for Dead Stock Savers.
The short answer
- Only Dead Stock Savers lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for CoreCaptain Inventory Manager and $49/month for Dead Stock Savers.
- CoreCaptain Inventory Manager lists 3 features Dead Stock Savers’s listing doesn’t mention, including Multi-channel, Real-time updates, SKUs.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 2-year data retention
- · All 8 anomaly detection types
- · CSV exports
- · Email alerts
- · Unlimited store connections
- · Up to 500 products monitored
Professional
- · 2-year data retention
- · API access
- · All 8 detection rules
- · Custom charts & dashboards
- · Priority email support
- · Slack integration
Enterprise
- · Custom integration setup
- · Dedicated onboarding session
- · Early access to new features
- · Everything in Professional
- · Feature request priority
- · Priority support (4-hour response)
Free
- · ABC inventory classification
- · Auto-detect dead stock from Shopify
- · Automatic Shopify sync
- · Top 10 dead SKUs by value
- · Total capital at risk dashboard
Recovery
- · AI Recovery Coach included
- · At-Risk SKUs early warning feed
- · Everything in Free
- · Full dead stock report — all SKUs
- · QuickBooks, Xero & CSV Integration
- · Recovery Value Estimator per SKU
Intelligence
- · Demand Forecasting for future risk
- · Everything in Recovery
- · Prioritised recovery plan by value
- · Recovery performance tracking
- · Unlimited AI recovery coaching
- · Walk-through coaching on top SKUs
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCoreCaptain monitors your Shopify inventory 24/7 and alerts you the moment something goes wrong. It detects phantom stock, sudden drops, sync errors, stockout patterns, dead stock, and 5 other anomaly types — each with a financial impact estimate so you know what to fix first. Connect in 60 seconds. Get instant alerts via email or Slack.
Stock Savers connects to your Shopify store and automatically identifies inventory that hasn't sold in 90+ days — showing you exactly how much cash is trapped and what it's costing you to hold it every month. Set recovery actions per SKU (liquidate, bundle, return, donate), see estimated recovery values at different scenarios, and get AI-powered coaching from Sam — your Dead Stock Recovery Coach — on where to start…
- Automatic anomaly detection identifies multiple inventory issues 24/7
- Real-time alerts via email and Slack when inventory problems are detected
- Lost revenue tracking shows exactly how much each inventory issue costs you
- ABC analysis automatically categorizes products by profitability and impact
- Automatic dead stock detection — flags SKUs with no sales in 90+ days
- Recovery Value Estimator — see liquidation, markdown, and return values per SKU
- AI Recovery Coach — get specific advice on which dead SKUs to tackle first
- At-Risk SKUs feed — catch slow-moving inventory before it becomes dead stock
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 |  CoreCaptain Inventory Manager |  Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CoreCaptain Inventory Manager | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 7 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CoreCaptain Inventory Manager | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | CoreCaptain Inventory Manager | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #673 | #50(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 13, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | CoreCaptain | Stock Savers |
FAQ
CoreCaptain Inventory Manager and Dead Stock Savers: common questions
- Is CoreCaptain Inventory Manager or Dead Stock Savers cheaper?
- Only Dead Stock Savers lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for CoreCaptain Inventory Manager and $49/month for Dead Stock Savers. 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?
- CoreCaptain Inventory Manager lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-channel, Real-time updates, SKUs. Dead Stock Savers lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom reports, Forecasting, Insights. 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 CoreCaptain Inventory Manager, Nov 7, 2026 for Dead Stock Savers; 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 CoreCaptain Inventory Manager, Nov 7, 2026 for Dead Stock Savers. 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.