Cost Per Item vs Margin Insight
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Cost Per Item 5.0 from 1 reviews and Margin Insight 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Cost Per Item and $9/month for Margin Insight.
- Margin Insight lists 1 features Cost Per Item’s listing doesn’t mention, including Reports.
Head to head
Now you can easily show your margin and cost per item to user
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Premium
- · Cost and margin based on variants
- · Show Product Cost Per Item
- · Show Product Margin
- · Unlimited Products
Basic
- · Display products with margin issues
Pro
- · Advanced margin analytics and reports
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOur app displays the Cost and Margin of your products. The app is easy to configure and you can apply your settings to all the products in your store. You easily clarify your raw product price and what you charge.
Stop Losing Money on Unprofitable Products. See your real profit per product in seconds. Margin Insight shows margins, costs, and net profit in a clear dashboard — and instantly flags products that are hurting your bottom line. Update pricing in bulk, fix margin issues fast, and make smarter decisions backed by real numbers. Built for merchants who want full control over profitability — not just revenue.
- Hide / Show Cost per item and Margin per product
- Cost and margin based on product variants
- You want to easily customize text and other things
- Easy interface and easily configure with your store
- Visual Analytics Dashboard: Graphs and tables for clear margin insights.
- Margin Issue Tracker: flags products with potential profit problems.
- Quick Product Update Link: Easily modify product info to optimize margins.
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 |  Cost Per Item |  Margin Insight |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cost Per Item | Margin Insight |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Cost Per Item | Margin Insight |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Cost Per Item | Margin Insight |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #250 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 2, 2022 | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Languages | Not published | 2 |
| Developer | rThrone | Abstraktion |
FAQ
Cost Per Item and Margin Insight: common questions
- Is Cost Per Item or Margin Insight cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Cost Per Item and $9/month for Margin Insight. 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, Cost Per Item or Margin Insight?
- On the Shopify App Store: Cost Per Item 5.0 from 1 reviews and Margin Insight 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Margin Insight lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Reports. 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 14, 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 14, 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.