Cost Per Item vs Profiteer ‑ Cost of Goods Sold
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Cost Per Item, Oct 13, 2026 for Profiteer.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Cost Per Item 5.0 from 1 reviews and Profiteer 3.5 from 16 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Cost Per Item and $15/month for Profiteer.
- Profiteer lists 4 features Cost Per Item’s listing doesn’t mention, including Accounts receivable, COGS tracking, Inventory and product.
Head to head
Now you can easily show your margin and cost per item to user
Total value of your inventory and reports on profit from sales
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 Plan
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.
This App provides a reliable way to generate reports on the cost of goods sold (COGS). It provides complete control over past, present, and future values of the cost price of any SKU. With this App, doing accounting reports not possible in Shopify become available to the merchant. Most reports are available as easy-to-use CSV files for compatibility with all accounting packages.
- 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
- Generate inventory reports with the current value of your cost of goods.
- Generate sales reports with the total value of the cost of goods sold.
- Modify the cost price of any SKU sold at the order level.
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 |  Profiteer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Profiteer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 3.5 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 16(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Cost Per Item | Profiteer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $1.99/month(ahead) | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Cost Per Item | Profiteer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #199 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 2, 2022 | May 12, 2014 |
| Languages | Not published | 1 |
| Developer | rThrone | Resistor Software |
FAQ
Cost Per Item and Profiteer: common questions
- Is Cost Per Item or Profiteer cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $1.99/month for Cost Per Item and $15/month for Profiteer. 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 Profiteer?
- On the Shopify App Store: Cost Per Item 5.0 from 1 reviews and Profiteer 3.5 from 16 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Profiteer lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Accounts receivable, COGS tracking, Inventory and product, Pricing. 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 for Cost Per Item, Oct 13, 2026 for Profiteer; 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 for Cost Per Item, Oct 13, 2026 for Profiteer. 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.