CostPulse vs Margin Sentinel
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
- Only Margin Sentinel lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for CostPulse and $15/month for Margin Sentinel.
- CostPulse lists 2 features Margin Sentinel’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom reports, Data export.
Head to head
Pro
- · CSV export
- · Margin scan
- · Missing cost checks
Free
- · Export a fix list
- · Find missing unit costs
- · Scan up to 100 variants
Starter
- · Import supplier costs by CSV
- · Minimum price, what-if and alerts
- · Scan up to 5,000 variants
Growth
- · Import supplier costs by CSV
- · Minimum price and what-if checks
- · Scan up to 25,000 variants
- · Weekly alerts and priority support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCostPulse scans products, variants, and recent orders to show which sales have unknown gross margin because costs are missing. Merchants can enter temporary costs for a scan, reveal negative-margin orders, and export issues to CSV for cleanup.
Open Margin Sentinel once and it automatically checks up to 100 Shopify variants using current price, unit cost, and inventory. See the exact SKUs with missing costs, negative gross margin, or prices below your target, plus what to fix first. Free includes cost repair, one guided supplier CSV import, discount scenarios, and fix-list export. No card, order data, or automatic changes.
- Find variants with missing product costs
- See revenue with unknown gross margin
- Flag low-margin and negative-margin orders
- Variant scan finds margin leaks and highlights issues like missing data.
- Supplier data templates and CSV imports to fill missing variant information.
- Scenario analysis to model catalog changes and measure impact on 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 |  CostPulse |  Margin Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CostPulse | Margin Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CostPulse | Margin Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $15/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | CostPulse | Margin Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1554 | #369 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | KEVIN OUAKNIN | Profit Guard |
FAQ
CostPulse and Margin Sentinel: common questions
- Is CostPulse or Margin Sentinel cheaper?
- Only Margin Sentinel lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for CostPulse and $15/month for Margin Sentinel. 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?
- CostPulse lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom reports, Data export. 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.