CostPulse vs The Finance Lead Cost Check
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 CostPulse, Nov 4, 2026 for The Finance Lead Cost Check.
The short answer
- CostPulse lists 3 features The Finance Lead Cost Check’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Custom reports, Data export.
Head to head
Pro
- · CSV export
- · Margin scan
- · Missing cost checks
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.
The Finance Lead Cost Check reads the selling amount and the recorded cost per item of each variant in your store. It flags variants that sell below cost, variants where both are equal and variants without a recorded cost. Results show the exact numbers in your store currency. The scan compares these two fields only and does not calculate full margins, so shipping, fees, taxes and discounts are not included.
- Find variants with missing product costs
- See revenue with unknown gross margin
- Flag low-margin and negative-margin orders
- Flag variants selling below or at their unit cost
- List variants with no recorded cost per item
- Search, filter and export findings as CSV
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | CostPulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1554 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 22, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | KEVIN OUAKNIN | Max Benz |
FAQ
CostPulse and The Finance Lead Cost Check: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- CostPulse lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, 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 for CostPulse, Nov 4, 2026 for The Finance Lead Cost Check; 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 CostPulse, Nov 4, 2026 for The Finance Lead Cost Check. 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.