CSS Investor Portal vs ShopETell
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $19.99/month for CSS Investor Portal and $49/month for ShopETell.
- ShopETell lists 11 features CSS Investor Portal’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Custom reports.
Head to head
Get investors to invest with confidence
Standard Plan
ShopETell Core
- · Customer activity tracking
- · Inventory insights
- · Product performance tracking
- · Sales intelligence
- · Vendor analytics
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureThe CSS Investor portal facilitates the connection between store owners and investors. Store owners can externally raise funds for their stores from investors, offering them a dashboard to monitor product growth and returns.
ShopETell helps you understand what is selling, what is not, and where inventory investment should be focused. Track sales performance, inventory levels, product demand, vendor performance, customer activity and profitability from a single dashboard. ShopETell combines your stores sales data with product engagement insights to help you make informed buying, merchandising and stock planning decisions.
- Add/Remove Investor
- Manage investor profit share
- Reports of monthly profit share & returns
- Track sales, refunds and profitability across products and vendors.
- Monitor product views, add-to-carts and customer demand signals.
- Identify inventory opportunities with stock and performance insights.
- Analyze vendor performance and buying trends from one dashboard.
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 |  CSS Investor Portal |  ShopETell |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CSS Investor Portal | ShopETell |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CSS Investor Portal | ShopETell |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | CSS Investor Portal | ShopETell |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #826(ahead) | #973 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 21, 2021 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Chief Software Solutions | Varoom Ltd |
FAQ
CSS Investor Portal and ShopETell: common questions
- Is CSS Investor Portal or ShopETell cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $19.99/month for CSS Investor Portal and $49/month for ShopETell. 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?
- ShopETell lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Custom reports, Event tracking. 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; 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. 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.