Deadstock Hero vs Smart Inventory Alerts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 24, 2026 for Deadstock Hero, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Inventory Alerts.
The short answer
- Only Smart Inventory Alerts lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.90/month for Deadstock Hero and $9.99/month for Smart Inventory Alerts.
- Deadstock Hero lists 2 features Smart Inventory Alerts’s listing doesn’t mention, including Insights, Threshold alerts.
Head to head
Deadstock Hero
- · Automation, history & Slack alerts
- · Campaigns, discounts & rollback
- · Velocity & deadstock classification
Free
- · Days-of-stock predictions
- · Email & Slack alerts, quiet hours
- · Minimum-units reorder points
- · Supplier directory & reorder emails
- · Up to 10 products, all variants
- · Weekly summary & reports
Starter
- · Days-of-stock predictions
- · Email & Slack alerts, quiet hours
- · Everything in Free
- · Minimum-units reorder points
- · Supplier directory & reorder emails
- · Up to 100 products, all variants
Growth
- · Days-of-stock predictions
- · Email & Slack alerts, quiet hours
- · Everything in Starter
- · Minimum-units reorder points
- · Supplier directory & reorder emails
- · Unlimited products & variants
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFind the products tying up cash before they become a bigger problem. Deadstock Hero turns Shopify sales and inventory data into clear, explainable recovery opportunities—slow-moving, overstocked, deadstock, and stockout-risk variants. See velocity, days of cover, and confidence for every SKU; then create controlled recovery campaigns with discounts and product tags.
Smart Inventory Alerts watches every variant in your store, learns its real sales velocity and predicts the day it will run out. You get one clean digest by email or Slack with the products at risk, days left, suggested reorder quantities and the value of stock at risk. Set alert thresholds in days of stock, or a minimum-units reorder point that works even without sales history.
- Identify slow-moving, overstocked, and stockout-risk variants
- Understand classifications with velocity, coverage, and confidence
- Build recovery campaigns with Shopify discounts and product tags
- Pause or finish campaigns and roll back app-created changes
- Per-variant stockout predictions from real 7, 30 and 60-day sales velocity
- Email and Slack digests with quiet hours, plus instant critical alerts
- Minimum-units reorder points that alert even without sales history
- Suppliers with lead time and minimum order, one-click reorder email or WhatsApp
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 |  Deadstock Hero |  Smart Inventory Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Deadstock Hero | Smart Inventory Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Deadstock Hero | Smart Inventory Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.90/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Deadstock Hero | Smart Inventory Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #604 | #288(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Aravak JDG | LUSCA TECH LIMITED |
FAQ
Deadstock Hero and Smart Inventory Alerts: common questions
- Is Deadstock Hero or Smart Inventory Alerts cheaper?
- Only Smart Inventory Alerts lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.90/month for Deadstock Hero and $9.99/month for Smart Inventory Alerts. 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?
- Deadstock Hero lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Insights, Threshold alerts. 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 24, 2026 for Deadstock Hero, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Inventory Alerts; 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 24, 2026 for Deadstock Hero, Oct 13, 2026 for Smart Inventory Alerts. 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.