Deadstock Hero vs Dead Stock Savers
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, Nov 7, 2026 for Dead Stock Savers.
The short answer
- Only Dead Stock Savers lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.90/month for Deadstock Hero and $49/month for Dead Stock Savers.
- Dead Stock Savers lists 6 features Deadstock Hero’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI optimization, Analytics, Custom reports.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Deadstock Hero
- · Automation, history & Slack alerts
- · Campaigns, discounts & rollback
- · Velocity & deadstock classification
Free
- · ABC inventory classification
- · Auto-detect dead stock from Shopify
- · Automatic Shopify sync
- · Top 10 dead SKUs by value
- · Total capital at risk dashboard
Recovery
- · AI Recovery Coach included
- · At-Risk SKUs early warning feed
- · Everything in Free
- · Full dead stock report — all SKUs
- · QuickBooks, Xero & CSV Integration
- · Recovery Value Estimator per SKU
Intelligence
- · Demand Forecasting for future risk
- · Everything in Recovery
- · Prioritised recovery plan by value
- · Recovery performance tracking
- · Unlimited AI recovery coaching
- · Walk-through coaching on top SKUs
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.
Stock Savers connects to your Shopify store and automatically identifies inventory that hasn't sold in 90+ days — showing you exactly how much cash is trapped and what it's costing you to hold it every month. Set recovery actions per SKU (liquidate, bundle, return, donate), see estimated recovery values at different scenarios, and get AI-powered coaching from Sam — your Dead Stock Recovery Coach — on where to start…
- 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
- Automatic dead stock detection — flags SKUs with no sales in 90+ days
- Recovery Value Estimator — see liquidation, markdown, and return values per SKU
- AI Recovery Coach — get specific advice on which dead SKUs to tackle first
- At-Risk SKUs feed — catch slow-moving inventory before it becomes dead stock
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 |  Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 7 |
| 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 | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.90/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Deadstock Hero | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #604 | #54(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 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Aravak JDG | Stock Savers |
FAQ
Deadstock Hero and Dead Stock Savers: common questions
- Is Deadstock Hero or Dead Stock Savers cheaper?
- Only Dead Stock Savers lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.90/month for Deadstock Hero and $49/month for Dead Stock Savers. 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 Low stock alerts, Threshold alerts. Dead Stock Savers lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as AI optimization, Analytics, Custom reports, Forecasting. 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, Nov 7, 2026 for Dead Stock Savers; 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, Nov 7, 2026 for Dead Stock Savers. 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.