Easy Stock Buffer vs StockAnvil ‑ Low Stock Alerts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Easy Stock Buffer, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAnvil.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7/month for Easy Stock Buffer and $9/month for StockAnvil.
- Easy Stock Buffer lists 3 features StockAnvil’s listing doesn’t mention, including Back-in-stock alerts, Custom reports, Threshold alerts.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 5-minute setup, no theme edits
- · Custom customer-facing messages
- · Email support
- · Server-side checkout blocking
- · Shop-wide default threshold
- · Up to 10 stock alerts per month
Pro
- · Auto-hide sold-out products + restock
- · Auto-suggest from daily sales rate
- · Bulk CSV import (up to 5,000 rows)
- · Everything in free
- · Pause everything during flash sales
- · Per-collection default thresholds
Free
- · 1 location, up to 250 monitored SKUs
- · Daily digest of what's below threshold
- · Fixed thresholds and restock list
Starter
- · Days-of-cover thresholds from sales
- · Instant alerts, not just digests
- · Per-product rule overrides
- · Unlimited SKUs
Growth
- · Every location monitored
- · Per-location rule overrides
- · Priority support
- · Restock list with CSV export
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSet a minimum stock level for each product variant at each location, or apply rules by collection. When online stock drops to that number, the add-to-cart button is blocked so the last units stay reserved for in-store customers, wholesale orders, or as a buffer against inventory sync delays. Get email alerts before you run out, either instantly or as a daily, weekly, or monthly report.
StockAnvil watches every tracked variant at every location and warns you the moment stock drops below your threshold: a fixed quantity, or days of cover computed from real sales velocity. Alerts reach you by email and in Slack. One rule can cover a whole supplier, so new products are watched from day one. One open alert per item, resolved automatically, plus a daily digest: no alert storms.
- Set minimum stock per variant and location
- Block add-to-cart when stock reaches your buffer
- Apply minimum stock buffer rules by product or collection
- Get instant low stock alerts or scheduled stock reports
- Instant low stock alerts by email, per location, without alert storms
- Days-of-cover thresholds from real sales velocity, not guesswork
- Restock list with suggested quantities, grouped by vendor, CSV export
- Multi-location rules with overrides per product or location
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 |  Easy Stock Buffer |  StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Easy Stock Buffer | StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 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 | Easy Stock Buffer | StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Easy Stock Buffer | StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #100(ahead) | #693 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 8, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | UpsellShark | Anvil Apps |
FAQ
Easy Stock Buffer and StockAnvil: common questions
- Is Easy Stock Buffer or StockAnvil cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $7/month for Easy Stock Buffer and $9/month for StockAnvil. 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?
- Easy Stock Buffer lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Back-in-stock alerts, Custom reports, Threshold alerts. StockAnvil lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-restock, Forecasting, Real-time updates. 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 for Easy Stock Buffer, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAnvil; 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 for Easy Stock Buffer, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAnvil. 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.