Faro: Inventory Forecasting vs StorePilot
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 30, 2026 for Faro, Oct 13, 2026 for StorePilot.
The short answer
- Only Faro lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Faro and $99/month for StorePilot.
- StorePilot lists 5 features Faro’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkout analytics, Custom reports, Funnel analysis.
Head to head
Free
- · 3 action refreshes per week
- · Measured impact of completed actions
- · Measured impact of completed actions
- · Operational dashboard
- · Orders and net sales overview
- · Shopify Admin action links
Starter
- · Daily actions, priority support
- · Dormant stock and declining sales
- · Everything in Free & Priority support
- · Margin, ABC classes and refund rates
- · Purchase orders and CSV per supplier
- · Reorder alert emails for best sellers
Standard
- · Approval-gated operational actions
- · Cross-channel performance monitoring
- · Daily AI operations digest
- · Order, inventory, and traffic analytics
- · Unified operations dashboard
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFaro reads your Shopify products and paid orders and builds a reorder plan. For each variant, it shows the days of stock left and the revenue at risk. Set each supplier's lead time, days of stock to cover, minimum order and pack size, or import them from a CSV. Each suggested quantity shows its calculation. Print a purchase order per supplier or export it.
StorePilot gives merchants one operations workspace for Shopify and other sales channels. Monitor orders, revenue, inventory, returns, traffic, and channel performance. Generate daily AI summaries and review actionable findings based on store data. Product-price changes and refunds remain approval-gated, so StorePilot does not make money-impacting changes without merchant confirmation.
- Store status dashboard showing actions that need attention
- Product inventory view with low-stock and catalog risk signals
- Recent paid order signals with revenue and top product context
- Recommended actions link merchants back to Shopify Admin
- Monitor live orders, revenue, inventory, and traffic
- Generate daily AI summaries of operational priorities
- Compare performance across Shopify and other sales channels
- Review and approve product-price changes and refunds
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 |  Faro |  StorePilot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Faro | StorePilot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Faro | StorePilot |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Faro | StorePilot |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1261 | #609(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 15, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Faro | zipf LLC |
FAQ
Faro and StorePilot: common questions
- Is Faro or StorePilot cheaper?
- Only Faro lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Faro and $99/month for StorePilot. 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?
- Faro lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Notifications, Purchase tracking. StorePilot lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout analytics, Custom reports, Funnel analysis, Profit insights. 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 30, 2026 for Faro, Oct 13, 2026 for StorePilot; 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 30, 2026 for Faro, Oct 13, 2026 for StorePilot. 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.