Inventory Stock Alert vs Low Stock Notifier

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 Inventory Stock Alert, Oct 14, 2026 for Low Stock Notifier.

The short answer

  • Only Low Stock Notifier lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Inventory Stock Alert and $0.99/month for Low Stock Notifier.
  • Inventory Stock Alert lists 5 features Low Stock Notifier’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-alerts, Batch send, Custom alerts.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Stock alerts
  • Stock alerts
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • English
Launched
May 6, 2026
Jul 10, 2023
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$4.99/month
From $0 to $0.99/month
Plans
Standard$4.99/month
7-day free trial
FreeFree
  • · Customize quantity's threshold.
  • · Manage low stock products.
Premium$0.99/month
  • · All features of free version.
  • · Instantly get notified via Telegram.
  • · Receive notification via emai.
  • · Watch on specific collections only.
Coverage
9 of 9 features100%
4 of 9 features44%
Unique strengths
  • Auto-alerts
  • Batch send
  • Custom alerts
  • Email
  • +1 more
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Stock alerts
100%9/9
44%4/9
Analytics and reporting
100%1/1
100%1/1
Customization
100%1/1
100%1/1
Notifications
100%7/7
29%2/7
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Inventory Stock AlertLow Stock Notifier9 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Inventory Stock Alert monitors your product inventory and sends real-time notifications when stock drops below your threshold via email, Slack, or both. Set one global threshold, or configure custom thresholds per product for items that need different reorder levels. Alerts trigger automatically through Shopify webhooks whenever inventory changes, and you can run a manual scan from the dashboard anytime.

Provide insights about products which have low quantity. Get notified immediately via email when product's stock is low. Instantly get notified via Telegram.

Key points
  • Email and Slack notifications — choose one, the other, or both
  • Set custom per-product thresholds for items that need different reorder levels
  • Real-time, daily digest, or weekly summary notification frequency
  • Export low-stock report as CSV for reordering or sharing with your team
  • Manage products have low stock.
  • Get notified via email when product's quantity becomes low.
  • Customize quantity's threshold to match your needs.
Screenshots
See all low-stock products at a glance. Export to CSV or refresh
Inventory Stock Alert dashboard showing low stock productsLow-stock alerts delivered to a Slack channelAlert Settings page with stock threshold, email, Slack, and per
Manage low stock's products easily
Get notified via emailInstantly notified via emailCustomize when you get notified

All the numbers

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Adoption

MeasureInventory Stock AlertLow Stock Notifier
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureInventory Stock AlertLow Stock Notifier
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureInventory Stock AlertLow Stock Notifier
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$4.99/month$0.99/month(ahead)
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed12

Listing

MeasureInventory Stock AlertLow Stock Notifier
Shopify category rank#314in Stock alerts#203(ahead)in Stock alerts
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 6, 2026Jul 10, 2023
Languages2English, German1English
DeveloperZak StudioOPBLE

FAQ

Inventory Stock Alert and Low Stock Notifier: common questions

Is Inventory Stock Alert or Low Stock Notifier cheaper?
Only Low Stock Notifier lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Inventory Stock Alert and $0.99/month for Low Stock Notifier. 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?
Inventory Stock Alert lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-alerts, Batch send, Custom alerts, Email. 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 Inventory Stock Alert, Oct 14, 2026 for Low Stock Notifier; 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 Inventory Stock Alert, Oct 14, 2026 for Low Stock Notifier. 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.