Inventory Stock Alert vs StockPing ‑ 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.
The short answer
- Only StockPing lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Inventory Stock Alert and $8.99/month for StockPing.
- StockPing lists 11 features Inventory Stock Alert’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Back in stock, Email notifications.
Head to head
Standard
Free
- · 20 email alerts per month
- · 20 push notifications per month
- · 60-minute alert cooldown
- · 7-day alert history
- · Unlimited product monitoring
- · Up to 5 email recipients
PRO
- · 5-minute alert cooldown
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited alert history
- · Unlimited email alerts
- · Unlimited product monitoring
- · Unlimited push notifications
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureInventory 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.
Running out of stock costs you sales. StockPing monitors your Shopify inventory in real time and alerts you the moment stock drops below your thresholds — so you can reorder before customers notice. StockPing gives you per-variant and per-location threshold control, multi-channel alerts via email, Slack, and push notifications, and full variant tracking across your catalog.
- 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
- Get instant low-stock alerts via email, Slack, and push notifications
- Set custom thresholds per product variant and per store location
- Track your entire product catalog
- Get notified when items are back in 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 |  Inventory Stock Alert |  StockPing |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Inventory Stock Alert | StockPing |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Inventory Stock Alert | StockPing |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $8.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Inventory Stock Alert | StockPing |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #314 | #191(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 6, 2026 | May 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Zak Studio | Selleazyy |
FAQ
Inventory Stock Alert and StockPing: common questions
- Is Inventory Stock Alert or StockPing cheaper?
- Only StockPing lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Inventory Stock Alert and $8.99/month for StockPing. 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 2 the others don’t mention, such as Batch send, Multi-language. StockPing lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Back in stock, Email notifications, 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 13, 2026; 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. 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.