Inventory Surplus 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 14, 2026 for Inventory Surplus, Nov 7, 2026 for Dead Stock Savers.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $15/month for Inventory Surplus and $49/month for Dead Stock Savers.
- Inventory Surplus lists 8 features Dead Stock Savers’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI-powered rules, Analytics, Bulk editing.
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 Forever
Pro Plan
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 featureInventory Surplus helps you turn slow-moving inventory into revenue—faster and more efficiently. Instead of relying on spreadsheets or reactive discounting, the app gives you a clear system to identify surplus products, decide what to do with them, and take action in one place. Moving off Stocky? Stocky stops working August 31, 2026.
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, excess, and returned inventory in seconds.
- Quickly adapt clearance prices for slow-moving inventory.
- Review dashboards on accelerated velocity.
- 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 |  Inventory Surplus |  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 | Inventory Surplus | 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 | Inventory Surplus | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Inventory Surplus | Dead Stock Savers |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #662 | #44(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 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Inventory Surplus | Stock Savers |
FAQ
Inventory Surplus and Dead Stock Savers: common questions
- Is Inventory Surplus or Dead Stock Savers cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $15/month for Inventory Surplus 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?
- Inventory Surplus lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered rules, Analytics, Bulk editing, Custom pricing. Dead Stock Savers lists 8 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 14, 2026 for Inventory Surplus, 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 14, 2026 for Inventory Surplus, 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.