Low Inventory Alert Guru vs ScarcityIQ
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 22, 2026 for Low Inventory Alert Guru, Oct 14, 2026 for ScarcityIQ.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $6.95/month for Low Inventory Alert Guru and $14.99/month for ScarcityIQ.
- Low Inventory Alert Guru lists 11 features ScarcityIQ’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Email notifications.
Head to head
Simplify inventory management. Monitor low stock levels easily
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter Plan
- · - Locations
- · - Products
- · - SKUs
- · - Storewide
- · - Variants
- · 10 Credits: set 10 alerts of any type:
Essential Plan
- · 100 Credits (set 100 alerts of any type)
- · Everything in the Starter plan
Professional Plan
- · 500 Credits (set 500 alerts of any type)
- · Everything in the Essential plan
Enterprise Plan
- · Everything in the Professional plan
- · Set unlimited alerts of any type
- · Unlimited Credits
ScarcityIQ
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEasy to use. No coding. No scripts to install. No rules to configure. Automatically get notified when inventory levels fall below thresholds you set. You can send the alert to one email address or multiple emails. The email can also include CSV file. This way, you can easily identify products that need attention.
ScarcityIQ detects when your inventory crosses a low-stock threshold and alerts opted-in shoppers—once per threshold crossing, not on every inventory movement. Shoppers sign up directly from your product page via a lightweight widget. When stock drops below your threshold, they receive a personalized email alert. You get a real-time dashboard with alert activity, conversion tracking, and shopper insights.
- Track low inventory for all your Shopify locations, including POS & warehouses
- Set alerts by product, collection, variant, or storewide
- No complex rules needed to create alerts. No coding
- Run report on demand or schedule it. Bulk set alerts.
- Crossing detection — alerts fire once when stock drops below your threshold
- Storefront widget with email capture, no theme editing required
- Real-time dashboard with alert activity, conversions, and live feed
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 |  Low Inventory Alert Guru |  ScarcityIQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Low Inventory Alert Guru | ScarcityIQ |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 9 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Low Inventory Alert Guru | ScarcityIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.95/month(ahead) | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 90 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Low Inventory Alert Guru | ScarcityIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #199 | #362 |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 on Featured by Shopify in Inventory optimization | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 14, 2020 | May 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Cork Labs | Connie Dev Studio |
FAQ
Low Inventory Alert Guru and ScarcityIQ: common questions
- Is Low Inventory Alert Guru or ScarcityIQ cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $6.95/month for Low Inventory Alert Guru and $14.99/month for ScarcityIQ. 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?
- Low Inventory Alert Guru lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Email notifications, Inventory tracking. 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 22, 2026 for Low Inventory Alert Guru, Oct 14, 2026 for ScarcityIQ; 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 22, 2026 for Low Inventory Alert Guru, Oct 14, 2026 for ScarcityIQ. 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.