Low Inventory Alert Guru vs StockSentinel: Low Stock Alert
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 13, 2026 for StockSentinel.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $6.95/month for Low Inventory Alert Guru and $3/month for StockSentinel.
- Low Inventory Alert Guru lists 11 features StockSentinel’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
Starter
- · 1 notification channel (Email or Slack)
- · Activity feed (last 30 days)
- · Basic daily digest
- · Up to 3 alert rules
- · Up to 50 alerts/month
Professional
- · Configurable cooldown
- · Email, Slack, Discord
- · Full daily digest
- · Unlimited activity feed
- · Unlimited alert rules
- · Unlimited alerts
Enterprise
- · Everything from Professional
- · Support 24/7
- · Unlimited channels
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.
StockSentinel is a low stock alert and inventory monitoring tool that helps you track inventory levels and avoid stockouts. Get instant low stock alerts when products or variants drop below your thresholds. Create custom rules by product, collection, or tag and receive email, Slack, or Discord alerts. Set cooldowns and variant-level thresholds to manage fast-selling items and never miss a sale.
- 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.
- Choose when to get alerted: by product, collection, tag, or all.
- Receive alerts where you already work, no need to open Shopify.
- Set different low-stock levels for specific variants (e.g. size).
- Avoid repeat alerts; set how long to wait before notifying again.
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 |  StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.95/month | $3/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Low Inventory Alert Guru | StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #204 | #113 |
| 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 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Cork Labs | Dina Tech Solutions |
FAQ
Low Inventory Alert Guru and StockSentinel: common questions
- Is Low Inventory Alert Guru or StockSentinel cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $6.95/month for Low Inventory Alert Guru and $3/month for StockSentinel. 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. StockSentinel lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Batch notifications, Custom alerts, Notification rules, Staff notifications. 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 13, 2026 for StockSentinel; 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 13, 2026 for StockSentinel. 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.