Low Stock: Inventory Counter vs Stock & Sales Alerts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Feb 26, 2026 for Low Stock, Oct 13, 2026 for Stock & Sales Alerts.
The short answer
- Only Stock & Sales Alerts lists a free plan.
- Stock & Sales Alerts lists 14 features Low Stock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-alerts, Batch notifications, Batch send.
Head to head
Free
- · Email notifications
- · Number of notifications: Up to 5
- · Number of products to monitor: Up to 100
- · Stock Alert
Starter
- · Email notifications
- · Number of monitored products: Up to 500
- · Number of notifications: Up to 5
- · Stock Alert
- · Zero Sales Alert
Growth
- · Alerts for sudden drops or spikes in sal
- · Email / Slack / Line notifications
- · Number of notifications: Up to 2,000
- · Number of products: Up to 10,000
- · Stock Alert
- · Zero Sales Alert
Scale
- · Alerts for sudden drops or spikes in sal
- · Email / Slack / Line notifications
- · Number of notifications: Unlimited
- · Number of products: Up to 50,000
- · Priority Support
- · Stock Alert
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShow real-time low stock alerts on your store to create urgency and drive faster purchases. Easily customize the message text, colors, and style to match your brand. Set quantity thresholds to control when alerts appear, and manage visibility by product or collection. Fully mobile-responsive, compatible with all Shopify themes, and simple to set up with no coding required.
Monitor your store’s inventory and sales in real time and receive instant alerts when it matters most. This app helps you prevent lost sales by notifying you when stock is running low, back in stock, or when unusual sales activity occurs. Set custom thresholds and rules to match your business needs, and send notifications directly to Slack or other channels.
- Fully Customizable Messaging
- Set Threshold Quantity for Display
- Product-Level Control
- Seamless Integration
- Real-time alerts for low stock, restocks, and unusual sales activity.
- Flexible threshold settings to customize when and how alerts are sent.
- Instant Slack notifications to keep your team informed at all times.
- No manual monitoring needed with fully automated alert system.
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 Stock |  Stock & Sales Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Stock | Stock & Sales Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Low Stock | Stock & Sales Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Low Stock | Stock & Sales Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #174(ahead) | #293 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 7, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 29 |
| Developer | Crawlapps | 株式会社SoupPot! |
FAQ
Low Stock and Stock & Sales Alerts: common questions
- Is Low Stock or Stock & Sales Alerts cheaper?
- Only Stock & Sales Alerts lists a free plan. 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?
- Stock & Sales Alerts lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-alerts, Batch notifications, Batch send, Custom alerts. 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 Feb 26, 2026 for Low Stock, Oct 13, 2026 for Stock & Sales Alerts; 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 Feb 26, 2026 for Low Stock, Oct 13, 2026 for Stock & Sales Alerts. 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.