Low Stock: Inventory Counter vs StockPilot: Alerts & Ads
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 StockPilot.
The short answer
- Only StockPilot lists a free plan.
- StockPilot lists 5 features Low Stock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-alerts, Back in stock, Email.
Head to head
Free Plan
- · Google & Meta Ads Automation
- · Max 5 Active Rules
- · Pause & Resume Campaign Sync
- · Unlimited Email Alerts
- · Unlimited Slack Alerts
Starter Plan
- · Google & Meta Ads Automation
- · Max 10 Active Rules
- · Pause & Resume Campaign Sync
- · Unlimited Email Alerts
- · Unlimited Slack Alerts
Professional Plan
- · Google & Meta Ads Automation
- · Max 100 Active Rules
- · Pause & Resume Campaign Sync
- · Unlimited Email Alerts
- · Unlimited Slack Alerts
Enterprise Plan
- · Google & Meta Ads Automation
- · Max 2000 Active Rules
- · Pause & Resume Campaign Sync
- · Unlimited Email Alerts
- · Unlimited Slack Alerts
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.
Prevent stockouts and wasted ad spend with StockPilot, an inventory tracking and ad automation app for Shopify. Set low-stock thresholds for products, variants, or collections, then get instant alerts through email or Slack. Automatically pause supported Google Ads and Meta Ads campaigns when inventory hits your rules, and resume them after restocking—or review resumptions manually.
- Fully Customizable Messaging
- Set Threshold Quantity for Display
- Product-Level Control
- Seamless Integration
- Set low-stock thresholds for variants, products, or collections
- Automatically pause Google & Meta Ads when products run out of stock
- Auto-resume campaigns when restocked or approve manually via queu
- Send instant low-stock notifications to Slack channels and email groups
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 |  StockPilot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StockPilot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | StockPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Low Stock | StockPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #173(ahead) | #268 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 7, 2025 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Crawlapps | Emrullah Ayaz |
FAQ
Low Stock and StockPilot: common questions
- Is Low Stock or StockPilot cheaper?
- Only StockPilot 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?
- StockPilot lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-alerts, Back in stock, Email, Out of stock. 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 StockPilot; 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 StockPilot. 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.