LSA Low Stock Alert vs Sell Smart: Inventory Guru
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for LSA Low Stock Alert, Sep 29, 2025 for Sell Smart.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: LSA Low Stock Alert 4.5 from 32 reviews and Sell Smart 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Only Sell Smart lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for LSA Low Stock Alert and $9/month for Sell Smart.
- Sell Smart lists 6 features LSA Low Stock Alert’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI optimization, Forecasting, Inventory planning.
Head to head
Receive email alerts when your products get low in stock.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · Daily summary email of low stock items
- · Limit of 300 products per store
Basic
- · All features of Starter plan
- · Custom email addresses per alert
- · Filter items based on collections
- · Limit of 500 products per store
Advanced
- · All features of Basic plan
- · Instant alerts
- · Limit of 1000 products per store
Professional
- · All features in lower plans
- · Limit of 2000 products per store
Free
- · • Quantifies financial impact of re-order delays
- · • Simple demand forecasting methodology
- · • Stock quantity lifetime estimation
Early Bird
- · • Award-winning demand forecasting methodology
- · • Quantifies financial impact of re-order delays
- · • Stock quantity lifetime estimation
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDon't lose sales or credibility when an item goes out of stock before you notice. Low Stock Alerts solves this problem by notifying you any time a product falls below your specified stock level. You'll get daily emails about all low stock items and optionally instant email alerts as soon as a product goes below the threshold.
Inventory Guru helps Shopify merchants optimize inventory with AI-powered demand forecasting, automated stock alerts, and advanced analytics. Prevent stockouts, reduce overstocking, and improve cash flow with accurate stock forecasts. Track sales trends, predict future demand, quantify revenue at risk, and make data-driven decisions to optimize stock levels and maximize profitability.
- Regularly scheduled email reports (e.g. daily) for all products low in stock
- Multiple location support
- Instant email notifications as soon as a product goes low in stock
- Product filtering based on variant name, collection membership, and/or location
- AI-powered high-accuracy demand forecasting
- Anticipates stockouts, reduces overstocking
- Quantifies revenue at risk for all products
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 |  LSA Low Stock Alert |  Sell Smart |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | LSA Low Stock Alert | Sell Smart |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 32(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | LSA Low Stock Alert | Sell Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | LSA Low Stock Alert | Sell Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #174 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 21, 2016 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | 1719 Solutions Inc. | Smart Sell Solutions |
FAQ
LSA Low Stock Alert and Sell Smart: common questions
- Is LSA Low Stock Alert or Sell Smart cheaper?
- Only Sell Smart lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for LSA Low Stock Alert and $9/month for Sell Smart. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, LSA Low Stock Alert or Sell Smart?
- On the Shopify App Store: LSA Low Stock Alert 4.5 from 32 reviews and Sell Smart 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- LSA Low Stock Alert lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Inventory tracking. Sell Smart lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as AI optimization, Forecasting, Inventory planning, Replenishment reminders. 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 13, 2026 for LSA Low Stock Alert, Sep 29, 2025 for Sell Smart; 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 13, 2026 for LSA Low Stock Alert, Sep 29, 2025 for Sell Smart. 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.