Mage2 ‑ Stocked vs Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Mage2, Oct 13, 2026 for Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Mage2 and $9/month for Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs.
- Mage2 lists 4 features Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom alerts, Email, Notification button.
Head to head
Free
- · 10 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Automatic back-in-stock email on restock
- · Customise back-in-stock email
- · Every Stocked feature included
- · Send from your own domain
- · Signup dashboard
Lite
- · 1,000 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Everything in free
Pro
- · 10,000 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Everything in lite
Max
- · 50,000 back-in-stock emails per month
- · Everything in Pro
FREE
- · 50 emails per month
- · Auto-send on restock
- · CSV & JSON export
- · Email Support
- · Email customisation
- · Manual send controls
STARTER
- · 1,000 emails per month
- · Auto-send on restock
- · CSV & JSON export
- · Email customisation
- · Manual send controls
- · Priority Support
GROWTH
- · 5,000 emails per month
- · Auto-send on restock
- · CSV & JSON export
- · Email customisation
- · Manual send controls
- · Priority Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureStocked helps you recover sales you'd otherwise lose when a product sells out. Shoppers add their email to a "Notify me when it's back" button on any sold-out product, and Stocked emails them automatically the moment you restock it. Getting started takes a few minutes. Add the button to your product pages with one click, verify your sending email, and you're set.
Restock Alerts captures emails from shoppers on sold-out product pages, then automatically notifies them when inventory returns, turning missed sales into recovered revenue. Shoppers get back in stock alerts and click to buy instantly. Merchants get a subscriber dashboard with stats, product breakdowns, and CSV/JSON export, plus customizable email templates and automatic or manual send modes.
- Automatic back-in-stock emails sent the moment you restock a product.
- A "Notify me" button that only appears on sold-out products.
- Add the button to your store in one click, no theme code required.
- Customise the email subject, message, and button to match your brand.
- Emails subscribers automatically the moment inventory is back in stock.
- Track signups per product and export the full list as CSV or JSON.
- Edit sender name, subject, and body to match your brand; test before going live.
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 |  Mage2 |  Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mage2 | Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 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 | Mage2 | Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Mage2 | Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #179 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Mage2 | NimbleSoft Limited |
FAQ
Mage2 and Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs: common questions
- Is Mage2 or Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Mage2 and $9/month for Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs. 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?
- Mage2 lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom alerts, Email, Notification button, Out of stock. Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Inventory tracking, Manual alerts, Waitlists. 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 14, 2026 for Mage2, Oct 13, 2026 for Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs; 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 14, 2026 for Mage2, Oct 13, 2026 for Restock Alerts by MerchaLabs. 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.