Margin Sentinel vs iazo Variant Integrity Auditor
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 Margin Sentinel, Oct 17, 2026 for iazo Variant Integrity Auditor.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $15/month for Margin Sentinel and $14/month for iazo Variant Integrity Auditor.
- iazo Variant Integrity Auditor lists 4 features Margin Sentinel’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom reports, Data export, Historical analysis.
Head to head
Free
- · Export a fix list
- · Find missing unit costs
- · Scan up to 100 variants
Starter
- · Import supplier costs by CSV
- · Minimum price, what-if and alerts
- · Scan up to 5,000 variants
Growth
- · Import supplier costs by CSV
- · Minimum price and what-if checks
- · Scan up to 25,000 variants
- · Weekly alerts and priority support
Free
- · Media checks only
- · No subscription required
- · Scan up to 25 products per run
- · View issues in-app
Starter
- · All scan types included
- · Best for mid-size stores/catalogs
- · Export CSV issue reports
- · Save and manage issues (resolve/snooze)
- · Scan up to 1,000 products per run
Growth
- · All scan types included
- · Best for large-size stores/catalogs
- · Export CSV issue reports
- · Save and manage issues (resolve/snooze)
- · Scan up to 5,000 products per run
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOpen Margin Sentinel once and it automatically checks up to 100 Shopify variants using current price, unit cost, and inventory. See the exact SKUs with missing costs, negative gross margin, or prices below your target, plus what to fix first. Free includes cost repair, one guided supplier CSV import, discount scenarios, and fix-list export. No card, order data, or automatic changes.
Variant Integrity Auditor helps you catch variant issues before they hurt your store. Scan for missing images, image gaps, duplicate images, duplicate SKUs, missing SKUs, and missing cost, price, or weight data. Review everything in one list, prioritize fixes with severity flags and filters, then open items in Shopify Admin, resolve issues, snooze them for later, or export results to CSV for sharing, auditing, and…
- Variant scan finds margin leaks and highlights issues like missing data.
- Supplier data templates and CSV imports to fill missing variant information.
- Scenario analysis to model catalog changes and measure impact on margins.
- Catch missing images, duplicate SKUs, and other common variant issues
- Prioritize fixes with severity flags, filters, and sorting
- Open items in Shopify Admin, mark resolved, or snooze for later
- Issues reopen automatically if they appear again in a later scan
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 |  Margin Sentinel |  iazo Variant Integrity Auditor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Margin Sentinel | iazo Variant Integrity Auditor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Margin Sentinel | iazo Variant Integrity Auditor |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month | $14/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Margin Sentinel | iazo Variant Integrity Auditor |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #367 | #1448 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 22, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Profit Guard | iazo |
FAQ
Margin Sentinel and iazo Variant Integrity Auditor: common questions
- Is Margin Sentinel or iazo Variant Integrity Auditor cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $15/month for Margin Sentinel and $14/month for iazo Variant Integrity Auditor. 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?
- iazo Variant Integrity Auditor lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom reports, Data export, Historical analysis, SKU management. 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 Margin Sentinel, Oct 17, 2026 for iazo Variant Integrity Auditor; 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 Margin Sentinel, Oct 17, 2026 for iazo Variant Integrity Auditor. 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.