Margin Watchdog vs MarginGuard ‑ Profit Tracking
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 11, 2026 for Margin Watchdog, Oct 13, 2026 for MarginGuard.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Margin Watchdog and $49/month for MarginGuard.
- MarginGuard lists 5 features Margin Watchdog’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics, Cohort analysis.
Head to head
Free
- · 50 Monitored Orders Per Month
- · Email Alerts
- · The Daily Digest
Pro
- · Email & Slack Alerts
- · The Daily Digest
- · Unlimited Orders
Free
- · Line-item profit breakdown per order
- · Low-margin order alerts
- · Revenue, profit & margin dashboard
- · Spot products with missing costs
- · Track margins on your last 50 orders
- · Up to 3 cost rules included
Pro
- · All Free features included
- · Auto-tag low-margin orders in Shopify
- · Cost rules by product tag
- · Export order margin data to CSV
- · Full order history - No limits
- · Priority Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMargin Watchdog checks every order the moment it arrives. It calculates the real margin after stacked discounts, shipping and payment fees, then tags the order LOSS or LOW_MARGIN when it falls below the floor you set. You get an instant email and Slack alert, and one daily digest at 08:00 in your store's time zone.
MarginGuard shows your true profit per order — not just revenue. Automatically factor in product costs, shipping, payment fees and discounts to calculate real margins. Identify low-margin and loss-making orders instantly, get alerts when profit drops below your targets, and understand which products or discounts are impacting performance.
- Real-time margin on every order, after stacked discounts and fees
- Automatic LOSS and LOW_MARGIN tags on at-risk orders
- Instant email and Slack alerts the moment an order slips
- Daily 08:00 digest in your store's time zone
- See true profit per order with full cost breakdown
- Automatically include costs, fees and discounts
- Get alerts for low-margin or loss-making orders
- Identify your most and least profitable 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 |  MarginGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | Not enough data | 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 | MarginGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MarginGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | MarginGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #1277 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 11, 2026 | May 11, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SametDev | GuardApps |
FAQ
Margin Watchdog and MarginGuard: common questions
- Is Margin Watchdog or MarginGuard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Margin Watchdog and $49/month for MarginGuard. 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?
- MarginGuard lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics, Cohort analysis, Custom dashboards. 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 Nov 11, 2026 for Margin Watchdog, Oct 13, 2026 for MarginGuard; 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 Nov 11, 2026 for Margin Watchdog, Oct 13, 2026 for MarginGuard. 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.