MarginAX vs MarginLab
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 MarginAX, Oct 13, 2026 for MarginLab.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $5.99/month for MarginAX and $39/month for MarginLab.
- MarginLab lists 6 features MarginAX’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI insights, Custom dashboards, Custom reports.
Head to head
Starter
- · Expense tracking
- · Market profitability
- · Meta Ads integration
- · Profit & expense dashboard
- · Return tracking
- · Up to 300 orders/month
Growth
- · AI profit insights
- · Advanced profit analytics
- · Everything in Starter
- · Google Ads integration
- · P&L reports
- · Up to 1,200 orders/month
Pro
- · Advanced AI insights
- · Advanced AI recommendations
- · Advanced P&L analytics Expense tracking
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
MarginLab Starter
MarginLab Growth
Starter Annual
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMarginAX gives e-commerce merchants a clear view of their profitability. Track sales, product expenses, ad spend, returns, shipping expenses, fees, and margins in one dashboard. Built-in AI analyzes business performance, identifies profit opportunities and expense issues, and provides actionable recommendations. Use detailed P&L reports, market-level profitability, and AI insights to make informed business decisions.
MarginLab helps Shopify merchants understand where profit is being lost and what deserves attention first. It analyzes store and product economics to reveal weak margins, missing costs, pricing issues and changes in profitability. Merchants can monitor profit health, understand the economic impact of taxes and operating costs, and evaluate potential improvements before making decisions.
- Track real profit after product costs, ad spend, returns, fees and expenses
- Get AI-powered insights and actionable recommendations to improve profitability
- View detailed P&L reports and understand exactly where your money goes
- Connect Meta and Google Ads to automatically include advertising costs
- Detect products with negative profit margins
- Monitor real profit margins across your catalog
- Identify hidden profit leaks affecting profitability
- Detect missing product costs and pricing issues
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 |  MarginAX |  MarginLab |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MarginAX | MarginLab |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
MarginAX and MarginLab: common questions
- Is MarginAX or MarginLab cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $5.99/month for MarginAX and $39/month for MarginLab. 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?
- MarginAX lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Marketing attribution. MarginLab lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Custom dashboards, Custom reports, Data export. 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 MarginAX, Oct 13, 2026 for MarginLab; 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 MarginAX, Oct 13, 2026 for MarginLab. 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.