Marginboost vs MarginGuard
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $199/month for Marginboost and $19/month for MarginGuard.
- Marginboost lists 5 features MarginGuard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards, Custom reports.
Head to head
Founding
- · Full access · unlimited markets · early-
Pro
- · Change log with 30-day undo
- · One-click price sync to Shopify Markets
- · Real per-country profit after every cost
- · Smart pricing recommendations
- · Up to 2 international markets
Scale
- · Approval workflows & per-market targets
- · Auto-apply with safety guardrails
- · Everything in Pro
- · Priority support
- · Returns Intelligence across all markets
- · Up to 5 international markets
Enterprise
- · Competitor pricing intelligence API
- · Everything in Scale
- · Priority SLA support
- · Up to 10 international markets
Free trial
- · 30-day trend preview
- · Basic cost maintenance
- · Manual ad/refund entry
- · Promotion risk simulator
- · Recent order profit
Growth
- · Ad/refund CSV import
- · Bulk cost CSV import
- · Loss reason breakdown
- · Profit summaries and trends
- · SKU profit leaderboard
Scale
- · Everything in Growth
- · High-volume order review
- · Refund webhook sync
- · Reserved ad API expansion
- · Subscription status sync
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMost Shopify brands selling internationally have no idea which markets are losing them money. Margin Booster connects to your orders and calculates the real profit per country after every cost - returns, shipping, duties, FX fees, and support costs. You get a specific pricing recommendation for every underperforming market, and you can push the fix to Shopify Markets in one click.
MarginGuard helps merchants see whether promotions are still profitable. It combines product inputs, packaging, fulfillment, payment fees, discounts, ad spend, refunds, and shipping subsidies into order- and SKU-level margin views. Use the analytics center, profit analysis, simulator, and trend dashboards to spot untracked items, risky promotions, low-margin products, and profit leaks before campaigns go live.
- Country profit dashboard showing real margin after all costs
- One-click fix pushed directly to Shopify Markets
- Full audit log of every showing every product that lose money by market
- Track true order profit after discounts, fees, and shipping
- Maintain product, packaging, and fulfillment costs by variant
- Review SKU profit rankings and daily profit trends
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 |  Marginboost |  MarginGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Marginboost | 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 | Marginboost | MarginGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $199/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Marginboost | MarginGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #823 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 5, 2026 | May 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 6 |
| Developer | Edge Digital Solutions | MarginGuard |
FAQ
Marginboost and MarginGuard: common questions
- Is Marginboost or MarginGuard cheaper?
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $199/month for Marginboost and $19/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?
- Marginboost lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards, Custom reports, Lifetime value (LTV). MarginGuard lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Benchmarking, Forecasting, Historical analysis, Marketing attribution. 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; 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. 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.