MarginGuard vs MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for MarginGuard, Nov 7, 2026 for MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS.
The short answer
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for MarginGuard and $375/month for MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS.
- MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS lists 10 features MarginGuard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards, Custom reports.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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
Founders Beta
- · Channel & Campaign Profit
- · Customer Profit
- · Free Integrations
- · New Features Included
- · No GMV or Order Tiers
- · Profit & Inventory Command Center
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMarginGuard 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.
MarginOS is the Profit & Inventory OS for scaling Shopify DTC brands. Connect Shopify, Google Ads, Meta Ads, and fulfillment data to see profit by SKU, channel, and customer. Find what to SCALE, FIX, STOP, and PROTECT: profitable products, losing campaigns, margin leaks, customer cohorts, and cash trapped in inventory.
- 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
- Single profit command center across Shopify, 3PL/warehouse, and Ad platforms.
- SKU-level gross margin and contribution profit per order and product.
- CAC payback and Lifetime Gross Profit (LTGP) tracking you can trust.
- Identify profit leaks from COGS, shipping, discounts and returns.
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 |  MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MarginGuard | MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| 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 | MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $375/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | MarginGuard | MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #823 | #501(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 26, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | MarginGuard | EggVantage AI Solutions LLC |
FAQ
MarginGuard and MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS: common questions
- Is MarginGuard or MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS cheaper?
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for MarginGuard and $375/month for MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS. 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 4 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Benchmarking, Funnel analysis, Multi-store reports. MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards, Custom reports, GDPR compliance. 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 for MarginGuard, Nov 7, 2026 for MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS; 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 for MarginGuard, Nov 7, 2026 for MarginOS Profit & Inventory OS. 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.