MarginGuard vs Margly.io
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, Oct 14, 2026 for Margly.io.
The short answer
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for MarginGuard and $55/month for Margly.io.
- MarginGuard lists 5 features Margly.io’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Benchmarking, Funnel analysis.
Head to head
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
Starter
- · 1 user
- · Customer lifetime value
- · Daily data sync
- · Google Ads & Meta tracking
- · Orders and revenue analytics
- · Product margin tracking
Professional
- · 2x daily sync
- · Everything in Starter
- · Up to 20 000 orders
Business
- · 10 users
- · 4x daily sync
- · AI Advisor recommendations
- · Cohort and retention analysis
- · Everything in Professional
- · Google Ads & Meta tracking
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.
Margly is a profit visibility tool for Shopify merchants. It connects your orders, purchase costs, shipping, and ad spend from Google Ads and Meta, then shows your real profit after all costs — per order, per product, per customer. Instead of switching between five tools every morning, you see what made money yesterday and what didn't in one place.
- 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
- Real profit margins per order, product, and customer — not just revenue
- Customer lifetime value, cohort analysis, and repeat purchase tracking
- AI advisor that analyzes your data and suggests next steps in plain language
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 |  Margly.io |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Margly.io |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Margly.io |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $55/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | MarginGuard | Margly.io |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #823(ahead) | #1088 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 26, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 3 |
| Developer | MarginGuard | MirandaMedia Group s.r.o. |
FAQ
MarginGuard and Margly.io: common questions
- Is MarginGuard or Margly.io cheaper?
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for MarginGuard and $55/month for Margly.io. 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 Activity tracking, Benchmarking, Funnel analysis, Marketing attribution. Margly.io lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Lifetime value (LTV), Page views, Purchase tracking. 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, Oct 14, 2026 for Margly.io; 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, Oct 14, 2026 for Margly.io. 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.