MarginGuard vs ScaleGuard
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 19, 2026 for ScaleGuard.
The short answer
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for MarginGuard and $19.99/month for ScaleGuard.
- ScaleGuard lists 9 features MarginGuard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics, Custom dashboards.
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
Light
- · 2 Images Analyzed Per Product
- · Catalog Consistency Checks
- · Data Quality Analysis
- · Free Audit
- · Store Readiness Audit
- · Up to 20 Products Monitored
Growth
- · 3 Images Analyzed Per Product
- · Commercial Risk Intelligence
- · Conversion Risk Detection
- · Daily Audits + Priority Fix Queue
- · Free Audit
- · Inventory Anomaly Detection
Pro
- · 4 Images Analyzed Per Product
- · Advanced Risk Detection
- · Audits Every 3 Hours + Store Readiness
- · Commercial Scaling Verdict
- · Free Audit
- · Full Catalog Intelligence
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.
You may be doing a lot right, but hidden store issues can still hurt trust, conversions and paid traffic performance. ScaleGuard analyzes your Shopify store to uncover problems that may be making customers hesitate, leave product pages, or fail to complete a purchase. It reviews product content, images, catalog quality, trust signals, fulfilment and store consistency, then gives clear, prioritized actions.
- 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
- Store readiness analysis
- Product and order structure insights
- Clear recommendations for scaling decisions
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 |  ScaleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ScaleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ScaleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | MarginGuard | ScaleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #823(ahead) | #934 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 26, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Languages | 6 | 1 |
| Developer | MarginGuard | ScaleGuard |
FAQ
MarginGuard and ScaleGuard: common questions
- Is MarginGuard or ScaleGuard cheaper?
- Only MarginGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for MarginGuard and $19.99/month for ScaleGuard. 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, Marketing attribution, Multi-store reports. ScaleGuard lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics, Custom dashboards, Lifetime value (LTV). 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 19, 2026 for ScaleGuard; 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 19, 2026 for ScaleGuard. 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.