MarginNerve vs ProfitPulse

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 ProfitPulse lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for MarginNerve and $9.95/month for ProfitPulse.
  • MarginNerve lists 2 features ProfitPulse’s listing doesn’t mention, including Data export, Historical analysis.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Analytics
  • Analytics
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Sep 17, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $29 to $139/month
From $0 to $19.99/month
Plans
Starter$29/month
3-day free trial
  • · 3 alert rules
  • · 30-day history
  • · 5 cost rules
  • · 500 orders per month
  • · Daily data refresh
Growth$69/month
  • · 20 alert rules
  • · 30 cost rules
  • · 5,000 orders per month
  • · 90-day history
  • · CSV export
  • · Refresh every 6 hours
Pro$139/month
  • · 100 alert rules
  • · 150 cost rules
  • · 25,000 orders per month
  • · 365-day history
  • · CSV export
  • · Hourly data refresh
FreeFree
  • · Product cost tracking
  • · Profit Dashboard
  • · Transaction fee calculation
  • · Up to 50 orders/month
Growth$9.95/month
14-day free trial
  • · Date Range Filters
  • · Product cost tracking
  • · Profit dashboard
  • · Transaction fee calculation
  • · Up to 500 orders/month
Pro$19.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Date Range Filters
  • · Priority Support
  • · Product cost tracking
  • · Profit dashboard
  • · Transaction fee calculation
  • · Unlimited orders
Coverage
3 of 4 features75%
2 of 4 features50%
Unique strengths
  • Data export
  • Historical analysis
  • Custom dashboards
Analytics
75%3/4
50%2/4
Visuals and reports
75%3/4
50%2/4
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MarginNerveProfitPulse4 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

MarginNerve turns Shopify order, product expense, payment transaction, and refund data into contribution-profit signals. Add operating expenses Shopify does not track, including packaging and fulfillment, then review estimated profit by order and product. Risk Radar prioritizes refund, discount, and missing-data issues, while confidence indicators show where source data is incomplete.

ProfitPulse shows Shopify merchants their true profit by calculating Revenue minus Product Expenses minus Transaction Fees. Enter your product expenses (COGS) per variant, configure your payment processing fees, and see real-time profit margins on every order.

Key points
  • Calculate contribution profit from sales, refunds and operating expenses
  • Prioritize refund, discount and missing-data risks in Risk Radar
  • Compare product profitability across 30-, 90- and 365-day windows
  • See confidence scores when expenses or source data are incomplete
  • Real-time profit dashboard showing revenue, costs, fees, and margins
  • Enter product costs (COGS) for accurate profit calculations
  • Automatic transaction fee calculation based on your payment processor
  • Filter profits by date range: today, week, month, or custom
Screenshots
Risk Radar prioritizes refund and missing-cost signals
MarginNerve overview with profit pulse and margin risksCost Center captures product and operating costsMarginNerve profit analytics dashboard and risk signals
Dashboard
ProfitPulse Feature ImageSettingsProduct Costs

All the numbers

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Adoption

MeasureMarginNerveProfitPulse
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureMarginNerveProfitPulse
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureMarginNerveProfitPulse
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$29/month$9.95/month(ahead)
Longest free trial3 days14 days
Plans listed33

Listing

MeasureMarginNerveProfitPulse
Shopify category rank#264(ahead)in Analytics#1100in Analytics
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedSep 17, 2026Mar 19, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperMarginNervePage Blank

FAQ

MarginNerve and ProfitPulse: common questions

Is MarginNerve or ProfitPulse cheaper?
Only ProfitPulse lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for MarginNerve and $9.95/month for ProfitPulse. 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?
MarginNerve lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Data export, Historical analysis. ProfitPulse lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom dashboards. 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.