MarginPilot vs ProfitPilot

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of May 6, 2026 for MarginPilot, Oct 13, 2026 for ProfitPilot.

The short answer

  • ProfitPilot lists 4 features MarginPilot’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI insights, Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Analytics
  • Analytics
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 6, 2026
Aug 13, 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
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$34.99/month
Plans
Free
ProfitPilot basic$34.99/month
7-day free trial
  • · 7 days free trial
  • · Cost Breakdown
  • · No product limit
  • · Product-Level Profit
  • · Profit Dashboard
  • · Profit Margin Tracking
Coverage
0 of 4 features0%
4 of 4 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • AI insights
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Custom dashboards
  • Profit insights
Analytics
0%0/4
100%4/4
Marketing and sales
0%0/2
100%2/2
Visuals and reports
0%0/2
100%2/2
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MarginPilotProfitPilot4 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

MarginPilot helps product merchants make inventory and purchasing decisions inside Shopify Admin. It combines SKU profitability, stock coverage, demand forecasting, supplier contact management, and purchase order workflows in one workspace.

ProfitPilot brings Shopify orders, refunds, payment fees, and manually entered expenses into one profitability dashboard. Merchants can review net revenue, gross profit, net profit, margins, refund activity, and product performance for a selected date range. The app uses synchronized store data and product cost snapshots to show how sales, refunds, costs, and operating expenses affect profit.

Key points
  • Track SKU profitability, discounts, refunds, and contribution in one view.
  • Spot stockout risk with days of cover, lead times, and reorder quantities.
  • Draft purchase orders and manage supplier contacts from live buy signals.
  • Review transfer recommendations before buying more stock.
  • Understand net profit and margins after product costs, payment fees, and expense
  • Compare products by revenue, units sold, refunds, profit, and margin.
  • Track advertising, shipping, packaging, software, and other expenses.
  • Monitor refund rates and identify products linked to refund losses.
Screenshots
Inventory view with days of cover and reorder quantities
MarginPilot home dashboard showing stockout and margin prioritiePurchase order workflow with draft supplier actionsHome dashboard with margin and stockout priorities
ProfitPilot profit dashboard and product performance chart
ProfitPilot dashboard with revenue and cost breakdownsProfitPilot dashboard with revenue, profit and refund metricsProfitPilot product profitability chart and performance metrics

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.

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Adoption

MeasureMarginPilotProfitPilot
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

MeasureMarginPilotProfitPilot
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

MeasureMarginPilotProfitPilot
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$34.99/month
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listedNot published1

Listing

MeasureMarginPilotProfitPilot
Shopify category rank#1499(ahead)in Analytics#1588in Analytics
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 6, 2026Aug 13, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperMetalsoftProfitPilot

FAQ

MarginPilot and ProfitPilot: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
ProfitPilot lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards, Profit insights. 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 May 6, 2026 for MarginPilot, Oct 13, 2026 for ProfitPilot; 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 May 6, 2026 for MarginPilot, Oct 13, 2026 for ProfitPilot. 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.