Material Manager vs Product Component Manager
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 1, 2026 for Material Manager, Oct 14, 2026 for Product Component Manager.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Material Manager 4.4 from 24 reviews and Product Component Manager 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Material Manager and $9.99/month for Product Component Manager.
- Material Manager lists 6 features Product Component Manager’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Forecasting, Inventory planning.
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
- · Unlimited locations
- · Up to 100 orders per month
- · Up to 3 materials
- · Up to 5 variants per materials
Standard
- · Low stock notifications
- · Unlimited locations
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited variants per material
- · Up to 2,000 orders per month
Advanced
- · Low stock notifications
- · Unlimited locations
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited variants per material
- · Up to 7,500 orders per month
Professional
- · Low stock notifications
- · Unlimited locations
- · Unlimited materials
- · Unlimited variants per material
- · Up to 15,000 orders per month
Free
- · 5 Materials/Components
- · Auto adjust stock
Pro
- · Auto adjust stock
- · Email notifications
- · Unlimited Materials/Components
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMaterial Manager keeps raw material and bill of materials (BOM) inventory in sync with your Shopify products that have shared inventory. Link component inventory to variants once, every sale updates raw material and product stock instantly. Built for on-demand, bespoke, and pre-assembled production across multi-locations. Manage pre-built variant stock alongside raw materials so you never oversell.
Gain complete visibility into your supply chain by managing and tracking raw materials directly within Shopify. Whether you manufacture, assemble, or resell products with multiple components, this app helps streamline component inventory management and prevents component stockouts.
- Realtime: product inventory syncs with changing raw material inventory
- Intuitive UI: seamlessly integrated with the Shopify admin interface
- Product integration: add materials to products from the Shopify product page
- Efficient: quickly update your materials with import/export functionality
- Track material usage, costs & suppliers for each of your products.
- Automatically sync product stock as materials are used.
- Get notified when it's time to order more materials, before you run out.
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 | Material Manager |  Product Component Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Material Manager | Product Component Manager |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 24(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Material Manager | Product Component Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Material Manager | Product Component Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #12(ahead) | #159 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Dec 14, 2023 | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Omatic | Dynamic Solutions |
FAQ
Material Manager and Product Component Manager: common questions
- Is Material Manager or Product Component Manager cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Material Manager and $9.99/month for Product Component Manager. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Material Manager or Product Component Manager?
- On the Shopify App Store: Material Manager 4.4 from 24 reviews and Product Component Manager 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Material Manager lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Forecasting, Inventory planning, Multi-location. Product Component Manager lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as 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 Nov 1, 2026 for Material Manager, Oct 14, 2026 for Product Component Manager; 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 Nov 1, 2026 for Material Manager, Oct 14, 2026 for Product Component Manager. 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.