Material Manager vs Raw Materials Inventory
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, Sep 29, 2026 for Raw Materials Inventory.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Material Manager 4.4 from 24 reviews and Raw Materials Inventory 3.8 from 4 reviews.
- Only Material Manager lists a free plan.
- Material Manager lists 9 features Raw Materials Inventory’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Email notifications, Forecasting.
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
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.
Selling products made from raw materials or components? Soply automatically deducts materials when orders are placed and validates availability in real time. Prevent overselling instantly — even when multiple products share the same materials in one cart. If stock runs short, checkout is blocked before payment. Works across products and bundles. Works alongside Shopify’s native inventory.
- 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
- Control sellable quantities without changing native inventory
- Calculate availability from raw materials and bundles
- Apply location rules without splitting or syncing stock
- Block overselling at cart and checkout
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 |  Raw Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Raw Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★(ahead) | 3.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 24(ahead) | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Material Manager | Raw Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Material Manager | Raw Materials Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #12(ahead) | #53 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Dec 14, 2023 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Omatic | SoplyApp |
FAQ
Material Manager and Raw Materials Inventory: common questions
- Is Material Manager or Raw Materials Inventory cheaper?
- Only Material Manager lists a free plan. 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 Raw Materials Inventory?
- On the Shopify App Store: Material Manager 4.4 from 24 reviews and Raw Materials Inventory 3.8 from 4 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Material Manager lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Email notifications, Forecasting, Inventory planning. Raw Materials Inventory lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-processing, Auto-restock, Backorders, Stock replenishment. 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, Sep 29, 2026 for Raw Materials Inventory; 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, Sep 29, 2026 for Raw Materials Inventory. 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.