StockIQ ‑ Out Of Stock Manager vs Safety Stock
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for StockIQ, Jul 11, 2026 for Safety Stock.
The short answer
- StockIQ lists 11 features Safety Stock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Auto-restock, Custom reports.
Head to head
Push out-of-stock products down in collections or hide quickly
- United States
- Australia
- Japan
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Bronze
- · 24/7 Support
- · Advanced out-of-stock rules: +$3.99/mo
- · Forecasting with credits from $5.99/mo
- · Notify me button and restock alerts
- · Push down or hide out-of-stock products
- · Real-time updates: +$2.99/mo
Silver
- · 24/7 Support
- · Advanced out-of-stock rules: +$3.99/mo
- · Forecasting with credits from $5.99/mo
- · Notify me button and restock alerts
- · Push down or hide out-of-stock products
- · Real-time updates: +$2.99/mo
Gold
- · 24/7 Support
- · Advanced out-of-stock rules: +$3.99/mo
- · Forecasting with credits from $5.99/mo
- · Notify me button and restock alerts
- · Push down or hide out-of-stock products
- · Real-time updates included
Platinum
- · 24/7 Support
- · Advanced out-of-stock rules: +$3.99/mo
- · Forecasting with credits from $5.99/mo
- · Notify me button and restock alerts
- · Push down or hide out-of-stock products
- · Real-time updates included
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePush out-of-stock products to the bottom of your collections, or hide them with a redirect, and show them again when stock is back. Count a product as out of stock when most of its sizes sell out. Add a Notify me button on sold-out pages so shoppers can ask for a restock, and send alerts via Klaviyo, Omnisend, Mailchimp or StockIQ. Forecast when each product will run out and how much to reorder.
Safety Stock prevents overselling by keeping a buffer of inventory in reserve. Instead of waiting until stock hits zero, the app marks a product as sold out once its available quantity reaches the threshold you set, so the remaining units stay protected for in-store sales, samples, or pending orders.
- Push sold-out products in collections automatically in real time.
- Hide out-of-stock products the smart way to keep organic traffic.
- Receive low-stock and out-of-stock notifications to your email or in-app.
- Export and download low stock and out-of-stock products for re-stock planning.
- Reserve retail stock so products show sold out before inventory reaches zero
- Set thresholds store-wide or for specific store, products, collections, and tags
- Set rule priorities so that your preferred threshold wins when rules overlap
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 |  StockIQ |  Safety Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 271 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +5 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 7 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 14% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, Japan | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | StockIQ | Safety Stock |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 137 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | StockIQ | Safety Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | StockIQ | Safety Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #34 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | #2 in Inventory optimization | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jul 10, 2017 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | EGNITION | Branch Build |
FAQ
StockIQ and Safety Stock: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- StockIQ lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Auto-restock, Custom reports, Email notifications. Safety Stock lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-channel. 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 8, 2026 for StockIQ, Jul 11, 2026 for Safety Stock; 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 8, 2026 for StockIQ, Jul 11, 2026 for Safety Stock. 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.