PendlPricing vs Sell Smart Price Optimization
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Sep 6, 2026 for PendlPricing, Oct 13, 2026 for Sell Smart Price Optimization.
The short answer
- Only Sell Smart Price Optimization lists a free plan.
- PendlPricing lists 4 features Sell Smart Price Optimization’s listing doesn’t mention, including Price alerts, Pricing rules, Reports.
Head to head
Free
- · Product and variant-level insights
- · Profit-optimal prices for 50 products
- · View-only (no price changes applied)
Early Bird
- · Approve & apply prices in the app
- · Free 60-day trial
- · Priority onboarding & support
- · Product and variant-level insights
- · Profit-optimal prices for all products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureNot sure your prices are leaving revenue on the table? Manual price changes and constant discounting make it hard to know what pricing actually works. PendlPricing continuously optimizes your prices based on sales signals, making small, controlled adjustments over time — while you stay in control with limits, pause, stop, and revert options.
Sell Smart Price Optimization finds underpriced products you can charge more for, and tells you when you shouldn't. It determines each product's most profitable price level based on your costs and your customers' willingness to pay based on your previous sales. Simulates the expected profit, revenue, and volume at any price. New and slow-moving products get usable prices from day one.
- Set min/max on each product. Turn auto-pricing on or off anytime.
- Prices move after orders or on schedule—always within your limits.
- Test up, down, or both from sales. Pause, stop, or revert anytime.
- Smart recommendations: Get price suggestions that improve sales and profit.
- AI pricing analysis: Estimate expected demand at different price points.
- Transparent logic: Understand the reasoning behind every recommended price.
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 |  PendlPricing |  Sell Smart Price Optimization |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PendlPricing | Sell Smart Price Optimization |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | PendlPricing | Sell Smart Price Optimization |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 60 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | PendlPricing | Sell Smart Price Optimization |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #266 | #116(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 26, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Pendulum AI | Sell Smart Solutions |
FAQ
PendlPricing and Sell Smart Price Optimization: common questions
- Is PendlPricing or Sell Smart Price Optimization cheaper?
- Only Sell Smart Price Optimization 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- PendlPricing lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Price alerts, Pricing rules, Reports, Scheduling. Sell Smart Price Optimization lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom pricing. 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 Sep 6, 2026 for PendlPricing, Oct 13, 2026 for Sell Smart Price Optimization; 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 Sep 6, 2026 for PendlPricing, Oct 13, 2026 for Sell Smart Price Optimization. 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.