Perch vs SKU Surf
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Perch, Oct 27, 2026 for SKU Surf.
The short answer
- Only Perch lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Perch and $39/month for SKU Surf.
- Perch lists 3 features SKU Surf’s listing doesn’t mention, including Dashboards, Price alerts, Price history.
Head to head
Free
- · Change alerts
- · Daily price & stock checks
- · Track 1 competitor
Starter
- · Daily price & stock checks
- · Email change alerts
- · Full price & change history
- · Track up to 5 competitors
Pro
- · Full price & change history
- · New product tracking
- · Priority daily monitoring
- · Priority support
- · Track up to 20 competitors
Professional
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePerch is the effortless way to watch your competition. Add a competitor's Shopify store URL and Perch monitors their catalog around the clock, tracking every price change, stock-out, and new product, then surfacing it in a clean activity feed. Stop checking rival stores by hand and price with confidence instead.
Compare your price with tracked competitor prices in Shopify. Review suggested matches or add known product URLs, then follow daily changes and configure alerts. You keep control of pricing: SKU Surf does not reprice your products. Price-difference comparisons require a single-variant Shopify product and a healthy tracked price in the same currency, checked within 26 hours.
- Automatically track competitor prices, stock, and new products 24/7.
- Instant alerts on every price change, stock-out, and new product launch.
- Fully read-only and safe — it never touches your store or your competitors'.
- Track up to 300 products across competitor channels
- Review AI-suggested competitor URLs before tracking
- See daily changes and MAP-style flags inside Shopify
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 |  Perch |  SKU Surf |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Perch | SKU Surf |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Perch and SKU Surf: common questions
- Is Perch or SKU Surf cheaper?
- Only Perch lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for Perch and $39/month for SKU Surf. 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?
- Perch lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Dashboards, Price alerts, Price history. SKU Surf lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Price matching. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Perch, Oct 27, 2026 for SKU Surf; 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Perch, Oct 27, 2026 for SKU Surf. 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.