Pickaxe Inventory vs StockAnvil ‑ Low Stock Alerts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 31, 2026 for Pickaxe Inventory, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAnvil.
The short answer
- Only StockAnvil lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3/month for Pickaxe Inventory and $9/month for StockAnvil.
- StockAnvil lists 9 features Pickaxe Inventory’s listing doesn’t mention, including Email notifications, Forecasting, Inventory planning.
Head to head
Pro
- · AI reorder suggestions
- · COGS tracking
- · CSV import/export
- · Easy migration from other apps
- · Email alerts
- · Purchase order management
Free
- · 1 location, up to 250 monitored SKUs
- · Daily digest of what's below threshold
- · Fixed thresholds and restock list
Starter
- · Days-of-cover thresholds from sales
- · Instant alerts, not just digests
- · Per-product rule overrides
- · Unlimited SKUs
Growth
- · Every location monitored
- · Per-location rule overrides
- · Priority support
- · Restock list with CSV export
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRunning low on stock? Pickaxe Inventory watches your inventory for you. Get automatic alerts when items are about to run out, smart suggestions for how much to reorder, and create purchase orders in one click. Track costs, profit margins, and stock across multiple locations. Export or import with CSV. See exactly what's selling and what's gathering dust — all in one dashboard. Setup takes minutes.
StockAnvil watches every tracked variant at every location and warns you the moment stock drops below your threshold: a fixed quantity, or days of cover computed from real sales velocity. Alerts reach you by email and in Slack. One rule can cover a whole supplier, so new products are watched from day one. One open alert per item, resolved automatically, plus a daily digest: no alert storms.
- Real-time stock tracking with color-coded status and variant-level visibility
- AI-powered reorder suggestions based on your sales patterns and stock history
- Purchase order management with supplier tracking, COGS, and PDF export
- Instant low stock alerts by email, per location, without alert storms
- Days-of-cover thresholds from real sales velocity, not guesswork
- Restock list with suggested quantities, grouped by vendor, CSV export
- Multi-location rules with overrides per product or location
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 |  Pickaxe Inventory |  StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pickaxe Inventory | StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pickaxe Inventory | StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $3/month(ahead) | $9/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Pickaxe Inventory | StockAnvil |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #597(ahead) | #693 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 11, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Pickaxe Labs | Anvil Apps |
FAQ
Pickaxe Inventory and StockAnvil: common questions
- Is Pickaxe Inventory or StockAnvil cheaper?
- Only StockAnvil lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $3/month for Pickaxe Inventory and $9/month for StockAnvil. 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?
- Pickaxe Inventory lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Back-in-stock alerts. StockAnvil lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Forecasting, Inventory planning, Low stock alerts. 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 31, 2026 for Pickaxe Inventory, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAnvil; 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 31, 2026 for Pickaxe Inventory, Oct 14, 2026 for StockAnvil. 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.