Serial Trail: Recall & Serial vs TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking
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 Serial Trail, Oct 14, 2026 for TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Serial Trail and $19.99/month for TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking.
Head to head
Free
- · CSV export
- · Lifecycle history and search
- · Manual registry and unit passports
- · Up to 100 serial units
Serial
- · Fulfillment serial assignment
- · Pools, generation and CSV import
- · Public serial lookup
- · Scanning and reconciliation
- · Up to 5,000 serial units
Warranty
- · Buyer registration portal
- · Everything in Serial
- · No per-claim fees
- · QR identities and label sheets
- · Up to 25,000 serial units
- · Warranty claims with fraud flags
Ops
- · 1-business-day priority support
- · Everything in Warranty
- · POS lookup and assignment
- · REST API and signed webhooks
- · Recall suite with buyer outreach
- · Reports with scheduled delivery
Free
- · Expiring-soon dashboard
- · Lot codes, suppliers & dates
- · Up to 25 active lots
Micro
- · Everything in Free
- · Up to 150 active lots
Starter
- · Everything in Free
- · Up to 750 active lots
Growth
- · Everything in Free
- · Up to 3,000 active lots
Pro
- · Everything in Free
- · Up to 10,000 active lots
Enterprise
- · Everything in Free
- · Unlimited active lots
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSerial Trail gives every physical unit a durable serial record. Create or import serial numbers, assign them at fulfillment, scan lifecycle changes, and reconcile the registry against orders and stock. When a product issue appears, define the affected population by serial range, pool, serial list, or product and sold-date window, then preview the exact affected units before you activate.
Shopify has no place to record which batch of a product is on your shelf. TraceKit adds it. Log a lot or batch against any product: lot code, quantity, supplier, reference document, manufactured, received and expiry dates. The dashboard and a Monday email show lots expiring within 30 days and past their date. When a supplier issues a recall, trace which orders received that lot and export the buyer list as CSV.
- Create, import, or auto-generate serial numbers and assign them at fulfillment.
- Recall by serial range, pool, serial list, or product and sold-date window.
- Validate warranty claims against a real serial, with duplicate and fraud flags.
- Public serial lookup and QR unit passports, with no buyer or order data exposed.
- Log lot / batch codes, quantities, suppliers and dates against products
- Expiry dashboard and a Monday email: expiring within 30 days, past expiry
- Recall tracing: see which orders received a lot, export buyers as CSV
- FSMA 204 export: FDA sortable spreadsheet with receiving records
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 |  Serial Trail |  TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Serial Trail | TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Serial Trail | TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 6 |
Listing
| Measure | Serial Trail | TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #260 | #62(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Metigro | Nerd Labs |
FAQ
Serial Trail and TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking: common questions
- Is Serial Trail or TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for Serial Trail and $19.99/month for TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Serial Trail, Oct 14, 2026 for TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking; 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 Serial Trail, Oct 14, 2026 for TraceKit Lot & Expiry Tracking. 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.