Shelflife: low stock forecasts vs StockAI: Inventory Planner
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $35/month for Shelflife and $9.99/month for StockAI.
- StockAI lists 8 features Shelflife’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Auto-processing, Auto-restock.
Head to head
Free
- · 1 alert email address
- · Automatic inventory sync
- · Critical stockout alerts
- · Customer support
- · Low stock dashboard
- · Purchase order management
Growth
- · Custom safety stock levels
- · Custom stockout thresholds
- · Manual inventory sync
- · Priority customer support
- · Purchase order delivery reminders
- · Unlimited suppliers
Free Plan
- · ABC inventory classification
- · Demand forecasting
- · Revenue impact dashboard
- · Sales velocity analysis
- · Stock alerts (up to 10 active)
- · Track up to 50 SKUs
Pro Plan
- · Auto daily stock analysis
- · CSV export & supplier portal
- · Purchase orders - unlimited monthly
- · Revenue impact & loss reports
- · Unlimited SKU & alert tracking
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour top-sellers are your biggest risk. They sell out fastest, ads run, customers click, revenue is gone. Shelflife forecasts when stock will run out, across every location, so you reorder in time. Top features are: sales-based forecasts showing days of stock remaining for every variant, email alerts when a variant enters at-risk territory, POs tracking in one place, an at-risk dash so you know what to act on first,…
Never miss a sale due to stockouts. StockIQ monitors your inventory in real time, predicts when products will run out using weighted sales velocity analysis, and tells you exactly how much to reorder. Get instant alerts for critical stock levels, manage purchase orders end-to-end with a built-in supplier portal, track the revenue impact of stockouts, and classify inventory using ABC analysis.
- Proven sales forecasting that shows exactly when each variant will sell out.
- Reliable email alerts before stockouts hit. Configurable and efficient.
- Every at-risk product in one effortless dashboard, sorted by urgency.
- Painless purchase order tracking — know what's ordered and when it arrives
- Sales velocity forecasting with stockout predictions and smart order suggestion
- Automatic stock alerts with urgency levels for critical and out-of-stock items
- Full purchase order workflow with supplier portal, receiving, and inventory sync
- ABC inventory classification and dead stock detection to free up capital
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 |  Shelflife |  StockAI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shelflife | StockAI |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Shelflife and StockAI: common questions
- Is Shelflife or StockAI cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $35/month for Shelflife and $9.99/month for StockAI. 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?
- Shelflife lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Expiry dates, Replenishment reminders, SKUs, Stock replenishment. StockAI lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Auto-processing, Auto-restock, Import and export. 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; 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. 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.