Stock & Sales Alerts vs StockSentinel: Low Stock Alert
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
- Only Stock & Sales Alerts lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Stock & Sales Alerts and $3/month for StockSentinel.
- Stock & Sales Alerts lists 14 features StockSentinel’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Batch send.
Head to head
Free
- · Email notifications
- · Number of notifications: Up to 5
- · Number of products to monitor: Up to 100
- · Stock Alert
Starter
- · Email notifications
- · Number of monitored products: Up to 500
- · Number of notifications: Up to 5
- · Stock Alert
- · Zero Sales Alert
Growth
- · Alerts for sudden drops or spikes in sal
- · Email / Slack / Line notifications
- · Number of notifications: Up to 2,000
- · Number of products: Up to 10,000
- · Stock Alert
- · Zero Sales Alert
Scale
- · Alerts for sudden drops or spikes in sal
- · Email / Slack / Line notifications
- · Number of notifications: Unlimited
- · Number of products: Up to 50,000
- · Priority Support
- · Stock Alert
Starter
- · 1 notification channel (Email or Slack)
- · Activity feed (last 30 days)
- · Basic daily digest
- · Up to 3 alert rules
- · Up to 50 alerts/month
Professional
- · Configurable cooldown
- · Email, Slack, Discord
- · Full daily digest
- · Unlimited activity feed
- · Unlimited alert rules
- · Unlimited alerts
Enterprise
- · Everything from Professional
- · Support 24/7
- · Unlimited channels
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMonitor your store’s inventory and sales in real time and receive instant alerts when it matters most. This app helps you prevent lost sales by notifying you when stock is running low, back in stock, or when unusual sales activity occurs. Set custom thresholds and rules to match your business needs, and send notifications directly to Slack or other channels.
StockSentinel is a low stock alert and inventory monitoring tool that helps you track inventory levels and avoid stockouts. Get instant low stock alerts when products or variants drop below your thresholds. Create custom rules by product, collection, or tag and receive email, Slack, or Discord alerts. Set cooldowns and variant-level thresholds to manage fast-selling items and never miss a sale.
- Real-time alerts for low stock, restocks, and unusual sales activity.
- Flexible threshold settings to customize when and how alerts are sent.
- Instant Slack notifications to keep your team informed at all times.
- No manual monitoring needed with fully automated alert system.
- Choose when to get alerted: by product, collection, tag, or all.
- Receive alerts where you already work, no need to open Shopify.
- Set different low-stock levels for specific variants (e.g. size).
- Avoid repeat alerts; set how long to wait before notifying again.
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 |  Stock & Sales Alerts |  StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stock & Sales Alerts | StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stock & Sales Alerts | StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $3/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Stock & Sales Alerts | StockSentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #293 | #113 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 5, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 29 | 2 |
| Developer | 株式会社SoupPot! | Dina Tech Solutions |
FAQ
Stock & Sales Alerts and StockSentinel: common questions
- Is Stock & Sales Alerts or StockSentinel cheaper?
- Only Stock & Sales Alerts lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Stock & Sales Alerts and $3/month for StockSentinel. 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?
- Stock & Sales Alerts lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Alert settings, Auto-alerts, Batch send, Custom 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 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.