Stock Sorted vs VSI: Variants Shared Inventory
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Stock Sorted, Nov 9, 2026 for VSI.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Stock Sorted 5.0 from 2 reviews and VSI 2.9 from 15 reviews.
- Only Stock Sorted lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Stock Sorted and $4.99/month for VSI.
- VSI lists 3 features Stock Sorted’s listing doesn’t mention, including In-stock display, Inventory planning, Variants display.
Head to head
- United States
- Germany
- Spain
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Real-time sync
- · Unlimited shared stocks
- · Unlimited variants
- · Up to 10 orders/month
Starter
- · Real-time sync
- · Unlimited shared stocks
- · Unlimited variants
- · Up to 100 orders/month
Growth
- · Real-time sync
- · Unlimited shared stocks
- · Unlimited variants
- · Up to 500 orders/month
Scale
- · Real-time sync
- · Unlimited orders/month
- · Unlimited shared stocks
- · Unlimited variants
BASIC
- · Applicable to Basic Shopify plan.
STANDARD
- · Applicable to Standard Shopify plan.
ADVANCED
- · Applicable to Advanced Shopify plan.
PLUS
- · Applicable to Shopify Plus plan.
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureA football club sells one blank jersey in size M and lists it 24 times, one per player name and number. Counted separately, 30 jerseys look like 720. Stock Sorted links those listings to one shared count: sell any player's jersey and every other listing drops too. Use the variants you already have. No bundles to build, no SKUs to rename. Ratios handle pack sizes and weights.
Variant Shared Inventory app provides a seamless variants stock management solution to merchants who have the same variations shared across different products and want to centralize their stock management. With variant inventory tracker you group multiple variants together and add a single inventory for all variants.
- Automatic inventory sync across all linked variants when any one sells
- Consumption ratios for pack sizes, weight-based products, and bundles
- Updates within seconds of each sale, not on a long polling cycle
- Two orders at the same time? No double-deductions, no overselling
- Easily manage your variant stocks by adding a shared inventory
- Create shared inventories by grouping multiple variants together
- Group variants from main products. Set-up quantity multiplier to reduce quantity
- App automatically reduces stock from shared inventory on sale
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 Sorted |  VSI |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 29 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −2 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Germany, Spain |
Reviews
| Measure | Stock Sorted | VSI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 2.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 15(ahead) |
| 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 Sorted | VSI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Stock Sorted | VSI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #117 | #157 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #5 in Inventory optimization |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 11, 2026 | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Josef Richter | Addify |
FAQ
Stock Sorted and VSI: common questions
- Is Stock Sorted or VSI cheaper?
- Only Stock Sorted lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Stock Sorted and $4.99/month for VSI. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Stock Sorted or VSI?
- On the Shopify App Store: Stock Sorted 5.0 from 2 reviews and VSI 2.9 from 15 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Stock Sorted lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-updates, Low stock alerts. VSI lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as In-stock display, Inventory planning, Variants display. 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 Nov 3, 2026 for Stock Sorted, Nov 9, 2026 for VSI; 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 Nov 3, 2026 for Stock Sorted, Nov 9, 2026 for VSI. 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.