Stockout Guard vs StockRunway
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 29, 2026 for Stockout Guard, Nov 2, 2026 for StockRunway.
The short answer
- Only StockRunway lists a free plan.
- Stockout Guard lists 4 features StockRunway’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Inventory tracking, Replenishment reminders.
Head to head
Free
- · 20 days of sales history
- · Email stockout alerts
- · Reorder quantity suggestions
- · Up to 25 monitored products
Starter
- · 2 years of sales charts & reports
- · Email + Slack alerts
- · Reorder quantity suggestions
- · Up to 500 monitored products
Growth
- · 2 years of sales charts & reports
- · Email + Slack alerts
- · Reorder quantity suggestions
- · Up to 2,000 monitored products
Pro
- · Everything in Growth
- · Supplier order list in one click
- · Unlimited products
- · Up to 5 people alerted
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureStockout Guard reads your stock levels and recent orders, works out how fast each variant really sells, and shows how many days of stock you have left. Set your supplier lead time once and it flags what to order now, what to reorder soon, and how many units to buy so new stock arrives before you run out. It also shows the cash tied up in products that stopped selling.
StockRunway checks your product sales every day. When one is about to run out, it alerts you by email or on Slack. It tells you how many units to order, minus the stock you have and what's already on the way. It counts your supplier's lead time. It builds your order list, split by supplier. Setup takes a few minutes, even with a file from Stocky.
- Days of stock left and the stockout date for every variant
- Reorder quantities based on your lead time and safety buffer
- Out of stock, Order now and Reorder soon lists in one place
- See the cash tied up in products with no recent sales
- The order-by date for every product
- How many units to order, minus stock on hand and on the way
- The reason behind every alert, with the numbers
- Email and Slack only when something changes, plus a Monday summary
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Developer | 4i Software technologies | StockRunway |
FAQ
Stockout Guard and StockRunway: common questions
- Is Stockout Guard or StockRunway cheaper?
- Only StockRunway lists a free plan. 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?
- Stockout Guard lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Inventory tracking, Replenishment reminders, Stock replenishment. StockRunway lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Inventory planning, Out of stock notifications. 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 29, 2026 for Stockout Guard, Nov 2, 2026 for StockRunway; 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 29, 2026 for Stockout Guard, Nov 2, 2026 for StockRunway. 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.