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title: "Quantity Limit: MOQ & Min/Max vs MinCart ‑ Order limits: Shopify app comparison"
description: "Compare Quantity Limit: MOQ & Min/Max and MinCart ‑ Order limits on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations."
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# Quantity Limit: MOQ & Min/Max vs MinCart ‑ Order limits

Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026.

## At a glance

- MinCart is detected on 3× as many Shopify stores as Quantity Limit: 649 vs 219 as of Nov 3, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Quantity Limit 4.3 from 14 reviews and MinCart 4.9 from 90 reviews.
- Only Quantity Limit lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Quantity Limit and $5.99/month for MinCart.
- MinCart lists 19 features Quantity Limit’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cart alerts, Cart-based, Checkout alerts.

## Adoption

| Measure | Quantity Limit | MinCart | Ahead |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Detected stores | 219 — as of Nov 3, 2026 | 649 — as of Nov 3, 2026 | MinCart |
| Net store change, 28 days | \+1 — estimated | −4 — estimated |  |
| Stores added, 28 days | 1 — new and returning | 7 — new and returning | MinCart |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 14% — of stores of known size |  |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty |  |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |  |

## Reviews

| Measure | Quantity Limit | MinCart | Ahead |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| App Store rating | 4.3 ★ | 4.9 ★ | MinCart |
| App Store reviews | 14 | 90 | MinCart |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |  |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |  |

## Pricing

| Measure | Quantity Limit | MinCart | Ahead |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |  |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $5.99/month | MinCart |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |  |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |  |

## Listing

| Measure | Quantity Limit | MinCart | Ahead |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shopify category rank | \#26 — in Order limits | \#24 — in Order limits | MinCart |
| Shopify App Charts | \#14 in Order limits | \#8 in Order limits |  |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |  |
| Launched | Jun 20, 2025 | Aug 14, 2017 |  |
| Languages | 1 — English | 2 — English, French |  |
| Developer | PantherCodX LLP | Molsoft |  |

## Listed features

- 24 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 0 are listed by both.
- Quantity Limit lists 5 of them (21%). Listed only by Quantity Limit: Inventory planning, Inventory sync, Purchase orders, Real-time updates, Threshold alerts.
- MinCart lists 19 of them (79%). Listed only by MinCart: Cart alerts, Cart-based, Checkout alerts, Collection-specific, Custom branding, Custom messages, Customer tags, Geolocation, Max quantity, Min quantity, Payment methods, Pop-ups, Price-based, Product page alerts, Product-specific, Time-based, Translation, Variant-specific, Weight-based.

### Coverage by App Store category

| Category | Quantity Limit | MinCart |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Inventory optimization | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| Inventory optimization › Inventory management | 3/3 | 0/3 |
| Inventory optimization › Notifications and analytics | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| Inventory optimization › Order management | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| Order limits | 0/19 | 19/19 |
| Order limits › Limit rules | 0/12 | 12/12 |
| Order limits › Notification settings | 0/7 | 7/7 |

A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.

## Integrations

- No platform appears in every listing.
- Quantity Limit lists no integrations.
- Only MinCart lists: Checkout.

## Pricing plans

### Quantity Limit

| Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free — 3 products | Free | Not listed | None listed |
| Basic | $9.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed |
| Pro | $19.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed |

### MinCart

| Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barrier Plan | $5.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed |
| Gatekeeper Plan | $8.99/month | 7-day free trial | None listed |
| Barrier Yearly | $59.88/year | 7-day free trial | None listed |
| Gatekeeper Yearly | $95.88/year | 7-day free trial | None listed |

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular, Quantity Limit or MinCart?

MinCart is detected on 3× as many Shopify stores as Quantity Limit: 649 vs 219 as of Nov 3, 2026.

### Is Quantity Limit or MinCart cheaper?

Only Quantity Limit lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Quantity Limit and $5.99/month for MinCart. 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, Quantity Limit or MinCart?

On the Shopify App Store: Quantity Limit 4.3 from 14 reviews and MinCart 4.9 from 90 reviews.

### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?

Quantity Limit lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Inventory planning, Inventory sync, Purchase orders, Real-time updates. MinCart lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as Cart alerts, Cart-based, Checkout alerts, Collection-specific. 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; estimated figures are labeled.

## Links

- [Quantity Limit: MOQ & Min/Max vs MinCart ‑ Order limits on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/kart-quantity-limit-vs-mincart-order-limits)
- [Quantity Limit: MOQ & Min/Max on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/kart-quantity-limit) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/kart-quantity-limit.md))
- [MinCart ‑ Order limits on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/mincart-order-limits) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/mincart-order-limits.md))

## Methodology

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 for Quantity Limit and MinCart are as of Nov 3, 2026. “Not detectable from storefronts” means an app leaves no storefront trace, so Shoplist can’t count its stores. A row names who is ahead only when every app has a measured, unestimated figure. See [data methodology](https://shoplist.co/data-methodology.md).