Side-by-side comparison
Painless reordering. Restock on time, automate POs, and lock in true cost at receipt.
| Metric | SS: Product Expiration Dates | Inventory Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 17 | 9 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | From $10/month | ★ Free plan available |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
SS and Inventory Mate each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
Inventory Mate lists a free tier (Free plan available); SS: Product Expiration Dates lists From $10/month.
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: SS: Product Expiration Dates audit • Inventory Mate audit
| Field | SS | Inventory Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 88/100 listing audit | 80/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer |
| Listed since |
|---|
| May 2020 |
| Mar 2025 |
| Listed |
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| Keyword | SS | Inventory Mate |
|---|---|---|
| raw materials inventory | Not ranked | #14 |
| date | #18 | Not ranked |
| true | Not ranked | #21 |
| inventory planning | #22 | Not ranked |
| quiz maker | Not ranked | #216 |
Inventory Mate is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and SS: Product Expiration Dates doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
SS: Product Expiration Dates (5.0★, 17 reviews) and Inventory Mate (5.0★, 9 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. SS: Product Expiration Dates does carry the larger published review base (17 vs 9). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; SS: Product Expiration Dates has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (17 vs 9).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: SS: Product Expiration Dates has 17 published reviews; Inventory Mate has 9 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. SS: Product Expiration Dates and Inventory Mate both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Inventory Mate" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.