Side-by-side comparison
More time, more profit, less guesswork. That's smart inventory planning with Inventory Planner.
| Metric | Inventory Planner by Sage | Kark: Multi Location Inventory |
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| Rating | 4.3 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 154 | 126 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 |
Inventory Planner by Sage and Kark each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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: Inventory Planner by Sage audit • Kark: Multi Location Inventory audit
| Field | Inventory Planner by Sage | Kark |
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| Listing audit | 90/100 listing audit | 82/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Developer |
| 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Jan 2013 | Dec 2020 |
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| Keyword | Inventory Planner by Sage | Kark |
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| multi-location inventory locator | Not ranked | #1 |
| multi-location inventory management | Not ranked | #2 |
| staff notification | #9 | Not ranked |
| staff | #12 | Not ranked |
| notification | #24 | Not ranked |
Inventory Planner by Sage is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Kark: Multi Location Inventory doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Kark: Multi Location Inventory has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 126 reviews) compared to Inventory Planner by Sage (4.3★ from 154 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Kark: Multi Location Inventory holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.3★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — 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; Inventory Planner by Sage has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (154 vs 126).
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: Inventory Planner by Sage has 154 published reviews; Kark: Multi Location Inventory has 126 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Inventory Planner by Sage and Kark: Multi Location Inventory 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 Kark: Multi Location Inventory" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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