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Materials Inventory vs Plumb
Side-by-side comparison
Materials Inventory
Inventory management for makers & manufacturers. Create bills of materials & track profitability
shopifyFree plan available
At a glance
| Metric | Materials Inventory | Plumb |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 54 | 0 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2021 | Sep 2026 |
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live data on this pageThe call
On the measured data here, Materials Inventory leads on more dimensions (3 vs 1). Pick Plumb if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
Where Materials Inventory leads
- More published reviews: 54 vs 0.
- Ranks higher in Inventory optimization: #83 vs #346 of 766.
- Lists Email notifications, Inventory sync and Low stock alerts (+4 more) in its marketplace category features; Plumb doesn't.
Where Plumb leads
- Lists Insights, SKUs and Scanners in its marketplace category features; Materials Inventory doesn't.
How this is generated
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: Materials Inventory audit • Plumb audit
1. Listing metadata
Field-level data| Field | Materials Inventory | Plumb |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 84/100 listing audit | 82/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer | ||
| Listed |
2. Pricing & plans
Marketplace-listed plans · paid plans cheapest first, not matched tier-for-tierTier
Materials Inventory
Plumb
Paid plans
Hobby
- Product Bundles
- 500 Raw Materials
- 500 Orders (/month)
- Update of Shopify Inventory
Business
- All Hobby Features
- Components
- 1500 Raw Materials
- 2000 Orders (/month)
- Dynamic Inventory Alerts
- Custom Products
Business Pro
- All Business Features
- 6 Inventory Locations
- 2500 Raw Materials
- 5000 Orders(/month)
Single
- One location, unlimited counts
- Today's list picked by sales velocity
- Count on Shopify POS, including offline
- Nothing written until you approve it
- Undo an applied count in one click
- Accuracy, shrinkage and audit reports
Multi
- Up to five locations, unlimited counts
- Per-location accuracy and coverage
- Today's list picked by sales velocity
- Count on Shopify POS, including offline
- Nothing written until you approve it
- Undo an applied count in one click
- Accuracy, shrinkage and audit reports
Unlimited
- Every location, unlimited counts
- Per-location accuracy and coverage
- Today's list picked by sales velocity
- Count on Shopify POS, including offline
- Nothing written until you approve it
- Undo an applied count in one click
- Accuracy, shrinkage and audit reports
3. Features
As listed by each developerMaterials Inventory
- Stop overselling: The app updates your Shopify inventory in real-time
- Plan ahead: Know your real-time inventory of bundles, products & raw materials
- Easy to use: Intuitive & easy to use so you can focus on your business
- Informative: Costs & profits per product. Full history of inventory movements
- Low inventory alerts. Thresholds dynamically adjusted. Custom Purchase Orders
Plumb
- Today's count list picked by sales velocity, so you count what matters
- Full stock takes too, when you do want to count everything at once
- Scan barcodes on POS, or with a USB scanner in the admin
- Eleven reports on accuracy, shrinkage and coverage, all exportable
- Nothing is written until you approve the variance, and one click undoes it
4. Categories & rankings
Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inlineMaterials Inventory
Plumb
5. Category features
Marketplace-curated features per categoryInventory optimization6 shared · 16 total
Only in Materials Inventory
- Inventory sync
- Purchase orders
- Email notifications
- Low stock alerts
- Out of stock notifications
- Replenishment reminders
- Threshold alerts
Only in Plumb
- Scanners
- SKUs
- Insights
Listed by both (6)
- Inventory planning
- Inventory tracking
- Multi-location
- Real-time updates
- Analytics
- Custom reports
6. Search rankings
Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized| Keyword | Materials Inventory | Plumb |
|---|---|---|
| raw materials inventory | #3 | Not ranked |
| manufacturing | #5 | Not ranked |
| inventory management | #24 | Not ranked |
7. Activity in the last 90 days
Tracked changes · pricing, features, copy, screenshotsMaterials Inventory · 1 changes
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
Plumb · 0 changes
No tracked changes.
8. App details
Long-form descriptionMaterials Inventory
Easily manage raw materials & products inventory. Let the app set your products' inventory based on your raw materials' inventory. Keep them in sync at all times and in real-time. Track your raw materials costs and your products profitability. Create purchase orders & order the right amount of materials at the right time. Stop overselling and stop being out of stock.
Plumb
Plumb turns the whole-store stocktake into a daily task. It picks what is worth counting — ranked by 90 days of sales, so busy products come round often and the slow tail rarely — and hands staff a short list on POS or in the admin. Counting happens while you trade: a sale landing mid-count is refused rather than overwritten, and nothing reaches your inventory until you approve it. One click puts it back. Reports show what each variance was worth, and where stock goes missing.
Frequently asked
Common questions about this comparisonIs Materials Inventory or Plumb cheaper?
Neither Materials Inventory nor Plumb lists a free plan. Materials Inventory lists no paid plan with a published price; Plumb lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Should I choose Materials Inventory or Plumb?
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Materials Inventory does carry the larger published review base (54 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Which is faster to set up, Materials Inventory or Plumb?
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Materials Inventory has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (54 vs 0).
Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?
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: Materials Inventory has 54 published reviews; Plumb has 0 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Can I migrate data between Materials Inventory and Plumb?
Migration support varies by app and category. Materials Inventory and Plumb 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 Plumb" 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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