Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Inventory management for makers & manufacturers. Create bills of materials & track profitability
| Materials Inventory | Pulse Commerce OMS | |
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Improves order turnaround, increases customer satisfaction and lowers inventory and fulfillment cost
| Metric | Materials Inventory | Pulse Commerce OMS |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 52 | 1 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free trial available | $499 one-time charge |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2021 | Jan 2016 |
Materials Inventory and Pulse Commerce OMS are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
On pricing, Materials Inventory offers a free tier (Free trial available) while Pulse Commerce OMS starts at $499 one-time charge. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Materials Inventory audit • Pulse Commerce OMS audit
| Keyword | Materials Inventory | Pulse Commerce OMS |
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| raw materials inventory | #3 | Not ranked |
| manufacturing | #4 | Not ranked |
| inventory management | #24 | Not ranked |
| customer service | Not ranked | #234 |
Materials Inventory is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free trial available). Pulse Commerce OMS starts at $499 one-time charge. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Materials Inventory (5.0★, 52 reviews) and Pulse Commerce OMS (5.0★, 1 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★. Materials Inventory does carry the larger published review base (52 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Materials Inventory has the deeper published review base (52 vs 1), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Materials Inventory typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (52 reviews). Pulse Commerce OMS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Materials Inventory and Pulse Commerce OMS 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 Pulse Commerce OMS" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.