Materials Inventory vs Thrive Inventory Management

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Materials Inventory

5.0·54reviews

Inventory management for makers & manufacturers. Create bills of materials & track profitability

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Feature comparison between Materials Inventory and Thrive Inventory Management
Metric	Materials Inventory	Thrive Inventory Management
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.6 ★
Total reviews	54	★ 104
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Free trial available	Free trial available
Pricing tiers	3 tiers	★ 4 tiers
Listed features	5	5
Languages	1 supported

Field	Materials Inventory	Thrive Inventory Management
Tagline	“Inventory management for makers & manufacturers. Create bills of materials & track profitability”	“Power up your store with the inventory, catalog, and reporting tools to run a healthy business.”
Listing audit	84/100 listing audit	90/100 listing audit
Screenshots	6 images	6 images
Languages	English	English
Platforms	Shopify	Shopify
Developer	Materials Inventory

Listed since	Jan 2021	Aug 2017

Listed	January 19, 2021	August 2, 2017

Keyword	Materials Inventory	Thrive Inventory Management
inventory management	#24	#9
raw materials inventory	#3	Not ranked
manufacturing	#6	Not ranked
warehouse inventory management	Not ranked	#12
multi-location inventory management	Not ranked	#20

Neither Materials Inventory nor Thrive Inventory Management lists a free plan. Materials Inventory lists no paid plan with a published price; Thrive Inventory Management 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.

Which has better reviews, Materials Inventory or Thrive Inventory Management?

Materials Inventory has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 54 reviews) compared to Thrive Inventory Management (4.6★ from 104 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Materials Inventory or Thrive Inventory Management?

Materials Inventory holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Materials Inventory or Thrive Inventory Management?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Thrive Inventory Management has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (104 vs 54).

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; Thrive Inventory Management has 104 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Materials Inventory and Thrive Inventory Management?

Migration support varies by app and category. Materials Inventory and Thrive Inventory Management 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 Materials Inventory" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Materials Inventory vs Thrive Inventory Management

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Can I migrate data between Materials Inventory and Thrive Inventory Management?

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