Side-by-side comparison
Inventory management for makers & manufacturers. Create bills of materials & track profitability
| Metric | Materials Inventory | ONE: Variants Shared Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 54 | 6 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free trial available |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 3 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
Materials Inventory and ONE each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Materials Inventory audit • ONE: Variants Shared Inventory audit
| Field | Materials Inventory | ONE |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 84/100 listing audit | 81/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
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| Listed since | Jan 2021 | Jun 2026 |
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| Keyword | Materials Inventory | ONE |
|---|---|---|
| raw materials inventory | #3 | Not ranked |
| manufacturing | #6 | Not ranked |
| share | Not ranked | #8 |
| inventory optimization | Not ranked | #16 |
| inventory planning | Not ranked | #20 |
Neither Materials Inventory nor ONE: Variants Shared Inventory lists a free plan. Materials Inventory lists no paid plan with a published price; ONE: Variants Shared Inventory 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.
Materials Inventory (5.0★, 54 reviews) and ONE: Variants Shared Inventory (5.0★, 6 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 (54 vs 6). 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; Materials Inventory has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (54 vs 6).
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; ONE: Variants Shared Inventory has 6 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Materials Inventory and ONE: Variants Shared 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 ONE: Variants Shared Inventory" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.