Is Cogsy an alternative to CostPulse?

For keeping product costs right, yes: both work on the cost of each variant, in different ways. The table on this page shows where they differ.

Can I use Cogsy and CostPulse together?

They cover much of the same ground, so most stores would choose one. If you use both, decide which of them writes to Shopify's cost per item so they do not overwrite each other.

How much does CostPulse cost?

$29 a month, as shown on its Shopify App Store listing on 8 October 2026. Check the listing for current pricing.

Does CostPulse keep a history of cost changes?

CostPulse's listing and help pages do not mention one. Cogsy records every cost as a dated row with a source, and a row is never edited or deleted.

Cogsy vs CostPulse

CostPulse is a diagnostic: it scans products and recent orders, shows revenue whose margin is unknown and flags low and negative-margin orders. Its listing describes the costs you enter as temporary, for a scan. Cogsy is where costs are kept: dated, by source, and written to Shopify.

Updated 8 October 2026

Cost data and audit apps. Facts about CostPulse are from its Shopify App Store listing and its own help pages as they read on 8 October 2026. A feature marked "not mentioned" may still exist; we only record what the vendor states.

Feature by feature

Capability	Cogsy	CostPulse
Finds variants with no cost	Yes	Yes
Costs with dates or a cost history	YesEvery cost has a date it applies from	Not mentioned
A cost per supplier for one variant	YesYou choose which source is in use	Not mentioned
Extra costs on top of the unit cost	YesPer unit or as a percent of price	Not mentioned
Costs bundles from their components	Yes	Not mentioned
Cost import by CSV	YesBy SKU, with a preview	Not mentioned
Bulk cost editing	PartlyBy CSV, or one cost for a product or the whole shop	Not mentioned
Writes cost to Shopify's cost per item	YesWhen you run it; you choose what the figure includes	Not mentioned
Low-margin flags or alerts	PartlyFlags in the app; no notifications	YesFlags low and negative-margin orders in a scan
Spreads freight and duty across a shipment	NoYou enter the per-unit amount	Not mentioned
Purchase orders	No	Not mentioned
Inventory forecasting	No	Not mentioned
Profit by order	No	Not mentioned
Ad spend tracking	No	Not mentioned

Choose CostPulse if

You want to see which recent orders had a low or negative margin.
You want a figure for the revenue sold with no cost behind it.
You want a CSV of the issues to clean up elsewhere.

Choose Cogsy if

You want the costs you enter saved, dated and written to Shopify's cost per item.
You need costs on top of the unit cost, or more than one supplier.
You sell bundles.

About CostPulse

Scans products, variants and recent orders to show which sales have unknown gross margin because costs are missing. Merchants can enter temporary costs for a scan, see low and negative-margin orders, and export the issues to CSV.

Listed as: CostPulse
Made by: KEVIN OUAKNIN
Price: $29 a month
Free trial: None stated
App Store rating: No reviews yet
On the App Store since: June 22, 2026
Built for Shopify badge: No

What CostPulse does that Cogsy does not

Quantifies revenue with unknown gross margin from recent orders
Flags negative-margin orders
What-if scan with temporary costs

CostPulse is a trademark of its owner; Cogsy is not affiliated with it. If something here is out of date, write to support@cogsy.app and we will correct it.

Questions

Is Cogsy an alternative to CostPulse?: For keeping product costs right, yes: both work on the cost of each variant, in different ways. The table on this page shows where they differ.
Can I use Cogsy and CostPulse together?: They cover much of the same ground, so most stores would choose one. If you use both, decide which of them writes to Shopify's cost per item so they do not overwrite each other.
How much does CostPulse cost?: $29 a month, as shown on its Shopify App Store listing on 8 October 2026. Check the listing for current pricing.
Does CostPulse keep a history of cost changes?: CostPulse's listing and help pages do not mention one. Cogsy records every cost as a dated row with a source, and a row is never edited or deleted.

Sources

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Cogsy vs Missing Cost Audit
Missing Cost Audit: ranking missing costs by the revenue they affect, with alerts when a cost goes missing.
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CostIQ: costs updated from supplier purchase orders, with inventory value at cost.
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Cogsy vs Profit Alarm
Profit Alarm: an email the moment an order's margin falls below your threshold.
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Cogsy vs Easy COGS
Easy COGS: updating cost per item from Shopify purchase orders, a CSV or supplier invoices, at no charge.
Feature
Dated cost history
Every cost has a date it applies from. A change is a new row, never an overwrite.
Feature
More than one supplier
Keep a cost from each supplier, from Shopify and from your imports side by side, and choose which one is active.