Koala Inspector Shows You One Store. We Show You 144,000.
Koala is a great site checker. But if you need to find, qualify, and contact Shopify store owners, you need a database. Not a browser extension.
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Koala Inspector is the most popular Shopify store analysis tool, and for good reason. It's clean, fast, and gives solid tech stack data for any store you visit. But it only works one store at a time. No search, no database, no contacts. StoreInspect is a different category: a searchable database of 144K+ stores with verified founder contacts. Koala tells you what a store uses. StoreInspect tells you which stores to contact and gives you the email to do it.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
How StoreInspect and Koala Inspector compare across the features that matter for prospecting.
Store Discovery
Searchable database of 144K+ Shopify stores. Filter by category, traffic, apps, theme, pixels, and more. Find 50 qualified leads in minutes.
No database. You visit one store at a time and inspect it manually. No way to search or filter across stores.
Bottom line: Choose Koala if you already know which store to look at. Choose StoreInspect if you need to find stores that match your criteria.
Contact Data
206K+ verified contacts attached to stores. Founder emails, CEO emails, marketing leads. Reveal and export directly.
No contact data. You get tech stack information but no way to reach the store owner. You still need Apollo, Hunter, or LinkedIn.
Bottom line: Choose Koala if you only need tech stack info. Choose StoreInspect if you need contacts for outreach.
Tech Stack Analysis
Theme, apps, pixels, and traffic data for every store in the database. Filter across all 144K stores by any combination.
Detailed analysis of a single store including theme, apps, best-selling products, traffic estimates, and ad analysis.
Bottom line: Koala has deeper single-store analysis (best-sellers, ad data). StoreInspect has broader coverage across 144K stores.
Lead Qualification
Lead fit score based on traffic, tech gaps, and contact availability. Filter by stores missing specific tools (no email marketing, no reviews app).
No qualification features. You manually assess each store after inspecting it.
Bottom line: Choose Koala for casual browsing. Choose StoreInspect when you need to prioritize and qualify stores at scale.
Export & Workflow
Export store lists and contacts to CSV. Build lists, save views, and manage prospects in one place.
Copy individual data points. No bulk export, no list management, no CRM-like workflow.
Bottom line: Koala is a quick inspection tool. StoreInspect is a prospecting workflow.
Pricing Model
Free tier with 10 contact reveals/month. Pro starts at $49/mo with 1,000 reveals. Pay for the contacts you actually use.
Free tier with limits. Basic $7.99/mo, Pro $19.99/mo. Pay for access to inspection features.
Bottom line: Koala is cheaper for individual inspections. StoreInspect costs more but includes the database and contacts that Koala doesn't offer.
Pricing Comparison
Different tools, different pricing models. Here is what you actually pay.
StoreInspect
Koala Inspector
- 10 contact reveals/month
- Full store browsing & filtering
- 1 saved list, 1 saved view
- Limited store inspections
- Basic theme detection
- Basic app detection
- 1,000 contact reveals/month
- CSV export
- Unlimited lists & views
- Unlimited inspections
- App detection
- Theme detection
- Revenue estimates
- 3,000 contact reveals/month
- 3 team seats
- Priority support
- Everything in Basic
- Traffic estimates
- Best-selling products
- Technology stack
- 10,000 contact reveals/month
- Dedicated support
- Unlimited everything
The difference: Koala Inspector charges for inspection features. StoreInspect charges for database access and verified contacts. If you only need to check one store occasionally, Koala is cheaper. If you need to find and contact stores at scale, StoreInspect pays for itself with one closed deal.
Honest Strengths and Weaknesses
No tool is perfect. Here is where each one excels and where it falls short.
Where StoreInspect wins
- Searchable database of 144K+ Shopify stores
- 206K+ verified contacts (founder emails, decision-maker emails)
- Filter by tech stack gaps to find stores missing specific tools
- Lead fit scoring to prioritize the best prospects
- Export lists with contacts to CSV
- Full prospecting workflow in one tool
Where StoreInspect falls short
- No single-store deep dive like best-selling products or ad analysis
- Higher starting price ($49/mo for Pro)
- Newer product with a smaller user base
- Shopify only (no WooCommerce, Magento, etc.)
Where Koala Inspector wins
- 250K+ users and established reputation
- Clean, easy-to-use Chrome extension interface
- Deep single-store analysis (best-sellers, ad data, revenue estimates)
- Low starting price ($7.99/mo)
- Fast inspection of any store you visit
Where Koala Inspector falls short
- One store at a time only. No database, no search, no filtering.
- No contact data. You still need separate tools for outreach.
- No lead qualification or scoring.
- Aggressive upselling inside the extension.
- No bulk export or list management.
- Revenue and traffic estimates are rough approximations.
What Koala Inspector Users Say
Real feedback from Koala Inspector reviews. 4.6/5 on Chrome Web Store with 250K+ installs.
“Numerous advertisements and upsells within the app detract from usability.”
Chrome Web Store review
“More of a site checker than a serious research platform.”
SellerCenter review
“The data is useful but limited. You still need other tools to actually do anything with it.”
User review
“Good for checking one store, but useless if you need to find stores that match specific criteria.”
User review
Which Tool Should You Pick?
Choose StoreInspect if you...
- Agencies prospecting for Shopify clients at scale
- B2B sales teams that need verified contacts for outreach
- App developers finding stores that should use their product
- Anyone who needs to find stores matching specific criteria (not just inspect one)
- Teams that need export, list management, and a repeatable workflow
Choose Koala Inspector if you...
- •Checking the theme or apps on a single store you already know
- •Quick competitive analysis of a specific competitor
- •Casual Shopify research on a budget
- •Individual users who inspect stores occasionally
Find Shopify Clients Worth Your Time
Search stores by niche, traffic, and tech stack. Export with verified founder emails so you can skip the research and start the outreach.
