WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Inventory vs Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce

Simple Inventory

by theode

10+ installs

Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce

by Web Industrial Solutions

500+ installs

At a glance

Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce has more active installs: 500+, against 10+ for Simple Inventory.
On a typical day, Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce is downloaded about 10 times, Simple Inventory about 1.
Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Sep 3, 2026, against Dec 7, 2015 for Simple Inventory.
Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for Simple Inventory.
Simple Inventory has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce.

Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Inventory	Variation Shared Inventory for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#45,663	#9,103
Active installs	10+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	202
Rating	No ratings	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.39
Last release	11 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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