GS1 Assistant vs Shop Tools

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GS1 Assistant compared with Shop Tools
Detail	GS1 Assistant	Shop Tools
What it does	Assign UPC and EAN barcodes from your own GS1 Company Prefix without leaving Shopify	Business management platform with invoice generation, inventory tracking, and powerful tools to help your shop grow
Stage	Growing	Startup
Founded	Not given	2025
Based in	US	VE
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan with 20 GTIN assignments. Basic plan at $4.99/month (500 assignments) or $49.99/year. Pro plan at $11.99/month (unlimited assignments) or $110/year.	Free Plan includes sales and purchases tracking, invoice generator, inventory management, suppliers management, customers management, download receipts, debt control, statistics module, variation of items, and customer service queue management system. Premium Plan: $4.99 per month includes all Free
Key features	GTIN Manager Dashboard Bulk & Auto Assign Real-Time GS1 Verification Ready-to-Upload Export Files Duplicate & Error Detection GS1 Registry Connection Existing barcode validation	Sales and purchases tracking Invoice and receipt generation in PDF format Mobile phone barcode scanner Customer service queue management with WhatsApp notifications Inventory management and stock tracking Customer and supplier management AI-powered business statistics and reports Data storage in personal cloud accounts Accounts payable and receivable tracking Barcode generation and PDF catalog export
What makes it different	No manual spreadsheets or portal switching required Works with your own GS1 Company Prefix, not resold codes Marketplace rejection prevention before Amazon and Walmart see errors Direct API integration with major GS1 organizations	Privacy-first architecture with zero-access model where data is never stored on company servers 100% web-based platform requiring no software installation Complete data ownership and control stored in user's own cloud storage Free plan with core business management features QR code-based queue system requiring no app installation
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	45 no change since last check	42 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	18	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	34	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	1931	16

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