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MurmSpy vs PPSPY

These two answer different questions. PPSPY estimates what a store sells, using a server-side model you cannot inspect. MurmSpy reports what a store's own pages prove — and deliberately shows no sales estimate at all.

Last updated 2026-07-23 · by MurmTools, who make MurmSpy

Short answer

If the number you need is "how much is this store selling", PPSPY is built for that and MurmSpy will not give it to you. If you want the store's actual app stack, theme, pricing structure, best-seller order and release cadence — facts you can verify against the storefront — MurmSpy reports those and labels where each came from.

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Side by side

MurmSpyPPSPY
Sales / revenue estimatesNot offered, by designYes — core feature
How estimates are producedServer-side, not inspectable
Runs onShopify + TikTok Shop pagesAll websites
Where analysis runsYour machineTheir servers
Package size~0.24 MB~44.2 MB
App & theme detectionYes — free, unlimitedYes
Price/discount analysisYesYes
Change trackingYes — watchlist diffsYes
User baseNew, independentLarge, established
PriceFree tier + €8.99/moSubscription (see their site)

Where PPSPY is genuinely better

It has a large, established user base and a much broader feature set built around sales estimation, product discovery and market data — none of which a purely local tool can replicate. If sales estimates drive your decisions, no client-side extension is a substitute.

Why MurmSpy shows no sales number

Order counts are not in a public storefront. Any sales figure is inferred from proxies such as best-seller position and publish dates. Those inferences can be reasonable, but they are not measurements, and published comparisons of dropshipping sales-estimate tools frequently show large disagreements between them for the same store.

Rather than add a number we could not stand behind, MurmSpy reports the signals themselves — the store's own best-seller ranking, its discount depth, how many products it published each month — and leaves the inference to you. Every derived figure states its method.

A fair way to use both. Several people run a server-backed tool for discovery and a local tool for verification: get the estimate, then check the store's actual stack, pricing and release rhythm before acting on it. They are not mutually exclusive, and the free tiers make that cheap.

Try MurmSpy

Free tier is permanent. Scoped permissions, no server, no account.

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Questions

Is there a free PPSPY alternative?

MurmSpy has a permanent free tier covering app and theme detection, 25 products per store, the top 10 best sellers and a 3-store watchlist. It does not provide sales estimates, which is PPSPY's core feature, so it is an alternative for store analysis rather than a replacement for revenue estimation.

How accurate are Shopify sales estimates?

They are inferences, not measurements — order data is not public. Estimates are derived from proxies such as best-seller position and publish dates, and different tools frequently produce very different figures for the same store. Treat any single estimate as directional rather than factual.

Why does MurmSpy not show revenue?

Because a public storefront does not contain it. MurmSpy's design rule is that every number shown must be derived from data the page actually served, and labelled with its method. A revenue figure would fail that test, so it is not offered.

Can I use both tools together?

Yes, and it is a reasonable workflow: use a server-backed tool for discovery and estimates, then use a local tool to verify the store's actual app stack, pricing structure and publishing cadence before acting. Both have free tiers.