Looking for a SmartScout alternative?
Search 1M+ Amazon brands, then buy what you can sell
See every brand's average price and rank, how many listings it has, how many sellers it carries and how much Amazon sells itself, one category at a time. When one looks right, scan the supplier's price list and order, in the same app.
7 days free, then $149 a month, plus tax where applicable. Card required, nothing charged until day 8. Cancel any time before then.
- 1M+ brands in the database, filtered by category
- Sellers, FBA share and Amazon's own share for every brand
- From a brand to a supplier scan and a purchase order without leaving Apex
- brands to search by category
- 1M+
- brands to search by category
- Amazon products in the catalog
- 122M+
- Amazon products in the catalog
- free, card first, cancel any time
- 7 days
- free, card first, cancel any time
Sound familiar?
You find a brand you love. Then you see Amazon sells it too.
With Apex: Brands Amazon mostly sells itself are flagged in red before you open them.
Twenty tabs open, checking sellers one listing at a time.
With Apex: Sellers, FBA share and rank for the whole brand, on one row.
You picked a brand. Now you need to know what's worth buying.
With Apex: Scan the supplier's price list in the same app and order the winners.
How it works
- 01
Pick a category
Brands are ranked by how many listings Apex tracks for them, with price, rank, sellers and rating beside each one. Brands where Amazon dominates are flagged in red.
- 02
Open the brand
See its products and the sellers on each one. Browsing the list is open on every plan; opening a brand counts toward your monthly brand searches (25 a month on Starter, unlimited on Pro).
- 03
Scan the price list and order
Upload the supplier's price list. Apex matches every product to Amazon, works out profit and ROI after fees, and turns the winners into a purchase order.
7 days free, then $149 a month, plus tax where applicable. Card required, nothing charged until day 8. Cancel any time before then.
Everything in your trial
Brands
1M+ brands by category, with sellers, FBA share and Amazon's own share.
UPC Scanner and purchase orders
Match a supplier's price list to Amazon and turn the winners into an order.
Apex University
The step-by-step wholesale course that comes with every account.
Wholesale distributors to contact
Every subscription, trial included, opens 3 US wholesale distributors from the Distributor Vault when it starts and 3 more each month.
Apex for Amazon Sellers, the Chrome extension
Profit and sales on every Amazon page, yours when you finish Apex University.
7 days
free, card first, cancel any time
Straight talk: Apex doesn't do keyword research or PPC. It's built for buying brands you can resell, and it goes deep there.
7 days free, then $149 a month, plus tax where applicable. Card required, nothing charged until day 8. Cancel any time before then.
Honest comparison
Apex Applications vs SmartScout, compared honestly
The short version: SmartScout is a research and analytics tool. Apex covers research and then runs the business you find: purchase orders, repricing (Pro, beta) and P&L in the same platform, with shipment handling (Apex Red) in beta and by invitation. Which one you need depends on whether you want to study the market or operate in it. Know how Apex Gold moves prices before you compare: Prices change when you run your strategies from Apex. Repricing automatically the moment a competitor changes price is built but not switched on yet.
A reseller's week, and who covers it
Filled = does the job · light cells = partly, with the caveat shown · dashed empty cell = not covered, or not verified
| Feature | Apex Applications | SmartScout |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Wholesale sourcing, purchasing and profit; repricer on Pro (beta) | Research & market analytics |
| Entry price | Beginner $49.99/mo, Starter $149/mo, Pro $299/mo (repricer on Pro) | $49/mo (Basic, $29 on annual)Their pricing page |
| Free trial | 7 days, every plan | No trial; 7-day money-back |
| Brand & product research | Included | Included |
| Supplier price-list scanning | Included | Included |
| Keyword & traffic analytics | Not included | Included |
| Repricer | Beta, on Pro: prices change when you run your strategies | Not verified |
| Purchase orders & restock | Included | Not verified |
| Profit and loss from your store | Included | Not verified |
| Prep & logistics coordination | Apex Red (beta, by invitation) | Not verified |
| Review automation | Review Booster (Amazon's own review request) | Included |
| Chrome extension | Yes: Apex for Amazon Sellers (data opens after Apex University) | Included |
Monthly price, side by side
Product-level research and a price list scanner
Full brand & keyword data
Research, POs and P&L. Repricer is on Pro; shipments (Red) in beta.
Adds the repricer on every listing (beta)
Adds seller-level data and brand reports
Prices from smartscout.com/pricing
Which one fits you
Choose SmartScout if…
- You mainly want market maps, keyword and traffic analytics, and brand prospecting at the lowest entry price.
- You already run operations elsewhere and only need a research layer on top.
- You want a Chrome extension for on-page Amazon research.
Choose Apex if…
- You want the products you find to flow into purchase orders, repricing (Pro, beta), and P&L without exporting spreadsheets between tools.
- A repricer (Pro, beta) with break-even floors matters to you, computed from your own landed costs rather than bounds you maintain by hand.
- You'd rather pay for one platform than stack a research tool, a repricer, and an accounting sheet separately.
Competitor prices come from the vendor's own pricing page, linked beside each price. A price we have not rechecked within 90 days is replaced by that link. Other competitor details come from public pages and independent reviews (SmartScout pricing, Capterra, SmartScout pricing review). SmartScout changes its features and prices on its own schedule, so check its site for current terms. Apex details come from the Apex app itself. SmartScout is a trademark of its owner; no affiliation.
Find your next brand today.
Try it on your own store for 7 days. If it doesn't earn its place, cancel before day 8.
7 days free, then $149 a month, plus tax where applicable. Card required, nothing charged until day 8. Cancel any time before then.