Slingshot Automotive

Shopify dropshipping app by Data Here-to-There·Create an online automotive parts desk with products sourced from your warehouse distributors.

Snapshot

2.90(10 reviews)#131of 539 inDropshipping

Ongoing.AI tracks Slingshot Automotive daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

CategoriesDropshipping

Rating

2.90

10 reviews

Pricing

From $49/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

3

launched Oct 4, 2022

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Catalog position

Where Slingshot Automotive sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Dropshipping category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Dropshipping

#131

of 539 active apps

Review count percentile

75th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

48th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

3

since 2022

Listing change cadence

What Slingshot Automotive has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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Shopify Lastmod · Jul 1

2026-06-29 → 2026-06-30

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 30

2026-06-26 → 2026-06-29

Shopify Lastmod · Jun 27

2026-06-25 → 2026-06-26

PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

2.90(10 reviews)
  • 60%positive6
  • 0%neutral0
  • 40%negative4

Top themes

    What merchants praise

    “Excellent Team! They work with you directly in order to improve the product which is great! This app has a lot of potential! The turn14 app is also great!”
    Euromotiv · 5★

    What merchants complain about

    “Very confusing to using. Was never able to get help connecting my store to my vendor. Emailed them and never got a response. They did charge my account the $99.00 and kept it. I got nothing from them for a $99 fee.”
    Nino Auto Repair · 1★ · 2026-03-25

    Plans

    Slingshot Automotive pricing tiers.

    Free

    Free

    • Discover new automotive brands
    • Learn about distributor line cards
    • Explore brands by category and vehicle

    Base

    $49/month

    • Import any brands from a parts catalog
    • Keep products up to date
    • Filter and enhance catalog data
    • No distributor connections

    Solo

    $99/month

    • Includes all features from Base
    • Connect a distributor of your choice
    • Adds stock and pricing updates

    Pro

    $199/month

    • Add more distributors and catalogs
    • Automatically select best price
    • Shows stock levels from all distributors
    • Smart Filters and Enhancements

    Capabilities

    What Slingshot Automotive can do.

    The 3 capabilities Slingshot Automotive lists across its category, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

    Products you can sell

    1
    • Automotive

    Sourcing locations

    2
    • Canada
    • United States

    FAQ

    Slingshot Automotive — frequently asked questions.

    What is Slingshot Automotive on Shopify?
    Slingshot Automotive is a Shopify app in the Dropshipping category. Slingshot Automotive is a convenient and powerful system for garage and speed shop owners to load, manage, and sell automotive parts from multiple distributors, manufacturers, and data catalogs. Pick the brands you love and set your filters to get exactly the right parts into your store. Slingshot Automotive keeps your store up to date with the latest prices, stock levels, and order fulfillment. It averages 2.90 out of 5 across 10 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
    How much does Slingshot Automotive cost?
    Slingshot Automotive offers a free plan and 3 paid plans starting at $49/month and going up to $199/month. The free plan includes Discover new automotive brands, Learn about distributor line cards, and Explore brands by category and vehicle. The paid plans unlock advanced features beyond what's available on the free tier.
    Is Slingshot Automotive free?
    Yes — Slingshot Automotive offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Discover new automotive brands, Learn about distributor line cards, and Explore brands by category and vehicle. Paid plans start at $49/month for advanced features.
    When was Slingshot Automotive launched?
    Slingshot Automotive launched on October 4, 2022 — over 3 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 10 merchant reviews.
    Is Slingshot Automotive Built for Shopify?
    Slingshot Automotive does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
    What are the best Slingshot Automotive alternatives?
    Merchants commonly compare Slingshot Automotive with DSers, Printify, Printful, and CJdropshipping. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.

    Alternatives

    Apps merchants pick instead.

    DSers

    DSers: Dropship+AliExpress+AI

    4.90★5,176

    Known for: user-interface

    Printify

    Printify: Print on Demand

    4.70★3,622

    Known for: customer-support

    Printful Latvia AS

    Printful: Print on Demand

    4.70★3,249

    Known for: customer-support

    CJDropshipping

    CJdropshipping: Much Faster

    4.90★2,515

    Known for: customer-support

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    Methodology

    Where the numbers come from.

    Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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