Carbon6 vs Helium 10
We give Carbon6 a 2.6 GPA and Helium 10 a 2.4, out of 4.0. Carbon6 grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Carbon6
Family of Amazon seller tools for profit, reimbursements and ads
Helium 10
All-in-one Amazon seller suite for research, listings, ads and profits
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACarbon6Good | 2.4GPAHelium 10Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CA small seller can stay on ManageByStats Free for $0. The first paid step, ManageByStats Pro, is $59.97 a month, inside the normal range here but well above sellerboard's $15. And Seller Investigators keeps 25% of each reimbursement, where Getida keeps 20%. | CPlatinum, the plan for sellers under $100K a year, is $99 a month billed annually ($129 monthly). That's inside the normal range here, but it's mostly research. Ads automation, profit and loss reports and the AI agent need Diamond at $279. |
| Free plan and trial | BManageByStats Free covers 4 seller accounts, profit and KPI dashboards, unlimited users and reports, review automation and 100 tracked keywords. One seller could run on that. Seller Investigators' audit is free too, though it takes its cut once money comes back. | CA free account with no end date, but with limited uses of each tool and of the Chrome extension, for one user. Enough for a look round, not for running a store. |
| Features | BBetween them, its tools handle reimbursements, profit and KPIs, inventory forecasting, listing and Buy Box alerts, wholesale price-list scanning and PPC. That's more of the job than most here, but as separate products with separate prices, not one app. | BBlack Box and Xray for product research, Cerebro and Magnet for keywords, an AI listing builder, rank tracking, profits, inventory, review requests, refunds and ads. It covers the whole job and reaches Walmart and TikTok Shop, though ads and P&L need Diamond. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. ManageByStats and the other tools need developer access to your Seller Central account, and with several products to choose from, there's some working out which ones you actually need. | CNo rating on record. It's a big suite with a lot of separately named tools to learn, and seller and ad accounts to connect before most of it works. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a browser extension, with no phone or desktop app. It connects to Seller Central, Amazon Ads, Walmart Marketplace, Keepa, Slack and Jira. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with no phone or desktop app on record. It connects to Seller Central, Amazon Ads, Walmart and TikTok Shop, and its MCP lets Claude and other AI tools query your data. |
| Best for | a pick-and-mix of Amazon back-office tools | the broadest all-in-one Amazon seller suite |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Carbon6 and Helium 10. How we grade
Price against what you get
Carbon6 starts at $0.95 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Helium 10 starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Carbon6 starts $98.05 a month lower. Of the other Amazon seller tools on the chart, none scores higher than Carbon6 for less, and none scores higher than Helium 10 for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Carbon6 starts at $0.95 per ASIN / month for AMZAlert listing alerts. Helium 10 starts at $99 per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly).
- Carbon6 also covers reports.
- Helium 10 also covers AI agents, keyword research and rank tracking.
At a glance
| Carbon6 | Helium 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $0.95 per ASIN / month for AMZAlert listing alerts | $99 per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | ManageByStats has a free plan with 4 seller accounts, profit and KPI dashboards, 100 tracked keywords and 12 months of initial sync. ScanUnlimited's free plan allows one price-list upload a month. | Free account, free to use with no end date, with limited uses of each tool and limited Chrome extension access. One user. |
| Free trial | PPC Entourage has a free trial (length not stated); Seller Investigators runs a free reimbursement audit | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Carbon6 | Helium 10 |
| Price read from | carbon6.io | helium10.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Carbon6
- Amazon sellers who want reimbursements, inventory and profit tools from one company
- FBA sellers who would rather pay a cut of recovered money than a subscription
- Agencies that resell or white-label reimbursement and ad services
Helium 10
- Private label sellers researching, launching and running Amazon products in one account
- Sellers expanding from Amazon to Walmart or TikTok Shop
- Growing brands that want ads, inventory and profit tools alongside research
Worth knowing
Carbon6
- Each tool is priced separately, with no plan that bundles them; Seller Investigators keeps 25% of every reimbursement it recovers.
- PPC Entourage costs 2.9% of ad spend across connected accounts; PixelMe starts at $500 a month plus a one-time $500 onboarding fee.
- DSP Prime, ChargeGuard and D8aDriven publish no prices, and SellerAssist is $750 per Seller Central account with the term not stated.
- ManageByStats and other tools need developer access and limited user permissions on your Amazon seller account.
Helium 10
- Plans are set by yearly sales: Platinum to $100K, Diamond to $10M, Enterprise beyond that.
- Helium 10 Ads, the AI agent, profit and loss reports and most of the tracked-ASIN allowance come only with Diamond.
- Helium 10 Ads takes 2% of managed ad spend; the refund service keeps 15% on Platinum and 10% on Diamond.
- Add-ons cost extra: more tracked keywords from $19 a month, MCP from $50 and Market Tracker 360 from $650.
Key features
Carbon6
- FBA reimbursement recovery
- Seller Investigators audits an account within 48 hours, then files and manages reimbursement cases with Amazon for a 25% commission on what is recovered.
- Profit and KPI dashboard
- ManageByStats pulls Seller Central data into profit, KPI and financial breakdowns, with checklists, alerts, review requests and keyword tracking.
- Inventory forecasting
- SoStocked forecasts demand from past sales, seasonality and spikes, sends reorder alerts, tracks purchase orders and accounts for IPI restock limits.
- Listing and competitor alerts
- AMZAlert watches your listings and competitors' ASINs for changes in price, rank, content, Buy Box, suppression and negative reviews, by email or text.
- Wholesale price-list scanning
- ScanUnlimited matches a supplier's price list against Amazon products to show which items may be worth buying, at over 300,000 products an hour.
- PPC software and ad services
- PPC Entourage automates Sponsored Products, Brands, Display and video campaigns; PixelMe and DSP Prime handle off-Amazon traffic and Amazon DSP.
Helium 10
- Product research
- Black Box finds product ideas by demand and competition, and Xray and the Chrome extension show sales estimates while you browse Amazon or Walmart.
- Keyword research and tracking
- Cerebro looks up the keywords a competitor's ASIN ranks for, Magnet suggests keywords from a seed phrase, and Keyword Tracker follows rankings over time.
- AI listing builder
- Writes and scores product listings from your keyword research, and can convert Amazon listings to TikTok Shop in bulk.
- Profits and inventory
- Tracks profit and product analytics, forecasts inventory, raises supplier orders and sends stock to Amazon; Diamond adds profit and loss reports.
- Ads automation
- Diamond includes rules-based Amazon ad automation, dayparting and bid suggestions, with a 2% fee on ad spend managed through Helium 10 Ads.
- Helium AI agent and MCP
- On Diamond, an AI agent answers questions across keywords, listings, ads and operations, and the Helium 10 MCP lets other AI tools query your data.
Plans
Carbon6
ManageByStats Free$0
ManageByStats profit dashboard: 4 seller accounts, unlimited users and reports, review automation, 100 tracked keywords and inventory views.
Seller Investigators$0
FBA reimbursement recovery. The audit is free; Carbon6 keeps a 25% commission on money Amazon pays back, charged only after you are paid.
AMZAlert New Seller$0.95
per ASIN / month
Listing, review and Buy Box alerts every 24 hours. Advanced Seller is $1.10 per ASIN (4-hour checks) and Elite Seller $1.35 (hourly, API, Slack).
ManageByStats Pro$59.97
per month and up
ManageByStats with 8 seller accounts, 250 tracked keywords, expense tracking, competitor and listing tools and a launch tracker. Enterprise is custom.
ScanUnlimited Unlimited$70
per month
Wholesale sourcing: unlimited price-list uploads of up to 100,000 products each, scanned against Amazon, with Keepa sales-rank charts.
SoStocked$474
for 3 months
Inventory forecasting and reorder alerts for up to 1,000 orders a month on all Amazon marketplaces, with onboarding. Longer contracts are offered.
Helium 10
Free$0
A look inside the account with limited uses of each tool and of the Chrome extension, for one user.
Platinum$99
per month, billed annually ($129 billed monthly)
For up to $100K a year in sales: product and keyword research (100 reverse-ASIN searches a month), 20 tracked ASINs, 40 inventory SKUs, 2 seller accounts.
Diamond$279
per month, billed annually ($359 billed monthly)
For $100K to $10M a year: adds the Helium AI agent, ad automation, 1,000 tracked ASINs, 500 SKUs, profit and loss reports, 5 users and 10 accounts.
Enterprise$1,499
per month and up, billed annually
Beyond $10M a year: 10+ users, 15+ seller accounts, up to 5,000 ASINs, a customer success manager and coaching. Booked through a demo.
Ways to pay less
Carbon6
- Other savings
25% off AMZAlert or PPC Entourage for a year
The AMZAlert and PPC Entourage pages each advertise 25% off for one year, applied at checkout, with the promotion said to end soon and no end date given.
Helium 10
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with annual billing
Billed yearly, Platinum is $99 a month instead of $129 (saving $360 a year) and Diamond $279 instead of $359 (saving $960).
