Carbon6 vs Jungle Scout
We give Carbon6 a 2.6 GPA and Jungle Scout a 2.0, out of 4.0. Carbon6 grades higher on the free plan and features. Jungle Scout grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on 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
Jungle Scout
Amazon product and keyword research, with tools to run a store
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACarbon6Good | 2.0GPAJungle ScoutFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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%. | BStarter is $29 a month billed annually ($49 monthly), in the cheapest quarter of this category, and it covers product and keyword research with the extension. The limits are tight, 50 keyword searches a month, and the store tools need Growth Accelerator at $49. |
| 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. | FNothing free: no free plan and no trial. There's a 7-day money-back guarantee instead, and a refund promise isn't a trial. |
| 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. | CProduct Database, Opportunity Finder, Keyword Scout, rank tracking, listing tools, review requests, inventory and reimbursements. There's ad analytics but no ad automation or profit tracking on record, and only 8 marketplaces are fully supported. |
| 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. The extension shows estimates right on Amazon search pages, but the web app is a full suite with plan limits to watch and accounts to connect. |
| 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 plus a Chrome or Firefox extension, with no phone or desktop app. It connects to Seller Central and Amazon Ads, and plans above Starter include 100 API requests. |
| Best for | a pick-and-mix of Amazon back-office tools | finding a first product to sell on Amazon |
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 Jungle Scout. 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. Jungle Scout starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
Carbon6 scores higher and starts $28.05 a month lower. Of the other Amazon seller tools on the chart, none scores higher than Carbon6 for less, and 1 scores higher than Jungle Scout for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) โ
- 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. Jungle Scout starts at $29 per month, billed annually at $348 ($49 billed monthly).
- Carbon6 has a free plan. Jungle Scout does not.
- Carbon6 also covers reports and dashboards.
- Jungle Scout also covers keyword research, rank tracking and review collection.
At a glance
| Carbon6 | Jungle Scout | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $0.95 per ASIN / month for AMZAlert listing alerts | $29 per month, billed annually at $348 ($49 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. | None |
| 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 | Jungle Scout |
| Price read from | carbon6.io | junglescout.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
Jungle Scout
- First-time sellers looking for a product to launch on Amazon
- Small sellers who want research, reviews and inventory in one account
- Large brands that need category and share data (Cobalt)
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.
Jungle Scout
- There is no free plan or free trial; Catalyst plans carry a 7-day money-back guarantee instead.
- Starter is limited to one user; extra seats cost $49 a month or $459 a year each on the higher plans.
- Catalyst fully supports 8 Amazon marketplaces, with only partial support for others such as Japan, India and Australia.
- The plan table lists 3 seats on Brand Owner while the FAQ says 10, so check before buying for a team.
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.
Jungle Scout
- Product research
- Product Database and Opportunity Finder search for products and niches by demand and competition, and the extension shows sales estimates on Amazon search pages.
- Keyword research
- Keyword Scout gives search volume, trends and sponsored data for keywords, with a year or two of history on the higher plans.
- Rank tracking and listings
- Rank Tracker follows 500 or 5,000 keywords, and Listing Builder and Listing Analyzer help write and check product listings.
- Store operations
- Review Automation requests reviews, Inventory Manager plans restocks, and FBA Reimbursements finds money Amazon owes; all from Growth Accelerator up.
- Competitive Intelligence
- Brand Owner adds market segments with competitor benchmarking, market analysis and listing and review analysis.
- AI Assist and API
- AI Assist answers questions about the data (chat only on Starter), and paid plans above Starter include 100 Jungle Scout API requests.
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.
Jungle Scout
Starter$29
per month, billed annually at $348 ($49 billed monthly)
1 user: product and keyword research with limits (50 tracked products, 500 sales estimates and 50 keyword searches a month) and the browser extension.
Growth Accelerator$49
per month, billed annually at $588 ($79 billed monthly)
Adds review automation, ad analytics, 500 tracked keywords, listing builder, inventory, FBA reimbursements and a year of history. Extra seats $49 a month.
Brand Owner + CI$129
per month, billed annually at $1,548 ($149 billed monthly)
Adds Competitive Intelligence with 5 market segments, 2,000 tracked products, 5,000 keywords, 2 years of history and priority support.
CobaltCustom
Separate enterprise platform for brands over $1M a year: 19 marketplaces, share and Buy Box analysis, priced per user and sold after 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.
Jungle Scout
- Annual discount
Save up to 40% with annual billing
Billed yearly, Starter is $29 a month instead of $49, Growth Accelerator $49 instead of $79 and Brand Owner $129 instead of $149.