Best Apps to Hide Sold Out Variants in Shopify (5 Compared, 2026)

Five apps on the Shopify App Store specialise in hiding sold-out variants: VarHide (the channel-level automation pick — ours), HiVar (budget Built-for-Shopify pick), Scala (best fully-free option), Veil (threshold rules on a single cheap plan), and Kokfy (cheapest, but unproven). Which is "best" depends on three questions: do you need true channel-level hiding or just product-page cleanup, do you need automation, and are B2B or Markets in scope?

How do the five apps compare?

The "approach" column is the split that matters most. Channel-level apps unpublish variants via Shopify's publishing system — gone from product pages, storefront search, and filters together, with the storefront picker handled by an app embed rather than code edits. Display-level apps hide options in the storefront UI only — often simpler and cheaper, but the variant stays visible to search, filters, and other channels (classifications based on each listing's own description).

VarHide — the channel-level pick: automation, B2B & Markets

The only channel-level app in this list, and the listed numbers speak for themselves: Built for Shopify badge, automation at $4.99/month with no published variant caps, B2B catalogs at $9.99, Markets at $14.99, and safety features the others don't list (a product never 404s when everything sells out, one-click restore to the recorded original state, threshold-based sold-out definitions). If you need sold-out variants gone from product pages, storefront search, and filters together — not just visually tucked away — this is the one built for it.

HiVar — budget pick with the badge

A Built-for-Shopify app at the same $4.99 entry price as VarHide, working at the storefront-display level. Its free plan is limited to free Shopify themes and single-option products, and multi-option support (up to 3) starts on Premium. Pick it if you want a cheap, badge-vetted product-page cleanup and don't need search/filter coverage or B2B/Markets.

Scala — best fully-free option

Completely free, Built for Shopify, 5.0★ — the obvious first try for product-page-only hiding on a budget of zero. It hides, disables, or strikes through variants with rules by region, inventory, or tags, works with swatch and options apps, and doesn't modify theme files. The limits are structural: display-level only, so search, filters, other channels, B2B, and Markets are out of scope.

Veil — threshold rules on one simple plan

A single $4.99/month plan (no free tier) with conditional hiding below an inventory threshold and rule-based hiding by tags or stock. At 4.5★ over 21 reviews it's solid rather than standout; pick it if its exact rule set matches your need and a free plan doesn't matter.

Kokfy — cheapest, least proven

$0.99/month, unlimited variants, dropdown and swatch support — and zero reviews as of July 2026. It also requests permission to edit theme data, which is how display-level integration typically works. A reasonable gamble for a tiny store; hard to recommend for a catalogue your revenue depends on until reviews accumulate.

Which should you install?

• Product-page cleanup, $0 budget: Scala.
• Cheapest badge-vetted display hiding: HiVar.
• True channel-level hiding (page + search + filters), automation, no caps: VarHide.
• B2B catalogs or Shopify Markets: VarHide ($9.99/$14.99) — the display-level apps can't do this.

Every app here has a free plan or trial, so the real answer is: shortlist two, test on a tagged segment, and keep whichever handles your catalogue's edge cases (multi-option products, backorders, restocks) without surprises. If you'd rather not use an app at all, our pillar guide covers the manual, Liquid, and CSS routes too.

FAQ

What's the difference between publication-level and display-level hiding?

Publication-level apps unpublish variants from your sales channels — gone from product pages, storefront search, and filters together. Display-level apps hide options in the storefront UI; the variant remains visible to search, filters, and other channels.

Which app is completely free?

Scala, as of July 2026 — fully free with a Built for Shopify badge, working at the display level.

Which app fits B2B or Markets stores?

VarHide, with dedicated $9.99 B2B and $14.99 Markets tiers. Display-level apps don't manage catalog or market visibility.

Are these prices current?

All figures are from the apps' public App Store listings on July 20, 2026. Pricing changes — always confirm on the live listing before deciding.

Keep reading

• VarHide vs. Camouflage — why VarHide comes out ahead, head to head.
• How to Hide Sold Out Variants in Shopify (4 Methods, 2026) — including the no-app routes.

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