Attentive: AI‑led Email &SMS vs Dataships: Compliant Opt‑Ins
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026.
The short answer
- Attentive is detected on 31× as many Shopify stores as Dataships: 3,469 vs 111 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Attentive 4.7 from 112 reviews and Dataships 5.0 from 74 reviews.
- Attentive lists 20 features Dataships’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Abandoned cart, AI generation.
Head to head
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- Australia
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- Ireland
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- · A/B testing, holdout groups, & reporting
- · Checkout, thank-you & forms collection
- · Consent rules engine & audit records
- · Custom consent wording
- · Dedicated CSM & privacy team
- · Email, SMS & WhatsApp channel collection
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTrue 1:1 Personalization: Build cross-channel (SMS, Email, Push and RCS) audiences that update instantly for personalized, high-impact engagement. High-Converting List Growth: Two-tap signups and 30+ signup units, a no-code builder, and seamless 3rd-party analytics integration.
Grow email, SMS, and WhatsApp opt-ins everywhere you collect them: pop-ups, checkout, and the confirmation page. Dataships decides the right consent ask for every shopper based on location, consent history, and channel preference, then writes a timestamped record and syncs it to marketing platforms and the rest of your stack. Every ask is enforced against 100+ global privacy laws.
- Playbook: Our CS team helps you set, track, and deliver program KPIs
- Growth: Grow SMS list faster w/ patented two-tap technology and high-performance
- Identity: Power segmentation and personalization with rich identity data points
- Messaging: Drive high CTRs in the customer lifecycle with personalized messages
- Dynamic Consent Collection: Optimized checkboxes based on the contact's location
- Trusted Compliance Engine: Comprehensive validation and audit-ready consent logs
- Seamless Integration: Klaviyo list management and status syncing in real-time
- Sustained Compliant Growth: Continuously maintaining each contact's status
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Attentive |  Dataships |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3,469(ahead) | 111 |
| Net store change, 28 days | +15 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 15 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 56% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
Reviews
| Measure | Attentive | Dataships |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 112(ahead) | 74 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 77% |
FAQ
Attentive and Dataships: common questions
- Which is more popular, Attentive or Dataships?
- Attentive is detected on 31× as many Shopify stores as Dataships: 3,469 vs 111 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, Attentive or Dataships?
- On the Shopify App Store: Attentive 4.7 from 112 reviews and Dataships 5.0 from 74 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Attentive lists 20 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Abandoned cart, AI generation, Analytics. Dataships lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Compliance, Consent collection, Geolocation, Localization. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 5, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 5, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.