--- title: "Avada Email Marketing vs Stream: Email & SMS Marketing: Shopify app comparison" description: "Compare Avada Email Marketing and Stream: Email & SMS Marketing on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations." canonical_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/ava-email-marketing-sms-popups-vs-stream-email-sms-marketing" markdown_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/ava-email-marketing-sms-popups-vs-stream-email-sms-marketing.md" data_as_of: "Nov 9, 2026" --- # Avada Email Marketing vs Stream: Email & SMS Marketing Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026. ## At a glance - Avada Email Marketing is detected on 16× as many Shopify stores as Stream: 1,901 vs 122 as of Nov 9, 2026. - On the Shopify App Store: Avada Email Marketing 4.8 from 818 reviews and Stream 5.0 from 1 reviews. - Avada Email Marketing lists 32 features Stream’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Analytics, Automations. ## Adoption | Measure | Avada Email Marketing | Stream | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Detected stores | 1,901 — as of Nov 9, 2026 | 122 — as of Nov 9, 2026 | Avada Email Marketing | | Net store change, 28 days | −16 — estimated | \+11 — estimated | | | Stores added, 28 days | 1 — new and returning | 11 — new and returning | Stream | | Big-brand share | 8% — of stores of known size | Not enough data | | | Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty | | | Top store countries | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Hong Kong, United States, China | | ## Reviews | Measure | Avada Email Marketing | Stream | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★ | Stream | | App Store reviews | 818 | 1 | Avada Email Marketing | | New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 | | | Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data | | ## Pricing | Measure | Avada Email Marketing | Stream | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Not listed | Not listed | | | Lowest paid monthly plan | $16/month | No monthly plan listed | | | Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed | | | Plans listed | 3 | 2 | | ## Listing | Measure | Avada Email Marketing | Stream | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify category rank | Not enough data | \#48 — in Pop-ups | | | Shopify App Charts | \#9 in Email marketing | Not on this week’s charts | | | Built for Shopify | No | No | | | Launched | Aug 6, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | | | Languages | 1 — English | 1 — Chinese \(Simplified\) This app is not translated into English | | | Developer | Avada Retention | Stream | | ## Listed features - 61 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 0 are listed by both. - Avada Email Marketing lists 32 of them (52%). Listed only by Avada Email Marketing: A/B testing, Analytics, Automations, Cart emails, Checkout emails, Cross-sell emails, Custom campaigns, Custom code, Custom fonts, Discounts, Editor tool, Email campaigns, Email capture list, Email domains, Follow-up emails, Geolocation, Import and export, Newsletters, Product recommendations, Promotions, Segmentation, SMS campaigns, SMS capture list, Subscriptions, Tagging, Targeting, Templates, Tracking, Triggers and rules, Upsell emails, Welcome emails, Win-back emails. - Stream lists 29 of them (48%). Listed only by Stream: Analytics, Automations, Banners, Campaigns, Consent pop-ups, Countdown timers, Custom code, Custom fonts, Editor tool, Email capture list, Filtering, Localization, Reporting, Rewards, Sales pop-ups, Segmentation, SMS capture list, Templates, Tiered pricing, Tracking, Triggers and rules. ### Coverage by App Store category | Category | Avada Email Marketing | Stream | | --- | --- | --- | | Discounts | 0/12 | 12/12 | | Discounts › Discount types | 0/1 | 1/1 | | Discounts › Managing discounts | 0/11 | 11/11 | | Email marketing | 32/32 | 0/32 | | Email marketing › Campaign types | 15/15 | 0/15 | | Email marketing › Managing campaigns | 17/17 | 0/17 | | Pop-ups | 0/17 | 17/17 | | Pop-ups › Managing pop-ups | 0/12 | 12/12 | | Pop-ups › Pop-up types | 0/5 | 5/5 | A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ## Integrations - No platform appears in every listing. - Only Avada Email Marketing lists: MailChimp, Judge.me, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, PageFly, Popups. - Stream lists no integrations. ## Pricing plans ### Avada Email Marketing | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free To Install | Free to install | Not listed | Trial 14 days | | Pro | $16/month | Not listed | Reach up to 500 contacts. Upgrade as you grow | | Advanced | $47/month | Not listed | Reach up to 2,500 contacts. Upgrade as you grow | ### Stream | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free install | Free to install | Not listed | 14 days free trial. | | basic | $9 one-time charge | Not listed | $9 for 30 days | ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular, Avada Email Marketing or Stream? Avada Email Marketing is detected on 16× as many Shopify stores as Stream: 1,901 vs 122 as of Nov 9, 2026. ### Which has better reviews, Avada Email Marketing or Stream? On the Shopify App Store: Avada Email Marketing 4.8 from 818 reviews and Stream 5.0 from 1 reviews. ### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t? Avada Email Marketing lists 32 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Analytics, Automations, Cart emails. Stream lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Automations, Banners, Campaigns. 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 9, 2026; estimated figures are labeled. ## Links - [Avada Email Marketing vs Stream: Email & SMS Marketing on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/ava-email-marketing-sms-popups-vs-stream-email-sms-marketing) - [Avada Email Marketing on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/ava-email-marketing-sms-popups) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/ava-email-marketing-sms-popups.md)) - [Stream: Email & SMS Marketing on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/stream-email-sms-marketing) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/stream-email-sms-marketing.md)) ## Methodology 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 for Avada Email Marketing and Stream are as of Nov 9, 2026. “Not detectable from storefronts” means an app leaves no storefront trace, so Shoplist can’t count its stores. A row names who is ahead only when every app has a measured, unestimated figure. See [data methodology](https://shoplist.co/data-methodology.md).