--- title: "BL External Links Button vs GSC Product Labels & Badges: Shopify app comparison" description: "Compare BL External Links Button and GSC Product Labels & Badges on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations." canonical_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/bl-external-links-button-vs-gsc-affiliate-external-links" markdown_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/bl-external-links-button-vs-gsc-affiliate-external-links.md" data_as_of: "Nov 13, 2026 for BL External Links Button, Nov 12, 2026 for GSC Product Labels & Badges" --- # BL External Links Button vs GSC Product Labels & Badges Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 13, 2026 for BL External Links Button, Nov 12, 2026 for GSC Product Labels & Badges. ## At a glance - GSC Product Labels & Badges is detected on 8.6× as many Shopify stores as BL External Links Button: 876 vs 102 as of Nov 13, 2026 for BL External Links Button, Nov 12, 2026 for GSC Product Labels & Badges. - On the Shopify App Store: BL External Links Button 5.0 from 17 reviews and GSC Product Labels & Badges 4.9 from 59 reviews. - Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.41/month for BL External Links Button and $9/month for GSC Product Labels & Badges. - BL External Links Button lists 11 features GSC Product Labels & Badges’s listing doesn’t mention, including Affiliate links, Auto-position, Bulk link generation. ## Adoption | Measure | BL External Links Button | GSC Product Labels & Badges | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Detected stores | 102 — as of Nov 13, 2026 | 876 — as of Nov 12, 2026 | GSC Product Labels & Badges | | Net store change, 28 days | 0 — estimated | \+24 — estimated | | | Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 37 — new and returning | | | Big-brand share | Not enough data | 8% — of stores of known size | | | Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Media, Apparel & Accessories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty | | | Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | United States, India, United Kingdom | | ## Reviews | Measure | BL External Links Button | GSC Product Labels & Badges | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ | BL External Links Button | | App Store reviews | 17 | 59 | GSC Product Labels & Badges | | New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 14 | | | Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% | | ## Pricing | Measure | BL External Links Button | GSC Product Labels & Badges | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Yes | Yes | | | Lowest paid monthly plan | $2.41/month | $9/month | BL External Links Button | | Longest free trial | 3 days | 7 days | | | Plans listed | 3 | 3 | | ## Listing | Measure | BL External Links Button | GSC Product Labels & Badges | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify category rank | \#32 — in Badges and icons | \#7 — in Badges and icons | GSC Product Labels & Badges | | Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | \#12 in Badges and icons | | | Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes | | | Launched | Oct 17, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | | | Languages | 5 — English, Spanish, French | 1 — English | | | Developer | BACKLIP | Getsitecontrol | | ## Listed features - 35 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 13 are listed by both. - BL External Links Button lists 24 of them (69%). Listed only by BL External Links Button: Affiliate links, Auto-position, Bulk link generation, Collection links, Collection pages, Custom, Custom links and discounts, Discounts, File upload, Payment, Sale banners. - GSC Product Labels & Badges lists 24 of them (69%). Listed only by GSC Product Labels & Badges: Cart page, Cart pages, Custom code, Device-specific, Editor tool, Elements, Homepage, Mobile responsive, Product pages, Reporting, Targeting. ### Coverage by App Store category | Category | BL External Links Button | GSC Product Labels & Badges | | --- | --- | --- | | Affiliate programs | 5/5 | 0/5 | | Affiliate programs › Affiliate experience | 1/1 | 0/1 | | Affiliate programs › Referral management | 4/4 | 0/4 | | Badges and icons | 19/22 | 16/22 | | Badges and icons › Customization | 9/10 | 9/10 | | Badges and icons › Icon position | 5/7 | 5/7 | | Badges and icons › Icon types | 5/5 | 2/5 | | Page builder | 0/8 | 8/8 | | Page builder › Managing pages | 0/6 | 6/6 | | Page builder › Page types | 0/2 | 2/2 | 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 BL External Links Button lists: Amazon, eBay, QuickBooks, AliExpress, Rakuten, LinkShare. - GSC Product Labels & Badges lists no integrations. ## Pricing plans ### BL External Links Button | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free for partners | Free | Not listed | None listed | | Annual | $2.41/month | 3-day free trial | None listed | | Monthly | $3.99/month | 3-day free trial | None listed | ### GSC Product Labels & Badges | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free | Free | Not listed | None listed | | Grow | $9/month | 7-day free trial | None listed | | Unlimited | $19/month | 7-day free trial | None listed | ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular, BL External Links Button or GSC Product Labels & Badges? GSC Product Labels & Badges is detected on 8.6× as many Shopify stores as BL External Links Button: 876 vs 102 as of Nov 13, 2026 for BL External Links Button, Nov 12, 2026 for GSC Product Labels & Badges. ### Is BL External Links Button or GSC Product Labels & Badges cheaper? Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.41/month for BL External Links Button and $9/month for GSC Product Labels & Badges. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits. ### Which has better reviews, BL External Links Button or GSC Product Labels & Badges? On the Shopify App Store: BL External Links Button 5.0 from 17 reviews and GSC Product Labels & Badges 4.9 from 59 reviews. ### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t? BL External Links Button lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Affiliate links, Auto-position, Bulk link generation, Collection links. GSC Product Labels & Badges lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Cart page, Cart pages, Custom code, Device-specific. 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 13, 2026 for BL External Links Button, Nov 12, 2026 for GSC Product Labels & Badges; estimated figures are labeled. ## Links - [BL External Links Button vs GSC Product Labels & Badges on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/bl-external-links-button-vs-gsc-affiliate-external-links) - [BL External Links Button on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/bl-external-links-button) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/bl-external-links-button.md)) - [GSC Product Labels & Badges on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/gsc-affiliate-external-links) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/gsc-affiliate-external-links.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 BL External Links Button and GSC Product Labels & Badges are as of Nov 13, 2026 for BL External Links Button, Nov 12, 2026 for GSC Product Labels & Badges. “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).