ActDeskAI vs Vaarden
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for ActDeskAI, Oct 14, 2026 for Vaarden.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $29/month for ActDeskAI and $49/month for Vaarden.
- Vaarden lists 6 features ActDeskAI’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-reply, Customer notifications, Email.
Head to head
Starter
- · 500 AI conversations
- · Auto-trains in 5 minutes
- · Basic analytics dashboard
- · Chat widget on storefront
- · Email escalation
- · Order lookup & tracking
Growth
- · 2,000 AI Conversations
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority Email Support
Pro
- · 10,000 AI Conversations
- · Dedicated Ongoing Support
- · Everything in Growth
Starter
- · 2 seats / 1 mailbox
- · 50 ai convos/mo
- · AI-drafted replies
- · Knowledge base (Answers + learning)
- · Order context & matched to emails
- · Refunds & discount codes
Growth
- · 500 ai convos/mo
- · 8 seats / 3 mailboxes
- · Mail import (history)
- · Managed returns & order cancellations
- · ShipStation sync
- · Unlimited saved Answers
Scale
- · 2500 ai convos/mo
- · Advanced analytics
- · Branded email (white-label)
- · Premium model / fast mode
- · Send from your own domain
- · unlimited seats / 10 mailboxes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureActDesk AI auto-trains on your Shopify store and resolves support tickets without human intervention. It reads your products, policies, and FAQs via the Shopify API. Before going live, a readiness scorecard evaluates the agent topic by topic so you see where it performs well and where it needs help. It handles order tracking, return eligibility, product questions, and shipping.
Vaarden turns your Shopify support inbox into AI-assisted help. It reads each customer email, matches it to their order, and drafts a reply in your brand's voice using that order's real details. You review every reply before it sends. It learns your tone from past replies and answers common questions from a knowledge base you control.
- Auto-trains on your products, policies, and FAQs — first response in 5 minutes
- Readiness scorecard — evaluates the AI topic by topic before it goes live
- Order lookup and tracking — answers "where's my order?" with real data
- Human escalation — routes complex issues to your team with full context
- Drafts replies in your brand's voice, grounded in the customer's real order
- You approve every reply before it's sent to the customer
- Self-service returns and exchanges with photos, approvals, and refunds
- Auto-refunds a return once the item is scanned delivered back to you
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 |  ActDeskAI |  Vaarden |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | ActDeskAI | Vaarden |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
ActDeskAI and Vaarden: common questions
- Is ActDeskAI or Vaarden cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29/month for ActDeskAI and $49/month for Vaarden. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ActDeskAI lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Chatbot, Live chat. Vaarden lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-reply, Customer notifications, Email, FAQs. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for ActDeskAI, Oct 14, 2026 for Vaarden; estimated figures are labeled.
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 Oct 13, 2026 for ActDeskAI, Oct 14, 2026 for Vaarden. 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.