Advanced Shipping Rate Manager vs Novalink

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 18, 2026 for Advanced Shipping Rate Manager, Feb 19, 2026 for Novalink.

The short answer

  • Advanced Shipping Rate Manager lists 15 features Novalink’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom rules, Customer-based, Delivery date.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 214
Novalink: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Shipping rates
  • Shipping rates
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Aug 26, 2014
Jan 22, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

035FebJulSepNovFebJunAugAdvanced Shipping Rate Manager: 2 reviews in February 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 1 reviews in May 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 1 reviews in July 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 3 reviews in August 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 1 reviews in September 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 2 reviews in October 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 2 reviews in November 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 2 reviews in December 2025Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 1 reviews in February 2026Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 1 reviews in May 2026Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 1 reviews in June 2026Advanced Shipping Rate Manager: 1 reviews in August 2026
Advanced Shipping Rate ManagerNovalinkCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $155 to $299/month
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Plans
The Perfect Bundle$155/month
7-day free trial
  • · Delivery Estimates for Checkout
  • · Dimensional Weight/Volume Calculations
  • · Freight Carrier of Choice
  • · Multi-Locations Per Product
  • · Phone Support
VIP Plan$299/month
7-day free trial
  • · 2-Hour Customer Support
  • · All Extensions and Widgets Included
  • · Same Day Scheduled Call Guarantee!
Free
Coverage
21 of 21 features100%
6 of 21 features29%
Unique strengths
  • Custom rules
  • Customer-based
  • Delivery date
  • Flat fee
  • +11 more
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Shipping rates
100%21/21
29%6/21
Customization
100%9/9
0%0/9
Rate calculation
100%12/12
50%6/12
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Advanced Shipping Rate ManagerNovalink21 features listed across both App Store listings

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Works with also listed by another
  • FedEx One
  • SurePost
  • Unishippers
  • Freight LTL
  • Duties and Taxes
  • Delivery Estimates
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How it sells itself

Take full control of your shipping with Advanced Shipping Rates Manager. Customize rules by product, weight, location (origin zip / postal code), and more. Use real-time carrier or flat rates with our advanced shipping calculator. Reduce cart abandonment with accurate rates and delivery estimates at checkout. Set up shipping restrictions, surcharges, and multi-origin shipping.

The Novalink International app enables merchants to display custom shipping rates at checkout by connecting Shopify with Novalink’s external carrier rate API. The app calculates shipping costs in real time based on order details and destination, ensuring accurate rates are shown to customers during checkout.

Key points
  • Connect with many parcel, LTL, and broker couriers in real-time!
  • Multiple locations supported, including location-specific shipping/markup rules.
  • Product/Variant control of dimensions, flat-rates, origins, ship-alone & more.
  • Automatic address classification (residential/commercial) and package breakdown.
  • Show shipping rates calculated in real time during customer checkout.
  • Apply shipping logic beyond standard Shopify shipping settings.
  • Supports required Shopify webhooks for customer and shop data removal.
Screenshots
Product editing page showing the various attributes controlled
Optional MiniCart with Delivery Estimates (Geolocation enabled)Examples of some various shipping rules that can be createdShipping rule editing page and the many options
Novalink custom carrier service app
Ship with Novalink InternationalShip with Novalink InternationalShip with Novalink International

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.

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Adoption

MeasureAdvanced Shipping Rate ManagerNovalink
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureAdvanced Shipping Rate ManagerNovalink
App Store rating5.0 ★Not published
App Store reviews214Not published
New reviews, 28 days0Not enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureAdvanced Shipping Rate ManagerNovalink
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$155/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed2Not published

Listing

MeasureAdvanced Shipping Rate ManagerNovalink
Shopify category rank#137(ahead)in Shipping rates#494in Shipping rates
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedAug 26, 2014Jan 22, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperAdvanced Shipping ManagerNova Global Link Inc

FAQ

Advanced Shipping Rate Manager and Novalink: common questions

What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Advanced Shipping Rate Manager lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Customer-based, Delivery date, Flat fee. 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 18, 2026 for Advanced Shipping Rate Manager, Feb 19, 2026 for Novalink; 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 18, 2026 for Advanced Shipping Rate Manager, Feb 19, 2026 for Novalink. 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.