ARCS Site Communicator vs SendKit Email

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.

The short answer

  • Paid plans start at $4.99/month for ARCS Site Communicator and $59/month for SendKit Email.
  • ARCS Site Communicator lists 6 features SendKit Email’s listing doesn’t mention, including Abandoned cart, Back-in-stock emails, Browse abandonment.

Head to head

App Store reviews

ARCS Site Communicator: —
SendKit Email: 2
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Pitch

Easy Customer Communication

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Categories
  • Email marketing
  • Staff notifications
  • Email marketing
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jan 11, 2022
Apr 28, 2025
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per 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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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$4.99/month
From $59 to $250/month
Plans
Pro$4.99/month
14-day free trialRequires Twilio Subscription - www.twilio.com/pricing
Starter$59/month
  • · Automatic product and customer sync
  • · Drag-and-drop newsletter editor
  • · Unlimited contacts
  • · Up to 20,000 email sends per month
Growth$79/month
  • · Automatic product and customer sync
  • · Drag-and-drop newsletter editor
  • · Unlimited contacts
  • · Up to 50,000 email sends per month
Hyper$109/month
  • · Automatic product and customer sync
  • · Drag-and-drop newsletter editor
  • · Unlimited contacts
  • · Up to 100,000 email sends per month
Titan$250/month
  • · Automatic product and customer sync
  • · Drag-and-drop newsletter editor
  • · Unlimited contacts
  • · Up to 300,000 email sends per month
Coverage
8 of 9 features89%
3 of 9 features33%
Unique strengths
  • Abandoned cart
  • Back-in-stock emails
  • Browse abandonment
  • Cart emails
  • +2 more
  • Newsletters
Email marketing
89%8/9
33%3/9
Campaign types
88%7/8
25%2/8
Managing campaigns
100%1/1
100%1/1
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ARCS Site CommunicatorSendKit Email9 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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How it sells itself

Site Communicator app allows store owners to communicate with their customers via email or text message in automated fashion. Purpose of the app is to communicate with customer via email and/or text using predefined templates and schedule. This app allows to define multiple templates for email and text messages. You can multiple templates and associate with their unique schedule.

SendKit Email lets merchants create and send newsletters without leaving the Shopify admin. Install the app and your store connects automatically; products and customers stay in sync via Shopify webhooks and manual sync from the app home. Build emails with a drag-and-drop editor: rich text, images, buttons, spacers, coupons, callouts, button groups, and product blocks fed from your store.

Key points
  • Multiple Templates
  • Schedule Management
  • Messages Log
  • Dynamic Placeholders
  • Live product and customer sync
  • Drag-and-drop newsletter editor inside admin dashboard
  • Schedule newsletters and send test emails
  • Custom sender domain and reply-to settings
Screenshots
Template Management
Dashboard and LogsSchedule ManagementARCS Site Communicator
Schedule Newsletters
SendKit Email Shopify AppUse custom email domainSync Customers & Products

All the numbers

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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

MeasureARCS Site CommunicatorSendKit Email
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

MeasureARCS Site CommunicatorSendKit Email
App Store ratingNot published5.0 ★
App Store reviewsNot published2
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureARCS Site CommunicatorSendKit Email
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$4.99/month(ahead)$59/month
Longest free trial14 daysNot listed
Plans listed14

Listing

MeasureARCS Site CommunicatorSendKit Email
Shopify category rank#343in Email marketingNot enough data
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJan 11, 2022Apr 28, 2025
Languages1English1English
DeveloperARCS Group Ltd.Vertidev

FAQ

ARCS Site Communicator and SendKit Email: common questions

Is ARCS Site Communicator or SendKit Email cheaper?
Paid plans start at $4.99/month for ARCS Site Communicator and $59/month for SendKit Email. 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?
ARCS Site Communicator lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Abandoned cart, Back-in-stock emails, Browse abandonment, Cart emails. SendKit Email lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Newsletters. 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; 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. 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.