AutoApprove: PO Draft Orders vs Paperlane: Purchase Orders
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for AutoApprove and $19/month for Paperlane.
Head to head
Free
Starter
Pro
Free start
- · 5 reviewed drafts, once per store
- · Excel, CSV and text-based PDF imports
- · No automatic paid enrollment
- · Review, Shopify drafts and file exports
Paperlane
- · 35 reviewed drafts per billing cycle
- · All import, review and export features
- · No automatic overage charges
- · Up to 200 lines per reviewed draft
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWholesale buyers send purchase orders as PDFs, emails, spreadsheets and photos, so someone retypes every line into Shopify. AutoApprove reads the order, matches each line to your products, and builds a draft order in seconds. Flagged lines are highlighted so you can fix them in one click. Corrections are remembered per customer, so repeat orders match automatically.
Turn Excel, CSV and text-based PDF purchase orders into reviewed Shopify drafts. Match SKUs to your catalog, correct unmatched items and check quantities before creating a draft in Shopify. Keep reviewed drafts and download Excel or JSON copies. Original files are processed in your browser. Supports up to 200 order lines and 1,000 catalog variants in EUR, USD or GBP stores. Scanned PDFs and photos are not supported.
- Reads purchase orders from PDF, email, Excel, CSV and photos
- Matches each line to your products and flags anything uncertain for review
- Remembers your corrections per customer so repeat orders match automatically
- Attaches the matching B2B customer or company so their terms carry over
- Import purchase orders from Excel, CSV and text-based PDFs.
- Match SKUs, resolve exceptions and review products and quantities.
- Create Shopify drafts and download reviewed orders as Excel or JSON.
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 |  AutoApprove |  Paperlane |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AutoApprove | Paperlane |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AutoApprove | Paperlane |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | AutoApprove | Paperlane |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #474(ahead) | #484 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | autoapprove | Paperlane |
FAQ
AutoApprove and Paperlane: common questions
- Is AutoApprove or Paperlane cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for AutoApprove and $19/month for Paperlane. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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.