AutoApprove: PO Draft Orders vs PO Engine: PDF to Draft Order
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 AutoApprove, Nov 7, 2026 for PO Engine.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for AutoApprove and $29/month for PO Engine.
Head to head
Free
Starter
Pro
Free
- · 15 orders every month
- · Renews monthly, not a trial
Starter
- · $0.19 an order
- · 150 orders a month
Growth
- · $0.13 an order
- · 600 orders a month
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.
Your customers email purchase orders as PDFs, spreadsheets and CSVs. You retype them. PO Engine reads the order, matches every line to your products, and creates a Shopify draft order priced from your own catalogue and B2B price lists. Anything it is unsure about it asks you once, then remembers how that customer words things forever. It writes a draft order and stops.
- 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
- Reads purchase orders as PDF, Excel or CSV. No template for your buyers.
- Matches lines to your products, and asks you rather than guessing when unsure.
- Learns how each customer words things, so the same order never asks twice.
- Prices from your own catalogue and B2B price lists, never from the buyer's PDF.
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 |  PO Engine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PO Engine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PO Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $29/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | AutoApprove | PO Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #494 | #471(ahead) |
| 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 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | autoapprove | MajeDesigns |
FAQ
AutoApprove and PO Engine: common questions
- Is AutoApprove or PO Engine cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $39/month for AutoApprove and $29/month for PO Engine. 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 for AutoApprove, Nov 7, 2026 for PO Engine; 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 AutoApprove, Nov 7, 2026 for PO Engine. 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.