Autolert: Smart Store Alerts vs SmartNotify for Slack
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 $9/month for Autolert and $9.99/month for SmartNotify for Slack.
- Autolert lists 12 features SmartNotify for Slack’s listing doesn’t mention, including APIs, Batch notifications, Conditional logic.
Head to head
Get order, product, and customer notifications right in Slack
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 3 active rules
- · 30-day history retention
- · Automatic retries and queue monitor
- · Editable Slack and email messages
- · No-code rule builder with branching
- · Order, stock, refund, customer alerts
Growth
- · 25 active rules
- · 90-day history retention
- · CSV exports
- · Digest mode (batching)
- · Everything in Starter, plus:
- · Multi-location scoping
Pro
- · 365-day history retention
- · Custom SMTP sender
- · Everything in Growth, plus:
- · Staff permissions
- · Unlimited active rules
Essential
- · 10,000 events/day
- · All event types (order, refund, …)
- · Custom rules and filter based on event
- · Unlimited Slack channels per event
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureImportant store events shouldn't get lost in a busy inbox. Autolert lets you build no-code rules that route the right event to the right person: new orders, low stock, refunds, returns, new customers and more, sent to Slack, email or a webhook. Add conditions and Then/Otherwise branching so each rule matches how your team works.
SmartNotify allows you to get notifications in Slack for all the important events in your Shopify shop. Never miss an order and get your goods into the hand of your customers even quicker!
- Route alerts to Slack, email, or a webhook, several destinations per rule
- Trigger on new orders, low stock, refunds, returns, new customers & more
- Send only what matters to exactly the right person or team, no code
- Dry-run any rule against a sample before you turn it on
- Receive Slack notifications for new orders, status updates, refunds and more
- Connect as many Slack channels as you want to – even from different workspaces
- Send different events to different Slack channels (public, private, or DMs)
- Configure conditions to only get notified when certain conditions are met
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 |  Autolert |  SmartNotify for Slack |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Autolert | SmartNotify for Slack |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Autolert | SmartNotify for Slack |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 10 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Autolert | SmartNotify for Slack |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #126 | #26(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 20, 2026 | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Add One Plugins | Smartinary LLC |
FAQ
Autolert and SmartNotify for Slack: common questions
- Is Autolert or SmartNotify for Slack cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Autolert and $9.99/month for SmartNotify for Slack. 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?
- Autolert lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as APIs, Batch notifications, Conditional logic, Custom triggers. SmartNotify for Slack lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Account activation, Shipping updates, Tagging. 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.