Borderdesk: Customs Invoices vs Customs Buddy
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 10, 2026 for Borderdesk, Nov 3, 2026 for Customs Buddy.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Borderdesk and $15/month for Customs Buddy.
- Customs Buddy lists 5 features Borderdesk’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branding, Bulk download, Email automation.
Head to head
Create nice and valid commercial invoices automatically
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 15 new documents a month
- · 50 AI HS code suggestions a month
- · Product customs data editor
Starter
- · 1,000 AI HS code suggestions a month
- · 300 new documents a month
- · Everything in Free
Growth
- · 5,000 AI HS code suggestions a month
- · Everything in Starter
- · Unlimited documents
Free
- · 10 commercial invoice edits per month
- · Print without limits
- · Signature
Starter
- · 50 commercial invoice edits per month
- · Logo
- · Print without limits
- · Signature
Pro
- · 200 commercial invoice edits per month
- · Automation with Shopify Flow
- · Batch invoice generation
- · Logo
- · Print without limits
- · Return invoices
Enterprise
- · Automation with Shopify Flow
- · Batch invoice generation
- · Logo
- · Print without limits
- · Return invoices
- · Signature
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBorderdesk checks every product for an HS code, country of origin and a clear customs description, and suggests HS codes for the ones that are missing. Codes go into Shopify's own customs fields, so your label tools use them too.
When it comes to commercial invoices, one missing piece of information can halt your order in customs, creating avoidable delays and unhappy customers. Customs Buddy was developed to simplify customs clearance by automatically generating commercial invoices that make customs clearance a breeze.
- Check every product for HS code, origin and a customs description customs accept
- Suggest HS codes from the UK tariff, with a short reason for each
- Print commercial invoices, pro forma invoices and CN23 forms as one PDF
- Warnings for UK VAT, IOSS, EORI and 10-digit US codes before you print
- Simple customizations for your brand and unique products
- Bulk order option saves hours of manually editing invoices
- Fully automated with Shopify Flow for a plug and play experience
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 |  Customs Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Customs Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 24 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Customs Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Customs Buddy | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #82 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 10, 2026 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Yuri Fernandes de Oliveira | Electric Borneo Cat B.V. |
FAQ
Borderdesk and Customs Buddy: common questions
- Is Borderdesk or Customs Buddy cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Borderdesk and $15/month for Customs Buddy. 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?
- Borderdesk lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Logos, Sequential numbering. Customs Buddy lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Branding, Bulk download, Email automation, Fields. 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 Nov 10, 2026 for Borderdesk, Nov 3, 2026 for Customs Buddy; 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 Nov 10, 2026 for Borderdesk, Nov 3, 2026 for Customs Buddy. 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.