Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery vs Ecto ‑ Persistent Cart Sync
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery, Nov 3, 2026 for Ecto.
The short answer
- Only Ecto lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery and $15/month for Ecto.
- Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery lists 3 features Ecto’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics.
Head to head
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Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · Full cart history and activity timeline
- · Merchant cart insights dashboard
- · Persistent carts across devices
- · Track up to 500 carts
Additional Carts
- · Adds 500 more carts
- · No expiry period for Additional carts
Growth
- · Cart behavior insights for optimization
- · Full cart history and activity timeline
- · Persistent carts across devices
- · Track up to 2,500 carts
Scale
- · Built for high-volume stores
- · Complete cart visibility and history
- · Persistent carts across devices
- · Track up to 7,000 carts
Dev & Staging
- · Create draft orders from cart history
- · Free for dev & staging, on request
- · Handle large B2B and wholesale carts
- · No cart limits
- · Save carts for logged-in customers
- · Save carts for up to 90 days
Standard
- · Clear cart on logout (optional)
- · Create draft orders from cart history
- · Handle large B2B and wholesale carts
- · No cart limits
- · Save carts for logged-in customers
- · Save carts for up to 90 days
Shopify Plus
- · Clear cart on logout (optional)
- · Create draft orders from cart history
- · Handle large B2B and wholesale carts
- · No cart limits
- · Save carts for logged-in customers
- · Save carts for up to 90 days
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCart+ helps merchants reduce lost carts by saving customer carts across devices and sessions. View live cart activity, understand what shoppers add or remove, and review full cart history over time. Support and B2B teams can assist active carts, adjust items or quantities when needed, and create draft orders for phone, chat, wholesale, or customer-service sales.
Customers add to cart on one device, then buy on another. Ecto saves and syncs each logged-in customer's cart across all their devices, mobile or desktop, so a persistent cart stays ready for 90 days. This cross-device cart sync cuts abandoned carts and drives automatic cart recovery, with no pop-ups, no restore button and no setup. Track cart history and cart insights to spot buying intent.
- Persistent carts that sync for signed-in customers across all devices
- Live activity tracker to monitor items added or removed in real-time
- Draft order creation from active shopping carts to assist customers
- Detailed history of cart updates and visitor journey timestamps
- Persistent cart for logged-in customers
- Save carts for a month, surpassing Shopify's 15-day limit
- Record a detailed history of each cart edition
- Increase sales and customer loyalty
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 |  Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery |  Ecto |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1 | 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 | Baby & Toddler | Not published |
| Top store countries | Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery | Ecto |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 30 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery | Ecto |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 5 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery | Ecto |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #42 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Jan 23, 2026 | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Linkify Solutions Inc. | Outis |
FAQ
Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery and Ecto: common questions
- Is Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery or Ecto cheaper?
- Only Ecto lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery and $15/month for Ecto. 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?
- Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Checkout analytics. 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 7, 2026 for Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery, Nov 3, 2026 for Ecto; 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 7, 2026 for Cart+ Persistent Cart Recovery, Nov 3, 2026 for Ecto. 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.