Certly — Resale & Tax‑Exempt vs Exemptify : Tax Exemptions
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 Certly, Oct 14, 2026 for Exemptify.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Certly and $14.99/month for Exemptify.
- Certly and Exemptify list the same 1 features.
Head to head
Starter
- · AI-assisted extraction (state, certifica
- · Automatic renewal reminders before expir
- · Full audit log of every approval
- · Up to 10 certificates per month
- · Up to 100 exempt customers
Pro
- · AI-assisted extraction
- · Automatic renewal reminders before expir
- · Full audit log of every approval and rej
- · Up to 50 certificates per month
- · Up to 500 exempt customers
scale
- · AI-assisted extraction
- · Automatic renewal reminders before expir
- · Full audit log of every approval
- · Unlimited certificates per month
- · Unlimited exempt customers
Premium Plan
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCertly handles the entire lifecycle of US resale and exemption certificates. B2B customers upload a PDF from their account page; Certly extracts the key fields with AI, lets you approve or reject in one click, and marks the customer tax-exempt in Shopify. Expiring certificates trigger automatic renewal reminders, and stale ones expire on their own so you stop charging tax-exempt buyers by mistake.
Tax Exemption Manager provides a secure workflow for B2B tax exemptions. Give customers a beautiful, native portal to upload reseller permits directly from their Customer Account page. Our AI automatically scans documents to extract exemption numbers, reducing manual entry errors. As a merchant, review pending certificates in a powerful dashboard.
- Self-serve cert upload in the new customer account no email back-and-forth
- AI extracts buyer name, state, certificate ID, and expiry from the uploaded PDF
- One-click approve sets the customer tax-exempt and tags them in Shopify
- Automatic 60/30/7-day renewal reminders, with auto-expiry past the cert date
- Add the upload form to your Customer Account page without writing any code.
- AI automatically scans uploaded PDFs and images to extract exemption numbers.
- Approving a certificate instantly marks the customer as tax-exempt in Shopify.
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 |  Certly |  Exemptify |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Certly | Exemptify |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
Certly and Exemptify: common questions
- Is Certly or Exemptify cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Certly and $14.99/month for Exemptify. 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 Certly, Oct 14, 2026 for Exemptify; 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 Certly, Oct 14, 2026 for Exemptify. 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.