Certly — Resale & Tax‑Exempt vs Exemption Desk
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, Nov 6, 2026 for Exemption Desk.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Certly and $9/month for Exemption Desk.
- Certly and Exemption Desk 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
Starter
- · Customer and merchant email updates
- · Customer application and status hub
- · Email support and setup help
- · Manual and instant resale approval
- · No certificate-count limit
- · Private encrypted certificate files
Growth
- · Approval rules by state and validity
- · Automatic organization approval
- · CSV export and review tools
- · Everything in Starter
- · Expiry tracking and renewal reminders
- · Required-certificate checkout policies
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.
Collect US resale certificates, review requests and track Shopify tax updates. Customers verify their store sign-in, upload evidence and check status. Choose manual or automatic decisions, track expiry and send updates. Optional nonprofit/government approval uses a customer-wide Shopify tax setting. Automatic acceptance follows your policy; it does not verify authenticity or legal eligibility.
- 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
- Collect private certificates with a storefront hub and theme app extension.
- Choose manual, instant or rule-based decisions for resale certificates.
- Track Shopify tax updates, expiry, renewals and decision history.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Certly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 5 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Certly | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #196 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 1, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Certly | Agilest Solution |
FAQ
Certly and Exemption Desk: common questions
- Is Certly or Exemption Desk cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $29/month for Certly and $9/month for Exemption Desk. 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, Nov 6, 2026 for Exemption Desk; 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, Nov 6, 2026 for Exemption Desk. 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.