DataFlows SMS vs Twilio: Order Alert & Bulk SMS
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Jun 12, 2026 for DataFlows SMS, Oct 23, 2026 for Twilio.
The short answer
- DataFlows SMS lists 5 features Twilio’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bulk messaging, Custom sender ID, Scheduled messages.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Auto Abandoned cart sms
- · Auto Cancel order sms
- · Auto Fulfilled order sms
- · Auto New order sms
- · Auto Verify order vis OTP sms
- · Validity: 15 Days
Pro
- · Auto Abandoned cart sms
- · Auto Cancel order sms
- · Auto Fulfilled order sms
- · Auto New order sms
- · Auto Verify order vis OTP sms
- · Bulk Marketing & Promotion sms
Business
- · Auto Abandoned cart sms
- · Auto Cancel order sms
- · Auto Fulfilled order sms
- · Auto New order sms
- · Auto Verify order vis OTP sms
- · Bulk Marketing & Promotion sms
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDataFlows SMS is designed for Australian Shopify merchants who want to send SMS notifications to their customers using Australian mobile numbers. The app connects your Shopify store to your DataFlows account and automates messages for key events in the customer journey, including order confirmations, shipping updates, cancellations, and refunds.
This app helps Shopify merchants send automated SMS notifications to customers through their own Twilio account. Merchants can automatically send SMS messages for new orders, fulfilled orders, abandoned carts, canceled orders, and order verification by OTP. The app also supports bulk SMS campaigns for orders, customers, and abandoned carts, helping merchants communicate with customers directly from their store.
- Automated order, shipping, cancellation & refund SMS notifications
- Abandoned cart recovery SMS with configurable delay.
- Bulk SMS campaigns with AI copy generator and audience targeting
- Auto New Order SMS
- Auto Cancel Order SMS
- Auto Fulfillment Order SMS
- Auto Abandoned Cart SMS
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 |  DataFlows SMS |  Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | DataFlows SMS | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 6 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | DataFlows SMS | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | DataFlows SMS | Twilio |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #79 | #57(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 24, 2026 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | DataFlows Australia | Devsol |
FAQ
DataFlows SMS and Twilio: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- DataFlows SMS lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk messaging, Custom sender ID, Scheduled messages, Two-way messaging. Twilio lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as One-time password (OTP). 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 Jun 12, 2026 for DataFlows SMS, Oct 23, 2026 for Twilio; 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 Jun 12, 2026 for DataFlows SMS, Oct 23, 2026 for Twilio. 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.