Datora | Bulk Gift Cards vs Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond
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 Datora, Oct 22, 2026 for Govalo.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Datora 4.8 from 23 reviews and Govalo 4.3 from 26 reviews.
- Only Datora lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.95/month for Datora and $79/month for Govalo.
- Govalo lists 7 features Datora’s listing doesn’t mention, including Balance page, Custom design, Custom email.
Head to head
A new gift card and store credit experience
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 job at a time
- · 50 gift cards per month
- · CSV download for 1 day
- · Gift cards in any enabled currency
- · Import cards with existing codes
Basic
- · 1 job at a time
- · 250 store credits per month
- · 750 gift cards per month
- · Duplicate jobs and format codes
- · Email gift cards now or on a set date
- · Send to customers and segments
Premium
- · 2,500 store credits per month
- · 3 jobs at a time
- · 7,500 gift cards per month
- · Bulk and automatic deactivation
- · CSV download for 1 month
- · Job presets and Slack alerts
Ultimate
- · 5 jobs at a time
- · Everything in Premium
- · Unlimited CSV download
- · Unlimited gift cards
- · Unlimited store credits
Basic
- · Basic analytics
- · Out of stock integration
- · Schedule gift card delivery
- · Sell customized gift cards
- · Send gift card directly to the recipient
Advanced
- · All Basic features +
- · Balance lookup tool
- · Customized gift card redemption page
- · Klaviyo integration
- · Personalize gift card buying experience
Plus
- · API access
- · All Advanced features +
- · Annual billing option
- · Bulk gift card orders via CSV
- · Monthly insight reporting
- · Negotiable volume rate
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDatora handles gift cards and store credit at volume. Generate thousands of cards with your own values, prefixes, expiry dates and currency, or import cards from another platform and keep their codes and balances. Email cards to chosen customers or whole segments, now or on a date you pick, and issue store credit the same way.
Govalo replaces Shopify's generic gift card with a fully branded product page, then handles everything after checkout. Shoppers pick a design and schedule delivery straight to the recipient. You can issue store credit for returns, show a gift card when products sell out, gift Recharge or Bold subscriptions, and send cards in bulk from a CSV.
- Bulk gift cards with real-time progress and workflow enhancements.
- Send gift cards to selected customers by email with individual options.
- Flexible management with .csv download and job duplications.
- Add Multiple Images: Add Up to 12 Images to a Single Gift Card Product
- Giftable Subscriptions: Integrates with Subscription Apps like Bold & Recharge
- Capture Sales for Out of Stock: Replace Out of Stock Products with Gift Cards
- Personalized Gift Card Emails: Integrates with Klaviyo, Omnisend, and Drip
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 |  Datora |  Govalo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Datora | Govalo |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★(ahead) | 4.3 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 23 | 26(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 1(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Datora and Govalo: common questions
- Is Datora or Govalo cheaper?
- Only Datora lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.95/month for Datora and $79/month for Govalo. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Datora or Govalo?
- On the Shopify App Store: Datora 4.8 from 23 reviews and Govalo 4.3 from 26 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Govalo lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Balance page, Custom design, Custom email, Gift card import. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Datora, Oct 22, 2026 for Govalo; 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 Datora, Oct 22, 2026 for Govalo. 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.