SMART Shipping Rates & Rules vs PostRules
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Nov 7, 2026 for PostRules.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: SMART Shipping Rates & Rules 5.0 from 508 reviews and PostRules 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $15/month for PostRules.
- SMART Shipping Rates & Rules lists 18 features PostRules’s listing doesn’t mention, including Address validation, Carrier-based, Custom rules.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Development stores
- · All features included
- · Configure and test app features
Lite
- · B2B, customer tag & login rules
- · Date, discount & language based rules
- · Hide, sort & rename checkout rates
- · Product, SKU, tag & collection rules
- · Rules by weight, cart total & quantity
- · Show cheapest or highest rate only
Pro
- · Activity logs, simulator & CSV
- · Dimension & volumetric weight rates
- · Free shipping & flat rates
- · Hide, sort & rename checkout rates
- · Rate blending to combine rates
- · Rates by weight, cart total & quantity
All Access
- · Everything included
- · Unlimited Rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSet custom shipping rates by dimensions, volumetric weight, volume, weight, cart total, quantity, zip code, date & product. Free shipping & flat rates. Shipping zones with country & postal code targeting. Use tiered pricing, per-unit increments or percentage-based calculations. Hide, sort & rename delivery methods at checkout on 20+ conditions incl. customer tag, location & product. Rate blending combines rates.
PostRules lets merchants create rules that filter shipping rates at checkout based on a customer's postcode. Show mode restricts postcodes to specific shipping methods. E.g. Only show rural delivery options to rural postcodes or block mode prevents customers placing orders from postcodes you can't deliver to. Everything is configured within the app's dashboard.
- Hide unwanted shipping methods easily.
- Sort shipping rates for organized checkout.
- Rename shipping options to fit your brand.
- Filter shipping rates by postcode; show or block at checkout.
- Built-in postcode presets for common regions like NZ rural areas
- Draft and active states let you prepare rules before going live.
- Stale rate detection alerts you when Shopify shipping rates change.
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 |  SMART Shipping Rates & Rules |  PostRules |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | PostRules |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 508(ahead) | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 3% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | PostRules |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | PostRules |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1 | #65 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 14, 2024 | May 1, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SMART Shipping Rates | Subject Matter |
FAQ
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and PostRules: common questions
- Is SMART Shipping Rates & Rules or PostRules cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $15/month for PostRules. 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, SMART Shipping Rates & Rules or PostRules?
- On the Shopify App Store: SMART Shipping Rates & Rules 5.0 from 508 reviews and PostRules 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- SMART Shipping Rates & Rules lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Address validation, Carrier-based, Custom rules, Customer-based. 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 8, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Nov 7, 2026 for PostRules; 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 8, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Nov 7, 2026 for PostRules. 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.