SMART Shipping Rates & Rules vs ShipGrid
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Oct 14, 2026 for ShipGrid.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $49/month for ShipGrid.
- SMART Shipping Rates & Rules lists 12 features ShipGrid’s listing doesn’t mention, including Address validation, Customer-based, Flat fee.
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
Starter plan
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.
ShipGrid lets merchants upload carrier Excel rate tables to generate multi-zone shipping rates with weight tiers. Connect multiple carriers to Shopify locations, apply tag-based filtering, and add surcharges or discounts. Handle mixed-cart scenarios with rules that apply automatic per-item supplements for small items shipped alongside larger orders.
- Hide unwanted shipping methods easily.
- Sort shipping rates for organized checkout.
- Rename shipping options to fit your brand.
- Upload carrier Excel sheets to auto-create zones and weight-based rate tiers
- Mixed cart and multi-location support with per-item surcharge rules
- Rate tester simulates real carts to show which carriers activate and why
- Rate History logs every checkout request with full trace for troubleshooting
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 |  ShipGrid |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShipGrid |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 510 | Not published |
| 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 | ShipGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | ShipGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1(ahead) | #532 |
| 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 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | SMART Shipping Rates | Heimegut AS (Partners legacy) |
FAQ
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and ShipGrid: common questions
- Is SMART Shipping Rates & Rules or ShipGrid cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules and $49/month for ShipGrid. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- SMART Shipping Rates & Rules lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Address validation, Customer-based, Flat fee, Geolocation. ShipGrid lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Dimension-based, Multi-zone. 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 9, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Oct 14, 2026 for ShipGrid; 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 9, 2026 for SMART Shipping Rates & Rules, Oct 14, 2026 for ShipGrid. 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.