Flatdesk: Helpdesk & Inbox vs SDesk

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Flatdesk, Oct 30, 2026 for SDesk.

The short answer

  • Only SDesk lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Flatdesk and $9/month for SDesk.
  • SDesk lists 5 features Flatdesk’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI responses, AI summaries, Analytics.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Flatdesk: —
SDesk: 1
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Helpdesk
  • Helpdesk
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Nov 3, 2026
May 6, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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—
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$49/month
From $0 to $19/month
Plans
Standard$49/month
14-day free trial
FreeFree
  • · 2 team members
  • · 20 tickets a month
  • · Custom domain
  • · Email and contact form support
  • · Free forever
Starter$9/month
  • · 100 tickets per month
  • · 2 team members
  • · AI Copilot for draft replies
  • · Auto-reply configuration
  • · Customer and order linking
  • · Email and contact form support
Growth$19/month
  • · AI Copilot for draft replies
  • · Analytics dashboard
  • · Auto-assignment rules
  • · Custom email templates
  • · Fulfilment Scanner
  • · Unlimited team members
Coverage
8 of 13 features62%
12 of 13 features92%
Unique strengths
  • Live chat
  • AI responses
  • AI summaries
  • Analytics
  • Customer notifications
  • +1 more
Helpdesk
62%8/13
92%12/13
Channels
100%3/3
67%2/3
Workflow automation
50%5/10
100%10/10
175onlybothonly
FlatdeskSDesk13 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Integrations

FlatdeskNo rating yetSDesk5.0(1)
Works with also listed by another
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How it sells itself

Flatdesk turns your support email into a shared inbox inside your Shopify admin. Forward your support address to it and every customer email becomes a ticket, with the customer's recent orders beside it. Cancel, refund or change a shipping address from the ticket, after a confirm step that shows what will happen. Add a chat and a contact form to your store, and a help center on your own store address.

Running a Shopify store solo is hard enough. SDesk keeps your customer support simple, organised, and under control — without the complexity of tools built for 50-person teams. Every email and contact form submission becomes a ticket, automatically linked to the customer's order and profile. No tab switching. No chasing Gmail threads. Just a clear inbox that lives inside your Shopify admin.

Key points
  • Every email to your support address becomes a ticket in one shared inbox
  • The customer's recent orders beside each ticket, with tracking
  • Cancel, refund or change the shipping address, each after a confirm step
  • A store chat, a contact form and a help center on your own store address
  • Unified inbox with automatic Shopify customer and order linking
  • Custom email domain support with branded email addresses
  • AI Copilot generates draft replies, improves text, and suggests quick responses
  • Create task list to keep track of customer actions.
Screenshots
Flatdesk inbox drawn beside the headline about orders on tickets
Inbox of open tickets from email, chat and the contact formA ticket's reply thread with the customer's orders beside itStore help center listing four published articles
Unified inbox
Customer support scatteredAI Tasks and on-the-go managementSDesk Unified Inbox for Customer Support

All the numbers

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A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

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Adoption

MeasureFlatdeskSDesk
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days00estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureFlatdeskSDesk
App Store ratingNot published5.0 ★
App Store reviewsNot published1
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureFlatdeskSDesk
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$49/month$9/month(ahead)
Longest free trial14 daysNot listed
Plans listed13

Listing

MeasureFlatdeskSDesk
Shopify category rankNot enough data#156in Helpdesk
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedNov 3, 2026May 6, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperBananafest DestinySDesk

FAQ

Flatdesk and SDesk: common questions

Is Flatdesk or SDesk cheaper?
Only SDesk lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Flatdesk and $9/month for SDesk. 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?
Flatdesk lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Live chat. SDesk lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as AI responses, AI summaries, Analytics, Customer notifications. 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 3, 2026 for Flatdesk, Oct 30, 2026 for SDesk; 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 3, 2026 for Flatdesk, Oct 30, 2026 for SDesk. 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.