FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow vs Hextom: Workflow Automation

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 1, 2026 for FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow, Oct 13, 2026 for Hextom.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow 5.0 from 1 reviews and Hextom 4.9 from 33 reviews.
  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12.95/month for FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow and $9.99/month for Hextom.
  • FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow lists 4 features Hextom’s listing doesn’t mention, including APIs, Customer segments, Order fulfillment.

Head to head

App Store reviews

FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow: 1
Hextom: 33
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Pitch
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Your free virtual assistant, automate your daily workflow

Categories
  • Orders - Other
  • Workflow automation
  • Workflow automation
  • Fraud
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 20, 2026
Jul 18, 2016
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

012JunAugDecFebFebMarMayFlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow: 1 reviews in May 2026Hextom: Workflow Automation: 2 reviews in June 2020Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in July 2020Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in August 2020Hextom: Workflow Automation: 2 reviews in October 2020Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in December 2020Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in March 2021Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in February 2022Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in January 2023Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in February 2023Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in May 2023Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in March 2025Hextom: Workflow Automation: 1 reviews in October 2025
FlowDeck Kanban Order WorkflowHextomCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $99.95/month
From $0 to $49.99/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · 1 board
  • · 1 team seat
  • · 50 orders / month
  • · Basic analytics
  • · Built-in board automations
  • · Ship, refund and packing slips
Growth$12.95/month
3-day free trial
  • · 10 boards
  • · 10,000 orders / month
  • · 20 automation rules
  • · 5 team seats
  • · Email customers from order cards
  • · Full analytics
Pro$29.95/month
3-day free trial
  • · 100 boards
  • · 15 team seats
  • · Amazon and eBay orders
  • · Email customers from order cards
  • · Full analytics
  • · Slack notifications
Enterprise$99.95/month
3-day free trial
  • · Amazon and eBay orders
  • · Email customers from order cards
  • · Full analytics
  • · Slack notifications
  • · Unlimited automation rules
  • · Unlimited boards
Starter PlanFree
  • · 5 active automation
  • · 50 automated actions per month
  • · Curated Data Tables for emails
  • · Multiple conditions-actions automations
  • · Scheduled tasks
Growth Plan$9.99/month
  • · 300 automated actions per month
  • · 5 active automation
  • · All Starter plan features included
Basic Plan$19.99/month
  • · 1000 automated actions per month
  • · All Growth plan features included
  • · Unlimited active automation
Profressional Plan$49.99/month
  • · 3000 automated actions per month
  • · All Basic plan features included
  • · Unlimited active automation
Coverage
16 of 19 features84%
15 of 19 features79%
Unique strengths
  • APIs
  • Customer segments
  • Order fulfillment
  • Return processing
  • Customer tags
  • Inventory levels
  • Product tags
Workflow automation
84%16/19
79%15/19
Automation tasks
75%9/12
75%9/12
Customization
100%7/7
86%6/7
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FlowDeck Kanban Order WorkflowHextom19 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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Works with also listed by another
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  • email
How it sells itself

FlowDeck puts your orders on drag-and-drop Kanban boards that update live for your whole team. Start from a template for fulfillment, made-to-order, personalized, dropshipping, wholesale, draft orders or returns, then answer a few questions to set up its automations. Ship, refund, email customers and print packing slips from the order card.

Shop Workflow Automation is an e-commerce automation solution that takes daily operations off your shoulders, so you can concentrate on growing your business. The App provides curated library of templates that you can choose from and build automation right away. You can also build any custom automation in a few clicks.

Key points
  • Kanban boards - drag, drop, reorder. Cards reflect order state in real time.
  • Team collaboration - invite teammates by email, assign cards, comment, mention.
  • Automation rules - trigger on order events → tag, assign, notify,move & more.
  • Slack integration - post notifications to a Slack channel on key events.
  • Turn manual and repetitive tasks into automated workflows
  • Build automation in a few clicks, no coding required
  • Automate repetitive tasks such as fraud detection, hide out of stock items, etc
  • Schedule based tasks such as daily sales reporting, payment reminder, etc
Screenshots
Every order. Every stage. One board
Set rules once. Save hours every weekRun the work without leaving the cardInvite the whole team. Roles you can trust
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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.

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Adoption

MeasureFlowDeck Kanban Order WorkflowHextom
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
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

MeasureFlowDeck Kanban Order WorkflowHextom
App Store rating5.0 ★(ahead)4.9 ★
App Store reviews133(ahead)
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data0
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureFlowDeck Kanban Order WorkflowHextom
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$12.95/month$9.99/month(ahead)
Longest free trial3 daysNot listed
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureFlowDeck Kanban Order WorkflowHextom
Shopify category rank#166in Orders - Other#222in Workflow automation
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 20, 2026Jul 18, 2016
Languages1English1English
DeveloperEcomshaperHextom

FAQ

FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow and Hextom: common questions

Is FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow or Hextom cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $12.95/month for FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow and $9.99/month for Hextom. 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, FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow or Hextom?
On the Shopify App Store: FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow 5.0 from 1 reviews and Hextom 4.9 from 33 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as APIs, Customer segments, Order fulfillment, Return processing. Hextom lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Customer tags, Inventory levels, Product tags. 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 1, 2026 for FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow, Oct 13, 2026 for Hextom; 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 1, 2026 for FlowDeck Kanban Order Workflow, Oct 13, 2026 for Hextom. 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.