ForgeRecover vs Karto: Abandoned Cart Recovery
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 ForgeRecover, Oct 14, 2026 for Karto.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for ForgeRecover and $5/month for Karto.
- Karto lists 29 features ForgeRecover’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Behavior tracking, Browse abandonment.
Head to head
Free
- · 50 abandoned carts per month
- · Full store diagnosis on install
- · Reason-matched recovery email
Growth
- · 500 abandoned carts per month
- · Full 3-email recovery sequence
- · No ForgeRecover branding
Free
- · 100% Automation - Setup once & Forget
- · 30 Abandoned carts/month
- · Conditional offers & cart recovery setup
- · Multi step recovery automation flow
- · Only Email channel
Basic
- · 100 Abandoned carts/month
- · 100% Automation - Setup once & Forget
- · Conditional offers & cart recovery setup
- · Email, Whatsapp
- · Global price shown; discounts in-app
- · Multi step recovery automation flow
Growth
- · 100% Automation - Setup once & Forget
- · 200 Abandoned carts/month
- · Conditional offers & cart recovery setup
- · Email, SMS, Whatsapp
- · Global price shown; discounts in-app
- · Multi step recovery automation flow
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureForgeRecover reviews recent cart activity and identifies likely reasons carts were abandoned, such as hesitation over the total, too many items to decide on, or comparison shopping. Each cart is then matched to a recovery email written for that reason instead of one generic message.
KARTO helps you recover abandoned carts automatically with intelligent, condition-based workflows across Email, SMS, WhatsApp. Create powerful recovery journeys using customer, cart, and product conditions, then automatically send reminders, discounts, gift cards, Buy X Get Y offers through the right channel at the right time.
- Reviews your store's recent cart activity and shows patterns after install
- Identifies the likely reason each cart was abandoned before sending an email
- Sends a recovery email written to match that specific reason automatically
- Tracks recovered revenue, lost revenue, and recovery rate on one dashboard
- One‑click recovery emails for any abandoned checkout
- Discount types: percentage, fixed amount, shipping discounts, and BxGy
- Reusable email and discount templates with merge tags and preview
- Send from your own verified domain with DKIM, SPF, and DMARC
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 |  ForgeRecover |  Karto |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ForgeRecover | Karto |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ForgeRecover | Karto |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $5/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 15 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | ForgeRecover | Karto |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #408 | #309 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 14, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ArjNexus Forge | Zivix Technologies |
FAQ
ForgeRecover and Karto: common questions
- Is ForgeRecover or Karto cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for ForgeRecover and $5/month for Karto. 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?
- ForgeRecover lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Drip campaigns, Reporting. Karto lists 29 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Behavior tracking, Browse abandonment, Cart emails. 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 ForgeRecover, Oct 14, 2026 for Karto; 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 ForgeRecover, Oct 14, 2026 for Karto. 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.