MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat vs SDesk
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 27, 2026 for MX, Oct 30, 2026 for SDesk.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: MX 4.5 from 11 reviews and SDesk 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only SDesk lists a free plan.
- SDesk lists 6 features MX’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI responses, AI summaries, Analytics.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 2 team members
- · 20 tickets a month
- · Custom domain
- · Email and contact form support
- · Free forever
Starter
- · 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
- · AI Copilot for draft replies
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Auto-assignment rules
- · Custom email templates
- · Fulfilment Scanner
- · Unlimited team members
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCentralize all customer support in one inbox. Manage emails, live chat and Facebook, messages together, and turn them into trackable helpdesk tickets. Capture Shopify order info upfront and view order number, date, and total directly in tickets. Save time with AI-powered reply suggestions and ready-made templates. Stay organized with dashboards.
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.
- See every inquiry in one unified inbox so nothing gets missed.
- Keep work organized by creating custom ticket statuses and workflow rules.
- View past messages on each ticket to resolve issues in a single reply.
- 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.
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 |  MX |  SDesk |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MX | SDesk |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 11(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
MX and SDesk: common questions
- Is MX or SDesk cheaper?
- Only SDesk lists a free plan. 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, MX or SDesk?
- On the Shopify App Store: MX 4.5 from 11 reviews and SDesk 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- MX lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Escalation, Rule-based triggers. SDesk lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as AI responses, AI summaries, Analytics, Response templates. 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 27, 2026 for MX, 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 Oct 27, 2026 for MX, 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.