Karavan vs Swap Global
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Karavan, Nov 8, 2026 for Swap Global.
The short answer
- Swap Global lists 10 features Karavan’s listing doesn’t mention, including Address validation, Carrier-based, Custom notifications.
Head to head
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Standard
- · All 6 EECA countries included
- · Custom duty copy per destination
- · Duty estimates shown at checkout
- · Per-country delivery time guidance
- · Sanctioned regions blocked by default
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See every featureMerchants lose sales from Eastern Europe and Central Asia because buyers don't know about customs fees or delivery times at checkout. EECA Checkout Helper adds a guidance block to checkout showing duty estimates and delivery timelines for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan. Sanctioned regions including Russia and Belarus are blocked by default.
Swap Global runs your international selling from your existing Shopify store. Duties and taxes are calculated and guaranteed at checkout, so shoppers see one final price with no surprise customs bill. Orders ship DDP from your own warehouses and 3PLs with customs documentation automated, and cross-border tax filing, remittance, and duty drawback run without your team.
- Shows duty and customs estimates for each EECA country at checkout
- Displays country-specific delivery time estimates before payment
- Blocks sanctioned regions including Russia and Belarus by default
- Guided setup for Shopify Markets with built-in compliance checks
- Calculate and collect duties and taxes automatically at checkout.
- Ship all packages to any country DDP with a fully guaranteed landed cost.
- Automate global duty and tax remittance via Swap on your behalf.
- Remove the need to register for tax filing in local destinations.
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 |  Karavan |  Swap Global |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 673 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +33 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 33 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 52% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Sporting Goods, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United Kingdom, United States, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Karavan | Swap Global |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 42 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 52% |
Pricing
| Measure | Karavan | Swap Global |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Karavan | Swap Global |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #540 | #24(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #5 in Shipping rates |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 22, 2026 | May 15, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | CIS Payments | Swap Commerce (Dev) |
FAQ
Karavan and Swap Global: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Swap Global lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Address validation, Carrier-based, Custom notifications, Dimension-based. 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 14, 2026 for Karavan, Nov 8, 2026 for Swap Global; 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 14, 2026 for Karavan, Nov 8, 2026 for Swap Global. 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.