Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing vs MailCommerce AI
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing is detected on 13612× as many Shopify stores as MailCommerce AI: 95,284 vs 7 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Only Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13/month for Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing and $0.01/month for MailCommerce AI.
- Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing lists 66 features MailCommerce AI’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Abandoned cart, Analytics.
Head to head
Drive traffic and sales with email and marketing automation
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- United States
- Hungary
- Ireland
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Creative Assistant
- · Landing Pages
- · Marketing CRM
- · Reports
- · Sign Up Forms
Essentials
- · 24/7 Email/Chat Support
- · Email Templates
- · Everything in Free, plus
- · Marketing Automation - Up to 4
- · Pricing based on number of contacts.
- · SMS is available as an add-on
Standard
- · Behavioral Targeting
- · Everything in Essentials, plus
- · Marketing Automation - Up to 200
- · Pricing based on number of contacts.
- · Send Time Optimization
Premium
- · Advanced Segmentation
- · Everything in Standard, plus
- · Multivariate Testing
- · Phone Support
- · Pricing based on number of contacts.
- · Unlimited Seats & Role-Based Access
Almost Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBoost your store's performance with Intuit Mailchimp's AI-powered marketing automation platform for B2C and B2B merchants. Automatically trigger welcome emails and win back shoppers with abandoned cart reminders, back-in-stock alerts, and email retargeting with product recommendations. Convert customers with unique discount codes across email campaigns, SMS notifications, and pop-up forms.
MailCommerce AI helps merchants capture email subscribers using customizable popup forms. Merchants can create quiz funnels, discount offers, and educational content popups that appear based on configurable triggers like time delay, scroll depth, or exit intent. The app includes a store insights dashboard showing product inventory, low stock alerts, and active discounts.
- Use SMS to send promos and follow-up messages to re-engage customers
- Automate win-backs, upsells, and cart reminders based on shopping behavior
- Target the right customers to win repeat business with predictive segmentation
- Analyze campaign performance to gain insights on revenue and customer engagement
- Visual popup builder with quiz funnels, email capture, and coupons
- Form analytics dashboard tracking views, submissions, and conversions
- Store insights with product inventory, low stock alerts, and media organization
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 |  Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing |  MailCommerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 95,284(ahead) | 7 |
| Net store change, 28 days | +75 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 81 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Home & Garden, Animals & Pet Supplies, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | United States, Hungary, Ireland |
Reviews
| Measure | Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing | MailCommerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1,570 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 57 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 49% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing | MailCommerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $13/month | $0.01/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing | MailCommerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #9(ahead) | #113 |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 28, 2018 | May 12, 2026 |
| Languages | 4 | 1 |
| Developer | Intuit Mailchimp | Mailcommerce Limited |
FAQ
Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing and MailCommerce AI: common questions
- Which is more popular, Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing or MailCommerce AI?
- Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing is detected on 13612× as many Shopify stores as MailCommerce AI: 95,284 vs 7 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Is Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing or MailCommerce AI cheaper?
- Only Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13/month for Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing and $0.01/month for MailCommerce AI. 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?
- Mailchimp Email SMS Marketing lists 66 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Abandoned cart, Analytics, APIs and webhooks. 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 9, 2026; 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 9, 2026. 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.