ORCA Analytics vs Polar:AI Platform for commerce
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 ORCA Analytics, Nov 11, 2026 for Polar:AI Platform for commerce.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $599/month for ORCA Analytics and $750/month for Polar:AI Platform for commerce.
- Polar:AI Platform for commerce lists 13 features ORCA Analytics’s listing doesn’t mention, including Abandoned cart, Activity tracking, AI insights.
Head to head
Multichannel analytics software, no engineering required.
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Go-To-Market
- · CEO Snapshot
- · Channel Heatmaps
- · Cohorts + LTV:CAC
- · Creative Views
- · HDYHAU Attribution
- · Targets vs Actuals
Growth
- · + Product Basket Analyses
- · + Subscription vs OTP Cohorts
- · + Weighted Pacing
- · Everything in Base, plus...
Scale
- · + Data replicated into Google Sheet
- · + Intraday (real-time) Reporting
- · + Multi-region reporting
- · Everything in Scale, plus...
Core Plan, from
- · Advertising Signals
- · Business Intelligence
- · Klaviyo Audiences
- · Polar MCP
- · Unlimited connectors
- · Unlimited historical data
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureORCA helps brands understand business and channel level performance by combining ad platform data, attribution, and sales. Track pacing vs. goals, forecast revenue using cohorts, benchmarks, and seasonal trends, analyze customer journey by product, and LTV by channel. ORCA gives clarity to your growth strategy, without switching between dashboards.
Polar is the AI data platform for commerce. It brings Shopify, Amazon, Meta, Google, TikTok, Klaviyo and more into a warehouse you own, with profit, ROAS, CAC, LTV and inventory defined once. On top sits the AI Operator: An agent governs your data, answers questions with the definition behind each number, and monitors your store and ads (in Slack, Teams...).
- Set revenue & CAC/MER targets and track pacing of actuals vs targets
- Attribution to understand incremental impact of ad spend across channels
- Creative performance to see which ads drive the highest CTR/CPA/ROAS
- View LTV and customer journey by product or acquisition channel
- 1-click integrations: Shopify, Amazon, Google, Meta, Tiktok, Klaviyo, and more
- Custom KPI Dashboards: Spend, CAC, LTV, ROAS, CVR, Cohorts, Inventory, and more
- Security you can count on: get your own Snowflake database - private & flexible
- Real-time alerts: never miss a drop in conversion rate again
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 |  ORCA Analytics |  Polar:AI Platform for commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1,271 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +20 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 32 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 43% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | ORCA Analytics | Polar:AI Platform for commerce |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 116 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ORCA Analytics | Polar:AI Platform for commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $599/month(ahead) | $750/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | ORCA Analytics | Polar:AI Platform for commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #323 | #188(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #17 in Analytics |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 3, 2025 | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | ORCA Analytics | Polar Analytics |
FAQ
ORCA Analytics and Polar:AI Platform for commerce: common questions
- Is ORCA Analytics or Polar:AI Platform for commerce cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $599/month for ORCA Analytics and $750/month for Polar:AI Platform for commerce. 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?
- Polar:AI Platform for commerce lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Abandoned cart, Activity tracking, AI insights, Checkout analytics. 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 ORCA Analytics, Nov 11, 2026 for Polar:AI Platform for commerce; 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 ORCA Analytics, Nov 11, 2026 for Polar:AI Platform for commerce. 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.