Relay: Slack Notifications vs Store Notifications
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 Relay, Oct 14, 2026 for Store Notifications.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $5/month for Relay and $4.99/month for Store Notifications.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
All Inclusive
- · Customize notification content
- · Rule-based triggers
- · Send to multiple channels
- · Slack lookup commands
- · Unlimited notifications
- · Unlimited support
Starter
- · 100 emails per month
- · CSV attachments
- · Customer support
- · Slack & Email notifications
- · Up to 5 active notifications
Standard
- · 2000 emails per month
- · CSV attachments
- · Customer support
- · Slack & Email notifications
- · Up to 20 active notifications
Premium
- · 5000 emails per month
- · CSV attachments
- · Customer support
- · Slack & Email notifications
- · Unlimited active notifications
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRelay is a simple but powerful solution for listening to store events and sending notifications to your Slack workspace. Choose which notifications you would like to send, which channels you would like them sent to and what information you would like to receive.
Store Notifications empowers merchants with complete control over their store notifications at various levels, from orders and line items to products, variants, and customers. Say goodbye to the hassle of manually filtering and forwarding orders to suppliers, vendors, and staff.
- Send to multiple channels so every department can stay informed
- Setup simple or complex conditions for each notification
- Customize your notification content so you only receive the information you need
- Powerful Slack lookup commands, so you never have to leave your Slack workspace
- Filtering - custom rules based on attributes (e.g. SKU, country, price ... )
- Batch notifications - take control of when and how often we notify you
- Send notifications via email or send a rich text message to your Slack channel
- CSV attachments - analyze your data or send it directly to your vendors
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 |  Relay |  Store Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Relay | Store Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 3 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Relay | Store Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Relay | Store Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #58(ahead) | #84 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 27, 2022 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shopside by Piric Group | Useful Collective |
FAQ
Relay and Store Notifications: common questions
- Is Relay or Store Notifications cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $5/month for Relay and $4.99/month for Store Notifications. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Relay, Oct 14, 2026 for Store Notifications; 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 Relay, Oct 14, 2026 for Store Notifications. 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.