SecureSMTP ‑ Store Email vs StaffSignal ‑ Order Alerts
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for SecureSMTP and $4.99/month for StaffSignal.
- SecureSMTP lists 3 features StaffSignal’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom alerts, Customer notifications, Shipping updates.
Head to head
FREE
- · 5,000 marketing emails / month
- · Every feature included
- · Unlimited order & transactional emails
Starter
- · 25,000 marketing emails / month
- · Every feature included
- · Unlimited order & transactional emails
Growth
- · 100,000 marketing emails / month
- · Every feature included
- · Unlimited order & transactional emails
Scale
- · 500,000 marketing emails / month
- · Every feature included
- · Unlimited order & transactional emails
Free
- · "Sent with StaffSignal Free" in footer
- · 1 event type
- · 30 notifications/month
- · 7-day notification history
- · All 6 channels available
- · Up to 1 active rule
Basic
- · 3 staff recipients
- · 30-day notification history
- · 500 notifications/month
- · All 6 channels
- · All 7 event types
- · Email support
Standard
- · 15 staff recipients
- · 2,000 notifications/month
- · 30-day notification history
- · 99.9% uptime SLA
- · All 6 channels
- · All 7 event types
Pro
- · 30-day notification history
- · 99.9% uptime SLA
- · All 6 channels
- · All 7 event types
- · Priority + onboarding support
- · Unlimited notifications
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSecureSMTP runs your store's email from one place. Send branded order confirmation, payment, shipping and cancellation emails, plus abandoned-checkout recovery, review requests, welcome and merchant-digest emails. Grow a subscriber list from your storefront forms and send branded email campaigns with one-click unsubscribe.
StaffSignal sends real-time alerts to your team when important events occur in your store. Choose who gets notified and how — via Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Discord, or Telegram. Set up custom rules to route the right alerts to the right staff member. Track every notification in the delivery log so nothing slips through. Works out of the box. No coding required.
- Branded confirmation, payment, shipping and cancellation emails for buyers
- Alert your team by email the moment an order is placed, paid or shipped
- Route each event to its own recipients — warehouse, sales, support, owner
- Searchable mail log of every email sent, with live delivery status
- Real-time alerts via Email, Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Discord & Telegram
- Custom rules to route the right event to the right staff member
- Supports 7 store events: orders, cancellations, refunds & more
- Full notification delivery log with status tracking
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 |  SecureSMTP |  StaffSignal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SecureSMTP | StaffSignal |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | SecureSMTP | StaffSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | SecureSMTP | StaffSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #50(ahead) | #75 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 30, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ZAIN SAEED | TechnoBrains Business Solutions LLP |
FAQ
SecureSMTP and StaffSignal: common questions
- Is SecureSMTP or StaffSignal cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for SecureSMTP and $4.99/month for StaffSignal. 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?
- SecureSMTP lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Custom alerts, Customer notifications, Shipping updates. StaffSignal lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-channel, Stock alerts. 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 13, 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 Oct 13, 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.