ShipAlert vs Shipment Tracking & Notify
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: ShipAlert 4.0 from 1 reviews and Shipment Tracking & Notify 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for ShipAlert and $9/month for Shipment Tracking & Notify.
- Shipment Tracking & Notify lists 3 features ShipAlert’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branded tracking page, Order lookup page, Real-time notifications.
Head to head
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Momentum
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Free
Starter
Growth
Pro
Free
- · Don't See Your Carrier? Contact Us Today
- · Real-time Tracking Notifications
- · Up to 25 orders per month
Starter
- · 24/5 Email Support
- · Branded Tracking Page
- · Don't See Your Carrier? Contact Us Today
- · Real-time Tracking Notifications
- · Up to 200 orders per month
Popular
- · 24/5 Priority Email & On-Call Support
- · Branded Tracking Page
- · Don't See Your Carrier? Contact Us Today
- · Real-time Tracking Notifications
- · Up to 1000 orders per month
Premium
- · 24/5 Dedicated Email & On-Call Support
- · Branded Tracking Page
- · Don't See Your Carrier? Contact Us Today
- · Real-time Tracking Notifications
- · Up to 2000 orders per month
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShipAlert watches every fulfilled order and flags a shipment as delayed when tracking stalls past your threshold: no carrier scan in 48h, or past the delivery date. You hear about at-risk orders before the customer does, so you fix them first. Optionally auto-email customers a tasteful "running late" note to cut "where is my order" tickets. One dashboard shows every shipment: in transit, delayed, delivered.
Manage shipments from multiple carriers directly inside Shopify. Tracking updates like In Transit, Out for Delivery, Delivered, Exception and Returned sync automatically to Shopify orders, making it easier to monitor orders and handle delivery issues. Carriers like DPD, PostNord, Aramex/Fastway, NZ Post, Canpar, Chronopost, BlueDart, Xpressbees & PostNL are auto-detected without manual setup.
- Flags delayed orders by time: no carrier scan in 48h or past delivery date
- Emails you the moment a shipment stalls, before the customer asks
- Auto-emails customers a tasteful 'running late' note to cut WISMO tickets
- One dashboard for every shipment: in transit, delayed, and delivered
- Monitor order progress & take proactive action in case of a delivery delay.
- Email customers about In Transit, Out for Delivery, or Delivered order status.
- Get a branded order look-up page & never let customer out of your online store.
- Send updates using your business email & mail server to avoid spam & via emails.
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 |  ShipAlert |  Shipment Tracking & Notify |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ShipAlert | Shipment Tracking & Notify |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.0 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 4(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ShipAlert | Shipment Tracking & Notify |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | ShipAlert | Shipment Tracking & Notify |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #184 | #47(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 22, 2026 | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ShipAlert | PluginHive |
FAQ
ShipAlert and Shipment Tracking & Notify: common questions
- Is ShipAlert or Shipment Tracking & Notify cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for ShipAlert and $9/month for Shipment Tracking & Notify. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, ShipAlert or Shipment Tracking & Notify?
- On the Shopify App Store: ShipAlert 4.0 from 1 reviews and Shipment Tracking & Notify 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ShipAlert lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-carrier. Shipment Tracking & Notify lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Branded tracking page, Order lookup page, Real-time notifications. 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; 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. 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.