Shopify Collabs vs Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Shopify Collabs, Oct 13, 2026 for Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate.
The short answer
- Only Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate lists a free plan.
- Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate lists 10 features Shopify Collabs’s listing doesn’t mention, including Achievement tracking, Branded portal, Campaigns.
Head to head
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- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
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Free
Starter
- · All core features included
- · Basic analytics dashboard
- · Branded ambassador portal
- · Email support
- · Gifting + affiliate in one workflow
- · Up to 3 ambassadors
Growth
- · Centralized content hub
- · Custom email templates
- · Everything in Starter
- · Mass messaging & broadcasts
- · Priority email support
- · Up to 50 ambassadors
Scale
- · Custom onboarding assistance
- · Early access to new features
- · Everything in Growth
- · Phone & chat support
- · Unlimited ambassadors
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCollabs is built to help you drive more sales. Grow an affiliate program with a custom application page, or invite creators directly with personalized offers and gifts. Incentivize Collabs creators to drive additional sales for you by activating an open access program. Stay up to date on commission payouts with automatic payouts. Get set up for free, and only pay when sales are driven.
You're chasing shipping details over DM, manually creating discount codes, and guessing which influencer drove that sale. Sonar Seed handles the full loop - product seeding, unique coupon codes, and affiliate tracking - without leaving your dashboard. Every ambassador gets their own auto-generated code the moment they join. Every sale is tracked back to them automatically.
- Recruit & gather applications with your own custom creator application page
- Kickstart sales by instantly sharing commission offers with the Collabs Network
- No more addresses in spreadsheets. Send & track gifts through Shopify
- Customize affiliate offers with personalized links & codes for your creators
- Gift products to ambassadors directly from Shopify. No DMs, no draft orders.
- Every ambassador gets their own coupon code, auto-generated and live instantly
- Know exactly which influencer drove which sale. Tracked automatically by code.
- Ambassadors onboard in 30 seconds via one link. No account, no friction.
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 |  Shopify Collabs |  Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 69,671 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +5 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 7 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 15% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Shopify Collabs | Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.2 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 450 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 16 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 31% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Shopify Collabs | Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $149/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Shopify Collabs | Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #6(ahead) | #266 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 2, 2021 | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shopify | Sonar Stack |
FAQ
Shopify Collabs and Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate: common questions
- Is Shopify Collabs or Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate cheaper?
- Only Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate lists a free plan. 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?
- Shopify Collabs lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Affiliate links, Analytics, Auto-payments, Free shipping. Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Achievement tracking, Branded portal, Campaigns, Coupons. 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 for Shopify Collabs, Oct 13, 2026 for Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate; 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 for Shopify Collabs, Oct 13, 2026 for Sonar Seed Gifting & Affiliate. 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.