Simply Shipping Protection vs Umbrella: In‑house Warranties
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- Simply Shipping Protection is detected on 55× as many Shopify stores as Umbrella: 219 vs 4 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Simply Shipping Protection 4.6 from 130 reviews and Umbrella 5.0 from 11 reviews.
- Only Umbrella lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Simply Shipping Protection and $249/month for Umbrella.
- Umbrella lists 14 features Simply Shipping Protection’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Auto-handling, Coverage confirmation.
Head to head
Cart Upsell | Insurance | Protection | Additional Revenue
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free Tier
- · Automatic Installation
- · Best claim management
- · Chat Support
- · Email Support
- · Fixed & Percentage plans
- · Support for Shipping Protection
Starter
- · Automatic Installation
- · Best claim management
- · Chat Support
- · Email Support
- · Fixed & Percentage plans
- · Support for Shipping Insurance
Basic
- · App UI customization
- · Best claim management
- · Email SMTP customization request
- · Expert Support
- · Fixed & Percentage plans
- · Shopify expert onboarding
Advance
- · App UI customization
- · Best claim management
- · Email SMTP customization request
- · Expert Support
- · Fixed & Percentage plans
- · Shopify expert onboarding
Free Forever
- · 100% customizable
- · In-House Shipping Protection +$0.50/sale
- · Unlimited Orders
- · Unlimited Protection Upsells
- · Unlimited Terms
Growth
- · AI contract generator
- · Auto-Resolutions
- · Checkout & Post Purchase Widgets
- · OEM Registrations +$0.20/registration
- · Unlimited Policies
- · Unlimited Protection Upsells
Scale
- · API Integrations
- · Custom Development
- · Dedicated Success Manager
- · Everything in Growth, plus
- · Unlimited OEM Registrations Included
- · White Glove Onboarding
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSimply Shipping Protection lets you offer shipping protection without relying on third parties. You control the pricing, placement, and claim flow. Add protection to the cart, side cart, checkout, or even post-purchase. Handle claims directly from our app and settle them with a refund, reorder, or store credit. The app includes a real-time analytics dashboard and works with loyalty and support tools.
Easily upsell & manage unlimited "AppleCare style" protection plans, 100% in-house. Create custom plans and display them automatically on product pages, cart, checkout, and post-purchase, with a natively integrated claim form linked to your customers order history. No more third-party warranty providers eating into your margins or taking your customer data.
- Streamlined Claim Portal: Manage claims effortlessly, one-click customer claims.
- Track claims & revenue with comprehensive reports.
- Configurable Auto Shipping Protection Settings.
- Integrates with Rebuy, Cart Drawer, iCart Drawer, Slide Cart, Flits, Recharge
- Create unlimited protection plans and automatically promote them in your store
- Easily sell warranties through your product, cart, checkout and thank you pages
- Provide a native customer experience with a seamlessly embedded customer portal
- Review & approve claims, or auto-approve eligible claims with AI fraud detection
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 |  Simply Shipping Protection |  Umbrella |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 219(ahead) | 4 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −6 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 24% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty | Business & Industrial, Cameras & Optics, Electronics |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Australia | United States |
Reviews
| Measure | Simply Shipping Protection | Umbrella |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.6 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 130(ahead) | 11 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Simply Shipping Protection | Umbrella |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $4.99/month(ahead) | $249/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Simply Shipping Protection | Umbrella |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #21(ahead) | #26 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 in Warranties and insurance | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jan 14, 2021 | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Lucent Innovation | Umbrella |
FAQ
Simply Shipping Protection and Umbrella: common questions
- Which is more popular, Simply Shipping Protection or Umbrella?
- Simply Shipping Protection is detected on 55× as many Shopify stores as Umbrella: 219 vs 4 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Simply Shipping Protection or Umbrella cheaper?
- Only Umbrella lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Simply Shipping Protection and $249/month for Umbrella. 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, Simply Shipping Protection or Umbrella?
- On the Shopify App Store: Simply Shipping Protection 4.6 from 130 reviews and Umbrella 5.0 from 11 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Simply Shipping Protection lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Returns and exchanges. Umbrella lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Auto-handling, Coverage confirmation, Custom branding. 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 8, 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 Nov 8, 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.