SmartNotify for Slack vs StaffPing Order 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.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: SmartNotify for Slack 5.0 from 2 reviews and StaffPing Order Notifications 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SmartNotify for Slack and $9/month for StaffPing Order Notifications.
- SmartNotify for Slack lists 7 features StaffPing Order Notifications’s listing doesn’t mention, including Account activation, Customer notifications, Multi-channel.
Head to head
Get order, product, and customer notifications right in Slack
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Essential
- · 10,000 events/day
- · All event types (order, refund, …)
- · Custom rules and filter based on event
- · Unlimited Slack channels per event
Starter
- · 1 Shopify fulfillment location
- · 5 WhatsApp staff recipients
- · 7-day trial includes 50 free messages
- · All triggers & filters
- · Message language translations
- · Standard message templates
Growth
- · 5 Shopify fulfillment location
- · 7-day trial includes 50 free messages
- · All triggers & filters
- · Custom message templates
- · Unlimited WhatsApp staff recipients
- · Unlimited notification rules
Scale
- · 15 Shopify fulfillment locations
- · 7-day trial includes 50 free messages
- · All triggers & filters
- · Custom message templates
- · Priority Support
- · Unlimited WhatsApp staff recipients
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSmartNotify allows you to get notifications in Slack for all the important events in your Shopify shop. Never miss an order and get your goods into the hand of your customers even quicker!
WhatsApp order notifications for store admins, staff, and operations teams. Instant WhatsApp alerts when orders are created, paid, cancelled, or fulfilled. Built for internal team notifications, not customer messaging. Filter order alerts by value, country, product tags, or COD payment method. Route different order notifications to different team members.
- Receive Slack notifications for new orders, status updates, refunds and more
- Connect as many Slack channels as you want to – even from different workspaces
- Send different events to different Slack channels (public, private, or DMs)
- Configure conditions to only get notified when certain conditions are met
- Get WhatsApp alerts for new orders, payments, fulfillments, and cancellations.
- Filter by order value, shipping country, product tags, or payment method.
- Add team members and route different order alerts to different recipients.
- Each message includes a direct link to open the order in your admin.
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 |  SmartNotify for Slack |  StaffPing Order 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 | SmartNotify for Slack | StaffPing Order Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 4(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | SmartNotify for Slack | StaffPing Order Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 10 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | SmartNotify for Slack | StaffPing Order Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #25 | #6(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Dec 20, 2021 | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | Smartinary LLC | Exlrate |
FAQ
SmartNotify for Slack and StaffPing Order Notifications: common questions
- Is SmartNotify for Slack or StaffPing Order Notifications cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for SmartNotify for Slack and $9/month for StaffPing Order 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.
- Which has better reviews, SmartNotify for Slack or StaffPing Order Notifications?
- On the Shopify App Store: SmartNotify for Slack 5.0 from 2 reviews and StaffPing Order Notifications 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- SmartNotify for Slack lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Account activation, Customer notifications, Multi-channel, Order status. 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.