ZenDiscount vs ZG Sale Scheduler
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for ZenDiscount, Oct 14, 2026 for ZG Sale Scheduler.
The short answer
- Only ZG Sale Scheduler lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for ZenDiscount and $7.99/month for ZG Sale Scheduler.
- ZG Sale Scheduler lists 9 features ZenDiscount’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Countdown timers, Filtering.
Head to head
Starter
- · 3 scheduled campaigns per month
- · All or selected catalogs
- · Automatic price rollback
- · CSV campaign exports
- · Optional EU Price Transparency
- · Product and query targeting
Growth
- · Advanced rounding strategies
- · Campaign status and failure email alerts
- · Everything in Starter
- · Optional EU Price Transparency
- · Unlimited scheduled campaigns
- · Verified email recipients
Advanced
- · Everything in Growth
- · Optional EU Price Transparency
- · REST API campaign management
- · Webhook notifications
Free
- · 1 active campaign
- · Basic sale badge
- · Built-in analytics overview
- · Campaign calendar & templates
- · Up to 200 variants across campaign
Starter
- · 2,500 variants across campaign
- · 5 active campaigns
- · CSV import & export
- · Full badge + timer designer
- · Merchant email alerts
- · Tag automation
Growth
- · 20,000 variants across campaign
- · 25 active campaigns
- · A/B testing with per-arm results
- · Holiday templates
- · Klaviyo sale events
- · Lift, baseline & trend analytics
Pro
- · Audit log search
- · Everything in Growth
- · Higher sync throughput for campaigns
- · Premium support
- · Priority sync queue
- · Unlimited campaigns and variants
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureZenDiscount schedules percentage discount campaigns and restores prices automatically when they end. Target products or matching variants, preview affected prices, and run each campaign across every catalog or selected market catalogs. Control rounding, compare-at prices, and temporary tags, with CSV audit exports for every campaign.
ZG Sale Scheduler helps merchants run timed sales without manually editing products one by one. Create campaigns for selected products, variants, collections, tags, or vendors, set start and end times, choose how prices are restored, and show sale badges or countdown timers on the storefront. It keeps sale setup, display, and cleanup in one workflow.
- Schedule discount campaigns with automatic start and end times
- Target discounts to specific variants or query-based selections
- Apply discounts to selected markets instead of the entire store
- Optionally set compare-at prices to show original pricing
- Schedule sales for products, variants, collections, tags, or vendors
- Automatically start and end discounts at the selected time
- Show storefront sale badges and countdown timers
- Restore product prices when a campaign is paused or ended
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 |  ZenDiscount |  ZG Sale Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ZenDiscount | ZG Sale Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ZenDiscount | ZG Sale Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | $7.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | ZenDiscount | ZG Sale Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #846 | #729(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 30, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 19 | 1 |
| Developer | Bitmix | ZEROGRAVITYCO LIMITED |
FAQ
ZenDiscount and ZG Sale Scheduler: common questions
- Is ZenDiscount or ZG Sale Scheduler cheaper?
- Only ZG Sale Scheduler lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for ZenDiscount and $7.99/month for ZG Sale Scheduler. 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?
- ZG Sale Scheduler lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Countdown timers, Filtering, Fixed pricing. 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 for ZenDiscount, Oct 14, 2026 for ZG Sale Scheduler; 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 for ZenDiscount, Oct 14, 2026 for ZG Sale Scheduler. 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.