Dataships: Compliant Opt‑Ins vs Drip Email Automation & Popups
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026.
The short answer
- Drip Email Automation & Popups is detected on 7.9× as many Shopify stores as Dataships: 877 vs 111 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Dataships 5.0 from 74 reviews and Drip Email Automation & Popups 4.5 from 56 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $440/month for Dataships and $39/month for Drip Email Automation & Popups.
- Drip Email Automation & Popups lists 44 features Dataships’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Abandoned cart, Analytics.
Head to head
Email marketing automation, SMS + popups for ecommerce growth.
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- United States
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Custom
- · A/B testing, holdout groups, & reporting
- · Checkout, thank-you & forms collection
- · Consent rules engine & audit records
- · Custom consent wording
- · Dedicated CSM & privacy team
- · Email, SMS & WhatsApp channel collection
Subscription
- · A/B split testing in automation workflow
- · Drip provide AI access at no extra cost
- · Email and automation workflow builder
- · Onsite popups and embedded forms
- · Segment based on Shopify customer data
- · Shopify-only email automation templates
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGrow email, SMS, and WhatsApp opt-ins everywhere you collect them: pop-ups, checkout, and the confirmation page. Dataships decides the right consent ask for every shopper based on location, consent history, and channel preference, then writes a timestamped record and syncs it to marketing platforms and the rest of your stack. Every ask is enforced against 100+ global privacy laws.
Stop guessing, start growing. Drip analyzes your Shopify customer data, automatically grouping top spenders into pre-built segments so you can send emails that actually convert. Launch in minutes with templates for Back-in-Stock, Price Drop & Abandoned Cart flows, and brand assets pulled straight from your store. Connect Drip to Claude or ChatGPT and run your marketing by just asking.
- Dynamic Consent Collection: Optimized checkboxes based on the contact's location
- Trusted Compliance Engine: Comprehensive validation and audit-ready consent logs
- Seamless Integration: Klaviyo list management and status syncing in real-time
- Sustained Compliant Growth: Continuously maintaining each contact's status
- Workflow templates made for Shopify for welcome, cart abandonment, back-in-stock
- Drag and drop your store products into emails and use liquid for personalization
- Real-time segmentation based on all your Shopify store and customer data
- Popups, quizzes, surveys, and forms you can activate in your store in minutes
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 |  Dataships |  Drip Email Automation & Popups |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 111 | 877(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −7 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 15 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 14% |
| Top store categories | Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Ireland | United States, Denmark, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Dataships | Drip Email Automation & Popups |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.5 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 74(ahead) | 56 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 1(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 77% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Dataships | Drip Email Automation & Popups |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $440/month | $39/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 5 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Dataships | Drip Email Automation & Popups |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #26 | #183 |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 on Pricing moves in Email marketing | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 4, 2023 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Dataships Limited | Drip |
FAQ
Dataships and Drip Email Automation & Popups: common questions
- Which is more popular, Dataships or Drip Email Automation & Popups?
- Drip Email Automation & Popups is detected on 7.9× as many Shopify stores as Dataships: 877 vs 111 as of Nov 5, 2026.
- Is Dataships or Drip Email Automation & Popups cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $440/month for Dataships and $39/month for Drip Email Automation & Popups. 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, Dataships or Drip Email Automation & Popups?
- On the Shopify App Store: Dataships 5.0 from 74 reviews and Drip Email Automation & Popups 4.5 from 56 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Dataships lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Compliance, Consent collection, Geolocation, Localization. Drip Email Automation & Popups lists 44 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Abandoned cart, Analytics, APIs and webhooks. 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 5, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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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 5, 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.