--- title: "edrone: Email, SMS & WhatsApp vs SmartrMail Email & SMS: Shopify app comparison" description: "Compare edrone: Email, SMS & WhatsApp and SmartrMail Email & SMS on detected Shopify stores, App Store reviews, pricing, listed features and integrations." canonical_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/edrone-vs-smartrmail-email-marketing-sms" markdown_url: "https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/edrone-vs-smartrmail-email-marketing-sms.md" data_as_of: "Nov 7, 2026" --- # edrone: Email, SMS & WhatsApp vs SmartrMail Email & SMS Shopify app comparison from Shoplist. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026. ## At a glance - SmartrMail Email & SMS is detected on 1.3× as many Shopify stores as edrone: 144 vs 115 as of Nov 7, 2026. - On the Shopify App Store: edrone 4.4 from 30 reviews and SmartrMail Email & SMS 4.7 from 305 reviews. - Only edrone lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for edrone and $10/month for SmartrMail Email & SMS. - SmartrMail Email & SMS lists 45 features edrone’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Back-in-stock emails, Birthday messages. ## Adoption | Measure | edrone | SmartrMail Email & SMS | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Detected stores | 115 — as of Nov 7, 2026 | 144 — as of Nov 7, 2026 | SmartrMail Email & SMS | | Net store change, 28 days | \+1 — estimated | \+3 — estimated | | | Stores added, 28 days | 1 — new and returning | 8 — new and returning | SmartrMail Email & SMS | | Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data | | | Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | | | Top store countries | Brazil, Poland, United States | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | | ## Reviews | Measure | edrone | SmartrMail Email & SMS | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | 4.7 ★ | SmartrMail Email & SMS | | App Store reviews | 30 | 305 | SmartrMail Email & SMS | | New reviews, 28 days | 1 | 0 | edrone | | Reviewers a year or more in | 10% | Not enough data | | ## Pricing | Measure | edrone | SmartrMail Email & SMS | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | Yes | Not listed | | | Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $10/month | SmartrMail Email & SMS | | Longest free trial | Not listed | 15 days | | | Plans listed | 2 | 3 | | ## Listing | Measure | edrone | SmartrMail Email & SMS | Ahead | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shopify category rank | \#44 — in Email marketing | \#61 — in Email marketing | edrone | | Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | \#23 in Email marketing | | | Built for Shopify | No | No | | | Launched | Mar 29, 2017 | Nov 26, 2013 | | | Languages | 2 — Polish, English | 2 — English, French | | | Developer | edrone | SmartrMail | | ## Listed features - 66 distinct features are listed across these App Store listings; 19 are listed by both. - edrone lists 20 of them (30%). Listed only by edrone: Push notifications. - SmartrMail Email & SMS lists 65 of them (98%). Listed only by SmartrMail Email & SMS: A/B testing, Back-in-stock emails, Birthday messages, Bulk messaging, Cart recovery, Checkout emails, Compliance, Consent collection, Conversion metrics, Custom code, Custom segments, Custom sender ID, Discount codes, Discounts, Drip campaigns, Editor tool, Email capture list, Email domains, Exit intent, Feedback requests, Follow-up emails, Forms, Import and export, Insights and tips, Opt-in, Order confirmations, Personalized messages, Product reviews, Promotions, Real-time analytics, Rewards, ROI tracking, Scheduled messages, Segmentation, SMS campaigns, SMS capture list, Social media, Surveys, Tagging, Targeting, Templates, Tracking, Triggers and rules, Welcome messages, Win-back campaigns. ### Coverage by App Store category | Category | edrone | SmartrMail Email & SMS | | --- | --- | --- | | Email marketing | 20/46 | 45/46 | | Email marketing › Campaign types | 13/26 | 25/26 | | Email marketing › Managing campaigns | 7/20 | 20/20 | | SMS marketing | 0/20 | 20/20 | | SMS marketing › Managing campaigns | 0/13 | 13/13 | | SMS marketing › Workflow automation | 0/7 | 7/7 | A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says. ## Integrations - No platform appears in every listing. - edrone lists no integrations. - Only SmartrMail Email & SMS lists: Constant Contact ConvertKit, JustUno WisePop Sumo Wheelio, MailChimp Klaviyo Privy One, Campaign Monitor Seguno Jilt, Mailerlite AWeber SendinBlue, Brevo Klavyo Email Marketing. ## Pricing plans ### edrone | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free Plan | Free | Not listed | None listed | | edrone basic | $49/month | Not listed | None listed | ### SmartrMail Email & SMS | Plan | Price | Free trial | Additional charges | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Free Plan | Free to install | Not listed | Reach up to 200 active subscribers with up to 1000 emails per month. Perfect for start-ups starting with Email Marketing | | Essentials Plan | $10/month | 15-day free trial | Unlimited number of opted-in subscribers $0.0125 per subscribed profile & $0 per non-subscribed profile | | Pro Plan | $49/month | 15-day free trial | Unlimited number of opted-in subscribers - $0.01 per subscribed profile & $0 per non-subscribed profile | ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular, edrone or SmartrMail Email & SMS? SmartrMail Email & SMS is detected on 1.3× as many Shopify stores as edrone: 144 vs 115 as of Nov 7, 2026. ### Is edrone or SmartrMail Email & SMS cheaper? Only edrone lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for edrone and $10/month for SmartrMail Email & SMS. 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, edrone or SmartrMail Email & SMS? On the Shopify App Store: edrone 4.4 from 30 reviews and SmartrMail Email & SMS 4.7 from 305 reviews. ### What features does each app list that the other doesn’t? edrone lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Push notifications. SmartrMail Email & SMS lists 45 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Back-in-stock emails, Birthday messages, Bulk messaging. 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 7, 2026; estimated figures are labeled. ## Links - [edrone: Email, SMS & WhatsApp vs SmartrMail Email & SMS on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/compare/edrone-vs-smartrmail-email-marketing-sms) - [edrone: Email, SMS & WhatsApp on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/edrone) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/edrone.md)) - [SmartrMail Email & SMS on Shoplist](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/smartrmail-email-marketing-sms) ([Markdown](https://shoplist.co/shopify-apps/smartrmail-email-marketing-sms.md)) ## Methodology 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 for edrone and SmartrMail Email & SMS are as of Nov 7, 2026. “Not detectable from storefronts” means an app leaves no storefront trace, so Shoplist can’t count its stores. A row names who is ahead only when every app has a measured, unestimated figure. See [data methodology](https://shoplist.co/data-methodology.md).