Sendvio: Email Marketing & SMS vs Shopify Messaging
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Sendvio is detected on 23× as many Shopify stores as Shopify Messaging: 2,433 vs 108 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Sendvio 4.8 from 178 reviews and Shopify Messaging 4.8 from 4,816 reviews.
- Sendvio lists 36 features Shopify Messaging’s listing doesn’t mention, including Automated workflows, Back-in-stock emails, Behavior tracking.
Head to head
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Momentum
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FREE
- · 2,000 AI credits
- · Back-in-Stock Notifications
- · Chat, Email, and Phone Support
- · Email Marketing Automation & Campaigns
- · Pre-send email deliverability checks
- · Product Reviews widgets & automations
- · 3,000 AI credits /month
- · Connect Claude or ChatGPT
- · Email Marketing Automation & Campaigns
- · Multilingual Campaigns & Automations
- · Pre-send email deliverability checks
- · Product Reviews Widgets & Automations
EMAIL + SMS
- · 3,000 AI credits /month
- · Connect Claude or ChatGPT
- · Dedicated U.S. Toll-Free Number for SMS
- · Email & SMS Campaigns & Automations
- · Pre-send email/SMS deliverability checks
- · Product Reviews Widgets & Automations
Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePower your email and SMS marketing with AI. Create multilingual campaigns and advanced automations from one prompt with Sidekick, ChatGPT, or Claude. Refine templates, product blocks, conditions, and delays in intuitive editors. Recover abandoned checkouts, welcome subscribers, and send restock alerts. Automate review requests and showcase product and video reviews with branded widgets.
Create customized email, SMS, and WhatsApp campaigns all in one place. Use Sidekick to personalize emails to match your brand, or choose from ready-made email, SMS, and WhatsApp templates. Track performance to see which channels customers prefer, and segment your list to reach just the right audiences. Create, send, and track all within Shopify, with flexible pricing that scales with your business needs.
- Use ready-made workflows to prevent lost sales, re-engage customers, and more!
- Omnichannel workflows for email and SMS marketing in each customer's language.
- Transactional SMS for order confirmation, shipment notifications, and more.
- Revenue reports for tracking each automation, popup, and campaign performance.
- Send branded emails to segments of customers directly from Shopify.
- Send personalized emails and SMS to segments of customers directly from Shopify.
- Use email templates for products, sales, restock, holidays, events, and more.
- Use templates for timely updates, exclusive offers, product tips, and more.
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 |  Sendvio |  Shopify Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2,433(ahead) | 108 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −20 | +3 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 14(ahead) | 7 |
| Big-brand share | 5% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, France | United States, Japan, Hong Kong |
Reviews
| Measure | Sendvio | Shopify Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 178 | 4,816(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 43% |
Pricing
| Measure | Sendvio | Shopify Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $16/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Sendvio | Shopify Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #35 | #12(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #8 in Email marketing | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Oct 15, 2013 | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Languages | 3 | 20 |
| Developer | Sendvio | Shopify |
FAQ
Sendvio and Shopify Messaging: common questions
- Which is more popular, Sendvio or Shopify Messaging?
- Sendvio is detected on 23× as many Shopify stores as Shopify Messaging: 2,433 vs 108 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, Sendvio or Shopify Messaging?
- On the Shopify App Store: Sendvio 4.8 from 178 reviews and Shopify Messaging 4.8 from 4,816 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Sendvio lists 36 the others don’t mention, such as Automated workflows, Back-in-stock emails, Behavior tracking, Bulk editing. Shopify Messaging lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Browse abandonment, Custom code. 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 9, 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 9, 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.