Is Dataships Checkout Opt‑in cheaper than WhatsSMS?

For most accounts under typical category usage, the answer depends on tier. Dataships Checkout Opt‑in is in the freemium band (Free trial), while WhatsSMS is free (Free). At parity scale, the cheaper option can save 30–60% — but feature-for-feature swaps usually narrow the gap above the second tier.

Which alternative has the highest rating?

Dataships Checkout Opt‑in 5.00★, Kindly: Payment Reminder Pro 5.00★, Notify Customers SMS Marketing 5.00★. Audit scores are the better tiebreaker when ratings cluster — they reflect listing depth, screenshots, and description quality. Dataships Checkout Opt‑in carries an audit score of 88/100.

Why isn't every option on this list?

This page surfaces 12 alternatives ranked by blended score. Apps just outside the top-12 typically have lower feature similarity (under 40%), thinner listings (audit under 65), or have flagged review-quality issues. If you have a specific app in mind, check the full Shopify catalog for its profile.

How is the ranking built?

Three signals, weighted: feature similarity (45%) from N-gram match against WhatsSMS's feature signature, audit + rating (35%) blending listing quality with rolling 90-day rating, and review velocity (20%) tracking 30-day review additions normalized by category baseline. We don't accept paid placement and we publish the rules so you can audit them yourself.

When was this ranking last updated?

This page rebuilds daily. Source data — WhatsSMS's listing and the 12 alternatives' listings — is scraped every 24 hours. Audit scores re-run on the same cadence. If a rating shifts more than 0.05★ overnight, that's a real change in the marketplace, not a model artifact.

Can I track WhatsSMS alongside its alternatives in AppRanks?

Yes — that's the dashboard product. Add up to 12 competitors to any app you track, and AppRanks will surface daily ranking deltas, ad activity, keyword overlap, and rating-curve divergence. The free tier covers 1 app + 3 competitors. Try free →

WhatsSMS alternatives — Shopify apps ranked by audit score

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WhatsSMS alternatives — Shopify apps ranked by audit score

SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON

WhatsSMS versus the top 3.

Five rows, all loaded above the fold. Wins are highlighted; nothing's hidden behind a tab.

YOU'RE LEAVING

WhatsSMS

#1 in SMS marketing

Rating—

Reviews0

Audit77/100

PricingFree

Best forSMS marketing workflows

TOP PICK

Dataships Checkout Opt‑in

#1 in SMS marketing

Rating5.00★

Reviews72 ★

Audit88/100 ★

PricingFree trial

MatchNot measured

Best forSMS marketing workflows

RANK #2

Kindly: Payment Reminder Pro

#2 in SMS marketing

Rating5.00★

Reviews25

Audit88/100 ★

PricingFree trial

MatchNot measured

Best forSMS marketing workflows

RANK #3

Notify Customers SMS Marketing

#3 in SMS marketing

Rating5.00★

Reviews21

Audit80/100

PricingFree to install

MatchNot measured

Best forSMS marketing workflows

	YOU'RE LEAVING WhatsSMS #1 in SMS marketing	TOP PICK Dataships Checkout Opt‑in #1 in SMS marketing	RANK #2 Kindly: Payment Reminder Pro #2 in SMS marketing	RANK #3 Notify Customers SMS Marketing #3 in SMS marketing
Average rating	—	5.00 (highest in this row)	5.00

Alternatives to WhatsSMS

Three you should evaluate first.

Dataships Checkout Opt‑in

Kindly: Payment Reminder Pro

Notify Customers SMS Marketing

WhatsSMS versus the top 3.

WhatsSMS

Dataships Checkout Opt‑in

Kindly: Payment Reminder Pro

Notify Customers SMS Marketing

The next 9, denser.

9 more Shopify alternatives to WhatsSMS

How these alternatives are ranked

Four reasons people leave.

Pricing has outgrown your usage

You need a feature outside the focus

Support response has slowed you down

Your scale has changed since you picked

Answers built from the data.

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