Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Reach your customers wherever they go with brand awareness and retargeting ad campaigns.
| AdRoll Marketing & Advertising | Nexus | |
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| Metric | AdRoll Marketing & Advertising | Nexus: AI Growth Engine |
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| Rating | 4.3 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 323 | 60 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2015 | Mar 2020 |
Based on the data on this page, Nexus: AI Growth Engine is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs AdRoll Marketing & Advertising's 4.3★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: AdRoll Marketing & Advertising at Free to install, Nexus: AI Growth Engine at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
AdRoll Marketing & Advertising has the larger user base (323 reviews vs 60), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Nexus: AI Growth Engine's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Nexus: AI Growth Engine; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — AdRoll Marketing & Advertising's 323-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Nexus: AI Growth Engine's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: AdRoll Marketing & Advertising audit • Nexus: AI Growth Engine audit
| Keyword | AdRoll Marketing & Advertising | Nexus |
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| native mobile app | #8 | Not ranked |
| native mobile | #8 | Not ranked |
| social media advertising | #14 | Not ranked |
| product feedback | Not ranked | #41 |
| survey | Not ranked | #145 |
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Both AdRoll Marketing & Advertising and Nexus: AI Growth Engine offer paid plans only. AdRoll Marketing & Advertising starts at Free to install; Nexus: AI Growth Engine starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Nexus: AI Growth Engine has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 60 reviews) compared to AdRoll Marketing & Advertising (4.3★ from 323 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Nexus: AI Growth Engine holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.3★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AdRoll Marketing & Advertising has the deeper published review base (323 vs 60), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
AdRoll Marketing & Advertising typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (323 reviews). Nexus: AI Growth Engine typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (60 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. AdRoll Marketing & Advertising and Nexus: AI Growth Engine both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Nexus: AI Growth Engine" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
