Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
AuraCart replaces your standard cart with a seamless slide-out drawer featuring 1-click upsells.
| AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell | Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell | |
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Slide cart drawer with upsells, reward bar & free shipping goal. Sticky add to cart bar included
| Metric | AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell | Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1 | ★ 976 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 1 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jun 2026 | Mar 2025 |
AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell and Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell at Free plan available, Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell 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.
Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell has the larger user base (976 reviews vs 1), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
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: AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell audit • Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell audit
| Keyword | AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell | Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell |
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| upsell quiz | #1337 | #26 |
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Both AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell and Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell offer paid plans only. AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell starts at Free plan available; Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell (5.0★, 1 reviews) and Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell (5.0★, 976 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell does carry the larger published review base (976 vs 1). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell has the deeper published review base (976 vs 1), 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.
AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1 reviews). Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (976 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. AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell and Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell 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 AuraCart ‑ Smart Upsell" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
