Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Powerful reporting & analytics. Explore your data and automate reports. Custom report service.
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| Metric | BR ‑ Better Reports | Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.2k | 116 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free trial available | $750/month |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 3 supported |
| Listed since | Feb 2017 | Oct 2020 |
BR ‑ Better Reports and Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
On pricing, BR ‑ Better Reports offers a free tier (Free trial available) while Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform starts at $750/month. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
BR ‑ Better Reports has the larger user base (1,199 reviews vs 116), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform'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: BR ‑ Better Reports audit • Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform audit
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| analytics | #3 | #143 |
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BR ‑ Better Reports is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free trial available). Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform starts at $750/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
BR ‑ Better Reports (5.0★, 1,199 reviews) and Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform (4.9★, 116 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
BR ‑ Better Reports holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). 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. BR ‑ Better Reports has the deeper published review base (1,199 vs 116), 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.
BR ‑ Better Reports typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,199 reviews). Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (116 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. BR ‑ Better Reports and Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform 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 Polar: AI‑Analytics Platform" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
