Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Sell more with Buy Buttons. Create fast and easy checkout links to promote products or collections.
| Buy Button channel | Essential Upsell & Cross Sell | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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One click upsell and cross sell. Show frequently bought together product upsell & related products.
| Metric | Buy Button channel | Essential Upsell & Cross Sell |
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| Rating | 3.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 195 | ★ 2.4k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | — | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | ★ 3 |
| Languages | 21 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jan 2012 | Jun 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, Essential Upsell & Cross Sell is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Buy Button channel's 3.9★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Buy Button channel at Free plan available, Essential Upsell & Cross Sell 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.
Essential Upsell & Cross Sell has the larger user base (2,368 reviews vs 195), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Buy Button channel'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 Essential Upsell & Cross Sell; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Buy Button channel's 195-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Essential Upsell & Cross Sell'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: Buy Button channel audit • Essential Upsell & Cross Sell audit
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| Keyword | Buy Button channel | Essential Upsell & Cross Sell |
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| button | #2 | Not ranked |
| bought together | Not ranked | #2 |
| cross sell | Not ranked | #2 |
| upsell and cross-sell | Not ranked | #2 |
| chat channels | #7 | Not ranked |
Both Buy Button channel and Essential Upsell & Cross Sell offer paid plans only. Buy Button channel starts at Free plan available; Essential Upsell & Cross Sell starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Essential Upsell & Cross Sell has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 2,368 reviews) compared to Buy Button channel (3.9★ from 195 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Essential Upsell & Cross Sell holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.9★). 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. Essential Upsell & Cross Sell has the deeper published review base (2,368 vs 195), 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.
Buy Button channel typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (195 reviews). Essential Upsell & Cross Sell typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2,368 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. Buy Button channel and Essential Upsell & Cross Sell 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 Buy Button channel" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
