Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Slide cart drawer with upsells, reward bar & free shipping goal. Sticky add to cart bar included
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Instant Checkout adds Buy Now button on PDP. Fast Checkout, Boost Sales with bypass Cart page.
| Metric | Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button | Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 43 | ★ 983 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 1 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 |
Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell edges out Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button 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 (983 reviews vs 43), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button'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 Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button's 43-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell'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: Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button audit • Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell audit
| Keyword | Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button | Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell |
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| cart upsell customization | Not ranked | #1 |
| cart sharing and saving | Not ranked | #1 |
| cart customization | Not ranked | #2 |
| halloween | #21 | Not ranked |
| instagram agent | #119 | Not ranked |
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Both Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button and Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell offer paid plans only. Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button 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.
Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 983 reviews) compared to Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button (4.8★ from 43 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). 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. Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell has the deeper published review base (983 vs 43), 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.
Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (43 reviews). Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (983 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. Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button 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 Instant Checkout ‑ Buy button" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.