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Calcurates vs Advanced Shipping Rules
Side-by-side comparison
Calcurates
Get a powerful shipping rates calculator, manage shipping rules and set estimated delivery dates.
shopifyFree to install
Advanced Shipping Rules
Setting up your simple to complex shipping rates requirements is now possible and easy
shopifyFree trial available
At a glance
| Metric | Calcurates: Accurate Shipping | Advanced Shipping Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 4.9 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 77 | ★ 320 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free trial available |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2021 | Feb 2016 |
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live data on this pageThe call
On the measured data here, Calcurates leads on more dimensions (4 vs 2). Pick Advanced Shipping Rules if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
Where Calcurates leads
- Higher average rating: 4.9★ vs 4.8★.
- Lists a free plan; Advanced Shipping Rules doesn't.
- Ranks higher in Delivery and pickup: #64 vs #79 of 699.
- Lists Address validation, Block dates and Custom messages (+7 more) in its marketplace category features; Advanced Shipping Rules doesn't.
Where Advanced Shipping Rules leads
- More published reviews: 320 vs 77.
- Lists Order limits in its marketplace category features; Calcurates doesn't.
How this is generated
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: Calcurates: Accurate Shipping audit • Advanced Shipping Rules audit
1. Listing metadata
Field-level data| Field | Calcurates | Advanced Shipping Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 94/100 listing audit | 86/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer | ||
| Listed |
2. Pricing & plans
Marketplace-listed plans · paid plans cheapest first, not matched tier-for-tierTier
Calcurates
Advanced Shipping Rules
Free plan
Free to install
Free
- No rates calculations included
- Access to all features
- FREE onboarding call
- AI-powered chat support
- AI configuration (MCP)
- Human text support
No free plan listed
Paid plans
Small
- up to 7,000 monthly calculations
- Access to all features
- FREE onboarding call
- FREE initial setup service
- AI-powered chat support
- AI configuration (MCP)
- Human text and on-call support
Medium
- up to 17,000 monthly calculations
- Access to all features
- FREE onboarding call
- FREE initial setup service
- AI-powered chat support
- AI configuration (MCP)
- Human text and on-call support
Large
- up to 35,000 monthly calculations
- Access to all features
- FREE onboarding call
- FREE initial setup service
- AI-powered chat support
- AI configuration (MCP)
- Human text and on-call support
- Personal manager
Lite
- Up to 2 Product Groups
- 1 Blended Rate
- *No Hide/Show Rules*
- Unlimited Free Trial in Test Mode
- 7-Day Free Trial in Live Mode
Standard
- Up to 5 Product Groups
- 2 Blended Rates
- Blending Rules
- Unlimited Free Trial in Test Mode
- 7-Day Free Trial in Live Mode
Pro
- Up to 20 Product Groups
- 3 Blended Rates
- Blending Rules
- Postal Code Subzones
- Toggle Rates based on Customer Tags
- Unlimited Free Trial in Test Mode
- 7-Day Free Trial in Live Mode
Unlimited
- Unlimited Product Groups
- Unlimited Blended Rates
- All Features
- Unlimited Trial in Test Mode
- 7-Day Trial in Live Mode
3. Features
As listed by each developerCalcurates
- Shipping live rates from 10+ major carriers. Connect own carrier accounts.
- Advanced shipping calculator: Table Shipping Rates, Pallet Rates, Rate Shopping
- Shipping rules and restrictions. By postcodes, tags, metafields, distance
- Dimensional shipping rates and packaging rules, volumetric weight calculations
- Estimated delivery dates, duties & taxes, multi-origin shipping, rates by vendor
Advanced Shipping Rules
- Flexible, easy to express conditional logic w/ many variables & conditions
- Advanced real-time carrier rates
- Control shipping rate titles and how to combine rates
- Restrict some products from shipping certain areas
- Highly rated, highly responsive email and phone support
4. Categories & rankings
Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inlineCalcurates
Advanced Shipping Rules
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Shipping rate#76 of 602
5. Category features
Marketplace-curated features per categoryShipping rates16 shared · 22 total
Only in Calcurates
- Distance-based
- Multi-origin
- Address validation
- Custom notifications
- Multi-currency
- Multi-language
Only in Advanced Shipping Rules
None
Listed by both (16)
- Carrier-based
- Customer-based
- Dimension-based
- Flat fee
- Multi-zone
- Product-based
- Quantity-based
- Rate blending
- Weight-based
- ZIP/post code
- Custom rules
- Delivery date
- Delivery time
- Hide rates
- PO Box restrictions
- Rename options
Delivery and pickup2 shared · 8 total
Only in Calcurates
- Address validation
- Block dates
- Custom messages
- Dynamic rates
- Preparation times
Only in Advanced Shipping Rules
- Order limits
Listed by both (2)
- Cutoff times
- Minimum values
6. Search rankings
Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized| Keyword | Calcurates | Advanced Shipping Rules |
|---|---|---|
| shipping rules | Not ranked | #5 |
| shipping rate calculator | #7 | Not ranked |
| accurate conversion tracking | #10 | Not ranked |
| accurate conversion | #10 | Not ranked |
| shipping rates | Not ranked | #21 |
7. Activity in the last 90 days
Tracked changes · pricing, features, copy, screenshotsCalcurates · 3 changes
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Sep 22descriptionListing copy updated
- Sep 3descriptionListing copy updated
Advanced Shipping Rules · 2 changes
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Sep 3descriptionListing copy updated
8. App details
Long-form descriptionCalcurates
Turn on cost-effective and sales-stimulating shipping by eliminating the gap between calculated shipping charges displayed at checkout and real shipping costs you bear. Show carrier real-time rates — UPS, USPS, DHL, FedEx, Australia Post, etc. Build own postcode, dimensions and weight-based shipping price calculator with Table Rates. Restrict shipping, apply advanced shipping rules. Add delivery dates, international duty and tax (landed cost). The app requires carrier-calculated shipping (CCS).
Advanced Shipping Rules
When there's a roadblock with your shipping rates our app and highly rated customer support are here to help! Finely control your shipping rates using advanced yet simple conditional logic. Hide, show, add to, or subtract from a shipping rate based on a wide variety of variables and conditions including postal codes, SKU, tags, and more. Other advanced features: Service Codes, Product Groups, Package Settings, Custom Titles, Combined Rates, % of Product Price, Per Pound, Per Item and more!
Frequently asked
Common questions about this comparisonIs Calcurates: Accurate Shipping or Advanced Shipping Rules cheaper?
Calcurates: Accurate Shipping is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Advanced Shipping Rules doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Which has better reviews, Calcurates: Accurate Shipping or Advanced Shipping Rules?
Calcurates: Accurate Shipping has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 77 reviews) compared to Advanced Shipping Rules (4.8★ from 320 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Should I choose Calcurates: Accurate Shipping or Advanced Shipping Rules?
Calcurates: Accurate Shipping holds the higher average rating (4.9★ 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.
Which is faster to set up, Calcurates: Accurate Shipping or Advanced Shipping Rules?
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Advanced Shipping Rules has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (320 vs 77).
Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Calcurates: Accurate Shipping has 77 published reviews; Advanced Shipping Rules has 320 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Can I migrate data between Calcurates: Accurate Shipping and Advanced Shipping Rules?
Migration support varies by app and category. Calcurates: Accurate Shipping and Advanced Shipping Rules 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 Calcurates: Accurate Shipping" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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