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Checkout Plus vs SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules
Side-by-side comparison
Checkout Plus
Customize Your Checkout: Free Gifts, Trust Badges, Upsells, Messages, Reviews, Surveys & Rules
Built for ShopifyshopifyFree plan available
SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules
Validate checkout, add payment, shipping & discount rules, checkout blocks & post-purchase upsells
Built for ShopifyshopifyFree
At a glance
| Metric | Checkout Plus | SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 130 | ★ 846 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
| Languages | 21 supported | 18 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2022 | Sep 2024 |
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live data on this pageThe call
Checkout Plus and SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
Where Checkout Plus leads
- Available in more languages: 21 vs 18.
- Lists AI recommendations, Gift wrap and Optimization suggestions (+6 more) in its marketplace category features; SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules doesn't.
Where SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules leads
- More published reviews: 846 vs 130.
- Ranks higher in Upsell and cross-sell: #15 vs #21 of 1,328.
- Lists Bundles, Custom CSS and Custom HTML (+2 more) in its marketplace category features; Checkout Plus 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: Checkout Plus audit • SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules audit
1. Listing metadata
Field-level data| Field | Checkout Plus | SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 91/100 listing audit | 87/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer | ||
| Listed |
2. Pricing & plans
Marketplace-listed plans · paid plans cheapest first, not matched tier-for-tierTier
Checkout Plus
SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules
Free plan
Free
Free
- For Development and Staging stores
- Contact us to use
No free plan listed
Paid plans
Basic
- Thank You Page Customizations
- Order Status Page Customizations
- Payment & Shipping Customizations
- Order Validations, Limits & Rules
- Post Purchase Page Upsells
- Auto Add Product or Gift at Cart Page
- Cart & Checkout Links
- 7-Day Free Trial
Plus
- Limited To Shopify Plus Plans
- Checkout Customizations
- Thank You Page Customizations
- Order Status Page Customizations
- Cart & Checkout Links
- Basic Plan Features
- 7-Day Free Trial
Advanced
- Limited To Shopify Plus Plans
- Checkout Upsells
- Auto Add Product or Gift At Checkout
- Checkout Branding
- Survey & Forms
- Cart & Checkout Links
- Priority Support
- 7-Day Free Trial
No paid plans listed
3. Features
As listed by each developerCheckout Plus
- Upsells: Sell more at checkout increasing average order value (AOV)
- Social Proof: Establish trust with Reviews, UGC & Trust Badges at Checkout
- Gift Messages, Delivery Instructions & Surveys: Collect information at Checkout
- Post Purchase: Thank you, Order Status & Customer Account Customizations
- Payment, Shipping Methods & Order Limits: customize at checkout with conditions
SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules
- Add one-click post-purchase upsells & downsells to boost AOV after checkout
- Block high-risk orders or COD, PayPal & Credit Card by tag, country, value
- Hide, block, sort or rename payment & shipping methods by your own rules
- Show checkout blocks: banners & discount codes, reduce abandoned checkouts
- Apply checkout validation & discount logic by cart total, tag or delivery method
4. Categories & rankings
Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inlineCheckout Plus
SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules
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Checkout#3 of 582
5. Category features
Marketplace-curated features per categoryUpsell and cross-sell16 shared · 30 total
Only in Checkout Plus
- Progress bar
- AI recommendations
- Gift wrap
- Priority processing
- Shipping protection
- Subscription upgrade
- Warranties
- Optimization suggestions
- Recommendation performance
Only in SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules
- Custom CSS
- Custom HTML
- Pop-ups
- Bundles
- Volume discounts
Listed by both (16)
- Announcement bar
- Checkout upsell
- Custom rules
- Drag-and-drop editor
- Multi-currency
- Multi-language
- One-click add-ons
- Thank you page upsell
- Free gifts
- Free shipping
- Frequently bought together
- Product add-ons
- Product recommendations
- Click-through rates
- Conversion rates
- Funnel performance
6. Search rankings
Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized| Keyword | Checkout Plus | SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules |
|---|---|---|
| at checkout | #4 | #2 |
| checkout | #3 | #4 |
| thank you page | #1 | #12 |
| checkout blocks | #10 | #4 |
| you page | #3 | #13 |
7. Featured placements & badges
Editorial visibilityCheckout Plus0 all-time · 0 recent
Not featured in any section recently.
SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules2 all-time · 2 recent
- category · Recommended upsell and bundle appsNovember 6, 2026
- category · Upsell and bundlesNovember 2, 2026
8. Activity in the last 90 days
Tracked changes · pricing, features, copy, screenshotsCheckout Plus · 2 changes
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 7descriptionListing copy updated
SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules · 4 changes
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Aug 14featuresFeatures list updated
9. App details
Long-form descriptionCheckout Plus
Unlock the ability to customize your Checkout, Thank You, and Order Status pages. Communicate vital information to your customers during checkout such as custom messages, and reviews at checkout. Establish trust with your customers by giving them confidence when they checkout it is secure and trustworthy. Provide your customers the option to provide custom gift messages to make their checkout experience even more personal. Create payment & shipping method customizations based on rules.
SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules
SMART Checkout Rules helps merchants control the checkout experience using flexible conditions. Validate checkout or hide, block, sort, or rename payment methods and shipping options based on rules like country, customer tag, cart value, product, or discount. Grow AOV with one-click post-purchase upsells and downsells, plus checkout blocks like banners, and discount codes. Ideal for high-risk checkouts, B2B, or international flows without code. Boost conversions with smarter upsells and rules.
Frequently asked
Common questions about this comparisonIs Checkout Plus or SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules cheaper?
Both Checkout Plus and SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules offer a free plan. Checkout Plus lists no paid plan with a published price; SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Which has better reviews, Checkout Plus or SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules?
Checkout Plus (5.0★, 130 reviews) and SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules (5.0★, 846 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Should I choose Checkout Plus or SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules?
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules does carry the larger published review base (846 vs 130). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Which is faster to set up, Checkout Plus or SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules?
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (846 vs 130).
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: Checkout Plus has 130 published reviews; SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules has 846 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Can I migrate data between Checkout Plus and SMART Checkout Upsells & Rules?
Migration support varies by app and category. Checkout Plus and SMART Checkout Upsells & 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 Checkout Plus" 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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