Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Slide cart drawer with upsells, reward bar & free shipping goal. Sticky add to cart bar included
| Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell | VL | |
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| Metric | Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell | VL: Checkout Address Validator |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 982 | 25 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2025 | Mar 2023 |
Based on the data on this page, Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs VL: Checkout Address Validator's 4.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell at Free plan available, VL: Checkout Address Validator at Free to install. 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 (982 reviews vs 25), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. VL: Checkout Address Validator'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 — VL: Checkout Address Validator's 25-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: Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell audit • VL: Checkout Address Validator audit
| Keyword | Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell | VL |
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| cart upsell customization | #1 | Not ranked |
| cart sharing and saving | #1 | Not ranked |
| checkout customization rules | Not ranked | #1 |
| cart customization | #2 | Not ranked |
| at checkout | Not ranked | #19 |
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Both Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell and VL: Checkout Address Validator offer paid plans only. Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell starts at Free plan available; VL: Checkout Address Validator starts at Free to install. 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 982 reviews) compared to VL: Checkout Address Validator (4.6★ from 25 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 4.6★). 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 (982 vs 25), 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.
Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (982 reviews). VL: Checkout Address Validator typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (25 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. Essent Cart Drawer Cart Upsell and VL: Checkout Address Validator 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 VL: Checkout Address Validator" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
