| Metric | MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat | Hosted Email |
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| Rating | ★ 4.3 ★ | 4.1 ★ |
| Total reviews | 9 | ★ 31 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | — | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 3 |
On the measured data here, MX leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick Hosted Email if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat audit • Hosted Email audit
| Field | MX | Hosted |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 94/100 listing audit | 78/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| 19 supported |
| 1 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2025 | Jul 2020 |
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| Keyword | MX | Hosted |
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| helpdesk | #8 | #106 |
MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Hosted Email doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat has the higher average rating (4.3★ from 9 reviews) compared to Hosted Email (4.1★ from 31 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat holds the higher average rating (4.3★ vs 4.1★). 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. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Hosted Email has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (31 vs 9).
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: MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat has 9 published reviews; Hosted Email has 31 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat and Hosted Email 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 MX: Helpdesk & Live Chat" 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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