Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Grow with SMS Marketing & WhatsApp. Send campaigns, recover abandoned carts & automate alerts.
| Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp | Textmagic | |
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| Metric | Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp | Textmagic: SMS & Email |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 16 | 0 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free to install | From $24.50/month |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2023 | May 2026 |
Based on the data on this page, Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Textmagic: SMS & Email's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp offers a free tier (Free to install) while Textmagic: SMS & Email starts at From $24.50/month. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Textmagic: SMS & Email's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp'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: Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp audit • Textmagic: SMS & Email audit
| Keyword | Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp | Textmagic |
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| #9028 | #9435 |
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Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free to install). Textmagic: SMS & Email starts at From $24.50/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp does carry the larger published review base (16 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp has the deeper published review base (16 vs 0), 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.
Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (16 reviews). Textmagic: SMS & Email typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 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. Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp and Textmagic: SMS & 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 Textmagic: SMS & Email" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
