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Drive sales and customer retention with email marketing, automation and loyalty programs.
| Metric | Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS | theMarketer: Email marketing |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 3.2k | 4 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 3 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2014 | Aug 2024 |
theMarketer: Email marketing edges out Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS on rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS at Free to install, theMarketer: Email marketing 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.
Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS has the larger user base (3,171 reviews vs 4), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. theMarketer: Email marketing'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 theMarketer: Email marketing; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS's 3,171-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than theMarketer: Email marketing'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: Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS audit • theMarketer: Email marketing audit
| Keyword | Omnisend | theMarketer |
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| direct email marketing automation | #2 | #12 |
| email marketing | #3 | #161 |
| email marketing automation | #11 | #10 |
| sms marketing | #2 | #22 |
| #3 | #45 |
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Both Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS and theMarketer: Email marketing offer paid plans only. Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS starts at Free to install; theMarketer: Email marketing starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
theMarketer: Email marketing has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 4 reviews) compared to Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS (4.7★ from 3,171 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
theMarketer: Email marketing holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). 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. Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS has the deeper published review base (3,171 vs 4), 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.
Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3,171 reviews). theMarketer: Email marketing typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 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. Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS and theMarketer: Email marketing 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 theMarketer: Email marketing" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.