Side-by-side comparison
Automates the purchase order process by sending out the right email to the right vendor in real time
| Metric | Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors | Relay: Slack Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 7 | 3 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free trial available |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
Order Trigger and Relay each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors audit • Relay: Slack Notifications audit
| Field | Order Trigger ‑ | Relay |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 85/100 listing audit | 82/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Listed since | Feb 2016 | Jul 2022 |
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| Keyword | Order Trigger ‑ | Relay |
|---|---|---|
| order emails | #15 | Not ranked |
| slack | Not ranked | #17 |
| staff | #20 | Not ranked |
| staff notification | #22 | Not ranked |
| notifications | Not ranked | #24 |
Neither Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors nor Relay: Slack Notifications lists a free plan. Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors lists no paid plan with a published price; Relay: Slack Notifications 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.
Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors (4.7★, 7 reviews) and Relay: Slack Notifications (4.7★, 3 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 4.7★. Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors does carry the larger published review base (7 vs 3). 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; Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (7 vs 3).
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: Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors has 7 published reviews; Relay: Slack Notifications has 3 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Order Trigger ‑ Email Vendors and Relay: Slack Notifications 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 Relay: Slack Notifications" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.