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| Metric | Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups | Para: Voice SMS |
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| Rating | 4.5 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 4k | 0 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | From $24/month | ★ Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 4 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jun 2015 | Apr 2023 |
Based on the data on this page, Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.5★ vs Para: Voice SMS's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. On pricing, Para: Voice SMS offers a free tier (Free plan available) while Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups starts at From $24/month. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly for stores at sub-1K monthly orders where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered. Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups has the larger user base (4,025 reviews vs 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Para: Voice SMS's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Para: Voice SMS's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups'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: Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups audit • Para: Voice SMS audit
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Para: Voice SMS is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups starts at From $24/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups fits better if you prioritize rating consistency; Para: Voice SMS is the call if you need the larger user base. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups has more onboarding documentation maturity (4,025 reviews vs 0), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (4,025 reviews). Para: Voice SMS aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (0 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Privy ‑ Email, SMS & Pop Ups and Para: Voice SMS 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 Para: Voice SMS" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
