Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Add shipping and revenue protection to your shop while supporting a cause!
| Protect for Shipments & Causes | Swap Returns & Exchanges | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Swap runs domestic and international returns, exchanges, and store credit. Refunds become revenue.
| Metric | Protect for Shipments & Causes | Swap Returns & Exchanges |
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| Rating | 4.4 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 7 | ★ 29 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2022 | Jan 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, Swap Returns & Exchanges is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Protect for Shipments & Causes's 4.4★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Protect for Shipments & Causes at Free to install, Swap Returns & Exchanges at Free plan available. 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.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Swap Returns & Exchanges; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Protect for Shipments & Causes's 7-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Swap Returns & Exchanges'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: Protect for Shipments & Causes audit • Swap Returns & Exchanges audit
| Keyword | Protect for Shipments & Causes | Swap Returns & Exchanges |
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| returns exchanges | Not ranked | #10 |
| returns and exchanges management | Not ranked | #12 |
| returns and exchanges | Not ranked | #24 |
Both Protect for Shipments & Causes and Swap Returns & Exchanges offer paid plans only. Protect for Shipments & Causes starts at Free to install; Swap Returns & Exchanges starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Swap Returns & Exchanges has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 29 reviews) compared to Protect for Shipments & Causes (4.4★ from 7 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Swap Returns & Exchanges holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.4★). 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. Swap Returns & Exchanges has the deeper published review base (29 vs 7), 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.
Protect for Shipments & Causes typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (7 reviews). Swap Returns & Exchanges typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (29 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. Protect for Shipments & Causes and Swap Returns & Exchanges 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 Protect for Shipments & Causes" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
