Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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| LinkedOption Combined Listings | VDB Ring Creator | |
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Your inventory + VDB virtual inventory means customers can build rings and order them from you.
| Metric | LinkedOption Combined Listings | VDB Ring Creator |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 137 | 14 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free plan available | From $2,000 |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 7 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2022 | Aug 2021 |
LinkedOption Combined Listings and VDB Ring Creator are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
On pricing, LinkedOption Combined Listings offers a free tier (Free plan available) while VDB Ring Creator starts at From $2,000. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
LinkedOption Combined Listings has the larger user base (137 reviews vs 14), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. VDB Ring Creator's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
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: LinkedOption Combined Listings audit • VDB Ring Creator audit
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| Keyword | LinkedOption Combined Listings | VDB Ring Creator |
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| as separate products | #2 | Not ranked |
| separate products | #2 | Not ranked |
| separate products on | #2 | Not ranked |
| conditional logic | Not ranked | #195 |
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LinkedOption Combined Listings is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). VDB Ring Creator starts at From $2,000. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
LinkedOption Combined Listings (5.0★, 137 reviews) and VDB Ring Creator (5.0★, 14 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 5.0★. LinkedOption Combined Listings does carry the larger published review base (137 vs 14). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. LinkedOption Combined Listings has the deeper published review base (137 vs 14), 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.
LinkedOption Combined Listings typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (137 reviews). VDB Ring Creator typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (14 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. LinkedOption Combined Listings and VDB Ring Creator 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 VDB Ring Creator" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
