Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Automate shipping and improve customer experience with flexible delivery, branded tracking & more.
| Sendcloud | Shipping Platform | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules | |
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Custom shipping rates & rules: weight, dimensions, postcode, product. Hide, sort, rename at checkout
| Metric | Sendcloud | Shipping Platform | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules |
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| Rating | 4.6 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 505 | 415 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | ★ 3 | 2 |
| Languages | 6 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2015 | Jun 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, SMART Shipping Rates & Rules is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Sendcloud | Shipping Platform's 4.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Sendcloud | Shipping Platform at Free plan available, SMART Shipping Rates & Rules 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.
Sendcloud | Shipping Platform has the larger user base (505 reviews vs 415), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. SMART Shipping Rates & Rules'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 SMART Shipping Rates & Rules; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Sendcloud | Shipping Platform's 505-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than SMART Shipping Rates & Rules'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: Sendcloud | Shipping Platform audit • SMART Shipping Rates & Rules audit
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| Keyword | Sendcloud | Shipping Platform | SMART Shipping Rates & Rules |
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| ratings | #5 | #1 |
| rates by | #52 | #1 |
| shipping | #61 | #1 |
| shipping rates | #10 | #1 |
| rates | #101 | #1 |
Both Sendcloud | Shipping Platform and SMART Shipping Rates & Rules offer paid plans only. Sendcloud | Shipping Platform starts at Free plan available; SMART Shipping Rates & Rules starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 415 reviews) compared to Sendcloud | Shipping Platform (4.6★ from 505 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
SMART Shipping Rates & Rules holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). 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. Sendcloud | Shipping Platform has the deeper published review base (505 vs 415), 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.
Sendcloud | Shipping Platform typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (505 reviews). SMART Shipping Rates & Rules typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (415 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. Sendcloud | Shipping Platform and SMART Shipping Rates & Rules 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 SMART Shipping Rates & Rules" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
