Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Grow with SMS Marketing & WhatsApp. Send campaigns, recover abandoned carts & automate alerts.
| Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp | Sesami Booking Platform | |
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Booking app for scheduling services, experiences and events, online and on POS. Go live in minutes.
| Metric | Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp | Sesami Booking Platform |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Total reviews | 16 | ★ 266 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 10 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2023 | Jan 2019 |
Based on the data on this page, Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Sesami Booking Platform's 4.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp at Free to install, Sesami Booking Platform 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.
Sesami Booking Platform has the larger user base (266 reviews vs 16), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp'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 Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Sesami Booking Platform's 266-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp'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: Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp audit • Sesami Booking Platform audit
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| Keyword | Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp | Sesami Booking Platform |
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| sms marketing campaigns | #6 | Not ranked |
| booking | Not ranked | #11 |
| booking app | Not ranked | #13 |
| event booking | Not ranked | #23 |
| #61 | Not ranked |
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Both Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp and Sesami Booking Platform offer paid plans only. Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp starts at Free to install; Sesami Booking Platform starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 16 reviews) compared to Sesami Booking Platform (4.6★ from 266 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp 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. Sesami Booking Platform has the deeper published review base (266 vs 16), 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.
Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (16 reviews). Sesami Booking Platform typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (266 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. Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp and Sesami Booking Platform 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 Mercuri SMS Marketing WhatsApp" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
