Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Privatize your whole website, store section or specific products, categories and pages. Allow only registered users to access the restricted content.
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Sort Products for WooCommerce lets you sort products with drag & drop and 18 powerful sorting options for categories, subcategories and tags
| Metric | Private Store & Website | Sort Products |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 4 | 4 |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Pricing | $49/year | ★ $39/year |
Private Store & Website and Sort Products 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.
Pricing is noticeably different: Sort Products at $39/year vs Private Store & Website at $49/year (~26% premium on the entry tier). For early-stage store owners the cheaper tier is the lower-risk starting point; mid-market store owners should compare the specific capacity gates the higher tier unlocks before treating the premium as justified.
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 store owners 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 WooCommerce Marketplace 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: Private Store & Website audit • Sort Products audit
| Keyword | Private Store & Website | Sort Products |
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| form | #366 | #595 |
| payment | #366 | #595 |
Both Private Store & Website and Sort Products offer paid plans only. Private Store & Website starts at $49/year; Sort Products starts at $39/year. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Private Store & Website (5.0★, 4 reviews) and Sort Products (5.0★, 4 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 recommend one over the other from published marketplace data: the WooCommerce Marketplace does not expose a rating or review base that separates them. Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown, and compare against your own requirements rather than a headline number.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WooCommerce Marketplace. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly, and the WooCommerce Marketplace publishes no review base that would let us infer it for these two — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Private Store & Website typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 reviews). Sort Products typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 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. Private Store & Website and Sort Products 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 Sort Products" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.