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Should I use Email, SMS, & Push for Shopify | PushOwl?

Grow Shopify sales with email marketing, SMS marketing & web push notifications. Add popups and newsletters, and automate abandoned cart, back-in-stock & price-drop alerts. - pushowl.com

· 1 week ago

Buy if you run a small Shopify store and want email, SMS, and push in one cheap app with send-based pricing. Skip it if you need Klaviyo-grade segmentation or sell anywhere other than Shopify.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 16 public sources; pricing figures vary between review sites.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo vulnerability data; no public security page

Pricing

$0/mo

Free

ModelSend-based
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Growth$29/mo
Plus Bundle$19/mo ($180/yr)

Best for

  • Small Shopify stores
  • Dropshippers
  • Merchants consolidating email, SMS, push
  • Cart-recovery focused sellers

Not for

  • Non-Shopify stores — this app is Shopify-only
  • Large brands needing deep segmentation; Klaviyo compares stronger
  • High-volume SMS senders — Guess: per-send costs add up
  • Teams wanting published security documentation

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

One merchant says account was banned over a disputed terms violation

medium

SMS adds cost: cited SMS bundle tiers run $19–$79/mo

low

Free plan limits: 500 push and 1,000 email/SMS sends monthly

low

Send-based pricing grows with campaign volume, not list size

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Email, SMS, and web push in one Shopify app
  • Send-based pricing instead of subscriber-based
  • Free plan: 500 monthly sends, unlimited subscribers
  • Automates abandoned cart, back-in-stock, and price-drop alerts
  • Users replaced two subscriptions after switching

Cons

  • Merchant reports disputed account ban
  • Free tier caps sends at roughly 500–1,000 monthly
  • Rivals like Klaviyo market deeper AI omnichannel features

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0/mo

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Send-based pricing; users cut two subscriptions
  • Ease of use. No direct usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Three channels plus cart, stock, price-drop automations
  • Support quality: 2/5. Review cites disputed account ban
  • Security posture. No vulnerability data; no public security page
  • $19/mo Starting price Plus Bundle, billed annually
  • Yes Free tier 500 push + 1,000 email/SMS sends/mo
  • 3 Channels Email, SMS, web push
  • Send-based Pricing model Not subscriber-based

Pricing

Free

$0/mo

  • 500 push sends/mo
  • 1,000 email/SMS sends
  • Unlimited subscribers

Growth

$29/mo

  • 10,000 sends/mo
  • Email, SMS, and push included

Plus Bundle

$19/mo ($180/yr)

  • Adds SMS messaging
  • Billed annually option

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users like consolidating email, SMS, and push into one app, but at least one merchant reports a disputed account ban.

“We finally switched to PushOwl (Brevo's Shopify app). It handles email, SMS, and push in one place, so we dropped two subscriptions and nothing ...”
Reddit, r/B2BSaaS
“They banned our account for not following their terms and conditions, but it was due to an issue”
AppNavigator review (RalliTEK)
“Brevo or Sendvio if you need the SMS marketing or push notifications component.”
Reddit, r/ShopifyeCommerce

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on 16 public sources; pricing figures vary between review sites.

Budget all-in-one email, SMS, push for Shopify stores. Send-based pricing from $19/mo. Not for big brands.

Methodology

Based on 16 public sources; pricing figures vary between review sites.

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