Who uses Ali Reviews?

The typical Ali Reviews store is a small, lean Shopify store. Its median catalog is 36 products, the same as TrustWILL stores and a little below Judge.me (40) and AG Product Reviews (about 42). It runs 8 detected apps. That is the profile of a store in its first year or two, still testing products and building its first base of customer reviews.

About 3.4% of Ali Reviews stores run Shopify Plus, below the Shopify-wide rate of about 4.4%. It sits with the budget end of the review category: AG Product Reviews at about 1.7% and TrustWILL at about 1.3% are lower, Judge.me at about 5% is a little higher, and the enterprise apps, Yotpo and Okendo, are far above at about 26% and 37%.

Ali Reviews is used well beyond the United States: 59% of its stores are based elsewhere. The US accounts for about 40.5%, a larger share than for Judge.me or AG Product Reviews. India is a clear second market at about 13.5%, then Germany, Canada and the Netherlands at about 5% each. The United Kingdom is sixth at under 3%, unusually low for a review app; for Judge.me and Yotpo the UK is the second market.

By category, Fashion leads at about 20% of stores and Business and industrial follows at about 19%. Technology is third at about 15%, the highest Technology share of any review app we profile, and Arts and entertainment is fourth at about 8.5%. Electronics, gadgets and accessories stores often source products from marketplaces and import reviews alongside them, which is the workflow Ali Reviews was built for.

The apps that show up next to Ali Reviews describe a store focused on fulfillment and average order value. Ali Reviews stores run Track123 order tracking 6.3x more often than the average Shopify store and CWILL order tracking 3.4x more often. Selleasy upsells are 4.1x more common, Kaching Bundles 3.9x, Vitals 3.2x and the GemPages page builder 2.7x.

Two order tracking apps in the top four point to longer shipping times, where customers want to follow a parcel. Bundles, upsells and a page builder point to a store that drives traffic to landing pages and works to lift each basket. That is the classic stack of a lean store selling trending products, often with international suppliers.

Ali Reviews vs Judge.me

Judge.me is the most reviewed app in the category, with more than 48,000 reviews and a 5.0 rating. Its stores are a little larger (median 40 products against 36) and slightly more often on Plus (about 5% against about 3.4%). Judge.me has a Forever Free plan and a single paid plan at $15 a month, close to Ali Reviews' $14.95 Basic plan. Choose Judge.me for the broader feature set on one simple plan, Ali Reviews if bulk review import is the main job.

Ali Reviews vs AG Product Reviews

AG Product Reviews has a very similar store profile, with a median of about 42 products, 7 apps and about 1.7% of stores on Plus. It also has a large India base, level with the US at about 20%. It is listed as free on the App Store and has 3,199 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Both apps attract budget-conscious international stores; AG Product Reviews has no listed paid tier, while Ali Reviews offers paid plans for more features.

Other options

TrustWILL has the same median catalog of 36 products and the lowest Plus share in the group, about 1.3%, with paid plans from $11.99 a month and a large following in France. Loox, from $49.99 a month, is the photo review choice for more ad-driven brands. Vitals bundles reviews with many other storefront tools for $29.99 a month.

Ali Reviews has a free plan, then Basic at $14.95 a month, Growth at $24.95 and Advanced at $49.95. Its entry price is in line with Judge.me at $15 and a little above TrustWILL at $11.99, while AG Product Reviews is listed as free. The Advanced plan, at $49.95, costs about the same as Loox's first paid tier.