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Yotpo sunset three products last year.
We've been building loyalty for ten.

A focused retention platform for Shopify brands tired of paying enterprise prices for a roadmap that keeps shrinking. No 12-month lock-in. No surprise sunsets. Full suite, one bill.

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Yotpo sunset three products last year. We've been building loyalty for ten.
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$499/mo
vs. Yotpo's $1,798+ at 3,000 orders. 72% less.
4.8★
Average across Shopify, G2, Capterra & GetApp.
7days
Typical migration. We buy out your Yotpo contract.
72%
Lower monthly cost after switching from Yotpo.
2.4×
Returning customer rate after 6 months on Growave.

“We had constant issues with Yotpo — inaccurate points, slow support, rotating account managers. Since moving to Growave, everything works. The loyalty program runs without a hitch, and any questions are quickly resolved.”

Valtteri Törn Growave
Valtteri Törn
Head of Ecommerce, North Outdoor
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Trusted by Shopify brands you know
What changed at Yotpo

A product roadmap that's going the wrong direction.

Four documented facts about Yotpo in the last 18 months. None are opinions.

DEC 31, 2025

Yotpo sunset Email, SMS, and Subscriptions.

Brands who'd consolidated their stack into Yotpo discovered three products had been killed. Customers paying for an “all-in-one” suddenly weren't.

Source: CheckThat.ai · March 2026 audit
VERIFIED REPORTS · 2025

Four account managers in nine months.

One Trustpilot reviewer documented their AM rotation: every two months, a new face, no continuity. Support response time stretched into days.

Source: Trustpilot verified review · Sep 2025
CAPTERRA REVIEW DATA

42% of negative reviews cite pricing.

The most-cited friction at the $15K–$30K annual tier: automatic upgrades when orders grow, separate invoices per product, and overage charges.

Source: Capterra · 144 verified reviews
CONTRACTUAL

12-month auto-renewal, no exit ramp.

Yotpo's standard contract auto-renews annually. If you decide it isn't working in month four, you owe eight more months. Growave is month-to-month, always.

Source: Yotpo Master Subscription Agreement
Side by side

The decisions that actually matter at scale.

Eight categories. Verifiable facts on both sides. No vague adjectives.

Category
Logo Growave white and sky blue
yotpo logo Growave
Monthly price at 3,000 orders
$499
$1,798+
Contract term
✓Month-to-month
✕12-mo auto-renewal
Products in the suite
Loyalty, VIP, Referrals, Reviews, Wishlist
Reviews, Loyalty (Email + SMS sunset)
Products sunset since 2024
0
3
Checkout & account extensions
7
2
Developer toolkit & API
✓All plans
−Premium / Enterprise only
Pricing ceiling
$999/mo capped
$2,000+, on request
Contract buyout for switchers
✓We pay it out
✕—

Yotpo Email and SMS sunset December 31, 2025. Polaris source. All other figures from Yotpo Master Subscription Agreement and published pricing pages, March 2026.

Why switch

Six reasons Shopify brands leave Yotpo for Growave.

As a fully bootstrapped company, we build for merchants — not investor pressure.

01 / PRICING
Our best plan costs 28% of what Yotpo charges.
Top-tier plans capped at $999/month — no overage surprises, no separate invoices for every product, no automatic upgrades when your order volume creeps up.
02 / SUITE
All the apps you need in one platform.
Loyalty, VIP Tiers, Referrals, Reviews & UGC, and Wishlist — natively integrated, all on one dashboard, all updating in sync. No stitching together five vendors.
03 / SUPPORT
World-class support with personal account managers.
A dedicated CSM who knows your store. Not a rotating cast of four AMs in nine months. Talk directly to our team — even our CEO if needed.
04 / PRODUCT
Best-of-breed loyalty among all Shopify apps.
Not just compared to Yotpo. 200+ features, monthly updates, page-speed performance recently doubled, deep Klaviyo integration with pre-built retention flows.
05 / DEVELOPER
Developer-friendly with a robust toolkit.
Full API access, SDK, webhooks, and headless compatibility — included on every plan, not gated behind Premium or Enterprise tiers.
06 / CONTRACT
No contracts, no hidden fees, pay only for what you use.
Month-to-month, cancel anytime. We don't believe lock-in is a retention strategy. If we have to hold you hostage to keep you, we don't deserve the business.
Built for partners

Why top agencies prefer Growave.

Three reasons partner agencies recommend Growave to their Shopify Plus clients.

Fair pricing
Transparent and competitive pricing gives clients access to powerful features at a fraction of the cost of Yotpo. No hidden fees, just real value.
Agile development
Bring eCommerce ideas and custom workflows to life quickly. Custom integrations included from the Plus plan, no surprise dev invoices.
Business-driven features
We shape our roadmap around your client requests. Growave evolves to meet real business needs, not investor priorities.
Switchers

Brands that made the move.

Three Shopify brands, three documented outcomes. No anonymous quotes.

2.4×
Returning customer rate, 6 months after switching

“It does everything I wanted Yotpo to do but for a fraction of the price. It also allowed me to offer reviewers a small reward, which contributed to a vast increase in reviews.”

The Mala Market · since 2020
72%
Reduction in monthly retention-stack cost

“Pricing was so prohibitive with Yotpo, and their widgets were slowing my site down. Having reviews, wishlist and loyalty all within one app and price with Growave is brilliant.”

Neon Gray · since 2021
1hr
From sign-up to fully configured loyalty program

“I was trying to set up Yotpo for reviews and struggled for a week. Switched to Growave — a dedicated rep reached out within 20 minutes. Not an hour later I'm all set up and everything works great.”

Sipiyo · current customer
What you get

Built differently. Built better.

Six things you'll notice on day one of switching to Growave.

Weekly updates
Experience new features and improvements firsthand. We ship every week — not quarterly like the bigger vendors.
Developer toolkit
Built-to-last technology that evolves with your custom innovations. Full API, SDK, webhooks, headless support — included on every plan.
Shopify POS integration
Best-in-class POS integration with Loyalty QR functionality. Unified loyalty across online and in-store.
Page speed performance
Merchants reported slowdowns with Yotpo widgets. Growave recently doubled page-speed performance — your conversion rate will thank you.
Loyalty touchpoints everywhere
Widgets and nudges site-wide — on product, loyalty, checkout, and account pages — with full control over what shows where.
Branding you control
Customize everything to your needs. We'll help you design your ideal loyalty page so it matches your store, not a generic template.
The switch

Live on Growave in seven days.

A dedicated migration specialist handles your existing Yotpo data — points balances, VIP tiers, review history. Your customers don't lose a thing.

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Day 1
Kickoff call
Audit your current Yotpo setup and define the migration plan.
2
Day 2–3
Data export
Points, tiers, reviews and customer history pulled from Yotpo.
3
Day 4–5
Build & brand
Your loyalty page designed to match your store. Pixel-perfect.
4
Day 6
QA & test
Side-by-side checks on staging before any customer sees it.
5
Day 7
Go live
Hand-off, training, and a dedicated CSM for your first 90 days.
Stuck in a Yotpo contract? We'll buy out the remaining months so you can switch today.
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Integrations

Plays nicely with your existing stack.

Deep integrations with the tools you already use — and we don't compete with them like Yotpo does.

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Honest answers

The questions you're actually asking.

Will I lose my review data, points balances, or VIP tier history?
No. Our migration team exports your full Yotpo dataset — reviews, points, tier status, customer history — and imports it into Growave with verified parity checks. Your customers log in on launch day and see the same balance they had the day before.
What if I'm locked into a 12-month Yotpo contract right now?
We'll buy it out. Growave covers the remaining months of your Yotpo agreement so you can switch today and only pay us once your contract would have expired. Send us your contract on the demo call and we'll quote the buyout on the same call.
Is Growave actually used by enterprise Shopify brands?
Yes — including Innisfree, Mustela, LEGO, Toys"R"Us, Crocs, Laneige, Li-Ning, and YoungLA. Our case studies (Bluetti, Goelia, Pitaka, Nae Vegan Shoes) include documented retention and revenue lifts. We're Shopify Plus certified and support headless setups via our API.
What happens if I decide to leave Growave?
You give us notice — there's no notice period or exit fee — and we export your full dataset in standard CSV and JSON formats so you can migrate elsewhere. We don't believe in lock-in as a retention strategy. If we have to hold you hostage to keep you, we don't deserve the business.
Can I migrate my data from Yotpo using a CSV file?
Yes. You can migrate customer data using a CSV file as a self-serve option, or our support team can run a managed migration that handles everything — points balances, tier status, review history, and order data — without downtime.
What's actually different about Growave's pricing vs. Yotpo's?
Three things. First, our top tier is capped at $999/month — Yotpo's scales unbounded. Second, we don't bill products separately; the suite is one invoice. Third, we don't auto-upgrade your plan when your order volume grows mid-month. You decide when to move tiers.
Ready when you are

Switch in seven days. Pay 72% less.
Keep everything that's working.

Book a 20-minute demo. We'll show you exactly how the migration works for your store and quote a buyout for any contract you're stuck in.

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