Small Business Shopify Apps — Full Market Share Table
All tracked small business Shopify apps ranked by current install share, with change vs 30 days ago and Leader / Climbing / Declining / Stable status — filterable by country and date range.
| # | App | Market Share | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67.70% | 59.07 | Climbing | |
| 2 | 15.80% | 5.73 | Climbing | |
| 3 | 13.54% | 58.38 | Declining | |
| 4 | 1.13% | 0.70 | Climbing | |
| 5 | 0.34% | 0.12 | Climbing | |
| 6 | 0.34% | 0.19 | Climbing | |
| 7 | 0.28% | 0.01 | Declining | |
| 8 | 0.28% | 0.10 | Climbing | |
| 9 | 0.23% | 0.08 | Climbing | |
| 10 | 0.14% | 0.14 | Climbing |
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Key Insights:
- Notify Customers SMS Marketing holds 67.7% share of small business app installs — 51.9pp ahead of CharityChoice Donations (15.8%).
- Top 3 apps (Notify Customers SMS Marketing, CharityChoice Donations, Mechanic) account for 97.0% of all small business install share — a concentrated market.
- Notify Customers SMS Marketing is gaining share fastest this month (+59.07pp) — the largest single gainer among the top small business apps by share.
- Mechanic is losing share fastest (-58.38pp) — could indicate a churning user base or a stronger challenger gaining ground.
Small Business Shopify Apps — Market Share Over Time
Monthly market share trajectory for the top 5 small business Shopify apps over the past year — see who's gaining or losing install share month by month.
Charts Data
| App | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | — | 19.6% | 26.8%7.22 | 18.1%8.77 | 8.6%9.43 | 67.7%59.08 |
| | 5.3%3.43 | 6.7%1.44 | 4.3%2.41 | 2.7%1.60 | 20.1%17.41 | 15.8%4.32 |
| | 88.0%4.58 | 67.2%20.78 | 57.5%9.74 | 72.2%14.73 | 63.2%8.96 | 13.5%49.70 |
| | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 1.1%0.56 |
| | 0.2% | 0.2%– | 0.2%0.01 | 0.2%– | 0.4%0.24 | 0.3%0.09 |
Key Insights:
- Notify Customers SMS Marketing's share expanded from 19.6% → 67.7% over the charted period.
- Of the top 5 tracked small business apps, 4 grew share and 1 lost share — leader is widening the gap.
Top Small Business Shopify Apps by Country
Per-country market share rankings for small business Shopify apps across 5 markets — see which apps lead in each country and where regional leaders diverge from the global leader.
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Key Insights:
- Notify Customers SMS Marketing leads small business apps in 3 of 4 tracked markets (United States, China, United Kingdom).
- Notify Customers SMS Marketing leads worldwide, but India bucks the trend — Samy : PDF Invoice Generator leads there.
Top 5 Apps in Small Business
- Notify Customers SMS Marketing — Leads small business apps with 67.7% install share, rated 5.0★ — gaining share this month.
- Klarna Search & Compare — Holds 0 of small business app install share, rated 4.6★ — losing share this month.
- CharityChoice Donations — Holds 15.8% of small business app install share, rated 5.0★ — gaining share this month.
- Erplain B2B Sales & Inventory — Holds 0 of small business app install share, rated 5.0★.
- Mechanic — Holds 13.5% of small business app install share, rated 5.0★ — losing share this month.
Small Business Shopify Apps — Frequently Asked Questions
1. Which small business app has the highest market share on Shopify?
Notify Customers SMS Marketing dominates the small business category on Shopify with 67.7% of installs — 51.9pp ahead of CharityChoice Donations. This is a clear leader by share, so most merchants default to it unless they have a niche-fit reason to pick differently.
2. How is market share calculated for small business Shopify apps?
For small business (a keyword page), market share is rank-weighted — apps at position #1 carry roughly 40× the weight of apps at position #22, and apps beyond #22 are excluded. Each app's weighted score is divided by the total weighted score across the keyword to give the share %. This reflects Shopify search behaviour: most installs come from the top of the results.
3. Which small business apps are gaining market share on Shopify?
Notify Customers SMS Marketing is gaining small business app market share fastest this month, up +59.07pp versus 30 days ago. Switch the table sub-tab to "Market Share Changes" to see all gainers ordered by movement.
4. Which small business apps are losing market share on Shopify?
Mechanic has lost the most market share this month among small business apps (-58.38pp). Sort the table by Change (Low to High) to see the full list of decliners.
5. Which countries drive the most small business Shopify app installs?
United States drives the largest share of small business app installs at 49.0%, followed by United Kingdom at 22.6% and Belgium at 15.8%. Use the country picker on the third card to compare market leaders by country.
6. How many small business apps does ShopDigest track on Shopify?
ShopDigest tracks 95 small business apps on the Shopify App Store. Market share, rankings, and review data refresh weekly so you can track competitive shifts as they happen.