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Common Questions
How do agencies typically structure a paid app-stack audit engagement, and what should be in the deliverable?
A paid app-stack audit runs 2 to 3 weeks and lands in the $10,000 to $25,000 band for a single Online Store theme (Deploi estimate, illustrative, September 2026). The deliverable is four artifacts: a full app inventory with spend from Shopify's own billing records, a script-to-app attribution map, a ranked remove, replace or keep list, and a written install policy.
What's the realistic ROI timeline for paying an agency to run a full app-stack audit and cleanup vs doing it in-house?
An agency-run app-stack audit returns its $10,000 to $25,000 fee in 2 to 4 quarters for most mid-market teams, faster than an in-house cleanup that competes with a product roadmap (Deploi estimate, illustrative, September 2026). App-fee savings alone rarely cover it. The payback is the removal work: fewer scripts, fewer renewals, and one owner accountable for install decisions.
Does Searchspring require Shopify Plus, or does it work on standard Shopify plans?
Athos Commerce does not require Shopify Plus. Athos markets the platform for "your Shopify or Shopify Plus store," and the Shopify App Store listing is free to install with usage billed separately by Athos (both verified September 2026). The real gate is commercial, not technical: Athos quotes every plan, and quoted platforms price against catalog size and traffic rather than Shopify plan.
How does Flexport position itself differently from ShipBob or ShipStation for a Shopify brand's fulfillment needs?
Flexport, ShipBob and ShipStation sit in three different categories. ShipStation is shipping software that prints labels and holds no inventory, published from $14.99 per month (per ShipStation, September 2026). ShipBob is a 3PL running 60+ warehouses across four regions, rated 4.3 stars across 276 reviews. Flexport is a freight forwarder that bought a fulfillment network in 2023.
Is Postscript a certified Shopify Plus technology partner, and does that matter when vetting an SMS vendor?
Postscript is certified, listed under Messaging in the Shopify Certified Technology Partner Program alongside Attentive, Octane AI and SMSBump (shopify.com/partners, published January 2026). The certification is a floor, not a differentiator, because every serious SMS candidate clears it. Its real value is the published criteria: 30-minute first response to critical requests, 99.9% uptime objective.
Is GemPages actually a good fit for a mid-market Plus store, or is it built mainly for small dropshipping funnels?
GemPages fits a Plus store for campaign pages and breaks on two Plus-specific needs. Theme Sections "can't be directly copied or transferred between Shopify stores", and Instant Landing Pages "will not appear on the Shopify administrative dashboard" (per GemPages Help Center, September 2026). Multi-store brands and teams that audit everything in admin hit both limits fast.