Privy vs Attentive

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Privy runs on 10,001 live Shopify stores and Attentive on 3,687. Here is how the two email & SMS marketing tools compare on real adoption: by country, overlap, and the stores using each.

Privy vs Attentive: active Shopify stores Privy 10,001 Attentive 3,687
Privy is installed on 2.7x as many Shopify stores as Attentive; 99 stores use both.

Which is more popular on Shopify, Privy or Attentive?

Privy is more widely used on Shopify than Attentive: we detect Privy on 10,001 active stores (1.3% of all stores we track) and Attentive on 3,687 (0.5%) as of October 2026, a ratio of about 2.7 to 1. 99 stores run both at the same time (2.7% of Attentive stores), which usually means a migration in progress or each tool covering a different job. Privy leads in every one of the largest Shopify markets we compared. Both have their biggest market in United States, with 4,978 stores on Privy and 3,058 on Attentive. Well-known stores on Privy without Attentive include MyFonts and Karakubuy, while Comfrt and Alo Yoga chose Attentive. Adoption shows what stores actually choose; it does not measure price, features or support quality, so use it alongside a feature comparison.

At a glance

PrivyAttentive
Active Shopify stores10,0013,687
Share of all stores1.3%0.5%
Largest marketUnited States (4,978)United States (3,058)
Most often used withMeta Pixel (73.9%)Meta Pixel (81.2%)
Stores using both99

Privy vs Attentive by country

Share of each country's active Shopify stores using each tool, for the largest markets of either.

CountryPrivyAttentiveLeader
United States 2.2% (4,978) 1.3% (3,058) Privy
United Kingdom 1.2% (775) 0.5% (322) Privy
Canada 2% (700) 0.3% (108) Privy
Australia 1.6% (633) 0.3% (98) Privy
France 0.9% (224) 0% (9) Privy
Chile 2.8% (205) 0% (1) Privy
Hong Kong SAR China 1.2% (182) 0% (6) Privy
India 0.4% (169) 0% (2) Privy
China 2.1% (168) 0% (0) Privy
Mexico 1.2% (143) 0% (4) Privy
Italy 0.8% (129) 0% (3) Privy
New Zealand 1.3% (120) 0% (1) Privy

Top Shopify stores using both Privy and Attentive

# Store Country Theme Products Popularity
1 Boston Scally United States · San Francisco Custom 532 Top 100k
2 Newton Baby United States · Miami Dawn 68 Top 500k
3 BedJet United States · Newport Simplistic 33 Top 500k
4 UMUSIC Shop Canada Canada · Toronto Rhythm 1,858 Top 500k
5 Buoy United States · San Diego Dawn 133 Top 500k
6 KISS Official Store United States · Philadelphia Rhythm 589 Top 500k
7 Pacers Team Store United States · Indianapolis Impulse 740 Top 500k
8 Porte + Hall United States · Bronxville Custom 195 Top 500k
9 Jays Care 50/50 Canada · Toronto BCBN-Debut 0 Top 500k
10 KINApparel United States · Philadelphia Impulse 299 Top 500k

Top stores using Attentive but not Privy

# Store Country Theme Products Popularity
1 Comfrt United States · Miami Custom 399 Top 10k
2 Alo Yoga United States · Beverly Hills Production (refs/tags/re) 4,442 Top 50k
3 Cole Haan United States · Greenland Horizon 1,019 Top 50k
4 Tuckernuck United States · Washington Tuckernuck Redesign 16,307 Top 50k
5 Speedo United Kingdom · London Fuse 1,608 Top 50k
6 Diamond Art Club United States · Los Angeles Diamond Art Club Custom 4,985 Top 50k
7 YoungLA United States · Northridge Prestige 915 Top 50k
8 AKIRA United States · Chicago Reformation 25,000+ Top 50k
9 The GLD Shop United States · Miami Debut 10,964 Top 50k
10 Little Sleepies United States · Los Angeles on/Sight Base 1,859 Top 50k

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Counts are live Shopify stores where each tool is detected in homepage code. They measure adoption, not quality or price. Methodology.