Cartio vs Postscript

A different way to calculate recovery costs

If your Shopify store uses SMS to recover carts, the monthly bill depends on how your provider charges for messages, platform access and results. Postscript’s pricing page, read on 19 September 2026, lists Starter at $0 per month with a $49 monthly minimum spend, Growth at $100 per month and Professional at $500 per month. The same page says messages are charged per SMS and per MMS, plus carrier fees.

Cartio uses a recovered-revenue model. The plan you choose sets the rate, and the fee applies only to carts and payments Cartio recovers. That gives you a separate pricing structure to review alongside your current SMS costs.

How Cartio works for Shopify recovery

1. Choose the Cartio plan that matches the rate you want to apply to recovered revenue. Launch is $0 per month at 12%, Growth is $99 per month at 7%, and Scale is $299 per month at 4%.

2. Connect Cartio through Shopify Billing. Cartio is built for Shopify and supports recovery for abandoned carts and failed payments.

3. Cartio uses AI voice calls, SMS and WhatsApp as recovery channels. You can use the relevant channel for the recovery workflow you want to run.

4. The fee is calculated from the carts and payments Cartio recovers. The monthly plan fee and the recovered-revenue rate depend on the plan you selected.

The calculation is straightforward to compare: plan fee plus the applicable percentage of recovered revenue. For example, a store using Growth pays $99 per month and 7% of recovered revenue. The actual amount depends on what Cartio recovers.

What you get with a Cartio alternative

Cartio provides recovery for abandoned carts and failed payments through AI voice calls, SMS and WhatsApp. Higher plans also include upsell, winback, broadcast campaigns, surveys and 24/7 AI support.

The plans are sized for Shopify merchants doing roughly 400 to 3,000 orders per month. That includes stores in categories such as apparel, beauty, supplements, home, pets and electronics accessories, where abandoned carts can represent a recurring revenue opportunity.

Use the [abandoned-cart recovery solution](/solutions/abandoned-cart) to review the cart workflow, or see the [failed-payment recovery solution](/solutions/failed-payments) if payment recovery is part of your retention program.

Questions to answer before switching or adding another tool

**“Will I pay for every message?”** Cartio’s supplied pricing model charges the applicable plan fee and a percentage of recovered revenue. The fee applies only to carts and payments Cartio recovers. Review the plan details for the current rate before choosing.

**“Do I have to stop using Postscript?”** The supplied evidence does not establish a required migration path or a specific Postscript limitation. This page describes Cartio’s pricing and capabilities so you can evaluate the two models. Confirm your desired setup during review.

**“What does Postscript charge?”** According to Postscript’s pricing page, read on 19 September 2026, Starter is $0 per month with a $49 monthly minimum spend, Growth is $100 per month and Professional is $500 per month. It also lists per-SMS and per-MMS charges plus carrier fees.

**“What if my store has failed payments as well as abandoned carts?”** Cartio supports recovery for both abandoned carts and failed payments. You can review the two workflows before deciding which recovery use cases belong in your plan.

Compare the billing models with your store’s numbers

A pricing comparison should use your own recovered revenue, order volume and current message costs. Start with the [Cartio pricing plans](/pricing) for the current plan rates, then use the [Cartio comparison page](/compare) to organize the differences you need to review.

Proof slot: add a verified customer result tied to recovered revenue, with the customer’s approval and the period measured.

Proof slot: add a product screenshot showing the relevant recovery workflow or billing detail, supplied by the Cartio product team.

Review Cartio’s recovery pricing

Review the Cartio plans and calculate the recovered-revenue rate against your store’s own recovery numbers. If you need broader capability details first, visit the [Cartio features overview](/features).