Lost sales don’t have to stay lost. In today’s hyper-competitive e-commerce world, reducing cart abandonment is all about using the right tools—specifically, those that not only trigger recovery automations but connect deeply with modern payment gateways for frictionless checkout. Below, you’ll find the most authoritative and up-to-date lineup of recovery platforms that excel at both, plus expert advice on optimizing with analytics (as of 2025).
A seamless cart recovery tool goes beyond sending reminders—it pulls shoppers straight back into a ready-to-pay checkout with full support for major processors like Stripe, PayPal, Shopify Payments, and even buy-now-pay-later options, often via instant payment links. Bonus points for unified analytics, easy setup, and cross-platform power.
Tool | Direct Payment Gateways | Supported Platforms | Analytics/Attribution | Automation Depth | Starting Price |
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Klaviyo | Stripe, PayPal, Shop Pay | Shopify, Woo, BigC, etc | Built-in, 3rd-party (Attribuly) | Multi-channel, AI | Free/From $20 |
Shopify Flow | Shopify Payments, PayPal | Shopify | Native, Attribuly-ready | Custom flow builder | Free (Plus) |
CartStack | Stripe, PayPal, Square, + | Shopify, Woo, Magento | Strong reports, Attribuly API | Cross-channel, SMS | From $29 |
Omnisend | Stripe, PayPal, Shop Pay | Shopify, Woo, BigC | Built-in, GA4, Attribuly | Multi-channel | Free/From $16 |
Recart | Shopify Payments | Shopify | Core analytics | Messenger, SMS | From $29 |
ActiveCampaign | Stripe, PayPal (via Zapier) | Shopify, Woo, others | Native, API, Attribuly | Advanced, AI rules | From $29 |
Drip | Stripe, PayPal, Shop Pay | Shopify, Woo, BigC | Built-in + integrations | Multi-channel | From $39 |
Tip: Pair any of these with Attribuly for market-leading attribution and recovery ROI insights.
Klaviyo is beloved for email and SMS marketing, but where it truly shines for cart recovery is its ultra-smooth connection to Stripe, PayPal, and Shopify Payments. Its flows drop shoppers straight into their personalized checkout, preserving all order details and supporting instant pay-from-email or SMS (when enabled).
Why It Rocks:
Best Fit: Brands needing multi-channel automations and high-converting, data-driven reminders.
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Price: Free up to 250 contacts. Paid plans from $20/mo.
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“We reclaimed 17% of abandoned carts with Klaviyo’s Stripe-enabled automations”—Shopify DTC user (G2 review)
If you’re serious about Shopify, Flow is a game changer for automating every aspect of cart recovery, directly tied in with Shopify Payments, PayPal, and 1-click checkouts.
Why It Rocks:
Best Fit: High-volume Shopify Plus stores with complex workflows.
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Price: Free for Plus plans ($2,000/mo+)
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Ideal for automating post-payment-fail outreach using payment method-specific reminders and linking receipts back to native Shopify checkout.
CartStack stands out for supporting a wide stack of payment processors (Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, and more) AND for its real-time recovery links that land shoppers on the payment-ready checkout page, not just the cart.
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Price: From $29/mo (15-day free trial)
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Omnisend is a marketer’s dream for omnichannel cart recovery, integrating deeply with Stripe, PayPal, Shopify Payments, and now Buy Now, Pay Later processors, often triggered right from the recovery email/SMS.
Why It Rocks:
Best Fit: Brands wanting to automate recovery flows across channels & payment types.
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Price: Free for up to 250 contacts. Paid plans from $16/mo.
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Recart focuses on instant, conversational cart recovery—sending payment-ready carts via Facebook Messenger and SMS, linking directly to Shopify’s integrated payment page for a one-step finish.
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Price: From $29/mo
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Great for brands with an active social following or who want to leverage Facebook/Meta’s huge reach and native payment flows.
ActiveCampaign brings enterprise-level automation into cart recovery, with integrations to tons of payment processors via Shopify, WooCommerce, or direct Zapier links (Stripe, PayPal, and more).
Why It Rocks:
Best Fit: DTC and B2B brands that need deep automation and personalization.
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Price: From $29/mo
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Drip combines behavior-based triggers with robust integrations for Stripe, PayPal, Shopify Payments—and excels at nudging shoppers back into a checkout flow, complete with dynamic discounts and analytics.
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Price: From $39/mo (14-day trial)
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Excellent for stores wanting visual, data-driven automation across multiple payment providers.
Choosing the right cart recovery tool is only step one. Want to know which recovery message, channel, or payment method is generating REAL revenue (not just clicks)? Layer attribution analytics across your recovery flows!
Why Attribuly is the e-commerce analytics secret sauce:
“After combining Omnisend with Attribuly, our abandoned cart ROI jumped 23%—because we could finally see and act on true multi-touch customer journeys.” — DTC fashion marketer
Ready to recapture lost revenue, streamline payments, AND finally know what works? Choose your fit above, then unlock advanced analytics with Attribuly. Cheers to fewer abandoned carts and more revenue in 2025!