Parker on the Porch review for SendOwl
May 1, 2025
Editing my review, as Shopify does not allow replies: I did respond to your emails—"No thank you, please close my account" is a clear response. I'm not interested in a promotional offer, especially one limited to 12 months. You also asked which service I switched to. That’s not information I’m obligated to share. As a provider, it's your responsibility to understand the competitive landscape. Additionally, your platform only supports hosting up to 250 files, which does not accommodate larger businesses like mine. For years now, my files haven’t been hosted directly on SendOwl—only links have been provided. So no, your service does not offer true file hosting at scale. _________ Based on the reviews here, it’s clear we’re not the only company frustrated with SendOwl. We've used SendOwl as a backup to Digital Downloads for the past 10 years at our grandfathered rate of $29/month. Recently, we received just 30 days’ notice that our rate would be adjusted to be "in line with similar apps." I didn’t expect the increase to be so extreme — our new rate is $599/month, a staggering 1965% jump. This is nowhere near competitive with other apps. The most frustrating part is that SendOwl won't actually host my files — they only host links to my files. Meanwhile, other apps host the actual content. So not only am I paying more, but I’m getting less compared to what other platforms offer. Fortunately, this has motivated us to move to self-hosting for a fraction of the cost. Not a good look, SendOwl.
We appreciate your candid feedback and understand that changes to pricing can be challenging. This adjustment marks our first price increase in over 15 years. During this time, we've maintained legacy plans to support our long-standing customers. However, to continue providing reliable and scalable services, it became necessary to realign our pricing structure. Shopify App Store While we cannot discuss specific account details due to privacy considerations, we can share that our new rates are competitively positioned. In fact, I personally managed your support tickets and when evaluating the relative fee based on a percentage of sales (note: our SaaS pricing does not actually charge a % of sales or per order fee, it is all inclusive on those regards), our pricing is approximately one-tenth the cost of a key larger competitor. Regarding file hosting, we offer both hosted and self-hosted options to provide flexibility based on your preferences. Choosing to self-host is a feature available for your convenience, not a requirement imposed by our platform. We also want to note that we reached out to discuss your specific account details and explore potential solutions. Unfortunately, we did not receive a response to engage in a productive conversation. Our support team remains available and willing to work with you to find a suitable path forward. We value your business and wish you the best of luck going forward.
