Freebies Engine vs Rebuy

Rebuy and Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab compared for Shopify upsells and offers: listing on 2026-10-11, where Rebuy is stronger and who should choose which.

Rebuy (listed as "Rebuy Personalization Engine") is a personalization and recommendation platform for Shopify. It overlaps with Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab on upsells and bundles, but the two are built for different jobs. This page compares them for a merchant deciding where to put an upsell budget. Every Rebuy fact below comes from its Shopify App Store listing, pricing page or help center and is true as of 2026-10-11.

At a glance

	Rebuy	Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab
Listed on the Shopify App Store since	May 23, 2019	Not compared
Main job	Personalization and product recommendations across cart, checkout, post-purchase, search and collections	Offer rules built from templates: gifts, bundles, upsells, discounts, codes, shipping, subscriptions
Checkout offers	Shopify Plus only, according to its help center	Checkout upsell requires Shopify Plus
Post-purchase	One-click and post-purchase flows on its listing; recommendations on the order status page are available on all Shopify plans	Not compared
A/B testing	Included in its "Flows & A/B Testing" package	Not compared
How plans are sized	Packages priced by monthly orders	See the pricing page
Free trial	14 days	See the pricing page
Shopify Flow	Listed under "Works with" (apps.shopify.com/rebuy, 2026-10-14)	Two Shopify Flow triggers: offer applied and gift added
API	Not listed in the listing; it links to developer documentation (apps.shopify.com/rebuy, 2026-10-14)	A headless API with storefront and admin keys, part of the Pro plan

What Rebuy's listing and pricing show on 2026-10-11

Free for development stores. "Rebuy Monetize" is listed as free to the merchant.
Packages (Cart & Merchandising, Checkout & Post-Purchase, Search & Collections, and Flows & A/B Testing) scale with monthly orders. The listing says they start as low as $25 a month. The exact price at your order volume is not shown publicly on the pricing page as of 2026-10-11, so we quote no other figure.
The listing offers a 14-day free trial and a saving of up to 30 percent when packages are combined.
We quote no price for our own plans because they change; read them on the pricing page.

Where Rebuy is stronger

Post-purchase one-click offers. Rebuy lists one-click upsells and post-purchase flows. That is a real gap if post-purchase revenue is your priority.
Recommendations and personalization. Its core product is data-driven recommendations across the cart, checkout, search and collection pages. We do not compete with it on recommendation intelligence.
A full testing package. A/B testing is a packaged feature in Rebuy, and its help center documents testing for checkout and order status page offers.
Track record. As of 2026-10-11 the listing shows a 4.7 rating from 853 reviews. We do not compare ratings.

Where Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab fits

Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab is for offer rules rather than recommendations. The Frequently bought together template is described as "Suggest matching products on the product page." The Checkout upsell template is described as "Offer one more product inside checkout." It requires Shopify Plus, the same plan limit Rebuy documents for its checkout widgets. Beyond upsells, the Spend X, get a gift template is described as "Shoppers who reach a cart value get a gift added automatically."

Who should choose Rebuy

Post-purchase one-click upsells or personalized recommendations are your priority.
You want recommendations, search and collection merchandising and testing from one vendor.
Your order volume and budget fit a package-based platform.

Who should choose Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab

Your main levers are offers: gifts with purchase, tiers, BOGO, bundles, shipping and code discounts, with upsells alongside.
You want a template for each offer and the plan requirements shown before you build.
You do not need a recommendation engine.

FAQ

Does Rebuy need Shopify Plus? Its help center says checkout widgets are exclusively available to Shopify Plus merchants. Order status page recommendations are listed as available to all Shopify plans, as of 2026-10-11.

Does Freebies Engine by Log Studio Lab need Shopify Plus for checkout upsells? Yes, the Checkout upsell template requires Shopify Plus. See checkout upsells on Shopify.

Can I use both? Many stores run a recommendation tool and an offer tool. Test the cart with both active; see promotion app site speed and Shopify discount stacking.

Upsell or cross-sell? See upsell vs cross-sell.

Use cases: Mix-and-match bundles, Free gift with purchase
Reading: Product page upsell examples, Frequently bought together on Shopify, How to choose a Shopify promotions app

About this comparison

Product names are trademarks of their owners. Information is from public sources (listed under Sources) and was read on 2026-10-11, so prices, plans and counts may have changed since. We are not affiliated with Rebuy. If you see an error, tell us through the contact page and we will correct it.