Our picks at a glance
Best overall: Essential Estimated Delivery Date. Every feature free, including Markets and zones, cut-off times, holidays, countdowns, and cart and checkout placement. Free up to 1,000 views, then from $4.99/mo. ⭐️ 5.0 (1,039)
For Shopify Plus stores shipping from several warehouses: Estimated Delivery Date ‑ ETA by SetuBridge. Warehouse-based ETAs and Plus checkout dates on its $19.99/mo plan; the free plan stops at 100 views. ⭐️ 4.9 (512)
For stores that want shipping protection bundled in: S Estimated Delivery Date Plus. Includes a shipping protection quota; cut-off times and holidays start at $4.99/mo. ⭐️ 4.9 (450)
For catalogs under 100 products with one closure day: C‑EDD. The free plan covers 100 products and 1 holiday; more needs $4.98/mo. ⭐️ 4.9 (379)
For stores that also want a tracking page and accept per-order fees: NS Estimated Delivery Date. From $7.99/mo plus a fee per extra tracked order. ⭐️ 4.9 (93)
For showing the estimate as a timeline graphic: Estimated Delivery Date & ETA by CodeRagon. Cart and checkout start at $4.99/mo. ⭐️ 4.7 (87)
For single-market stores under 5,000 monthly views: WowETA. Location detection needs the $5.99/mo plan. ⭐️ 5.0 (25)
For trying out a delivery date widget: XB Estimated Delivery Date EDD. Free, launched January 2026, product and cart pages only. ⭐️ 5.0 (22)
For post-purchase tracking only: 17TRACK Order Tracking. No product-page dates; delivery dates appear on its tracking page from $49/mo. ⭐️ 4.9 (4,509)
Estimated delivery date app comparison: what you get for free
Most delivery date apps have a free plan, but the features that make a date accurate (cut-off times, holidays and shipping zones) and the places it can appear are often locked to paid tiers. This table shows what each free plan includes.
| App | Free plan limit | Cut-off & holidays on Free | Zones / Markets on Free | Cart & checkout on Free | Paid from | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Estimated Delivery Date | 1,000 views/mo, all features | ✅ Both | ✅ Markets + geolocation | ✅ Both | $4.99/mo | ⭐️ 5.0 (1,039) |
| Estimated Delivery Date ‑ ETA by SetuBridge | 100 views/mo | ❌ Paid (from $6.99) | ❌ Paid (from $14.99) | ✅ Both | $6.99/mo | ⭐️ 4.9 (512) |
| S Estimated Delivery Date Plus | 3 rules | ❌ Paid (from $4.99) | ❌ Paid (from $4.99) | Cart only (checkout from $18.99) | $4.99/mo | ⭐️ 4.9 (450) |
| C‑EDD: Estimated Delivery Date | 100 products | 1 holiday | ❌ Paid (from $4.98) | Not listed | $4.98/mo | ⭐️ 4.9 (379) |
| NS Estimated Delivery Date | 100 products | Holidays only (cut-off from $7.99) | ✅ Zip code, shipping method | ❌ Paid (from $7.99) | $7.99/mo | ⭐️ 4.9 (93) |
| Estimated Delivery Date & ETA (CodeRagon) | 5 rules | Holidays only | ❌ Paid (from $8.99) | ❌ Paid (from $4.99) | $4.99/mo | ⭐️ 4.7 (87) |
| WowETA Estimated Delivery Date | 5,000 views/mo | Cut-off and workdays | ❌ Paid ($5.99) | ✅ Both | $5.99/mo | ⭐️ 5.0 (25) |
| XB Estimated Delivery Date EDD | Free app | ✅ Both | ✅ Geolocation | Cart only | – | ⭐️ 5.0 (22) |
| 17TRACK Order Tracking | 50 shipments/mo | n/a (post-purchase) | n/a | n/a (EDD on tracking page from $49) | $9/mo | ⭐️ 4.9 (4,509) |
Ratings, review counts, prices and plan features are taken from each app's Shopify App Store listing on 19 October 2026. "Not listed" means the listing doesn't say whether the free plan includes it.
How we ranked these apps
Disclosure: Essential Apps makes Essential Estimated Delivery Date, our top pick, and SetuBridge is an Essential Apps partner. Every claim on this page comes from each app's public Shopify App Store listing, checked on 19 October 2026.
We started from the top results for "estimate delivery date" on the Shopify App Store and ranked apps on five things:
Delivery rules: cut-off times, processing time, holidays, shipping zones and product rules
Placements: product page, cart and checkout
How much of that is on the free plan
Paid pricing and what limits it (views, rules or products)
Rating, number of reviews and Built for Shopify status
How Can Estimated Delivery Date Apps Help Me?
"When will it arrive?" is one of the last questions a shopper asks before buying. If the answer is buried in a shipping policy page, many leave to find it, and some never come back. An estimated delivery date app answers it right next to the Add to cart button, with a specific date or range instead of a vague "3-7 business days".
The same date keeps working after the sale. Customers who saw a clear arrival date are less likely to email asking where their order is, which cuts "Where is my order?" tickets. And a cut-off countdown ("Order within 2h 15m to ship today") adds honest urgency without a fake discount timer.
Delivery dates matter most for made-to-order products, dropshipping and other long lead times, holiday gifting, and stores shipping to several countries, where one generic shipping time is wrong for most visitors.
Shopify's Built-In Delivery Dates vs. an App
Shopify can show delivery dates natively: you can add delivery date ranges to your shipping rates, and some stores can turn on automated delivery dates in their shipping settings. Those dates mainly appear at checkout, and what's available depends on your store's country and shipping setup.
An app is the better choice when you want the date in front of shoppers before checkout, on product pages and in the cart, or when you need cut-off hours, holiday and weekend blocking, different processing times per product, different estimates per market, a dispatch countdown or a widget designed to match your theme.
Choosing The Best Estimated Delivery Date App
Start with the rules your delivery dates depend on (cut-off times, holidays, shipping zones and per-product lead times) and where the date needs to appear, then check which plan unlocks them: on many apps the free plan looks generous until holidays, geolocation or cart placement turn out to be paid. Still unsure? The FAQs below cover the most common questions.
