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Lumtry vs AfterShip Returns
A returns and exchanges app with low entry pricing and helpdesk sidebars.
Competitor details as of Sept 2026, per their public site. Anything their pages do not state is marked not published.
| Capability | Lumtry | AfterShip Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Store platforms | Yes Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Amazon and eBay. | Yes Shopify, plus setup guides for WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Magento; eBay not published. Source |
| Public pricing | Yes Public prices on our pricing page, from the live catalog. | Yes Public on the Shopify App Store, with a free trial and per-return overage. Source |
| Rule-based approvals | Yes Deterministic, versioned rules approve, deny or escalate. | Yes Automatic approval and eligibility rules; auto-refund rules on Premium and Enterprise. Source |
| Human approval step | Yes Dashboard and Slack approvals with single-use action links. | Partly Approve or reject inside Zendesk and Gorgias; Slack not published. Source |
| Exchanges and store credit | Yes Variant exchanges and store credit as refund outcomes. | Yes Bonus store credit, shop with refund value and instant exchanges. Source |
| Abuse and fraud checks | Yes Abuse risk signals feed your policy rules. | Yes Anti-fraud workflows and an AI review agent on Premium and above. Source |
| Chargeback handling | Yes Dispute evidence assembled from the case record. | Not published Not published. |
| Decision audit trail | Yes Append-only audit trail with a correlation ID on every decision. | Partly An RMA timeline with comments; no dedicated decision log published. Source |
| API and webhooks | Yes REST API, signed webhooks and a read-only MCP server. | Partly Return webhooks; the Returns API is limited to Premium and Enterprise. Source |
When to pick AfterShip Returns
- You want a low monthly entry price with a free trial.
- Your team approves returns from Zendesk or Gorgias.
- You want AI exchange suggestions on Shopify.
When to pick Lumtry
- You want refund approvals in Slack with single-use action links.
- You need Amazon and eBay refund intake, not only storefronts.
- You want dispute evidence and an audit trail in the same product.
Sources
We read each competitor's public pages on 24 Sept 2026 and link every claim. If something changed, tell us and we will fix it.
- https://support.aftership.com/en/returns/articles/15390421-connect-woocommerce-to-returns-center
- https://apps.shopify.com/returns-center-by-aftership
- https://support.aftership.com/en/returns/articles/15389178-how-to-auto-approve-return-requests
- https://support.aftership.com/en/returns/articles/15390414-approve-and-reject-rmas-in-gorgias
- https://support.aftership.com/en/returns/articles/15389387-set-up-bonus-store-credits
- https://support.aftership.com/en/returns/articles/15390479-learn-more-about-aftership-returns-fraud-prevention
- https://support.aftership.com/en/returns/articles/15389180-add-comments-and-tag-members-to-rma-requests
- https://support.aftership.com/en/returns/articles/15390469-how-to-receive-return-request-updates-by-webhook-push