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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.

Capabilities of Lumtry and AfterShip Returns
CapabilityLumtryAfterShip Returns
Store platformsYes

Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Amazon and eBay.

Yes

Shopify, plus setup guides for WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Magento; eBay not published.

Source
Public pricingYes

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 approvalsYes

Deterministic, versioned rules approve, deny or escalate.

Yes

Automatic approval and eligibility rules; auto-refund rules on Premium and Enterprise.

Source
Human approval stepYes

Dashboard and Slack approvals with single-use action links.

Partly

Approve or reject inside Zendesk and Gorgias; Slack not published.

Source
Exchanges and store creditYes

Variant exchanges and store credit as refund outcomes.

Yes

Bonus store credit, shop with refund value and instant exchanges.

Source
Abuse and fraud checksYes

Abuse risk signals feed your policy rules.

Yes

Anti-fraud workflows and an AI review agent on Premium and above.

Source
Chargeback handlingYes

Dispute evidence assembled from the case record.

Not published

Not published.

Decision audit trailYes

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 webhooksYes

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.