#1 Smile Alternative 🏆

Winners are grinners 😁 Okendo leads the way

If you want cutting-edge loyalty, a unified growth platform and hands-on support from a US-based team, choose Okendo over Smile

Trusted by 18,000+ top Shopify brands

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Customer Feedback

What brands say about Okendo

1,500+ brands have publicly reviewed their experience with Okendo across independent platforms Shopify, Capterra and G2. Explore their feedback with this unedited, AI-powered summary.

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Okendo earns consistent praise for driving measurable growth, delivering strong value for money, and providing exceptional customer support. Brands highlight higher conversion rates, stronger customer engagement, and seamless integrations, all backed by a responsive and strategic success team.

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What customers say about Smile Smile

Customers describe Smile.io as a straightforward, entry-level loyalty solution that works for smaller merchants but doesn’t scale well. Okendo is seen as the stronger option for growing brands, offering deeper functionality, better integrations, and more strategic support.

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What customers say about Okendo results

  • Boosts onsite conversion rates
  • Increases sales and revenue growth
  • Strengthens retention and lifetime value
  • Expands review volume and UGC collection
  • Improves marketing performance across channels

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What customers say about Okendo product

  • Simple setup with seamless integrations
  • Flexible and highly customizable
  • Reliable performance at any scale
  • Constantly evolving with new features
  • Core platform for reviews, UGC, and loyalty

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What customers say about Okendo support

  • Fast, responsive, and proactive
  • Knowledgeable and solution-oriented
  • Personalized guidance from dedicated managers
  • Goes beyond troubleshooting with strategic advice
  • Feels like an extension of the customer’s team

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Market Adoption

More of Shopify’s best brands choose Okendo over Smile

We used AI to analyze Storelead's market adoption data of Okendo vs Smile among top Shopify brands. Accurate as of Q3 '25.

Okendo

Okendo

Smile

Smile

Top 10 brands 10.00% 0%
Top 50 brands 16.00% 4.00%
Top 100 brands 19.00% 3.00%
Top 500 brands 18.40% 7.00%
Top 1,000 brands 18.30% 6.30%
Top 5,000 brands 13.78% 7.38%
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Compare Loyalty

Next-gen loyalty for Shopify’s most ambitious brands

From reward flexibility, modular loyalty displays to enhanced CX - Okendo does loyalty better.

Okendo

Okendo

LoyaltyLion

LoyaltyLion

Strategy modeller
Landing page builder
Store credit rewards
Memberships Early Access
Tier reporting
Custom earn rules Enterprise Plan Only
Custom CSS styling Enterprise Plan Only
Loyalty API & webhooks Enterprise Plan Only
Platform focus Built for Shopify Generic
Onboarding manager Enterprise Plan Only
Account manager Enterprise Plan Only
Merchant services No
US & Aus based team
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Platform

Create real Superfans with Okendo

Okendo is not only the most advanced loyalty tool - it’s a complete customer marketing platform.

Okendo

Okendo

Smile

Smile

Reviews
Review displays
Revenue impact tracking
TikTok partnership
Google partnership
AI insights
Quizzes
Product recommendations
Profile data collection
Quiz rewards
Custom CSS styling
Surveys
Multi-channel surveys
Survey templates
Survey rewards
Analytics & insights
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Differentiators

Why do brands love Okendo? 😍

Learn what differentiates Okendo and makes us the winning choice for thousands of fast-growing Shopify brands.

Unified Platform

Unified Platform

Connected, scalable, efficient

Okendo brings Reviews, Loyalty, Referrals, Surveys, and Quizzes into one integrated platform. You can start with the products you need most and expand as you grow—each one designed to work seamlessly with the others. By consolidating point solutions, brands cut costs and simplify operations, while unified customer profiles provide the data needed to deliver more personalized, loyalty-building experiences.

Revenue Focused

Revenue Focused

Growth by design

Every product in Okendo’s suite is engineered to drive measurable revenue. Reviews increase conversion rates, Loyalty lifts repeat purchases, Referrals cut acquisition costs, Quizzes raise order value, and Surveys uncover insights that sharpen marketing performance. Together, they create a self-reinforcing growth loop. Clear revenue dashboards prove the impact, while Okendo’s experts help you optimize programs to maximize ROI.

Flexible & Composable

Flexible & Composable

Built to adapt, not restrict

Okendo is a modern, composable solution that gives brands full control over their customer experience. APIs, webhooks, and deep Shopify integrations keep your stack connected, while support for liquid, metafields, and styling controls ensures every touchpoint feels authentically on-brand. The result is flexibility without compromise, helping brands innovate faster and stay ahead.

Partner-Level Support

Partner-Level Support

Success is part of the package

With Okendo, you gain a partner invested in your growth. Onboarding specialists and engineers ensure a smooth start, while dedicated account managers provide ongoing strategic guidance. 24/7 live chat and a comprehensive help center keep answers at your fingertips. Whether it’s troubleshooting, optimization, or discovering new growth opportunities, Okendo’s support team acts as an extension of yours—helping you scale smarter, faster, and with confidence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Brands consistently cite 3 main differences between Okendo and Smile. 1) Functionality: Okendo offers a broader suite of products and more advanced features, making it a more complete solution than LoyaltyLion, 2) Flexibility: Okendo allows for more customization of loyalty program components enabling brands to build a loyalty program on their terms, 3) Unified Data: Okendo centralizes customer profiles by aggregating data from every tool in your stack, giving you a single source of truth to deliver smarter, more personalized experiences that drive better performance.
When Loyalty seamlessly connects with Reviews, Quizzes, Surveys, and Referrals, brands gain a powerful advantage. Imagine awarding points for reviews, unlocking tier upgrades for quiz completions, offering bonus perks for survey insights, or exclusive rewards for referrals. This integrated ecosystem transforms standalone interactions into a cohesive customer journey that drives engagement, boosts lifetime value, and fuels faster growth.
Okendo’s customer profiles ensure all data is centralized and ready to be actioned. The profiles are progressively enriched over time, enabling brands to develop a rich understanding of shopper demographics, preferences and behaviours. Profiles make it much easier for brands to deliver more personalized experiences. In contrast, Smile does not offer unified customer profiles meaning loyalty data is fragmented and siloed from other important customer data sources and marketing tools.
Yes, you can import all loyalty program data into Okendo, including points balances, points earned, VIP tier names, VIP tier status per customer etc. Okendo’s onboarding team will assist you and ensure the process is seamless.
Yes, eligible customers may enjoy up to 40% off when using the full Okendo platform or up to 30% when using a multi-product bundle. Terms and conditions apply.