Mantle alternative for Shopify app analytics
Mantle has wound down. Here is which parts HeyCrust replaces, which move elsewhere, and how your history comes back without an export.
1. What happened to Mantle
Mantle announced its wind-down on June 16, 2026. Services for accounts not on Mantle Billing ended on August 14, 2026, and Mantle Billing accounts ended on September 30, 2026. Mantle describes it as a complete shutdown with eventual destruction of data, and says data is kept for 30 days after each end date.
Source: Mantle’s wind-down notice.
2. What HeyCrust replaces
| Mantle product | In HeyCrust | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | Revenue and activation analytics | MRR movements, churn, retention, trials and payouts, rebuilt from the Shopify Partner API. |
| Flows and email | Flows | Emails triggered by what merchants do in your app, sent from your own sender. Uncertain or AI-written emails wait for your review. |
| Affiliates | Partners and affiliates | Programs, referrals, commissions and payouts. Existing partners can be imported from a CSV with a review step. |
| Usage events | In-app events | Pixel and backend events for activation funnels and Flow triggers. HeyCrust does not meter billing. |
| MCP | MCP server | Ask about MRR, churn, trials and merchants from ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code or Cursor. Included on Growth and Portfolio. |
| Billing | Not offered | Mantle recommends Shopify’s App Pricing. HeyCrust reads your Shopify charges and payouts either way. |
| Helpdesk | Not offered | Keep a dedicated helpdesk tool. |
3. Getting your history back
Your install, subscription, trial and payout history lives in Shopify’s Partner API, not in Mantle. Connect a read-only Partner API token and HeyCrust rebuilds it, so analytics need no export.
- Merchant contacts: import them from a CSV. See Contact import.
- Affiliates: import partners and referrals from a CSV and review the preview before applying. See Imports and migration.
- In-app events: add the pixel or backend events, or let a coding agent do it. See Instrument with AI.
4. Pricing
- Free: revenue and activation reports, uninstall reasons, merchant contacts and one live automation.
- Growth: $49/month or $490/year. Unlimited live automations and the MCP server.
- Portfolio: $149/month or $1,490/year. Separate client workspaces on one bill, signed DPA.
- Paid plans start with a 30-day free trial.
5. Get started
Connect your Partner account to start free, or read the setup guide first. Comparing tools? See HeyCrust vs SaaS Insights.