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CartBoss SMS cart recovery, $27K in 30 days: pay-as-you-go
CartBoss sends automated SMS reminders to help e-commerce stores recover abandoned carts. Its $27K in the last 30 days is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.
What it actually sells
CartBoss sells automated SMS cart-recovery campaigns for e-commerce stores. “Recover abandoned carts effortlessly with SMS cart reminders. Boost conversions, increase revenue, and improve ROAS using CartBoss's automated SMS campaigns.”
How it charges
CartBoss uses pay-as-you-go pricing for SMS messages, with no subscriptions or hidden fees. Its pricing page lists destination-specific per-message prices, and customers pay only for SMS messages their business needs.
Month by month
Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.
| Month | Revenue (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10 | $34,128 |
| 2025-11 | $41,484 |
| 2025-12 | $43,079 |
| 2026-01 | $39,356 |
| 2026-02 | $35,464 |
| 2026-03 | $39,367 |
| 2026-04 | $36,234 |
| 2026-05 | $35,007 |
| 2026-06 | $49,676 |
| 2026-07 | $52,761 |
| 2026-08 | $50,936 |
| 2026-09 | $26,359 |
Where customers come from
The pages address Shopify sellers with the greeting “👋 Hello, Shopify Seller!” They offer a free trial without a credit card and cross-promote Buzz Blaster through the CartBoss site.
What stands out
CartBoss says it reports “7 Million” recovered carts, a “99% Open Rate,” and a “50%+ Click Rate.” It also says thousands of Shopify sellers trust it. The site describes the setup as ready out of the box and says it requires no coding or waiting.
From the official site
Recover abandoned carts effortlessly with SMS cart reminders. Boost conversions, increase revenue, and improve ROAS using CartBoss's automated SMS campaigns.
👋 Hello, Shopify Seller!
CartBoss is built for busy sellers. It’s ready out of the box—no hassle, no coding, no waiting.
Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.
Where it sits in the data
CartBoss's $27K in the last 30 days is higher than 97% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “E-comm” category (346 projects) it is higher than 96% (category median $200). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.
Currency
All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.
Could you build something like this?
In my view, demand would come from Shopify sellers and busy e-commerce store owners that want to recover abandoned carts through SMS. Distribution would need a Shopify-focused app listing, targeted seller outreach, and partnerships or communities where store owners already gather.
The difficult parts would include connecting reliably to store data, handling SMS consent and quiet-hour requirements, supporting different shopping flows, and maintaining deliverability. A competing product would also need clear pricing and direct distribution to the same B2B audience.
Verdict: Needs real work.
One thing to take from it
CartBoss presents a narrow product, a clear buyer, and simple pay-as-you-go pricing. In my view, those are the strongest parts of the offer to study.
Sources
- CartBoss official website, fetched October 1, 2026
- CartBoss pricing page, fetched October 1, 2026
- TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026
Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure