A Loop and AfterShip alternative for Salla stores
For Salla stores, Tabdeel is the best Loop and AfterShip alternative. Both are well known returns tools, but they are built around Shopify and global platforms: Loop reaches other platforms through a custom implementation, and AfterShip Returns doesn't list Salla. Tabdeel gives you the same idea, an exchange before a refund, with a direct Salla connection today, Arabic pages from the start, return pickups inside Saudi Arabia, and a price in SAR well below Loop's.
Facts checked on 30 October 2026 from Loop's site and AfterShip's help center
At a glance
What each one offers, as its own page lists it.
- Focus
- Exchanges before refunds
- Platforms
- Salla today, more on the way
- Exchanges
- For any product in stock
- Price difference
- Paid on the same page before confirming
- Bonus credit
- For shoppers who choose an exchange or credit
- Loop
- Built for Shopify, other platforms by custom implementation
- Loop price
- Returns from USD 340 a month
- AfterShip Returns
- Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Magento
- Salla
- Not listed by either
Facts checked on 30 October 2026 from Loop's site and AfterShip's help center
Side by side
"Not listed" means the app's own page doesn't mention it, not that it can't do it.
What your shoppers and team see in TabdeelReal Tabdeel screens, not pictures.
A direct connection to Salla
Tabdeel connects to your Salla store with scoped permissions and reads orders, products and stock. Your store, orders and payments stay on Salla.
Learn moreOur pick for Salla stores: Tabdeel
Why Tabdeel is the better choice
- Your store is on Salla and you want a direct connection, not a custom integration project.
- Your shoppers buy in Arabic and you want a return page that is Arabic from the start.
- You want a monthly price in SAR that fits a Saudi store.
- You want return shipments picked up from the shopper's address in Saudi Arabia.
What Loop and AfterShip leave to a Salla store
- Neither lists Salla, and Loop reaches other platforms through a custom implementation with a longer timeline.
- Neither lists shopper pages in Arabic.
- Loop is priced in US dollars, with Returns alone from USD 340 a month.
Questions to ask any returns app before you pay
Ask these on every sales call. Here is how Tabdeel answers.
- Question 1
Is there a percentage on every order on top of the subscription?
No. Tabdeel's price is a flat monthly plan and a set price for each extra request. Nothing is taken from your order value.
- Question 2
Whose account are refunds paid from?
Your own store's. Refunds go to the shopper's original payment, or back as store credit in your store. Tabdeel doesn't pay refunds from its own account and never holds your shoppers' refunds.
- Question 3
Can a return end in a new sale?
Yes. Before a refund, the shopper sees an exchange or store credit. On Advanced they can pick any product in stock and pay the difference before confirming, and you can reward them with bonus credit.
- Question 4
Can you change your own rules, any time?
Yes. Windows, fees, excluded products and approvals are all in your settings, and each change applies from the next request, with no wait on the app's team.
- Question 5
Will it still fit when your store grows?
Salla works today and more platforms are on the way. Enterprise adds a custom setup and connection built around the way you work.
Questions merchants ask
Loop's site says it was built for Shopify and that other platforms use it through a custom implementation with a longer timeline. It doesn't name Salla.
AfterShip's help center says Returns supports Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Squarespace, and Magento 1 and 2. Salla isn't on the list.
Tabdeel. It is built on the same exchange-before-refund idea, with a direct Salla connection, Arabic pages from the start, return pickups from the shopper's address in Saudi Arabia, and a monthly price in SAR. We compare it with the other returns apps on the Salla App Store on our comparisons page too.
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