About MESA

MESA is an AI workflow automation platform for ecommerce teams. Describe a task in plain language and MESA's AI builds the workflow, connecting your store to more than 100 apps like Google Sheets, Klaviyo, Etsy, Slack, and QuickBooks. MESA is made by ShopPad, a software company that has built ecommerce apps since 2012.

3,000+ ecommerce teams

More than 3,000 ecommerce teams use MESA to automate orders, inventory, customers, and reporting. MESA is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 166 reviews on the Shopify App Store.

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Trusted with a world record

MESA supported the fastest-selling nonfiction book in history: 2,917,443 copies in 24 hours, peaking at 66,740 a minute, with every order getting its own discount code and email.

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Original research

We publish what merchants actually automate. Our 2026 benchmark found that workflows with an AI step ship 70% of the time, versus 50% overall.

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MESA team at Summit 8 in Seattle 2026
Summit 8: Seattle
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Touring the PNW
cofounders Aaron Wadler and Ryan O’Donnell at Summit 7 in Sonoma Valley
Cofounders Aaron & Ryan
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First retreat: Santa Cruz
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Learning to weld

What MESA does

Teams use MESA to automate the work between their store and the rest of their tools: syncing orders to spreadsheets and accounting software, tagging customers, routing fulfillment, and alerting staff when something needs attention. Our mission is to help merchants remove the manual work that slows their business down.

  • AI workflow builder. Describe what you want automated and MESA builds the triggers, conditions, and actions for you. How MESA's AI works
  • 100+ connectors. Shopify, Etsy, Google Sheets, Klaviyo, QuickBooks, Slack, Claude, ChatGPT, and more. Browse connectors
  • 400+ automation templates. Ready-made workflows you can install and customize. Browse templates
  • MESA MCP and AI Assistant. Connect Claude and ChatGPT to your store data through MESA's MCP server, or ask MESA's own AI assistant to answer questions and take action.
  • More than a Shopify app. MESA started on the Shopify App Store and became a standalone platform in 2025, so workflows can run across your whole tech stack.

MESA at a glance

What MESA is
AI workflow automation platform for ecommerce
Made by
ShopPad
Founded
2012 in Oakland, California. MESA launched in 2019.
Team
15+ people, fully distributed across the United States
Customers
3,000+ ecommerce teams
Rating
4.9 out of 5 from 166 reviews (Shopify App Store)
Connectors
100+ apps (Browse connectors)
Templates
400+ ready-made workflows (Browse templates)

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Jedis at the Millennium Falcon
teammate working on a laptop over morning coffee
Mornings with merchants
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Late night beach bonfire
Summit 6: Team curling in Vegas
Team curling in Vegas
teammates playing an arcade game together
Arcade battles

Get to know our team.

Our diverse talents are united by a shared commitment to innovation.

Aaron Wadler
Cofounder, CEO
Ryan O’Donnell
Cofounder
Noah Wayne
Engineering
Jen Sparks
Product
Annette Powell
Customer Success
Darryl Norris
Engineering
Jeff Lyon
Engineering
Alex Schmoe
Engineering
Anh Pham
Engineering
Amanda Hom
Engineering
Jordin Smith
Customer Success
Abby Salvador
Customer Success
Sophie Scheiner
Operations
Daniel White
Customer Success
Emily Fladager
Customer Success
Otto
AI Assistant
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