Small store: 500 products, 200 orders/mo, $15,000 revenue/mo, 10,000 sessions/mo, 15,000 search requests/moMedium store: 5,000 products, 1,000 orders/mo, $75,000 revenue/mo, 40,000 sessions/mo, 60,000 search requests/moLarge store: 25,000 products, 4,000 orders/mo, $300,000 revenue/mo, 150,000 sessions/mo, 225,000 search requests/mo
| Doofinder | Searchanise | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | AI search, recommendations & quizzes | AI search & filters |
| Billed on | Requests | Products |
| How it's billed | Flat monthly plans capped by requests per month. A request is counted whenever Doofinder's server responds, and search-as-you-type counts from the third keystroke. Doofinder lists caps of 10k (Basic), 150k (Pro) and 400k (Advanced) requests per product. | No per-search or per-session fees. You pay a flat monthly price set by how many active, searchable products you have (Free up to 25, then 1.5k, 7.5k, 15k, 30k, 50k and 300k product tiers). Personalized AI search is included on every paid plan. |
| Small store | $186 Pro | $19 Basic |
| Medium store | $186 Pro | $39 Essential |
| Large store | $436 Advanced | $139 Growth |
| Free Shopify alternative | Shopify Search & Discovery (free) covers basic filters, synonyms and boosts. | Shopify Search & Discovery (free) covers basic filters, synonyms and boosts. |
| Checked | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-26 |
| Details | Doofinder pricing & math | Searchanise pricing & math |
Bottom line on cost
- Small store: Searchanise is lower on our assumptions ($19 vs $186, a $167/mo difference).
- Medium store: Searchanise is lower on our assumptions ($39 vs $186, a $147/mo difference).
- Large store: Searchanise is lower on our assumptions ($139 vs $436, a $297/mo difference).
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Cost is only one factor. Features, merchandising controls, AI quality and integrations differ, and your real catalog, traffic and orders will move these numbers. See the full math on each app's page.