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What Shopify AI search & recommendation apps really cost

Search and recommendation apps bill on completely different things: product count, store visits, keystrokes, orders or revenue. We converted each official price list into one monthly bill for the same three stores.

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

Prices checked 2026-10-26 from official pricing pages and Shopify App Store listings. Monthly billing unless noted. Sorted by medium-store cost. "Not public / check site" means the vendor doesn't publish a price for that size, so we don't guess.

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AppHow it's billedSmall store
500 products · 200 orders
Medium store
5,000 products · 1,000 orders
Large store
25,000 products · 4,000 orders
Checked
Shopify Search & Discovery
Shopify's own search, filter & recommendations app
Free
Free app; semantic search built into Shopify search
Billed on: Free
$0Free$0Free$0Free2026-10-26
Searchanise Search & Filter
AI search & filters
Free option overlaps
Flat fee by product count; unlimited searches
Billed on: Products
$19Basic$39Essential$139Growth2026-10-26
Algolia
Search API (developer-built)
Free option overlaps
$1.75 per 1K search requests over 10K (Grow Plus)
Billed on: Search requests
$8.75Grow Plus (pay as you go)$87.50Grow Plus (pay as you go)$376.25Grow Plus (pay as you go)2026-10-26
Wiser AI Upsell & Cross Sell
AI recommendations & upsells
Free option overlaps
Flat fee by monthly store orders
Billed on: Orders
$19Growth$99501–1,000 ordersNot public / check siteAbove published plans2026-10-26
LimeSpot AI Bundles & Upsells
AI personalization, recommendations & bundles
Free option overlaps
Turbo by orders ($0–$2,499.99); Max by revenue ($50–$3,200)
Billed on: Orders / revenue
$19.99Turbo$149.99Turbo$525Max2026-10-26
Doofinder
AI search, recommendations & quizzes
Free option overlaps
Flat fee by monthly search requests (keystroke-level)
Billed on: Requests
$186Pro$186Pro$436Advanced2026-10-26
Boost AI Search & Discovery
AI search, filters & recommendations
Free option overlaps
Monthly fee by store GMV (sales), + $2 per $1k GMV over limit
Billed on: Monthly GMV
$29Launch (from $29)Not public / check siteConvert ($239–$299 per official pages)Not public / check siteConvert/Accelerate (sub-tier not public)2026-10-26
Fast Simon AI Search & Filters
AI search, filters & merchandising
Free option overlaps
Flat fee by monthly sessions (all store visits)
Billed on: Sessions
$114.99EssentialNot public / check siteAbove published plansNot public / check siteAbove published plans2026-10-26
Rebuy Personalization Engine
AI personalization, smart cart, search & upsells
Free option overlaps
Per package, priced by monthly orders (from $25)
Billed on: Orders
Not public / check siteFrom $25/mo per packageNot public / check siteNot publicNot public / check siteNot public2026-10-26
Klevu / Searchspring (Athos Commerce)
Enterprise AI search & merchandising
Free option overlaps
Custom annual quote
Billed on: Quote
Not public / check siteCustom quoteNot public / check siteCustom quoteNot public / check siteCustom quote2026-10-26
Nosto AI Search & Discovery
Enterprise personalization, search & merchandising
Free option overlaps
Custom quote by GMV, traffic & modules
Billed on: Quote
Not public / check siteCustom quoteNot public / check siteCustom quoteNot public / check siteCustom quote2026-10-26
The free option first. Shopify Search & Discovery is free. It adds filters, synonyms, product boosts and related-product recommendations, and Shopify says semantic (AI) understanding is built into its online store search. Paid apps earn their keep with big catalogs, merchandising rules, personalization and upsell widgets.

Comparisons

What each app bills on

Product count

Searchanise: flat price by catalog size, unlimited searches.

Sessions or search requests

Fast Simon counts store sessions. Doofinder and Algolia count search requests, which with search-as-you-type means keystrokes, so traffic spikes can push you up a plan.

Orders or revenue

Wiser, LimeSpot Turbo and Rebuy price by monthly orders. Boost (GMV) and LimeSpot Max price by revenue, so the bill grows as you sell more.

Quote only

Klevu/Searchspring (Athos Commerce) and Nosto don't publish prices and sell annual plans.

Not all of these do the same job: Wiser, LimeSpot and Rebuy are mainly recommendation/upsell tools, while Searchanise, Boost, Fast Simon, Doofinder and Algolia are mainly search & filter tools. How we calculate.

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