a8s Agent Ready vs Sichta ‑ AI Agent Readiness
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for a8s Agent Ready, Nov 7, 2026 for Sichta.
The short answer
- Only Sichta lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for a8s Agent Ready and $19/month for Sichta.
- Sichta lists 7 features a8s Agent Ready’s listing doesn’t mention, including 404 pages, AI generation, ALT text.
Head to head
Early Access
Free
- · Catalog gap table + schema-embed link
- · Full 26-check scan + answerability
- · One AI snapshot (3 questions)
- · Weekly re-scan
- · llms.txt + agents.md generation
Starter
- · CSV export, up to 4,000 products
- · Daily re-scan when you open the app
- · Everything in Free
- · In-app auto-refresh: llms.txt, agents.md
- · Monthly AI snapshots, all engines
- · One-click fixes with undo
Pro
- · Everything in Starter
- · New-product monitoring + alerts
- · Printable client report
- · Weekly AI snapshots, 15 questions
Agency
- · Everything in Pro
- · Up to 10,000 products
- · Weekly AI snapshots, 40 questions
- · White-label report with your logo
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShopping agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity are a new source of traffic. They crawl and parse stores differently than humans, and most storefronts aren't set up for them. Agent Ready scans your storefront and grades it against what agents look for: discoverability, content accessibility, bot controls, and discovery protocols.
Can AI shopping agents find and read your store? Sichta answers with evidence, not guesses: 26 deterministic checks across agent plumbing (robots.txt, AI crawlers), structured data, catalogue completeness and buyer policies — each pass, warn or fail, plainly explained. It scores answerability: how many buyer questions your products can answer.
- Agent-readiness level at a glance, based on real checks of your store
- Checks grouped by category with pass, fail, or unable-to-check status
- Plain-language next steps and a reference to the governing spec
- Re-run the scan any time to confirm fixes landed
- 24-point AI-readiness scan with a 0-100 score and pass/warn/fail results
- Answerability score: how many buyer questions each product can answer
- Generates llms.txt and agents.md and keeps them current automatically
- One-click fixes through Shopify's APIs, each reversible for 30 days
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  a8s Agent Ready |  Sichta |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | a8s Agent Ready | Sichta |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | a8s Agent Ready | Sichta |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $0.99/month(ahead) | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | a8s Agent Ready | Sichta |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #214 | #1184 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 6, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Autonomous | Santo Gigliotti |
FAQ
a8s Agent Ready and Sichta: common questions
- Is a8s Agent Ready or Sichta cheaper?
- Only Sichta lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99/month for a8s Agent Ready and $19/month for Sichta. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Sichta lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as 404 pages, AI generation, ALT text, Audits. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 14, 2026 for a8s Agent Ready, Nov 7, 2026 for Sichta; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 14, 2026 for a8s Agent Ready, Nov 7, 2026 for Sichta. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.