Altly: AI Alt Text & Image SEO vs ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text
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 Altly, Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI.
The short answer
- Only Altly lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Altly and $5/month for ATAI.
- ATAI lists 23 features Altly’s listing doesn’t mention, including ADA, AI generation, AI-powered.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · AI Alt Text for 25 images/month
- · AI SEO Metadata for 25 products
- · Real-time image sync
- · Vision-based AI, not templates
Bronze
- · 250 AI Alt Texts per month
- · AI SEO Metadata for 250 products
- · Broken link detection & fixes
- · Bulk actions across catalog
- · Google Rich Snippets + Schema
- · Unlimited image optimization
Silver
- · 750 AI Alt Texts per month
- · AI SEO Metadata, 750 products
- · Auto-run on new product uploads
- · Broken link detection & fixes
- · Google Rich Snippets + Schema
- · Monthly SEO health PDF reports
Gold
- · 2,500 AI Alt Texts per month
- · 24/7 priority support
- · AI SEO Metadata, 2,500 products
- · Auto-run on new product uploads
- · Dedicated account manager
- · Multi-language alt text support
Pay as you go
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Bronze Plan
- · 100 images / month
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Unused credits roll over
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Silver Plan
- · 500 images / month
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Unused credits roll over
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Gold Plan
- · 2000 images / month
- · Purchase additional credits as needed
- · Unused credits roll over
- · Your first 25 images are totally free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAltly handles product image SEO from one dashboard. A vision AI model analyzes each image alongside its product title, vendor, variants, and description to generate accurate, SEO-friendly alt text. Catalog images are re-encoded to WebP or AVIF with your size and quality presets; originals are saved to Content → Files. SEO title and meta description are filled from templates you control.
AltText.ai generates accurate, SEO-optimized alt text for the product and blog images in your store. It reads your product name, brand, and description, then writes natural alt text that search engines index and screen readers announce, supporting ADA, AODA, EAA, and WCAG requirements.
- AI-powered automatic alt text generation for all product images in seconds
- SEO rankings and meet accessibility standards (ADA, WCAG, EAA) automatical
- Bulk processing with variant support - handles product and variant images.
- Works automatically on each product image you create or update.
- Bulk update all/any of your existing products or blog images at once.
- Uses keywords from your product name, brand, and description in the alt text.
- Fully customizable settings to control when alt text is added.
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 |  Altly |  ATAI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Altly | ATAI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.5 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 142 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
FAQ
Altly and ATAI: common questions
- Is Altly or ATAI cheaper?
- Only Altly lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Altly and $5/month for ATAI. 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?
- ATAI lists 23 the others don’t mention, such as ADA, AI generation, AI-powered, Alt text. 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 Altly, Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI; 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 Altly, Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI. 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.