AI Ready ‑ Catalog IQ vs Beaconed
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for AI Ready and $49/month for Beaconed.
- Beaconed lists 8 features AI Ready’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-optimization, SEO audits, SEO descriptions.
Head to head
Free Trial
- · 10 AI credits to test on real products
- · 14 days free, no credit card needed
- · Full feature access during trial
- · Up to 100 products audited
Starter
- · 100 AI credits per month
- · 500 products audited
- · AI alt text generation for images
- · AI description and metafield rewrites
Growth
- · 1,000 AI credits per month
- · 2,500 products audited
- · Automatic rescoring on product changes
- · Bulk operations with draft preview
Plus
- · Excel & CSV export for ERP reimport
- · Priority same-day email support
- · Unlimited AI credits
- · Unlimited products audited
Free
Starter
Professional
Business
Enterprise
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI shopping agents read your products differently than humans or Google. Most Shopify catalogs aren't ready. AI Ready scores every product on description quality, schema, metafields, and alt text — then uses AI to fix the gaps. The same signals also help your SEO. Single-product or bulk operations with quality preview before publishing.
When someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity for a product recommendation, your listings need to show up. Most Shopify products aren't built for AI — they're missing the structured data and language that AI agents need. Beaconed scores every product across 12 categories, generates optimized titles, descriptions, meta tags, and alt text, then lets you review and push changes to Shopify with one click.
- Score every product on description, schema, metafields, and alt text.
- Rewrite descriptions, populate metafields, generate alt text. Preview bulk runs.
- Export AI-improved catalog to Excel or CSV for reimport into your ERP, or PIM.
- AI Readiness Score shows where each product needs improvement
- AI-optimized titles, descriptions, meta tags, and image alt text
- Bulk optimize your entire catalog with background processing
- Review and approve every change before it goes live in Shopify
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 |  AI Ready |  Beaconed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AI Ready | Beaconed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
AI Ready and Beaconed: common questions
- Is AI Ready or Beaconed cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for AI Ready and $49/month for Beaconed. 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?
- AI Ready lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Bulk editing, Metafields editor, Products. Beaconed lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-optimization, SEO audits, SEO descriptions, SEO titles. 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 13, 2026; 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 13, 2026. 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.