Patrol: AI Sales Agent vs SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant
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 Patrol, Oct 13, 2026 for SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $34/month for Patrol and $29/month for SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant.
- Patrol lists 8 features SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent analytics, Chat assignment, Chat buttons.
Head to head
Starter
- · 200 credits included each month
- · Entry-level stores
- · Free plan: 100 conversations/month
Growth
- · 800 credits included each month
- · Free plan: 100 conversations/month
- · Mid-market stores
Professional
- · 2,500 credits included each month
- · Established stores
- · Free plan: 100 conversations/month
Enterprise
- · 8,000 credits included each month
- · Free plan: 100 conversations/month
- · High-volume stores
Starter
- · 500 AI replies/month
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Cart recovery nudges
- · Cross-sell & add-to-cart assistance
- · Grounded product Q&A
- · Intent-driven popups
Growth
- · 1,500 AI replies/month
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Cart recovery nudges
- · Cross-sell & add-to-cart assistance
- · Grounded product Q&A
- · Intent-driven popups
Pro
- · 4,000 AI replies/month
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Cart recovery nudges
- · Cross-sell & add-to-cart assistance
- · Grounded product Q&A
- · Intent-driven popups
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePatrol is an AI shopping assistant for your Shopify storefront. It helps shoppers discover products from your live catalog, answers product and policy questions, and can add items to cart and start checkout without leaving chat. Merchants get a theme-matched widget, clear AI disclosure for shoppers, conversation insights, and a free plan with 100 conversations every month.
Most chatbots wait to be asked. SalesHQ notices when a shopper hesitates, such as lingering on a product, comparing two options, removing an item or returning from checkout, and offers help in seconds with the right products and a side-by-side comparison. Every answer comes from your live catalog and your own policy docs, never made-up prices or return windows.
- AI product recommendations from live catalog data.
- AI Agent able to add to cart and redirect buyers to checkout in one click.
- Instant storefront Q&A for shoppers.
- AI chat that answers product questions using your real, live catalog data
- Tracks shopper behavior to power personalized product recommendations
- Proactive cart recovery, cross-sell, and order update messages in chat
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 |  Patrol |  SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Patrol | SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Patrol | SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $34/month | $29/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Patrol | SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #801 | #611(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | IT-Patrol | SalesHq |
FAQ
Patrol and SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant: common questions
- Is Patrol or SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $34/month for Patrol and $29/month for SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant. 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?
- Patrol lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Agent analytics, Chat assignment, Chat buttons, Chat flows. SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Behavior tracking, Cart recovery, Color and font, Customer insights. 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 Patrol, Oct 13, 2026 for SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant; 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 Patrol, Oct 13, 2026 for SalesHQ AI Shopping Assistant. 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.