Alex.AI vs Shelf Ai
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Apr 8, 2026 for Alex.AI, Oct 14, 2026 for Shelf Ai.
The short answer
- Only Shelf Ai lists a free plan.
- Alex.AI lists 8 features Shelf Ai’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Benchmarking, Custom reports.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Freemium
- · 3 peers, 3 products, weekly updates
Basic
- · 3 peers, 50 products, 3x update/week
Shelf Pro
- · Unlimited - Products & Updates & Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureA CEO Co-pilot that can help you get insights on your company's performance, like never before! Our innovative platform uses AI to analyze your Shopify business data and provide you with clear, actionable insights. Stay ahead of trends, identify opportunities for growth, and make data-driven decisions with confidence.
Your competitive landscape shifts every week. Shelf tracks it — monitoring peer promotions, SKUs, and marketing activity daily. Shelf's AI surfaces observations directly in your admin. Know when competitors discount and by how much. What most merchants spend hours on weekly, Shelf handles automatically. Protect your margin by acting on real intelligence instead of gut feel.
- Gain valuable insights into your business operations, customer behavior & more
- Seamless integration with various third-party platforms - just click to connect
- Helps CEOs detect anomalies, to identify unusual patterns in their data
- Daily competitor monitoring across promotions, SKU's, and marketing stats.
- Ai assisted peer competitor insights and analysis.
- One-click Sidekick integration to act on any competitive signal.
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 | Alex.AI |  Shelf Ai |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alex.AI | Shelf Ai |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 1 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Alex.AI and Shelf Ai: common questions
- Is Alex.AI or Shelf Ai cheaper?
- Only Shelf Ai lists a free plan. 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?
- Alex.AI lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Benchmarking, Custom reports, Data export. Shelf Ai lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Real-time tracking. 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 Apr 8, 2026 for Alex.AI, Oct 14, 2026 for Shelf Ai; 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 Apr 8, 2026 for Alex.AI, Oct 14, 2026 for Shelf Ai. 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.