AliExpress Importer ‑ AliGPT vs Importly: AI Photos & Import
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for AliExpress Importer, Oct 14, 2026 for Importly.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for AliExpress Importer and $9.99/month for Importly.
- Importly lists 10 features AliExpress Importer’s listing doesn’t mention, including Alt text, Bulk import, Collections.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 150 imports / mo. with Chrome Extension
- · Monthly refill
- · Use all app features
Pro
- · 500 imports / mo. with Chrome Extension
- · Monthly refill
- · Use all app features
Enterprise
- · 1750 imports / mo. with Chrome Extension
- · Monthly refill
- · Use all app features
Free
- · 30 free credits on install
- · AI photos, AI copy and product imports
- · About 5 AI model photos or 30 imports
- · Chat + email support
- · Currency conversion and pricing tools
Starter
- · 150 credits a month (1,800 a year)
- · About 25 AI model photos a month
- · Bulk AI photos and AI product copy
- · Chat + email support
- · Or 150 imported products a month
Pro
- · 450 credits a month (5,400 a year)
- · About 75 AI model photos a month
- · Chat + email support
- · Everything in Starter
- · Or 450 imported products a month
Business
- · 1,200 credits a month (14,400 a year)
- · About 200 AI model photos a month
- · Chat + email support
- · Everything in Pro
- · Lowest price per credit
- · Or 1,200 imported products a month
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAliGPT turns supplier listings into product pages you'd be proud of. Paste an AliExpress link in the app, or click import on AliExpress, Temu or Alibaba with our Chrome extension. AI rewrites the title and description so they're unique, readable and free of supplier brand names, translates Chinese supplier text into clean English, and brings over images, variants and prices.
Importly creates new product photos from the ones you already have. Save your own models from photos you have rights to, then put any product on them in studio, lifestyle or outdoor scenes, up to four shots per product and 100 products at a time, reviewed before publishing. It also imports catalogs you have rights to by Shopify store URL or CSV, with AI titles, descriptions and alt text in your store's language.
- Importing products from Aliexpress never has been easier.
- Generate SEO-optimized titles and descriptions with ease.
- Save time and eliminate the manual work of writing product descriptions
- Streamline your process and focus on growing your business
- Migrate products from your source store by URL or entire collection
- AI-rewritten titles, descriptions, and alt text optimized for SEO
- Generate product images or enhance your existing photos with AI
- Automatic currency conversion with live exchange rates
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 |  AliExpress Importer |  Importly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AliExpress Importer | Importly |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 1.2 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 8 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 4 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | AliExpress Importer | Importly |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 2 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | AliExpress Importer | Importly |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #131 | #102(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 13, 2023 | May 12, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Nick Friedrich | Codersy |
FAQ
AliExpress Importer and Importly: common questions
- Is AliExpress Importer or Importly cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for AliExpress Importer and $9.99/month for Importly. 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?
- AliExpress Importer lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Descriptions, Images, Import and export, Variants. Importly lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Alt text, Bulk import, Collections, Image editing. 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 for AliExpress Importer, Oct 14, 2026 for Importly; 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 for AliExpress Importer, Oct 14, 2026 for Importly. 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.