ATAI ‑ AltText.ai AI Alt Text vs Excelsior Alt Text
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 22, 2026 for ATAI, Oct 13, 2026 for Excelsior Alt Text.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $5/month for ATAI and $12/month for Excelsior Alt Text.
- ATAI lists 23 features Excelsior Alt Text’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.
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
Monthly
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAltText.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.
Excelsior Alt Text helps merchants create concise product image alt text drafts from product context, image details, variant notes, and optional SEO keywords. Merchants can choose an AI model, optionally use their own OpenRouter API key, and review each draft before using it.
- 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.
- Draft concise alt text from product and image context
- Review editable options before applying them
- Use optional OpenRouter keys and model selection
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 |  ATAI |  Excelsior Alt Text |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ATAI | Excelsior Alt Text |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 142 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | ATAI | Excelsior Alt Text |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month(ahead) | $12/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | ATAI | Excelsior Alt Text |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #59 | #361 |
| Shopify App Charts | #15 on Featured by Shopify in SEO | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | May 17, 2023 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | AltText.ai | Excelsior Creative |
FAQ
ATAI and Excelsior Alt Text: common questions
- Is ATAI or Excelsior Alt Text cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $5/month for ATAI and $12/month for Excelsior Alt Text. 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. Excelsior Alt Text lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Alt text, SEO. 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 22, 2026 for ATAI, Oct 13, 2026 for Excelsior Alt Text; 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 22, 2026 for ATAI, Oct 13, 2026 for Excelsior Alt Text. 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.