Ansa vs Answero

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 Ansa, Nov 12, 2026 for Answero.

The short answer

  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $38/month for Ansa and $19/month for Answero.
  • Ansa lists 7 features Answero’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cart recovery, Chat flows, Email chat.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Developer
Categories
  • Chat
  • Chat
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Mar 17, 2026
Nov 12, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $389/month
From $0 to $79/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · 1 agent
  • · 1 tool per agent
  • · Up to 200 pages of content
  • · Up to 75 messages (lifetime)
Starter$38/month
  • · 3 tools per agent
  • · Up to 2,000 messages per month
  • · Up to 3,000 pages of content
Growth$129/month
  • · 10 tools per agent
  • · Email, Facebook Mesenger channels
  • · Remove Ansa branding
  • · Up to 15,000 messages per month
  • · Up to 20,000 pages of content
Pro$389/month
  • · Email, Facebook Mesenger channels
  • · Remove Ansa branding
  • · Unlimited tools per agent
  • · Up to 50,000 messages per month
  • · Up to 50,000 pages of content
FreeFree
  • · 100 questions a month
  • · 25 store items
  • · Chat on your store
Starter$19/month
7-day free trial
  • · 250 questions a month
  • · 250 store items
  • · 4 documents of your own
Growth$39/month
7-day free trial
  • · 1,000 questions a month
  • · 1,000 store items
  • · 16 documents of your own
Business$79/month
7-day free trial
  • · 2,500 questions a month
  • · 40 documents of your own
  • · 5,000 store items
Coverage
16 of 17 features94%
10 of 17 features59%
Unique strengths
  • Cart recovery
  • Chat flows
  • Email chat
  • Live chat
  • +3 more
  • Quick replies
Chat
94%16/17
59%10/17
Automated responses
83%5/6
67%4/6
Customization
100%6/6
83%5/6
Real-time messaging
100%5/5
20%1/5
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AnsaAnswero17 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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How it sells itself

Ansa adds an AI-powered chat widget to your store that answers customer questions using your product catalog, policies, and knowledge base. When customers ask about shipping, returns, product details, or order status, Ansa responds immediately in their language. The AI learns from your store content and can be customized to match your brand voice.

Answero adds an AI chat assistant as a widget to the merchant’s store. It answers shopper questions about products, availability, shipping and returns using the store’s own products, pages and policies, and stays in sync as the store changes. Merchants can match the chat to their brand and review every conversation in Shopify admin.

Key points
  • Answers questions using your product catalog, policies, and FAQs automatically
  • Responds to customers in their language with support for 95+ languages
  • Hands off complex conversations to your team with full chat history
  • Answers from your products, pages and policies, with photos and links
  • Understands Urdu, English, and regional languages in text and voice notes
  • Stays in sync as you add or edit products and collections
  • Turn it on from the theme editor, no code needed
Screenshots
AI chat widget answering a customer question on a storefront
Knowledge base settings for training the AI support agentDashboard inbox showing customer conversations and AI repliesAI chat resolves customer questions & automates sales
The Answero chat on a store answering what is on sale.
Customising the Answero chat's options with a preview.A shopper's conversation with the Answero appAnswero's business settings page

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.

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Adoption

MeasureAnsaAnswero
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureAnsaAnswero
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureAnsaAnswero
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$38/month$19/month(ahead)
Longest free trialNot listed7 days
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureAnsaAnswero
Shopify category rank#908in ChatNot enough data
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMar 17, 2026Nov 12, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperAnsaAnswero

FAQ

Ansa and Answero: common questions

Is Ansa or Answero cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $38/month for Ansa and $19/month for Answero. 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?
Ansa lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Cart recovery, Chat flows, Email chat, Live chat. Answero lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Quick replies. 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 Ansa, Nov 12, 2026 for Answero; 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 Ansa, Nov 12, 2026 for Answero. 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.