Ansa vs Taros ‑ Automated Support Chat

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, Oct 14, 2026 for Taros.

The short answer

  • Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $38/month for Ansa and $14.99/month for Taros.
  • Ansa lists 6 features Taros’s listing doesn’t mention, including Cart recovery, Email chat, Live chat.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Developer
Categories
  • Chat
  • Chat
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Mar 17, 2026
Apr 30, 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 $199/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
  • · 300 AI messages per month
  • · 7 days of chat history
  • · Automatic product and policy sync
  • · Chat widget with basic customization
  • · Up to 100 products synced
Starter$14.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · 1,000 AI messages per month
  • · 30 days of chat history
  • · Custom documents and Q&A uploads
  • · Custom system prompt
  • · Pay-per-message overage available
  • · Up to 1,000 products synced
Growth$49/month
  • · 3,000 AI messages per month
  • · 90 days of chat history
  • · Advanced widget customization
  • · Basic analytics dashboard
  • · Custom forms
  • · Increased monthly upload limit
Business$199/month
  • · 10,000 AI messages per month
  • · 90 days of chat history
  • · Advanced analytics with purchase intent
  • · Custom forms
  • · Full widget customization
  • · High document upload limits
Coverage
16 of 20 features80%
14 of 20 features70%
Unique strengths
  • Cart recovery
  • Email chat
  • Live chat
  • Multi-language
  • +2 more
  • Customer insights
  • Quick replies
  • Surveys
  • Upsell
Chat
80%16/20
70%14/20
Automated responses
63%5/8
75%6/8
Customization
100%6/6
100%6/6
Real-time messaging
83%5/6
33%2/6
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AnsaTaros20 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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Integrations

AnsaNo rating yetTarosNo rating yet
Works with also listed by another
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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.

Taros trains an AI assistant on your products, collections, pages, and store policies. Once set up, it answers customer questions directly in your storefront through a chat widget. Visitors get accurate, real-time help without waiting for a human response. The assistant handles common questions like return policies, product details, and shipping info.

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
  • AI chat widget trained on your products, pages, and store policies
  • Sync store data with one click to keep answers up to date
  • Optional ticket tab lets customers reach you when AI chat runs out
  • Customize widget colors, avatar, welcome message, and personality
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
Taros AI chat widget answering a customer question.
EU data hosting with GDPR and AI Act compliance badgesWidget customizer with color and position optionsSupport ticket dashboard with email replies

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

MeasureAnsaTaros
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
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

MeasureAnsaTaros
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

MeasureAnsaTaros
Free planYesYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$38/month$14.99/month(ahead)
Longest free trialNot listed14 days
Plans listed44

Listing

MeasureAnsaTaros
Shopify category rank#988(ahead)in Chat#989in Chat
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMar 17, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperAnsaTaros ApS

FAQ

Ansa and Taros: common questions

Is Ansa or Taros cheaper?
Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $38/month for Ansa and $14.99/month for Taros. 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 6 the others don’t mention, such as Cart recovery, Email chat, Live chat, Multi-language. Taros lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Customer insights, Quick replies, Surveys, Upsell. 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, Oct 14, 2026 for Taros; 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, Oct 14, 2026 for Taros. 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.