Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent vs ShopAI Assistant
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 Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopAI Assistant.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent 5.0 from 4 reviews and ShopAI Assistant 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- Only ShopAI Assistant lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $79/month for Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent and $9/month for ShopAI Assistant.
- Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent lists 11 features ShopAI Assistant’s listing doesn’t mention, including Agent analytics, Agent avatar, Behavior tracking.
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
- · Auto-trained on your catalogue
- · Basic Analytics Dashboard
- · Customizable Search Panel
- · Showcase your Best Sellers
- · Unlimited searches/ month with filters
Growth
- · 1500 conversations via AI Chat
- · Customized widget styling
- · Priority email support
- · Smart offer integrations
- · Unlimited Retraining
- · Unlimited searches/month
Scale
- · 4000 conversations
- · Customized widget placement
- · Dedicated onboarding call
- · Everything in Growth, plus
- · Lead Capture
- · Top queries and drop-off insights
Free
- · 100 AI messages/month
- · Add to cart & checkout in chat
- · Basic analytics
- · Multi-language support
- · Product search & variant selection
- · Real-time inventory tracking
Starter
- · 500 AI messages/month
- · All free features included
- · Live chat support
- · Order tracking in chat
- · Up to 20 FAQs
- · Up to 500 products
Growth
- · 2,000 AI messages/month
- · All starter features included
- · Lead generation support
- · Smart reorder suggestions
- · Up to 1,000 products
- · Up to 50 FAQs
Pro
- · 5,000 AI messages/month
- · AI-driven rules and workflows
- · Advanced AI conversations
- · All growth features included
- · Priority support
- · Trigger-based automations
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBuffy is the AI search for Shopify stores. Shoppers ask in plain English, like "show me something for oily skin" and Buffy surfaces the right products instantly with answers that help them decide. Beyond search, Buffy handles the hard questions about price, fit, ingredients, and shipping. It recommends products and bundles each shopper actually wants.
ShopAI Assistant transforms e-commerce with intelligent automation. Shoppers get 24/7 AI support to search products, select variants, and checkout instantly. Live agent chat stands by for complex queries. Beyond sales, it captures leads and automates workflows with AI-driven rules.
- AI agent on product, collection, and home pages that guides shoppers to purchase
- Indexes products, pages, and documents to answer from your full knowledge base
- Analytics dashboard showing top customer questions and conversion drop-off point
- Recommends products and offers based on each shopper's questions and intent
- Natural product search using customer-friendly chat
- Easily select size, color, and variants in chat
- Send pre-filled Shopify checkout links instantly
- Add or remove products from cart through chat
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 |  Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent |  ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 4(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $79/month | $9/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent | ShopAI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #272(ahead) | #476 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 8, 2026 | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Flash.co | Webewox |
FAQ
Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent and ShopAI Assistant: common questions
- Is Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent or ShopAI Assistant cheaper?
- Only ShopAI Assistant lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $79/month for Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent and $9/month for ShopAI Assistant. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent or ShopAI Assistant?
- On the Shopify App Store: Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent 5.0 from 4 reviews and ShopAI Assistant 5.0 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Agent analytics, Agent avatar, Behavior tracking, Cart recovery. 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 Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopAI Assistant; 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 Buffy AI Search & Sales Agent, Oct 14, 2026 for ShopAI Assistant. 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.