Beacon: AEO & AI Visibility vs Kedra: AI SEO & AEO Visibility
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 Beacon, Nov 5, 2026 for Kedra.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Beacon and $10/month for Kedra.
- Beacon lists 5 features Kedra’s listing doesn’t mention, including APIs and webhooks, JSON-LD, Rich snippets.
Head to head
- United States
- Denmark
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Beacon Free
- · AI visibility score for ChatGPT & more
- · Auto-published AI-readable catalog file
- · Rich product data so AI quotes prices
Beacon Pro
- · AI shopping readiness checklist
- · Benchmark against up to 3 competitors
- · Choose which AI assistants see you
- · Instant AI search updates on products
- · Monitor AI crawler access + alerts
- · See which sales come from ChatGPT & more
Free
- · 3 AI fixes, drafted and applied for you
- · AEO: AI visibility check on 5 AI engines
- · See if ChatGPT & Gemini recommend you
- · Visits from ChatGPT & AI: last 30 days
- · llms.txt + agents.md
Starter
- · 15 AI fixes a month for AI SEO & AEO
- · AI traffic & sales analytics: 90 days
- · Track if ChatGPT & Gemini name you
- · Weekly AI visibility check, 5 AI engines
- · llms.txt refreshed on product change
Grow
- · 12 buyer questions on ChatGPT & Gemini
- · 40 AI fixes a month + fix autopilot
- · AI Blog Writer: 5 SEO posts a month
- · AI traffic analytics: 6 months
- · All 6 AI engines, Claude monthly
- · Daily AI visibility tracking, 1 market
Pro
- · 12 months analytics + score history
- · 30 buyer questions on ChatGPT & Gemini
- · AI Blog Writer: 15 SEO posts a month
- · All 6 AI engines, Claude weekly
- · Daily AI tracking in 3 markets
- · Every competitor + visibility alerts
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShoppers now ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity what to buy. If they can't read your store, they can't recommend it. Beacon scores how AI sees your storefront, then helps you fix the gaps. Publish an AI-readable catalog summary, add rich product data so assistants can quote your prices and ratings, and tell search engines the moment products change.
Shoppers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistants what to buy. Kedra tests the questions they ask about your products, shows whether AI recommends you or your competitors, and finds what's holding you back. It scores your store's AI readiness and ranks fixes, drafted for you and applied on approval.
- AI visibility score for ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity
- Auto-publish an AI-readable summary of your catalog
- Rich product data so AI quotes your prices and ratings
- Monitor AI crawler access to your store
- Get Your Store Indexed by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity
- Run an AI Readiness Check and See Exactly What to Fix
- Track How Often AI Recommends Your Store Over Time
- Choose Which AI Bots Can Read Your Store Content
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 |  Beacon |  Kedra |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 152 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +2 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 2 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Denmark, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | Beacon | Kedra |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.9 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 50 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
FAQ
Beacon and Kedra: common questions
- Is Beacon or Kedra cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Beacon and $10/month for Kedra. 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?
- Beacon lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as APIs and webhooks, JSON-LD, Rich snippets, Tracking. Kedra lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Content analysis, Conversion tracking, Insights and tips, Local 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 13, 2026 for Beacon, Nov 5, 2026 for Kedra; 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 Beacon, Nov 5, 2026 for Kedra. 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.