Beacon: AEO & AI Visibility vs ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO
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, Oct 19, 2026 for ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Beacon and $29/month for ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO.
- Beacon lists 12 features ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO’s listing doesn’t mention, including APIs and webhooks, JSON-LD, Meta tags.
Head to head
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
- · Catalog and AI crawler checks with fixes
- · Check the prices and stock AI quotes
- · First scan of questions from your store
- · No card required
- · What AI said, on each product page
Starter
- · 10 questions, weekly on 5 AI assistants
- · 3 competitors
- · Weekly AI action report
Growth
- · 10 competitors
- · 25 questions, weekly on 5 AI assistants
- · Drop alerts after ~7 weeks of scans
- · In-app fixes after a preview
- · Weekly AI action report
Pro
- · 25 competitors
- · 50 questions, weekly on 5 AI assistants
- · Everything in Growth
- · Markets and languages, same budget
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, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews what to buy. ShelfSight asks them your customers' buying questions and reads the answers the assistants give, not a search preview: whether you're recommended, which rivals are named, the prices and stock quoted for your products, and the sources cited. Results are counts, with unsure answers left out.
- 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
- Visibility score per prompt and engine, reported as honest stability counts
- See the exact sources AI engines cite — and whether your store is on them
- Feed audit against AI shopping requirements with one-click preview fixes
- Weekly action report and drop alerts under a public methodology
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 |  ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Beacon | ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Beacon | ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $29/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Beacon | ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #1022 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 4, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Plucore | Apps at Donnini |
FAQ
Beacon and ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO: common questions
- Is Beacon or ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Beacon and $29/month for ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO. 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 12 the others don’t mention, such as APIs and webhooks, JSON-LD, Meta tags, Metadata optimization. ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Content analysis, Insights and tips. 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, Oct 19, 2026 for ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO; 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, Oct 19, 2026 for ShelfSight AI Visibility & AEO. 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.