BlogBuddy: Bulk Blog Manager vs Byline: Blog Authors & Bios
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for BlogBuddy, Nov 3, 2026 for Byline.
The short answer
- Only BlogBuddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BlogBuddy and $7.99/month for Byline.
- BlogBuddy lists 3 features Byline’s listing doesn’t mention, including Article tags, Bulk creation, Import and export.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 CSV import/month, up to 10 articles
- · 10 creations/imported articles/month
- · 100 shared AI credits/month
- · Featured image & alt text editing
- · Unlimited CSV exports
- · Unlimited manual bulk edits
Starter
- · 1,500 shared AI credits/month
- · AI images, SEO fields & schema
- · Audio: 3 standard voices
- · Autopilot: drafts or auto-publishing
- · Topic clusters & internal links
- · Unlimited CSV imports; 2,000 posts/run
Plus
- · 3,000 shared AI credits/month
- · AI images, SEO fields & schema
- · Audio: 5 standard voices
- · Autopilot: drafts or auto-publishing
- · Topic clusters & internal links
- · Unlimited CSV imports; 6,000 posts/run
Grow
- · 5,000 shared AI credits/month
- · AI images, SEO fields & schema
- · Audio: 11 standard voices
- · Autopilot: drafts or auto-publishing
- · Topic clusters & internal links
- · Unlimited imports; no article-count cap
Byline
- · Author and reviewer profiles
- · Bulk post assignment
- · Customizable author cards
- · Photos, bios, roles and topics
- · Public profile links
- · Structured author data
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureManage Shopify blog posts in one place. Edit titles, content, SEO fields, tags and publishing status in a spreadsheet-style editor. Create posts with AI images, or use Autopilot to write drafts or publish on your schedule. Import and export CSV files, organize topic clusters, add internal links, and turn articles into audio. Content health checks highlight missing SEO fields and alt text.
Give every contributor proper credit without adding staff accounts. Create unlimited author and reviewer profiles with photos, bios, roles and social links. Assign them to individual posts or matching posts in bulk while keeping your existing blog. Style author cards and frame portraits with a live preview. Add author structured data and link to public profiles. Restore saved original names when you unassign posts.
- Bulk edit titles, content, SEO, tags & status across articles
- Create dozens of articles at once manually or via CSV
- Rich text editor with images, tables, lists & links
- Export all blog articles as a downloadable CSV file
- Show guest author bios, photos and social links without extra staff accounts.
- Credit an author and a separate reviewer on each blog post.
- Assign author and reviewer profiles to selected or matching posts in bulk.
- Match author cards to your brand and frame photos with a live preview.
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 |  BlogBuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BlogBuddy | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 5 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
BlogBuddy and Byline: common questions
- Is BlogBuddy or Byline cheaper?
- Only BlogBuddy lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BlogBuddy and $7.99/month for Byline. 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?
- BlogBuddy lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Article tags, Bulk creation, Import and export. Byline lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Author bio, Layouts, Rich snippets. 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 14, 2026 for BlogBuddy, Nov 3, 2026 for Byline; 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 14, 2026 for BlogBuddy, Nov 3, 2026 for Byline. 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.