Cartcore: Smart Navigation vs Trieve: AI Sales Associate
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 Cartcore, Nov 9, 2026 for Trieve.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $99/month for Cartcore and $100/month for Trieve.
Head to head
- United States
- Australia
- Spain
Free
- · Basic access during development/trial
Core
- · 30-day analytics
- · Basic attribution
- · Time-on-page trigger
- · Up to 3 flows
Pro
- · A/B testing
- · Advanced triggers
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited flows
- · Web pixel attribution
Free
- · 50 AI Messages per month
- · Configurable AI prompts and models
- · Customizable color and styling
- · Guided on-boarding
Silver
- · 1,000 AI Messages per month
- · Configurable AI prompts and models
- · Customizable color and styling
- · Guided on-boarding
- · Prioritized support
Gold
- · 10,000 AI Messages per month
- · Configurable AI prompts and models
- · Customizable color and styling
- · Dedicated support line and channel
- · Guided on-boarding
- · Prioritized support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCart Core Smart Navigation enhances ecommerce product discovery with AI-powered navigation, predictive search, intelligent category mapping, and personalized browsing experiences. It helps shoppers quickly locate relevant products, improves engagement, reduces drop-offs, and increases conversions.
A seamless, brand-native AI assistant, available everywhere, from homepage to checkout. Trieve personalizes product search and support with AI, driving revenue and freeing up your time. By instantly matching purchasing intent to products, we accelerate the buying journey, reduce early exits, and keep high-intent shoppers on your site - driving conversions and reducing lost sales to off-page AI and web search.
- AI-powered navigation for faster and smarter product discovery
- Predictive search suggestions for seamless shopping experiences
- Personalized navigation tailored to shopper browsing behavior
- Smart category mapping for intuitive ecommerce navigation
- Engages shoppers with natural-language answers and guided product discovery.
- Surfaces relevant products even from broad, misspelled, or incomplete queries.
- Adapts suggestions based on browsing behavior and catalog context.
- Resolves common product and store questions before they reach your team.
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 |  Cartcore |  Trieve |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 17 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Australia, Spain |
Reviews
| Measure | Cartcore | Trieve |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Cartcore and Trieve: common questions
- Is Cartcore or Trieve cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $99/month for Cartcore and $100/month for Trieve. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Cartcore, Nov 9, 2026 for Trieve; 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 Cartcore, Nov 9, 2026 for Trieve. 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.