findable vs Preferd: 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.
The short answer
- Only Preferd lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for findable and $14.99/month for Preferd.
- Preferd lists 14 features findable’s listing doesn’t mention, including ALT text, Analytics, Audits.
Head to head
Starter
- · 200 AI rewrites / month
- · 7-day free trial
- · Best for stores under 200 SKUs
- · Free scan + 11-axis readiness score
Growth
- · 2,000 AI rewrites / month
- · 7-day free trial
- · Best for 200–2,000 SKU stores
- · Everything in Starter
- · Monthly visibility report
Scale
- · 10,000 AI rewrites / month
- · 7-day free trial
- · Best for 2,000+ SKU stores
- · Everything in Growth
- · Monthly visibility report
- · Priority support
Free
- · 3 free AI optimizations
- · Catalog health overview
- · GEO audit, up to 50 products
- · Total score + top opportunity
Starter
- · 200 AI optimizations / month
- · AI visibility — 4 checks/mo, 1 rival
- · Before/after lift + 1-click revert
- · CSV export
- · Full GEO breakdown + fix recommendations
- · Unlimited product audits
Pro
- · 2,000 AI optimizations / month
- · 30 AI visibility checks / month
- · Bulk optimize your whole catalog
- · Direct email support
- · Everything in Starter
- · Track 5 competitors (share of voice)
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurefindable scores your catalog on the 11 metadata signals AI shoppers (ChatGPT Shopping, Perplexity Shop, Shopify Sidekick) use to rank products — then rewrites weak fields with Anthropic Claude. The rewriter has an anti-fabrication discipline: it emits [Add length, e.g., 156 cm] placeholders rather than inventing specs. You review every change before it ships.
Preferd scores every product 0-100 on how well AI shopping agents (ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity) understand and recommend it, rewrites weak fields with AI, applies them to Shopify and shows the before-and-after lift, with one-click revert.
- AI rewrites that won't invent specs — [Add length] placeholders, never guesses
- 0–100 AI-readiness score on 11 signals AI shoppers read — same in, same score
- Vault: approve a fact once and every rewrite cites it; ban forbidden phrases
- Apply only when it passes — if a rewrite ships, the readiness rubric passed
- See a 0-100 AI-readiness score for every product, ranked by opportunity
- One-click AI rewrite of titles, descriptions, tags and SEO meta
- Apply changes to Shopify, see the score lift, revert anytime within 30 days
- A guard alerts you and restores your work if it gets overwritten
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 |  findable |  Preferd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | findable | Preferd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
findable and Preferd: common questions
- Is findable or Preferd cheaper?
- Only Preferd lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for findable and $14.99/month for Preferd. 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?
- findable lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation. Preferd lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text, Analytics, Audits, Bulk editing. 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; 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. 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.