FoundGPT: AI Visibility & AEO vs PopAEO
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for FoundGPT, Oct 25, 2026 for PopAEO.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for FoundGPT and $9/month for PopAEO.
- FoundGPT lists 15 features PopAEO’s listing doesn’t mention, including ALT text, Analytics, APIs and webhooks.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 25-point AI-readiness audit
- · 4 AI visibility checks a month
- · AI revenue attribution
- · Auto-fix 50 products a month
- · Auto-hosted llms.txt,schema & robots.txt
- · Track 3 competitors in AI answers
Lite
- · 15 buyer queries + 10 custom prompts
- · 2 off-page citation opportunities
- · 25 AI-ready articles & pages a month
- · 6 AI-visibility checks per month
- · AI engines: ChatGPT, Gemini
- · See your AI-driven revenue
Starter
- · 18 tracked buyer queries
- · 4 AI engines adds Perplexity & Claude
- · 60 AI-ready articles & pages a month
- · 8 AI visibility checks a month
- · Citation finder + AI-crawler tracking
- · Track 5 competitors
Pro
- · 150 AI-ready articles & pages a month
- · 20 AI visibility checks
- · 27 tracked buyer queries, full coverage
- · All 5 AI engines, adds Google AI Mode
- · Every catalog fix
- · Priority Support
Free
- · AEO health audit
- · AI-readable catalog status
- · Basic AEO recommendations
- · Basic llms.txt generation
- · Core optimization checklist
- · Manual product data sync
PopAEO Pro
- · 24-hour automated llms.txt refresh
- · AEO health scoring and optimization diag
- · AI-ready product and inventory indexing
- · Automated sales strategy optimization
- · Buyer intent insights and query mapping
- · Cross-sell and bestseller recommendation
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureYour rankings haven't moved, but clicks are down. Shoppers now ask AI assistants instead. FoundGPT shows the AI sessions and sales your analytics miss, your visibility on 27 buyer queries across 5 AI engines, and who's cited instead of you.
AI search is becoming the new gateway to product discovery across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and other AI engines. As shoppers move beyond traditional search, many Shopify stores risk losing invisible traffic because AI cannot clearly read or understand them.
- Instantly generate your llms.txt file, auto-hosted on your store domain
- Get an AI Readiness Score showing exactly which content gaps to fix first
- Your store content is structured so AI chatbots can read and recommend it
- Track your AI visibility progress with a live content audit dashboard
- Detect and fix llms.txt for reliable AI crawler access.
- Audit product content to improve AI readability.
- Sync catalog, inventory, reviews, and product status.
- Track AI visibility scores, signals, and store progress.
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 |  FoundGPT |  PopAEO |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 34 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +4 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 4 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Germany | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | FoundGPT | PopAEO |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 9 | 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
FoundGPT and PopAEO: common questions
- Is FoundGPT or PopAEO cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for FoundGPT and $9/month for PopAEO. 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?
- FoundGPT lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as ALT text, Analytics, APIs and webhooks, Audits. PopAEO lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-sync data, Competitor analysis, Conversion tracking, Custom workflows. 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 Nov 9, 2026 for FoundGPT, Oct 25, 2026 for PopAEO; 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 Nov 9, 2026 for FoundGPT, Oct 25, 2026 for PopAEO. 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.