FoundGPT: AI Visibility & AEO vs ShelfScore
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for FoundGPT, Oct 14, 2026 for ShelfScore.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for FoundGPT and $49/month for ShelfScore.
- FoundGPT lists 14 features ShelfScore’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, 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
- · Composite AI visibility score
- · Full store AI readiness audit
- · No credit card required
- · Top 3 priority fixes
Starter
- · 14-day free trial
- · Bot Access, Schema, Data sub-scores
- · Full score history tracking
- · Full store AI readiness audit
- · Per-product audit results
- · Priority fixes by recoverable points
Growth
- · 14-day free trial
- · Continuous monitoring with alerts
- · Everything in Starter
- · Multi-store support up to 5 stores
- · Priority queue for re-audits
- · Schema markup depth analysis
Agency
- · 14-day free trial
- · Bulk audit scheduling
- · Centralized agency dashboard
- · Client-ready exports
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority email support
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 shopping engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, and Claude now recommend products directly to buyers. If they can't read your store, they can't recommend you. ShelfScore audits the three layers AI engines use: - Bot access (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) - Schema markup (JSON-LD against schema.org) - Product data quality (GTIN, descriptions, images, shipping, returns) One score, 0 to…
- 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
- Audit AI crawler access for GPTBot, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI
- Check JSON-LD schema completeness on every product in your catalog
- Score product data quality against fields AI shopping engines need
- Get ranked fixes ordered by recoverable points so you fix what matters
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 |  ShelfScore |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 32 | 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 | ShelfScore |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | FoundGPT | ShelfScore |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | FoundGPT | ShelfScore |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #135(ahead) | #1007 |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 on Rookies in SEO | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 20, 2026 | May 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Sageskills Technology | ShelfScore |
FAQ
FoundGPT and ShelfScore: common questions
- Is FoundGPT or ShelfScore cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for FoundGPT and $49/month for ShelfScore. 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 14 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Analytics, APIs and webhooks, Automations. ShelfScore lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Metadata optimization, Rich snippets, Tracking. 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 8, 2026 for FoundGPT, Oct 14, 2026 for ShelfScore; 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 8, 2026 for FoundGPT, Oct 14, 2026 for ShelfScore. 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.