FoundGPT: AI Visibility & AEO vs SurfaceKit
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- FoundGPT is detected on 6.4× as many Shopify stores as SurfaceKit: 32 vs 5 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: FoundGPT 5.0 from 9 reviews and SurfaceKit 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only FoundGPT lists a free plan.
- FoundGPT lists 25 features SurfaceKit’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, ALT text, Analytics.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
- Japan
- South Africa
- United States
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
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.
Before you optimize for AI you need to know know where your AI traffic is coming from. SurfaceKit Insights will track AI attribution and update you on which AI Search sources are generating visits to your shop. With an easy to read dashboard see traffic from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
- 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
- Auto generate Markdown, JSON-LD, and llms.txt files for LLM discoverability.
- One click integration with your Shopify store. No complex setup required.
- Improve your store's presence in AI powered answer engines.
- Artifacts update automatically when you change products or collections.
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 |  SurfaceKit |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 32(ahead) | 5 |
| 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 | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Germany | Japan, South Africa, United States |
Reviews
| Measure | FoundGPT | SurfaceKit |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 9(ahead) | 1 |
| 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 | SurfaceKit |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | FoundGPT | SurfaceKit |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #135 | #931 |
| Shopify App Charts | #7 on Rookies in SEO | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 20, 2026 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Sageskills Technology | SurfaceKit |
FAQ
FoundGPT and SurfaceKit: common questions
- Which is more popular, FoundGPT or SurfaceKit?
- FoundGPT is detected on 6.4× as many Shopify stores as SurfaceKit: 32 vs 5 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is FoundGPT or SurfaceKit cheaper?
- Only FoundGPT lists a free plan. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, FoundGPT or SurfaceKit?
- On the Shopify App Store: FoundGPT 5.0 from 9 reviews and SurfaceKit 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- FoundGPT lists 25 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, ALT text, Analytics, APIs and webhooks. SurfaceKit lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Collections, Data sync, JSON, Metaobjects. 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; 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. 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.