Growduct: Ai Search vs Hivebee AI
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 Growduct, Nov 8, 2026 for Hivebee AI.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Growduct and $49/month for Hivebee AI.
- Hivebee AI lists 7 features Growduct’s listing doesn’t mention, including Autocomplete, Custom dashboards, Custom styling.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · Advanced analytics
- · All app blocks included
- · Customizable UI
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited searches
- · Up to 500 products
Pro
- · Advanced analytics with export
- · All Basic features, plus:
- · Custom integrations
- · Enhanced support
- · Up to 5,000 products
Enterprise
- · 24/7 dedicated support
- · All Pro features, plus:
- · Dedicated account manager
- · Priority feature requests
- · Unlimited products
Freemium
- · 100 AI searches per month
- · Answers in English & German
- · Realtime search refinement
- · Standard AI — solid search results
- · Understands typos & vague queries
- · Widget & search bar integration
Premium
- · 300 AI searches per month
- · Advanced AI — smarter, more accurate
- · Advanced analytics & revenue insights
- · All languages supported
- · Everything in Freemium, plus:
- · Faster search responses
Business
- · 1000 AI searches per month
- · Custom widget and search bar
- · Dedicated Account Manager
- · Everything in Premium, plus:
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGrowduct AI Image Search brings powerful, AI-driven visual recognition to your store, helping customers find exactly what they're looking for—instantly. When shoppers upload or snap a photo, our smart detection pinpoints the product within the image and delivers accurate, style-matched recommendations.
HiveBee adds AI understanding to your store’s search. Shoppers type full sentences or partial details in any language, ask follow-up questions and get matching products, even with no exact match. Use it as a chat assistant, as an upgrade to your existing search bar, or both – installed via theme app extension, no code.
- Auto detect products in image and search similar products.
- Click on the detected product present in image and get faster results.
- Search similar product from search results.
- Conversational product discovery with follow-up queries.
- Context-aware sessions within a single search flow with fallback search.
- Automatic language detection and multilingual support!
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 |  Growduct |  Hivebee AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Growduct | Hivebee AI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 12 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Growduct | Hivebee AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Growduct | Hivebee AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #274 | #24(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Growduct | Rankskipper |
FAQ
Growduct and Hivebee AI: common questions
- Is Growduct or Hivebee AI cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Growduct and $49/month for Hivebee AI. 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?
- Growduct lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Custom filters, Real-time analytics, Search bar, Search suggestions. Hivebee AI lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Autocomplete, Custom dashboards, Custom styling, Exclude results. 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 for Growduct, Nov 8, 2026 for Hivebee AI; 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 Growduct, Nov 8, 2026 for Hivebee AI. 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.