Hivebee AI vs r2decide ‑ AI‑Powered Search
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 26, 2026 for Hivebee AI, Oct 13, 2026 for r2decide.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Hivebee AI 5.0 from 13 reviews and r2decide 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Hivebee AI and $39/month for r2decide.
- r2decide lists 8 features Hivebee AI’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom ranking, Filter usage, Multi-filter.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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:
Essential
- · 3-in-1 AI Powered Search
- · AI Generated Static Filters
- · AI Sales Guidance
- · Basic Analytics & Support
- · Includes 2k products and 7.5k searches
- · Multi Lingual Search
Growth
- · Everything in Essential
- · Includes 5k products and 10k searches
- · Premium Analytics
- · Smart Alternatives
- · Smart Redirects
Enterprise
- · Everything in Growth
- · Includes 10k products and 30k searches
- · Premium Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHiveBee 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.
Experience substantial lifts in conversion and revenue with search that seamlessly guides the user to a purchase. Our cutting-edge Gen AI solution better understands user intent, delivering precise, personalized, context-aware results. No more dead-end searches - just smarter shopping, higher sales, and happier customers. And best of all, our search and discovery solution is simple to integrate.
- Conversational product discovery with follow-up queries.
- Context-aware sessions within a single search flow with fallback search.
- Automatic language detection and multilingual support!
- AI-Driven Guidance: Help shoppers find exactly what they need
- Multimodal Search: Deciphers text, images and context for precise results
- Smart Suggestions: Automatically refines searches, even when no match is found
- Easy Integration: Works with your existing setup, no workflow changes needed
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 |  Hivebee AI |  r2decide |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hivebee AI | r2decide |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 13(ahead) | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Hivebee AI | r2decide |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $39/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Hivebee AI | r2decide |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #23(ahead) | #159 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Rankskipper | r2decide |
FAQ
Hivebee AI and r2decide: common questions
- Is Hivebee AI or r2decide cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $49/month for Hivebee AI and $39/month for r2decide. 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, Hivebee AI or r2decide?
- On the Shopify App Store: Hivebee AI 5.0 from 13 reviews and r2decide 5.0 from 4 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Hivebee AI lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Autocomplete, Custom CSS, Custom dashboards, Custom styling. r2decide lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Custom ranking, Filter usage, Multi-filter, Product recommendations. 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 26, 2026 for Hivebee AI, Oct 13, 2026 for r2decide; 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 26, 2026 for Hivebee AI, Oct 13, 2026 for r2decide. 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.