Hyve ‑ Post to Medium vs OutBlog
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Hyve, Mar 13, 2026 for OutBlog.
The short answer
- OutBlog lists 13 features Hyve’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI generation, Analytics, Article tags.
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
- · Configure Medium post status
- · Improve Shopify Blog SEO
- · One-click post to Medium
Premium
- · Automatic post to Medium (set and forget)
- · Configure Medium post status
- · Improve Shopify Blog SEO
- · One-click post to Medium
Free_Plan
- · AI-generated blog posts
- · Auto sync to blog
- · Keyword-focused articles
- · One-click publishing
- · SEO-optimized content
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureNote: Due to Medium closing off their API to new integrations, new stores will not be able to use this app to automatically post Shopify blog articles to Medium. If you have a Medium integration token prior to 2025, it will still work. In other words, unless you have a pre-existing Medium integration which provided you a token prior to 2025, you won't be able to use this app.
Outblog connects your Shopify store to the Outblog content platform, allowing merchants to sync and publish SEO-optimized, keyword-focused AI-generated blog posts directly to Shopify. Each article is structured for search visibility and organic traffic, with clean formatting and professional layouts. Manage content in Outblog and publish to Shopify instantly as drafts or live posts, without manual copying or editing.
- Export your Shopify blog articles to Medium with one-click.
- Auto Sync to Medium. Set it once and the app will handle the rest.
- Reach a wider audience for your store on Medium and improve your store's SEO.
- Automatically set your Shopify article as the Canonical URL for SEO.
- One click Publishing through Direct Integeration
- Sync blog posts directly through Outblog Account
- Clean, professional blog formatting ready for storefront
- Save as draft or publi
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 |  Hyve |  OutBlog |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hyve | OutBlog |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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
Hyve and OutBlog: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- OutBlog lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as AI generation, Analytics, Article tags, Author bio. 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 14, 2026 for Hyve, Mar 13, 2026 for OutBlog; 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 14, 2026 for Hyve, Mar 13, 2026 for OutBlog. 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.