Merchnet: Social vs SS ‑ Social Media Auto Post AI
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 Merchnet, Nov 6, 2026 for SS.
The short answer
- Only SS lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13.95/month for Merchnet and $11.99/month for SS.
- SS lists 6 features Merchnet’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI copywriting, AI optimization, AI targeting.
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
- · 100 credits / month
Starter
- · 100 credits / month
- · 150 posts/month
- · Post to 3 platforms
Growth
- · 100 credits / month
- · 250 posts/month
- · Post to 5 platforms
FREE
- · 1 social account (IG, FB or Pinterest)
- · Auto posting schedule
- · Your first post written for you
Starter
- · Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn
- · Posts for new products and blog articles
- · Posts when a product's price drops
- · Posts written and published for you
- · Promotion posts with a discount code
- · Your logo on every post image
Pro
- · 1 Reel + 1 Story a day, AI voice-over
- · AI summaries of your blog articles
- · Checkout links with the discount applied
- · Everything in Starter
- · Holiday greeting posts
- · Posts at the hours you choose
Enterprise
- · 2 Reel and 2 Story per Day
- · 2 hour social media consultancy
- · Pro +
- · Slack support
- · future feature updates (Tiktok shop)
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMerchnet Social turns your product photos into social posts and ads inside the Shopify admin. Select a product, generate social posts and ad creatives and pick the ones you want to publish. Showcase apparel on custom AI models. Schedule or auto post to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube - no design tools, no switching between apps.
Pick the products to feature and how often to post, and posts go out for you on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Each post is made from your product photos, with a caption and hashtags written for that network and your logo on the image. Plan ahead and see every scheduled post on a calendar, or let it run on its own.
- Generate social posts, ad creatives, and matching captions from a product photo
- Create AI models and show store apparel worn on them
- Generate listing images and save them back to the product
- Schedule and publish to Facebook , Instagram, Tiktok, Pinterest, Youtube.
- AI-powered auto post products and blogs to Instagram, FB, Pinterest, Linkedin, X
- Convert product images into videos with AI voice narration for Instagram, FB, X
- Auto background remove for Product Image, QR Codes and Checkout links, Discount
- Workflow automation - Create Flows to auto post blogs to your social media
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 |  Merchnet |  SS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Merchnet | SS |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 97 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Merchnet and SS: common questions
- Is Merchnet or SS cheaper?
- Only SS lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $13.95/month for Merchnet and $11.99/month for SS. 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?
- SS lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as AI copywriting, AI optimization, AI targeting, Automated campaigns. 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 Merchnet, Nov 6, 2026 for SS; 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 Merchnet, Nov 6, 2026 for SS. 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.