Perla AI Shopping Assistant vs Sugesta

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Perla AI Shopping Assistant, Oct 13, 2026 for Sugesta.

The short answer

  • Only Perla AI Shopping Assistant lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Perla AI Shopping Assistant and $19/month for Sugesta.
  • Sugesta lists 8 features Perla AI Shopping Assistant’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI insights, Autocomplete, Color and font.

Head to head

Detected stores

Perla AI Shopping Assistant: 1
Sugesta: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Search and filters
  • Chat
  • Search and filters
  • Chat
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Aug 28, 2025
Jun 24, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
—
—
Detected stores
1active installs
  • SPELL BY SMOKESHOW
0active installs
Most common store size
51-100 products100%
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Top countries
  • India100%
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $0 to $199/month
From $19 to $99/month
Plans
FreeFree
  • · 100 AI replies per month
Grow$49/month
14-day free trial
  • · 1000 AI replies per month
Scale$199/month
14-day free trial
  • · 10,000 AI replies per month
Starter$19/month
14-day free trial
  • · 1 store • 2 seats
  • · 1,500 conversations / month
  • · Fast shopper answers
  • · Product recommendations
Growth$49/month
  • · 10,000 conversations / month
  • · 3 stores • 5 seats
  • · Better buying guidance at scale
  • · Faster sales and support coverage
Pro$99/month
  • · 10 stores • 15 seats
  • · 100,000 conversations / month
  • · Advanced analytics
  • · High-volume shopper conversations
Coverage
12 of 20 features60%
14 of 20 features70%
Unique strengths
  • Custom filters
  • Filter display
  • Instant search
  • Product recommendations
  • +2 more
  • AI insights
  • Autocomplete
  • Color and font
  • Conversion tracking
  • +4 more
Chat
57%4/7
100%7/7
Automated responses
50%1/2
100%2/2
Customization
67%2/3
100%3/3
Real-time messaging
50%1/2
100%2/2
Search and filters
62%8/13
54%7/13
Analytics
0%0/3
100%3/3
Display customization
80%4/5
40%2/5
Search features
80%4/5
40%2/5
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Perla AI Shopping AssistantSugesta20 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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How it sells itself

Perla is an AI-powered shopping assistant that helps customers discover products faster. Shoppers can use natural language to search, explore smart attribute filters, and get personalized recommendations. With an intuitive add-to-cart experience, Perla reduces friction in the buying journey and helps merchants improve product discovery. Easy to set up and seamlessly syncs with your Shopify catalog.

Sugesta helps shoppers discover products through AI-powered conversations directly on your storefront. The app answers product questions, recommends relevant items, compares products, guides shoppers through purchase decisions, and helps merchants provide faster assistance without manually responding to every inquiry.

Key points
  • Conversational shopping that guides customers naturally
  • Natural language product search for faster discovery
  • Smart filters built automatically from your catalog
  • One-tap add to cart with variant-aware options
  • AI product recommendations based on shopper questions and intent
  • Answer product, pricing, and availability questions in real time
  • Compare products and guide shoppers through purchase decisions
  • Store-specific responses powered by your product catalog
Screenshots
Natural Language Search
Easy ConversionsSmart AttributesPerla Shopify Main Image
Measure assistant impact with sales and conversion analytics
AI shopping assistant for product discovery and comparisonSync Shopify products and monitor catalog readinessAI assistant settings and live storefront testing tools

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.

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Adoption

MeasurePerla AI Shopping AssistantSugesta
Detected stores1as of Nov 9, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & AccessoriesNot published
Top store countriesIndiaNot published

Reviews

MeasurePerla AI Shopping AssistantSugesta
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasurePerla AI Shopping AssistantSugesta
Free planYesNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$49/month$19/month(ahead)
Longest free trial14 days14 days
Plans listed33

Listing

MeasurePerla AI Shopping AssistantSugesta
Shopify category rank#223(ahead)in Search and filters#307in Search and filters
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedAug 28, 2025Jun 24, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperSerover IncSugesta Shop

FAQ

Perla AI Shopping Assistant and Sugesta: common questions

Is Perla AI Shopping Assistant or Sugesta cheaper?
Only Perla AI Shopping Assistant lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Perla AI Shopping Assistant and $19/month for Sugesta. 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?
Perla AI Shopping Assistant lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Custom filters, Filter display, Instant search, Product recommendations. Sugesta lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as AI insights, Autocomplete, Color and font, Conversion tracking. 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 9, 2026 for Perla AI Shopping Assistant, Oct 13, 2026 for Sugesta; 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 9, 2026 for Perla AI Shopping Assistant, Oct 13, 2026 for Sugesta. 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.