RankEngine AI SEO + AEO vs Rankz: AI SEO, AEO, GEO
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for RankEngine AI SEO + AEO, Oct 13, 2026 for Rankz.
The short answer
- Only Rankz lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for RankEngine AI SEO + AEO and $29/month for Rankz.
- RankEngine AI SEO + AEO lists 21 features Rankz’s listing doesn’t mention, including 404 pages, ALT text, AMP pages.
Head to head
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Basic
- · 10 AI blog posts a month
- · 25 tracked keywords, refreshed weekly
- · AI hero image on every post
- · AI visibility + agent-ready files
- · Autopilot: up to 20 fix rules
- · Bulk product SEO + CSV export
Pro
- · 31 AI blog posts a month (one a day)
- · Everything in Basic
- · PDF reports + priority support
- · Premium AI hero images
- · Scans every 6 hours
- · Shopping research + toxic backlinks
Free
- · 1 blog post
- · 1 competitor URL
- · 1 topic
- · 3 AI fixes
- · 3 prompts
- · daily analysis
Starter
- · 1 topic
- · 15 AI fixes
- · 3 blog posts
- · 3 competitor URLs
- · 3 prompts
- · daily analysis
Growth
- · 100 AI fixes
- · 15 competitor URLs and blogs
- · 3 topics
- · 5 on-demand re-runs (daily)
- · daily analysis
- · domain sources and web citations
Pro
- · 10 topics
- · 25 prompts
- · priority processing queue
- · real-time alerts (Slack and in-app)
- · unlimited AI fixes and re-runs
- · unlimited competitor URLs and blogs
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOne app replaces a stack of SEO apps. RankEngine audits your store, applies fixes it verifies live, and writes SEO blog posts monthly. Includes: one-click fixes and autopilot, rank tracking, AI blog writer with hero images, image compression, AI alt text, schema, AI visibility in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, llms.txt, 301 redirects, internal links, competitor research, Core Web Vitals, multi-language SEO.
Rankz is a Shopify app that helps merchants understand how their products are interpreted by AI-powered search and shopping systems. It analyzes product content, prompts, and sources to surface visibility, sentiment, and positioning insights. Merchants receive structured recommendations to adjust product information, metadata, and supporting content. It tracks performance using order-level and attribution data.
- Verified fixes — written to your store and re-checked live, never fake "done".
- AI-search visibility across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
- One-click on-page SEO: meta, alt text, schema, redirects, internal links.
- Agent-ready storefront: llms.txt, robots, structured data, crawler matrix.
- Analyze how product content appears in AI-powered search and shopping results
- Track product visibility, sentiment, and positioning across selected prompts
- Get recommendations to improve product titles, descriptions, and metadata
- Generate AI friendly blogs using selected products, prompts, and competitors
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 |  RankEngine AI SEO + AEO |  Rankz |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 5 | 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 | Health & Beauty, Electronics, Media | Not published |
| Top store countries | Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | RankEngine AI SEO + AEO | Rankz |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 7 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | RankEngine AI SEO + AEO | Rankz |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | RankEngine AI SEO + AEO | Rankz |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #89(ahead) | #465 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jul 2, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | BOUMZOUD LLC | Rankz |
FAQ
RankEngine AI SEO + AEO and Rankz: common questions
- Is RankEngine AI SEO + AEO or Rankz cheaper?
- Only Rankz lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19/month for RankEngine AI SEO + AEO and $29/month for Rankz. 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?
- RankEngine AI SEO + AEO lists 21 the others don’t mention, such as 404 pages, ALT text, AMP pages, APIs and webhooks. Rankz lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Keyword analysis, Reporting. 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 8, 2026 for RankEngine AI SEO + AEO, Oct 13, 2026 for Rankz; 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 8, 2026 for RankEngine AI SEO + AEO, Oct 13, 2026 for Rankz. 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.