SolveBot vs Support Hero ‑ AI Assistant
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for SolveBot, Oct 14, 2026 for Support Hero.
The short answer
- Only Support Hero lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for SolveBot and $29/month for Support Hero.
- SolveBot lists 4 features Support Hero’s listing doesn’t mention, including Chatbot, Contact form, Help center.
Head to head
Starter
- · AI training and email responses
- · Access to SolveBot
- · Cheapest SovleBot Plan
Standard
- · AI training and email responses
- · Access to SolveBot
- · Slightly cheaper credit cost
Essentials
- · AI training and email responses
- · Access to SolveBot
- · Cheapest per-credit cost
Free
- · 1 Team Member
- · 50 Optimized Articles
- · Email Support
Starter
- · 5 Team Members
- · 500 Optimized Articles
- · AI Autopilot
- · Priority Support
Professional
- · 20 Team Members
- · API Access
- · Custom Branding
- · Unlimited Articles
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureSolveBot is a full customer support application, embedded in your Shopify admin. Customers email their questions and support requests to your email address which is routed to SolveBot. Send ticket responses to our AI backend, which are then emailed to your customer. Manage your AI training manual by adding store policies and products to manual, which your AI Assistant then leverages.
Support Hero centralizes customer communication from multiple email channels into one ticketing dashboard. It uses AI trained on your business guidelines to generate responses following your specific rules. You can automate repetitive inquiries with the Autopilot mode or review AI-generated drafts. By integrating with your shop data, the AI provides context about orders and products.
- Customer support ticket management, receive and send responses over email.
- Manage your AI Assistants, create support manuals using Shopify products.
- Quickly respond to tickets using artificial intelligence.
- AI Autopilot for resolving repetitive tickets following your rules.
- Unified inbox for managing multiple Gmail and custom email accounts.
- Knowledge base training to teach AI your specific support guidelines.
- Live shop integration for real-time order context and product details.
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 |  SolveBot |  Support Hero |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SolveBot | Support Hero |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | SolveBot | Support Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $20/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | SolveBot | Support Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #195 | #130(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 13, 2024 | May 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | ToolsForShops | SupportHero |
FAQ
SolveBot and Support Hero: common questions
- Is SolveBot or Support Hero cheaper?
- Only Support Hero lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/month for SolveBot and $29/month for Support Hero. 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?
- SolveBot lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Chatbot, Contact form, Help center, Ticketing. Support Hero lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Email, Response templates. 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 13, 2026 for SolveBot, Oct 14, 2026 for Support Hero; 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 13, 2026 for SolveBot, Oct 14, 2026 for Support Hero. 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.