ShopSEO vs Avada
Avada SEO & Image Optimizer is 4.9★ across 4,327 reviews. Here is where it beats us, where we beat it, and how to tell which side of the line you are on.
ShopSEO: Audit & Fix
Free · $19.99/mo
- Free plan
- Full audit, 50 images, 25 AI credits
- Reviews
- None yet — launched July 2026
- Trial
- 7 days on Premium
Avada SEO & Image Optimizer
Free · Pro $34.95/mo ($348/yr ≈ $29/mo) · Enterprise $99/mo
- Free plan
- Yes — 100 image optimizations, 20 audits, 100 AI credits
- Rating
- 4.9★ · 4,327 reviews
- Trial
- Free plan, no separate trial
The table, without the spin.
| Capability | ShopSEO | Avada |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews on the App Store | None yet — launched July 2026 | 4.9★ · 4,327 reviews |
| Free plan | Full store audit and score, 50 images, 25 AI credits/mo | Yes — 100 images, 20 audits, 100 AI credits |
| Paid price | $19.99/mo, one tier | $34.95/mo Pro, $99/mo Enterprise |
| Free trial | 7 days on Premium | Free plan, no separate trial |
| Audit on the free plan | Complete — every issue visible without paying | 20 audits/month on free |
| Guided fix per issue | Yes — a written recommendation, not just an error | Recommendations plus an SEO Academy |
| Accessibility audit | Included | Not offered |
| Structured data validation | Included | Emits schema |
| Broken link scans | 1/mo free, unlimited on Premium | Broken-link manager on Pro |
| Plan tiers | Two — Free and Premium | Three |
Avada figures verified against the official Shopify App Store listing on 1 September 2026. Pricing in this category changes often — check the live listing before deciding on price alone.
- One of the most generous free plans in the category — 100 image optimizations and 100 AI credits.
- Unlimited images and audits on the $34.95 Pro tier.
- An SEO Academy and 1-on-1 consulting on Enterprise, which is real service value.
Choose Avada if: You want the most generous free tier for image optimization and value bundled SEO education and consulting.
- Core Web Vitals reporting is lab-based; there is no real-visitor field data or per-script attribution.
- The jump from Pro to Enterprise is $65/mo with consulting as the main differentiator.
- No public documentation on what happens to your SEO fields after uninstall.
Choose ShopSEO if: You want the whole audit visible on the free plan rather than 20 runs a month, and you want accessibility and structured-data validation included.
Avada's pricing is Free · Pro $34.95/mo ($348/yr ≈ $29/mo) · Enterprise $99/mo. ShopSEO has two plans: Free, which includes the complete store audit, and Premium at $19.99 a month with a 7-day trial. Whether that is cheaper depends on which features you actually need — the table above is the honest version.
Yes, and it is the sensible way to evaluate it. The ShopSEO audit is read-only and free, so installing it changes nothing about your Avada setup. Just make sure only one app is writing structured data, or your pages will emit conflicting blocks.
You want the most generous free tier for image optimization and value bundled SEO education and consulting.
Ratings, review counts and pricing were verified against the official Shopify App Store listing on 1 September 2026. Figures in this category move quickly — check the live listing before making a decision on price alone.
Audit your store before you switch anything.
The ShopSEO audit is free and read-only, so you can run it alongside Avada and compare what each one actually catches before changing anything.