Algolia is a Shopify app developer based in France that makes Algolia AI Search & Discovery, a search and filters app on the Shopify App Store. It provides an AI search and retrieval platform for organizations. Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 379 (2.5%) run Algolia AI Search & Discovery, #3 of 79 search and filters apps by that count. Its share is highest among Health & Wellness (3.4%), Home & Living (3.1%) and Fashion & Apparel (3.1%) brands. It is rated 3.7 out of 5 from 44 reviews on the Shopify App Store. Algolia AI Search & Discovery has 4 plans on the Shopify App Store, at no charge. It bills some charges outside the Shopify invoice.
Algolia replaces native Shopify search with ai-powered search, typo tolerance, synonyms, and merchandising modules like Frequently Bought Together and Related Products. Best fit for catalogs where native search returns zero results or irrelevant matches and shoppers bounce before buying.
What Algolia does for Shopify brands
- Typo tolerance, synonyms & ai ranking turn dead-end searches into orders
- Searchers convert at 3-5x the rate of non-searchers, captured incrementally above native
- Frequently Bought Together & Related Products modules attach 5-15% on PDPs
- Ai-curated category pages surface complementary items where search never fires
Overview
Algolia sells an AI search and retrieval platform that covers site search, product recommendations, personalization, browse pages and conversational AI features. For Shopify merchants, it is a search layer that helps shoppers find products and gives the team tools to tune results and merchandise category pages. It is available as a Shopify app and through its own platform.
For Shopify brands
- Install Algolia as a Shopify app to add AI search to the store, with a free plan to start.
- Pin items, promote campaigns and adjust ranking on category and collection pages without engineering support.
- Personalize search by each buyer's company so search matches the products, pricing and purchasing rules at checkout, including native Shopify B2B.
How it works
A brand installs the Shopify app or connects Algolia through its libraries and APIs, then tunes results and merchandising in the Algolia dashboard. Algolia runs the search and retrieval service and offers professional services for setup help and training.
- Built for
- Shopify merchants including Shopify Plus stores, and B2B and B2C brands in verticals such as fashion, grocery and auto parts.
- Pricing
- The Shopify app has a free plan with 10K search requests and 50K records a month. Paid plans are Grow (10K searches a month, then $0.50 per 1K), Grow Plus (then $1.75 per 1K) and Elevate with volume-based discounts.
Products
- Algolia AI Search & Discovery Shopify app that adds AI-powered search to a store, with a free plan.
- Search AI-driven search results for shoppers.
- Recommendations Uses behavioral cues to drive higher engagement.
- Personalization Shows each user results based on their journey.
- Browse Curated category pages that move customers down the funnel.
- Ask AI Conversational answers delivered from the search bar.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- Free, Grow, Grow Plus and Elevate plans are free to install on Shopify.
- Self-service support only on app plans; Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help and training.
- Elevate lists enterprise support plans, an enhanced SLA and 99.999% availability.
- Data centers: 70+ across 17 regions.
From Algolia's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-30.
Among Shopify brands over $5M
Share of each sector's brands running it, where that beats the overall rate.
On the Shopify App Store
Algolia AI Search & Discovery
3.7 · 44 reviewsFree planOn 2.5% of brands over $5MLaunched 2016Search and filtersBoost your store’s revenue with AI-powered search - unparalleled speed, increased conversions, and maximized average order value.
Pricing
FreeFree to installSee pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training.
- 10K search requests/month
- 50K records included
- 5K recommendation requests/month
- 5K crawls/month
ElevateFree to installSee pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training.
- Volume Based Discounts
- Agentic and generative features
- NeuralSearch
- Smart Groups
- +4 more
GrowFree to installSee pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training.
- 10K searches/mo, then $0.50 per 1K
- 100K records, then $0.40 per 1K
- Keyword search + browse
- Query suggestions
- +3 more
Grow PlusFree to installSee pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training.
- 10K searches/mo, then $1.75 per 1K
- 100K records, then $0.40 per 1K
- Everything in Grow, plus:
- Rules: 10K per index
- +3 more
Some charges are billed by the developer outside your Shopify invoice.
Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.
Alternatives to Algolia
The most used search and filters apps among Shopify brands over $5M.
| App | Brands over $5M | App Store |
|---|---|---|
| Searchanise Search & Filter · Searchanise | 6.9% | 4.7 · 1,262 |
| Nosto · Nosto Solutions Ltd | 2.6% | 4.7 · 61 |
| Fast Simon AI Search & Filters · Fast Simon | 1.7% | 4.8 · 355 |
| Klevu | 0.7% | 4.9 · 13 |
| RS · Rapid Search | 0.6% | 4.9 · 416 |
| XCloud Search & Product Filter · NP Apps | 0.5% | 4.9 · 544 |
Often used with Algolia
What its brands run more often than Shopify brands over $5M do overall.
- Blotout EdgeTag10.3% of its brands · 2.5x average
- Fairing Post Purchase Surveys10.6% of its brands · 2.2x average
- Criteo GO15.8% of its brands · 2.2x average
- Zendesk20.6% of its brands · 2.1x average
- Elevar Conversion Tracking22.4% of its brands · 2x average
What Shopify apps does Algolia make?
Algolia has 1 app on the Shopify App Store: Algolia AI Search & Discovery.
How many Shopify brands use Algolia?
Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 379 (2.5%) run Algolia AI Search & Discovery, #3 of 79 search and filters apps by that count. Its share is highest among Health & Wellness (3.4%), Home & Living (3.1%) and Fashion & Apparel (3.1%) brands.
What are the alternatives to Algolia?
The most used search and filters apps among Shopify brands over $5M, after Algolia: Searchanise Search & Filter (6.9%), Nosto (2.6%), Fast Simon AI Search & Filters (1.7%), Klevu (0.7%), RS (0.6%) and XCloud Search & Product Filter (0.5%).
What do Algolia's brands use alongside it?
Of the brands running Algolia, 10.3% also run Blotout EdgeTag, 10.6% also run Fairing Post Purchase Surveys, 15.8% also run Criteo GO, 20.6% also run Zendesk and 22.4% also run Elevar Conversion Tracking. Each is at least 2.0 times as common among them as across all brands over $5M.
How is Algolia AI Search & Discovery rated?
Algolia AI Search & Discovery is rated 3.7 out of 5 from 44 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Algolia cost?
Algolia AI Search & Discovery has 4 plans on the Shopify App Store, at no charge. It bills some charges outside the Shopify invoice. Algolia AI Search & Discovery: Free, Free to install (See pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training); Elevate, Free to install (See pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training); Grow, Free to install (See pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training); Grow Plus, Free to install (See pricing page for details. Self-service support only. Contact Sales for guaranteed responses, setup help, & training).
