Depict is a Shopify app developer that makes Depict: Search & Merchandising, a collections app on the Shopify App Store. It provides AI visual merchandising, site search, and product recommendations for e-commerce brands. Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 82 (0.5%) run Depict: Search & Merchandising, #3 of 32 collections apps by that count. Its share is highest among Fashion & Apparel (1.5%) brands. It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 45 reviews on the Shopify App Store. It carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Depict: Search & Merchandising has 4 plans on the Shopify App Store, from $110 to $440 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan.
Depict runs ai merchandising and gpt-powered search on Shopify category and collection pages. Sorting, automated rules, and visual content cards help shoppers find what to buy instead of bouncing, while smarter search surfaces adjacent products that grow cart size. Best fit for brands with deep catalogs where category pages do real traffic and merchandising is still manual.
What Depict does for Shopify brands
- ai sorting on category pages converts bouncers who couldn't find the right product
- automated merchandising rules replace manual per-collection curation
- visual content cards inside grids guide shoppers to the products you want surfaced
- gpt-powered search surfaces adjacent products that grow cart size pre-checkout
Overview
Depict sells merchandising software for online stores. It covers collection pages, site search and product recommendations in one platform. It sorts products automatically by rules the merchant sets, so merchants do not re-sort collections by hand.
- Built for
- Brands that sell online and want control over merchandising, running on Shopify, Centra, Salesforce Commerce Cloud or a headless storefront.
- Pricing
- Priced by monthly sessions: up to 50k, 250k, 500k, and custom above 500k. On the Shopify App Store at the 50k tier, plans run $110 to $440 a month; Merchandising is free for up to 3 collections. Annual billing saves 20%.
Products
- Depict: Search & Merchandising Shopify app for collections, site search and product recommendations, with a visual editor and sorting rules.
- Visual Merchandising Builds collection pages with pins, automated sorting, scheduling, content cards and per-market versions.
- Search Search that combines AI, keyword matching and merchandising rules, with synonyms and analytics.
- Recommendations Product recommendations for product pages and carts that follow merchant-set rules.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- The Shopify app needs no theme code, per its App Store description.
- Salesforce Commerce Cloud connects through a custom API integration built with your team.
- Multi-market and multi-store are only on the Custom plan.
- The 500k and 500k+ session plans include a direct Slack support channel.
From Depict's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-20.
Among Shopify brands over $5M
Share of each sector's brands running it, where that beats the overall rate.
On the Shopify App Store
Depict: Search & Merchandising
4.5 · 45 reviewsBuilt for ShopifyFree planPaid from $110/moOn 0.5% of brands over $5MLaunched 2024CollectionsMerchandise Shopify collections, add AI site search and product recommendations with one app. Visual editor, sorting rules, analytics, no theme code required.
Pricing
Recommendations$110/monthor $1,056/year and save 20%Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $190/mo, Large (500k) $390/mo. Custom pricing above 500k.
- Personalized recommendation sliders
- Rules and per-slider analytics
Merchandising$190/monthor $1,824/year and save 20%Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $390/mo, Large (500k) $790/mo. Custom pricing above 500k.
- Free for up to 3 collections
- AI-sorted collections, rules and pins
- Every feature included
7-day free trialSearch$190/monthor $1,824/year and save 20%Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $390/mo, Large (500k) $790/mo. Custom pricing above 500k.
- AI-powered search and results pages
- Synonyms, rules and analytics
All products$440/monthor $4,224/year and save 20%Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $870/mo, Large (500k) $1,770/mo. Custom pricing above 500k.
- Merchandising + Search + Recommendations
- Save 10% vs. separate plans
- Every feature included
Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.
Alternatives to Depict
The most used collections apps among Shopify brands over $5M.
| App | Brands over $5M | App Store |
|---|---|---|
| Sort'd Collection Sort & Merch · Beefy Nachos Ltd | 1.2% | 5.0 · 148 |
| KX AI Collection Sort · Kimonix | 1.1% | 5.0 · 237 |
| ST · Green Apple Solutions Pvt Ltd | 0.2% | 5.0 · 275 |
| SortWise Collection Sort · Mezereon Inc. | 0.1% | 5.0 · 27 |
| Ripple Collections Builder · Ripple Apps | 0.1% | 5.0 · 4 |
Often used with Depict
What its brands run more often than Shopify brands over $5M do overall.
- Orbe Geolocation12.2% of its brands · 5.3x average
- Nosto13.4% of its brands · 5.2x average
- Swish (Wishlist King)15.9% of its brands · 4.7x average
- Loop Returns & Exchanges29.3% of its brands · 2.9x average
- Elevar Conversion Tracking31.7% of its brands · 2.9x average
What Shopify apps does Depict make?
Depict has 1 app on the Shopify App Store: Depict: Search & Merchandising.
How many Shopify brands use Depict?
Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 82 (0.5%) run Depict: Search & Merchandising, #3 of 32 collections apps by that count. Its share is highest among Fashion & Apparel (1.5%) brands.
What are the alternatives to Depict?
The most used collections apps among Shopify brands over $5M, after Depict: Sort'd Collection Sort & Merch (1.2%), KX AI Collection Sort (1.1%), ST (0.2%), SortWise Collection Sort (0.1%) and Ripple Collections Builder (0.1%).
What do Depict's brands use alongside it?
Of the brands running Depict, 12.2% also run Orbe Geolocation, 13.4% also run Nosto, 15.9% also run Swish (Wishlist King), 29.3% also run Loop Returns & Exchanges and 31.7% also run Elevar Conversion Tracking. Each is at least 2.9 times as common among them as across all brands over $5M.
How is Depict: Search & Merchandising rated?
Depict: Search & Merchandising is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 45 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Depict cost?
Depict: Search & Merchandising has 4 plans on the Shopify App Store, from $110 to $440 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan. Depict: Search & Merchandising: Recommendations, $110/month (Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $190/mo, Large (500k) $390/mo. Custom pricing above 500k); Merchandising, $190/month (Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $390/mo, Large (500k) $790/mo. Custom pricing above 500k); Search, $190/month (Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $390/mo, Large (500k) $790/mo. Custom pricing above 500k); All products, $440/month (Price covers up to 50k sessions/month. Medium (250k) $870/mo, Large (500k) $1,770/mo. Custom pricing above 500k).
