Algolia AI Search & Discovery review

Algolia AI Search & Discovery brings Algolia's search engine to Shopify stores with filters, browse, merchandising and recommendations. Pricing is usage based and billed by Algolia separately from the Shopify invoice. The free tier includes 10K search requests, 50K records, 5K recommendation requests and 5K crawls a month. Grow includes 10K searches a month, then $0.50 per 1K, and 100K records, then $0.40 per 1K, with keyword search, browse, query suggestions, 10 rules per index and manual synonyms. Grow Plus charges $1.75 per 1K searches after 10K and adds 10K rules per index, AI synonyms and ranking, advanced personalization and query categorization. The enterprise tier adds NeuralSearch, real-time personalization, enterprise support plans and professional services. Support on the self-serve tiers is self-service only. The listing showed a 3.7 rating from 45 reviews, the second lowest here. It suits stores with a developer who can tune indexes and rules.

Who it is for

stores with developers that want usage based search and filtering

Price

Free to install with 10K search requests a month; Grow then $0.50 per 1K searches, usage billed by Algolia.

10K searches/mo, then $0.50 per 1K 100K records, then $0.40 per 1K
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Free tier with 10K search requests, 50K records and 5K recommendation requests a month
• Grow plan with keyword search, browse, query suggestions and 10 rules per index
• Grow Plus with 10K rules per index, AI synonyms and ranking and query categorization
• Top enterprise tier with NeuralSearch, real-time personalization and a 99.999% availability figure
• Merchandising campaigns and tracking of high revenue search terms

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free tier is not limited to development stores
• Strength: Pay as you go pricing scales with search volume instead of catalog size
• Strength: Enterprise support plans and professional services available on the enterprise tier
• Weakness: Listing showed a 3.7 rating from 45 reviews at check time
• Weakness: Self-service support only unless you contact sales
• Weakness: Charges are billed by Algolia outside the Shopify invoice and depend on usage

Key facts

• Free tier: 10K search requests and 50K records a month
• Grow usage price: $0.50 per 1K searches after 10K
• Shopify App Store rating: 3.7 from 45 reviews at check time
• Launched: October 28, 2016

Where it ranks

Algolia AI Search & Discovery is No. 10 in our Best Shopify Product Filter Apps verdict.