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title: "SearchMention vs Kedra for Shopify (2026)"
description: "Kedra checks AI readiness, drafts fixes and writes posts. SearchMention shows what ChatGPT answered about each product: who it named, the price, the link."
url: https://searchmention.com/compare/searchmention-vs-kedra
updated: 2026-10-11
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Comparison · Shopify apps · Updated Oct 2026 · We build SearchMention

SearchMention

vs  Kedra

# SearchMention vs Kedra: fix the store, or check the answers?

Kedra scores your AI readiness, drafts fixes and writes content. SearchMention shows what ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews answered about each of your products: who they named instead, the price they quoted, and where they sent the buyer.

[ Scan my site free ](https://searchmention.com/ai-readiness) [ Jump to comparison table ](#at-a-glance)

Pick SearchMention when

You want to see the AI answers for your products: named or not, who won instead, whether AI's price matches your live variant, and whether the link goes to your store or someone else's. Also on WooCommerce and Magento, and for agencies.

Free AI audit → Starter $29/mo

Pick Kedra when

You want one Shopify app that does the work: a readiness score, fixes drafted and applied on approval, AI-written blog posts, discount offers for AI assistants, more engines, and daily tracking on its top plan, in 24 languages.

Free plan → paid from $25/mo

A naming note: Kedra's tab called "AI Visibility" is its readiness score; what we call AI visibility (the answers), Kedra calls "Prompt Tracking."

## At a glance

| Capability | SearchMention | Kedra |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | What AI answered about each product | Readiness, fixes and content, plus question tracking |
| AI answers per product | Mentioned, cited or read, per product and question, with the raw answer | Per question: whether AI names you, brands named instead, sources to get on |
| AI's price vs your price | Price in the answer checked against every live variant | Not on its listing or in our test install |
| Where AI sends the buyer | Domain of every product and source link: your store, Amazon, a reseller, another country, a dead page | Not on its listing or in our test install |
| AI readiness | Required checks only: crawlers, password, Product markup, catalog basics, policies | Score with ranked fixes, effort tags and affected products |
| Applies fixes in your store | No: read-only, shows what to fix and where | Yes: drafted, applied on approval; autopilot from $25 |
| Content and offers | No | AI blog writer (5–50 posts/mo), AI offers, llms.txt + agents.md |
| AI engines | ChatGPT + Google AI Overviews; Gemini + Perplexity on Growth and Agency | ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude + 3 more from $25 (free plan: one scan on ChatGPT + Gemini) |
| How often | Weekly | Daily on Scale ($199) |
| AI traffic | AI referrals per page; AI bot crawls too with our Cloudflare Worker | AI visits and AI-referred sales |
| Platforms | Shopify app, plus WooCommerce, Magento and any storefront on the web | Shopify only |
| Agencies | $149: unlimited stores, shareable white-label reports | One store per install |
| Price | Free audit · $29 · $99 · $149 Agency | Free · $25 · $79 · $199 (14-day trial) |

Kedra: [Shopify App Store listing](https://apps.shopify.com/kedra-ai-index), fetched Oct 11, 2026 (Built for Shopify, 4.9 from 48 reviews, launched Apr 27, 2026), and our own test install (Oct 7 and Oct 11, 2026). SearchMention: [pricing](https://searchmention.com/pricing).

## When to pick Kedra

Choose Kedra if you want an app that changes the store for you. Its readiness view ranks fixes with an effort tag and the affected products, drafts the change and applies it when you approve; Grow ($25) adds an autopilot. It writes blog posts as Shopify drafts for the questions where AI skips you, creates discount offers for AI assistants, and its interface comes in 24 languages.

It also asks more engines more often: six engines including Claude and Google's AI Mode from $25, up to 10 markets, and daily tracking on Scale. Its prompt maintenance swaps questions that never name any store for fresh ones, and it separates "queries competitors are winning" from "queries no one owns yet." Those are good ideas.

## When to pick SearchMention

Choose SearchMention if the question is "what does AI say about my products, and is it right?" Each answer is matched to your catalog, so you see which product was named, mentioned, cited or only read; who was named instead; whether the price AI quoted matches any live variant on your page; and whether the product link goes to your store, Amazon, a reseller or another country's storefront.

It also fits stores that aren't only on Shopify (WooCommerce, Magento) and agencies that check many stores. Start with the [free readiness scan](https://searchmention.com/ai-readiness), then see [how AI Visibility works](https://searchmention.com).

## Where they actually differ

### Per question vs per product

Both apps ask AI the questions your buyers ask and show who gets named. Kedra reports it per question and brand: "AI recommends 74 brands for questions like yours, but not you yet," plus the sources you could get listed on. SearchMention goes one level down, to the product. A store with 200 products learns which ones AI names, which pages it cites as sources, and which pages ChatGPT read without naming the store. That's the difference between "AI doesn't recommend us" and "AI recommends our magnesium but not our turmeric."

### Whether the answer is right

Being named can still lose the sale. SearchMention checks the price written in ChatGPT's and AI Overviews' answers against every variant on your live product page, and records where each product link and each source link points. In [404 buyer questions we ran for 27 small stores](https://searchmention.com/blog/what-ai-gets-wrong-about-small-online-stores), most ChatGPT product links attached to a named store went somewhere other than the store's own site. We didn't find a price or link check on Kedra's listing or in our test install.

### Doing the fixes vs measuring them

Kedra edits your store, which is why it asks for broad access at install (in our test: customer data, orders, discounts, products, theme, pages and policies). That saves time if you trust the drafts. SearchMention doesn't write to your store: it shows the fix and where to make it, and the next run shows whether the answers changed. Kedra also publishes `llms.txt` and `agents.md`; Shopify [already serves both on every store](https://searchmention.com/blog/do-shopify-stores-need-llms-txt), so treat that as a convenience rather than a reason to choose.

### Coverage and frequency

Here Kedra is ahead. Its paid plans cover six engines including Claude and Google AI Mode, and Scale tracks daily across 10 markets. SearchMention runs weekly, on ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews on Starter, adding Gemini and Perplexity on Growth. If daily movement across many engines and languages is what you report on, Kedra fits better. If you want fewer engines with each answer checked against your catalog, SearchMention does.

## Pricing

Kedra

- Free: llms.txt + agents.md, readiness check, 3 AI fixes/mo, 1 visibility scan (ChatGPT, Gemini), 7 days of analytics
- Grow **$25/mo**: 12 buyer questions, 1 market, 6 engines, 25 fixes/mo + autopilot, 5 posts/mo, 2 competitors
- Pro **$79/mo**: 30 questions, 3 markets, unlimited fixes, 15 posts/mo, 5 competitors
- Scale **$199/mo**: 75 questions, 10 markets, daily tracking, 50 posts/mo
- 14-day trial; yearly saves 25–28%

SearchMention

- Free: one AI audit (15 questions on ChatGPT + AI Overviews), one readiness scan, 30 days of AI traffic
- Starter **$29/mo**: 30 questions, ChatGPT + AI Overviews, weekly, 10 competitors
- Growth **$99/mo**: 50 questions, adds Gemini + Perplexity
- Agency **$149/mo**: unlimited stores, 8,000 AI answers/mo pooled

Per question tracked, the entry plans are close: Kedra's $25 tracks 12 questions on six engines; SearchMention's $29 tracks 30 questions on two. Kedra's price also buys fixes and content. Pick on the job, not the sticker.

## Honest take

We build SearchMention, and Kedra is the Shopify app closest to it. Kedra is broader: readiness, fixes, content, offers, more engines and daily tracking, with the Built for Shopify badge and 48 reviews at 4.9. If you want one app that acts on your store, it's a strong choice. SearchMention is narrower and goes deeper on the answer itself: which product, which competitor, which price, which link.

Want AI to do the work in your store → Kedra. Want to know what AI tells buyers about each product, and whether it's right → SearchMention. Many stores will want both.

## FAQ

SearchMention vs Kedra: which is better for a Shopify store? Kedra if you want readiness fixes, content and daily multi-engine tracking in one app. SearchMention if you want each product's AI answers checked: named or not, who instead, the price, the link.

What are the best Kedra alternatives for Shopify? For per-product answers, prices and links, SearchMention. TinyAI, FoundGPT and Kwik GEO also track buyer questions; [IndexGPT](https://searchmention.com/compare/searchmention-vs-indexgpt) focuses on indexing.

Is Kedra's "AI Visibility" the same as SearchMention's? No. Kedra's AI Visibility tab is a readiness score; its answer tracking is called Prompt Tracking. Ours is the answers; readiness is separate.

Do I need Kedra's llms.txt and agents.md? Shopify already serves both on every store, and no AI search engine is known to read llms.txt to pick products. A convenience, not a deciding feature.

How much do they cost? Kedra: Free, $25, $79, $199 (14-day trial). SearchMention: free audit, $29, $99, $149 Agency.

Can I use both? Yes. Kedra changes the store; SearchMention reads it and checks whether the answers changed afterwards.

## See what AI tells buyers about your products

Named or not, who won instead, the price AI quoted, and where it sent the buyer. Start with the free scan.

[ Free readiness scan ](https://searchmention.com/ai-readiness) [ How AI Visibility works ](https://searchmention.com)