How Essential AI SEO and SEO Manager compare on the Shopify App Store: rating, review count, pricing, the Built for Shopify badge, and where each one ranks in the store's organic search results. Every number is the App Store's own and is never edited.
Updated October 4, 2026 · App Store dataAs of October 4, 2026, Essential AI SEO is rated 5.0 stars from 422 reviews and SEO Manager is rated 4.6 stars from 492 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
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| Tagline | Lift SEO With Auto Blog Writer & AI SEO Optimizer | Boost SEO rankings on Google, ChatGPT, and Claude with ease. |
| Rating | ★ 5.0 | ★ 4.6 |
| Reviews | 422 | 492 |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | Built for Shopify | No badge |
| Data as of | October 4, 2026 | October 4, 2026 |
Ratings, review counts, pricing labels and badges are read from each app's Shopify App Store search result card. Rankings are the store's organic results for the searches Rankbase tracks; sponsored results are excluded.
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| Both apps rank · 1 search | ||
| SEO Manager | #3 | #1 |
| Only Essential AI SEO ranks · 10 searches | ||
| Essential AI Blog | #1 | not in top 10 |
| Bloggle | #2 | not in top 10 |
| Blog Post | #3 | not in top 10 |
| AI Blog | #4 | not in top 10 |
| Blog Builder | #5 | not in top 10 |
| SEO AI | #5 | not in top 10 |
| Smart SEO | #5 | not in top 10 |
| Blog | #6 | not in top 10 |
| Blogs | #7 | not in top 10 |
| Esential | #8 | not in top 10 |
In the App Store's organic search results, Essential AI SEO ranks in the top 10 for 11 of the 3,798 searches we track and SEO Manager for 1. They share one search, "seo manager", where SEO Manager ranks #1 and Essential AI SEO #3.
Essential AI SEO has the higher rating, 5.0 stars against 4.6. SEO Manager has more reviews, 492 against 422.
SEO Manager has more reviews, 492 against 422.
In the App Store's organic search results, Essential AI SEO ranks in the top 10 for 11 of the 3,798 searches we track and SEO Manager for 1. They share one search, "seo manager", where SEO Manager ranks #1 and Essential AI SEO #3.
Rankbase records the organic results merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for 3,798 popular keywords, refreshed daily for published rankings and at least weekly for the rest. Each app's rating, review count, pricing label and Built for Shopify badge are taken from its App Store search result card, so they are exactly what merchants see; the date next to each app is the last time it appeared in any tracked top 10. Sponsored results are excluded, and nothing on this page is edited by hand, including for Rankbase's own apps.
Rankbase paired these two apps on September 13, 2026, when both ranked in the top 3 for "seo manager". The page stays as long as either app keeps ranking or the comparison keeps being read, and every number on it is refreshed from the App Store.
Rankbase helps Shopify app developers track keyword positions, analyze install click data, and optimize app listings to rank higher in the Shopify App Store.
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