Claude vs Shopify Sidekick

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Claude

AI assistant for chat, writing, coding, research and team work

Free · from $17/moVisit site

Shopify Sidekick

AI commerce assistant inside the Shopify admin for running and growing a store

From $29/moVisit site

Choose Claude if…

you want a free plan to start with
you want the lower entry price ($17/mo vs $29/mo)
you need an API to build on
you work on iOS, Android, macOS
you're in its core audience: knowledge workers, software developers

Choose Shopify Sidekick if…

you want to trial it before paying
you're in its core audience: shopify merchants, small online store owners

Side by side

FeatureC

ClaudeS

Shopify Sidekick

Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial

Starting price$17/mo$29/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Data retention—Store info kept two years after closure before deletion begins

Updates, last 90 days—11

Web search—

File upload & analysis—

Voice conversations—

Memory—

Custom assistants—

App connectors / MCP—

PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome, APIWeb

CategoryAI ChatbotsE-commerce

CompanyAnthropic PBC · United StatesShopify Inc. · Canada · since 2006

Full feature lists

C Claude

Chat with web search and memory
File creation and code execution
Artifacts, Slides, Docs and Design tools
Claude Code for software development
Projects for organizing work
Scheduled and handed-off tasks
Chrome, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integrations
Per-token API with batch discount

S Shopify Sidekick

Writes product descriptions and marketing copy
Edits product photos and generates transparent-background images
Takes actions in the Shopify admin, such as creating discounts
Weekly store performance summaries and pricing analysis
Low-stock alerts and smart collection setup
Storefront suggestions tested on simulated shoppers (SimGym)
Responds in multiple languages based on store settings
Staff access follows admin permissions

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

Shopify Sidekick home page — S Shopify Sidekick · shopify.com

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Claude	Shopify Sidekick
1 person	$17 Pro	$29 Basic
5 people	$100 Team Standard	$29 Basic
20 people	$400 Team Standard	$29 Basic

Work it out for your team

People

ClaudePro$17/mo
Shopify SidekickBasic$29/mo

The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.

All plans and prices

Claude

Free$0

Pro$20/mo or $17/mo billed yearly ($200)

MaxFrom $100/mo

Team Standard$25/seat/mo or $20/seat billed yearly

Team Premium$125/seat/mo or $100/seat billed yearly

Enterprise$20/seat billed yearly + usage at API rates

Shopify Sidekick

Basic$29/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly)

Grow$79/mo billed yearly ($105 monthly)

Advanced$299/mo billed yearly ($399 monthly)

PlusFrom $2,300/mo

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

Claude

No changes since we started tracking.

Shopify Sidekick

Nov 5, 2026Starting price: none → $29/mo; Basic: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $29; Grow: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $79; Advanced: USD price not shown to our fetcher → $299; Plus: Custom (from a high monthly minimum) → $2300
Nov 5, 2026Basic: £19/mo billed yearly, or £25/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Grow: £49/mo billed yearly, or £65/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Advanced: £259/mo billed yearly, or £344/mo billed monthly → USD price not shown to our fetcher; Plus: From £1,800/mo → Custom (from a high monthly minimum)