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Boost review and real cost
AI search, custom collection filters, merchandising and bundles, priced on your store's sales.
Verdict
Boost suits small stores and large catalogues that want strong filters and AI search, since the price ignores product count. The catch: the price follows gross sales, so it jumps from $159 to $499 a month once a store passes $100K in monthly sales.
Install it if
- Stores under $50K a month in sales that want advanced filters for $159 or less
- Large catalogues with many tags, metafields and variants to filter
- Stores selling in several languages and Shopify Markets
Skip it if
- Fast-growing stores that want a price that does not track revenue
- Teams that rely on Shopify Flow automations
- Merchants who need a named security certification
Good
- 300 orders$159Launch
- 2,000 orders$499Convert
- 10,000 orders$699Accelerate
The price follows your Base GMV, the average gross sales of the last three months, not your orders or product count3.
Public prices, billed monthly, checked October 8, 2026.
The eight checks
Boost passes 5: good, with caveats. What each check means.
- Free to start: passedA 21-day free trial is available1.
- Prices public at every size: passedThe pricing calculator lists every tier up to $2.5M in monthly GMV2.
- Built for Shopify: failedThe listing does not show the Built for Shopify badge1.
- Rated 4.7 or higher: passedRated 4.7 on the Shopify App Store1.
- 500+ merchant reviews: passed1,635 reviews on the Shopify App Store1.
- Works with Shopify Flow: failedShopify Flow is not listed under Works with, and Boost's help centre has no Flow guide1,8.
- You can take your data: passedAnalytics export to CSV or Excel5, and synonyms export to CSV10.
- Security report named: failedNo SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification is named on Boost's site or GDPR page6.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | $29–$159/month1,2 | Advanced filters, smart and AI search, AI recommendations and bundles, pre-order, 90-day analytics | Up to $50K monthly GMV: $29 to $5K, $99 to $15K, $159 to $50K |
| Convert | $299–$599/month1,2 | Everything in Launch plus in-collection search, collection merchandising, B2B wholesale, 180-day analytics | Up to $400K monthly GMV: $299 to $100K, $499 to $250K, $599 to $400K |
| Accelerate | $699–$1,499/month1,2 | Everything in Convert plus AI-personalized search and recommendations, customer success manager, premium support | Up to $2.5M monthly GMV: $699 to $650K, $799 to $1M, $1,499 to $2.5M |
| Enterprise | Custom2 | Tailored plan | Over $2.5M monthly GMV; contact sales |
Launch costs $29 up to $5K in monthly gross sales, $99 up to $15K and $159 up to $50K2. Convert runs $299 to $599 up to $400K, and Accelerate $699 to $1,499 up to $2.5M2. Your Base GMV is the average of the last three months, and you cannot choose a plan whose limit is below it3,4. If sales outgrow your plan, Boost adds $2 per extra $1,000 of GMV3. Billing is monthly only4.
Usage charges: If your Base GMV passes your plan's limit, an overage of $2 per extra $1,000 of GMV applies, capped at the fee of the tier that matches your new GMV3.. Free trial: 21 days1.
How we worked out the bill
| Store size | Per month | Arithmetic |
|---|---|---|
| Small, 300 orders | $159 | $18,000 monthly GMV is above the $15K tier, so Launch up to $50K GMV: $159 a month2 |
| Growing, 2,000 orders | $499 | $120,000 monthly GMV is above Convert's $100K tier, so Convert up to $250K GMV: $499 a month; you cannot pick a plan whose limit is below your Base GMV2,4 |
| Large, 10,000 orders | $699 | $600,000 monthly GMV fits Accelerate up to $650K GMV: $699 a month2 |
What it does
Boost replaces Shopify's search and collection filters with AI search, custom filter trees, merchandising and recommendations1. It also adds bundles, pre-orders and back-in-stock alerts2.
The price follows your store's gross sales, not your product count2.
- AI search with typo tolerance, synonyms and autocomplete1.
- Filters by tag, metafield, variant and metaobject on collection and search pages1,2.
- Merchandising: pin, boost or demote products, with campaign scheduling1,2.
- Recommendations and AI product bundles1.
- Pre-order and back-in-stock tools2.
- Multi-language, multi-currency and Shopify Markets sync1,2.
What merchants say
Boost holds 4.7 from 1,635 reviews, and 93% of ratings are five stars1. Merchants praise the filters on large catalogues and fast, patient support with theme conflicts1. Low ratings report steep price rises after years on the app, theme-specific changes that need Boost's team, and slow follow-up on paid setup9.
Complaints worth knowing
- Long-time merchants report steep price rises when their store went over a plan limit9.
- Several reviews say changes are theme-specific and need a developer or Boost's team9.
- One merchant reported slow follow-up on a paid setup service9.
What the developer claims
Numbers the developer publishes about itself. We have not verified them.
Your data
Analytics export to CSV or Excel5, and the synonym library exports to CSV10. Filter trees cannot be exported to a file, though Boost keeps them if you uninstall7. Boost's GDPR page names no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification6. Where data is hosted is not published.
App languages: English. Works with: Checkout, Shopify Admin, App builder: Shopney & Vajro, Klaviyo, Product label apps, Reviews.io, Weglot & langify, Yotpo, Judge.me, Growave, Loox. On the App Store since: January 17, 2017.
Other search apps
| App | Checks | 300 orders | 2,000 orders | 10,000 orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8 checks passed | $0 | $0 | $11.50 | |
| 5/8 checks passed | $19 | $19 | $39 |
Sources
- Boost AI Search & Filter - Grow sales with search & discovery: search bar, product filter | Shopify App Store, Shopify App Store. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Boost Commerce | Pricing for Boost AI Search & Discovery for Shopify, Boost Commerce. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- GMV-based Pricing plan overview, Boost Support Center. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- FAQs GMV-based Subscription, Boost Support Center. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Boost AI Search & Discovery Analytics, Boost Support Center. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Boost Commerce | General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Boost Commerce. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Product filter FAQs, Boost Support Center. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Boost Support Center article index, Boost Support Center. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- Boost AI Search & Filter reviews (1 and 2 stars, newest first) | Shopify App Store, Shopify App Store. Accessed October 8, 2026.
- How to enable Synonym search, Boost Support Center. Accessed October 8, 2026.
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