Shopify and EmpactAI. What you have and what it adds.
EmpactAI doesn't replace Shopify: it works on top of it. Shopify brings its reports and Sidekick; EmpactAI joins up your eight sources, tells you what to do and measures whether it worked. Here's where each one wins.
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| What's compared | EmpactAI | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A layer on top of your Shopify | Your platform, with reports and Sidekick |
| Your data | Your eight sources, already joined up | Your store, plus Google through its channel |
| Undo | In one click | Published changes aren't undone automatically |
| Price | From €99/month | Its reports, on any plan |
What each one is
EmpactAI
A dashboard for Shopify stores with eight AI specialists. It reads your eight sources, tells you what to fix first and, once you give the OK, applies it in your Shopify. We're behind it, Empact: you do it yourself or ask us, with a quote.
Shopify
The platform your store lives on. It brings Shopify Analytics, with dashboards and reports, and Sidekick, its AI assistant inside the admin, which answers, guides you and prepares changes for you to review.
help.shopify.com/…/shopify-reportshelp.shopify.com/…/set-upWhere Shopify wins, for real.
EmpactAI doesn't replace any of this. If you want to start with what you already pay for, Shopify brings a lot.
You already have it
Shopify Analytics' main features come with any plan, with nothing to install. EmpactAI is paid separately.
help.shopify.com/…/shopify-reportsSidekick lives in your admin
You ask it from any page of the admin and it prepares changes for you to review. It doesn't touch your store without your approval.
help.shopify.com/…/set-upIts own A/B tests
Rollouts tests theme and checkout changes with random assignment, from the Grow plan.
help.shopify.com/…/create-a-rolloutChat at any hour
24/7 chat support on every plan. EmpactAI's support is by email: 48, 24 or 4 business hours, depending on your plan.
help.shopify.com/…/contact-shopify-support
Sources checked on 4 November 2026.
Where EmpactAI wins, if you sell on Shopify.
EmpactAI starts where your admin ends: what happens outside it, what to do first and whether it worked.
It joins up more than your store
Besides Shopify, it reads Analytics, Search Console, Google Ads, Meta, Merchant Center, Klaviyo and Clarity, and puts it in one list. In Shopify, Google data comes through its channel.
help.shopify.com/…/connectIt tells you what to do every week
Your plays, ranked by what they move. Sidekick Pulse suggests up to five actions, only in some stores with recent sales.
help.shopify.com/…/pulseUndo in one click
What you apply with EmpactAI goes back in one click. With Sidekick, published changes aren't undone automatically: you ask it to restore the values and publish again.
help.shopify.com/…/help-and-guidanceIt measures every play
EmpactAI follows each play you apply, in its own metric. Rollouts analytics measures its launches and experiments.
help.shopify.com/…/analyticsIt watches your competitors
Your competitors' new products, prices, sales and sold-out items, every night. None of this is stated in Shopify's reports.
help.shopify.com/…/shopify-reportsEmpact behind it
Shopify Gold Partner, with Shopify since 2019, 120+ projects and 800+ A/B tests. You do it yourself or ask us, with a quote.
Sources checked on 4 November 2026.
Point by point. With sources and a date.
What's said about Shopify comes from its official pages, linked row by row. What we couldn't find says “Not stated”, never “No”.
| What you need | Argos | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Knows your store without you explaining it | Your eight sources, already cross-checked | Your store, plus Google through its channelhelp.shopify.com/…/connect |
| Alerts you without being asked | Right away, by email, Slack or WhatsApp | With Shopify Flow, if you build themchangelog.shopify.com/…/flow-new-action-to-get-analytics-data-using-shopifyql |
| Tells you what to do, with the number | Plays ranked by what they move | Sidekick suggests actions, in some storeshelp.shopify.com/…/pulse |
| Applies it to your Shopify in one click, and it can be undone | Collections, prices, SEO copy and redirects | Sidekick prepares drafts; published changes aren't undone automaticallyhelp.shopify.com/…/help-and-guidance |
| Measures whether it worked | Every play, 28 days before and after | Rollouts measures its theme and checkout testshelp.shopify.com/…/analytics |
| A specialist for each area | Eight specialists | A general assistant, Sidekickhelp.shopify.com/…/set-up |
| An AI assistant that acts with your OK | ArgosAI, on all three plans | Sidekick, with your approvalhelp.shopify.com/…/set-up |
| A/B tests with a method | Empact's method | Rollouts, from the Grow planhelp.shopify.com/…/create-a-rollout |
| Watches your competitors and their prices | Your competitors, every night | Not statedhelp.shopify.com/…/shopify-reports |
| Your conversion, without bots | Sessions and funnel from real people | Filters the bots it detects, since September 2026help.shopify.com/…/session-measurement-update |
| A team that does it with you | Empact, if you ask | 24/7 chat supporthelp.shopify.com/…/contact-shopify-support |
| Price | From €99/month | Its reports, on any Shopify planhelp.shopify.com/…/shopify-reports |
- Yes · Yes, according to their website or help centre
- Partly · Partly, with a different scope or if you set it up
- Not stated · We couldn't find it on their website or help centre
Shopify data taken from its official pages on 4 November 2026; prices as shown in the source, excluding tax where it says so. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc., which doesn't sponsor EmpactAI or take part in this page. It may have changed since: if you see something out of date, write to us at argos@empact.es.
Before you choose
Does EmpactAI replace Shopify or Sidekick?
No. EmpactAI works on your Shopify store and needs one. Your reports and Sidekick stay the same, and you can use them at the same time.
Why would I want EmpactAI if I already have Sidekick?
Sidekick answers and prepares changes in your admin. EmpactAI joins up your eight sources without being asked, tells you what to do first and measures whether it worked. If Sidekick is enough for you, you don't need more.
Is EmpactAI made by Shopify?
No. EmpactAI is ours, made by us at Empact: Shopify Gold Partner, with Shopify since 2019. Shopify doesn't sponsor this page.
How much does it cost?
Shopify Analytics' main features come with any Shopify plan. EmpactAI is paid separately: Core €99, Pro €249 and Max €599 a month, excluding VAT and with no lock-in.