AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA vs Avada SEO Suite (2026): which should you pick?

Pick AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA if

• Fits if your Shopify catalog has hundreds of product images with no alt text
• Works for stores that already use StarApps' Variant Image Automator

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it installs only from the Shopify App Store
• Watch out: despite AI in its name, the listing describes alt text built from templates, not written by AI
• Too light for meta tags, schema, sitemaps or redirects, as it covers product image alt text only
• Watch out: variant details in alt text need Variant Image Automator, another StarApps app
• Watch out: the listing links no help center or FAQ, so questions go to StarApps support

Pick Avada SEO Suite if

• Fits if you want an SEO checklist for a Shopify store with the fixes applied for you
• Works for stores with slow themes and lots of images

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, with 100 images and 20 page audits
• Pricey if you want critical CSS or the AI audit agent, which need Enterprise at $99 a month
• Watch out: the trial charges when it ends, and cancelling mid-cycle still bills the full period
• Watch out: keyword research needs Pro, and extra AI credits are packs from $5.99 for 500
• Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it runs nowhere else

AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA

• Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
• Despite AI in its name, the listing describes alt text built from variable templates and does not explain any AI writing.
• It covers product image alt text only; it does not edit meta tags, schema, sitemaps or redirects.
• The listing gives no help center or FAQ; support is through StarApps.

Avada SEO Suite

• Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
• Keyword research, the script manager and automatic broken-link fixes need Pro; critical CSS and the AI audit agent need Enterprise.
• The trial charges automatically when it ends; cancelling or downgrading mid-cycle still bills the full period.
• Extra AI credits are one-time packs from $5.99 for 500; a $49-a-month bundle adds Avada's blog and product copy apps.

AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA

One-click alt text

Rewrites the alt text of every product and variant image in the store in a single run.

Variable templates

Alt text is assembled from variables such as variant options, image file name, product title, product type, tags and brand name.

Daily sync

Checks the store each day and gives newly added product images alt text in the same format.

Variant details in alt text

With Variant Image Automator, another StarApps app, the alt text of each variant image carries that variant's option details.

Accessibility standards

The listing files it under accessibility for ADA, AODA, EAA and WCAG compliance, alongside its SEO use for Google image search.

Avada SEO Suite

AI SEO audit and checklist

Scans pages for problems from meta tags to slow images and applies fixes in one click; 20 pages on the free plan, unlimited on Pro.

Image optimization

Compresses and resizes images and writes alt text, with AI alt text at 1 credit per image. The free plan compresses 100 images.

Speed up

Lazy loading, minification and JS deferral, in basic, turbo and rocket speed modes by plan; critical CSS extraction is on Enterprise only.

Meta tags and structured data

Basic meta tags for free and rule-based meta tags on Pro, with Google structured data that grows from common to advanced types by plan.

Technical SEO

Broken-link scans on every plan and automatic fixes on Pro, plus 301 and 302 redirects, XML sitemaps, a robots.txt editor and instant indexing.

Keyword research and MCP

Pro adds keyword research, and the help center explains connecting the app over MCP to ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and other AI clients.

AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA

• Free$0

  Alt text for all product and variant images from variable templates, with a daily sync for new images.

Avada SEO Suite

• Free$0

  100 images optimized, basic speed booster, HTML sitemap, basic meta tags and structured data, 20 on-page audits and 100 AI credits.

• Pro$34.95

  per month, billed every 30 days

  Unlimited image optimization and audits, 1,000 AI credits a month, meta tag rules, keyword research, broken-link fixes and XML sitemaps. $348 a year.

• Enterprise$99

  per month, billed every 30 days

  Adds an AI on-page audit agent, 10,000 AI credits a month, critical CSS, advanced structured data, 1-to-1 consulting and 24/7 support. $990 a year.

AltKing: AI Alt Text SEO & ADA

No public discounts listed.

Avada SEO Suite

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with yearly billing

  The listing offers Pro at $348 a year and Enterprise at $990 a year, which it says saves 17%; the help center puts these at $29 and $82.50 a month.