AltText.ai vs SearchPie (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AltText.ai and SearchPie share a 2.4 GPA, and only SearchPie has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AltText.ai grades higher on value for money. SearchPie grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AltText.ai
AI alt text for images, with WordPress and Shopify plugins
SearchPie
Shopify SEO app for schema, meta tags, indexing and page speed
Which one is for you
Pick AltText.ai if
- Fits if your store or blog has hundreds of images with no alt text
- Works for multilingual sites that need alt text in several languages
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're just looking, as the 25 free credits are one-off and packs cost $3 for 50
- Pricey if you have lots of images, as 2,000 a month is $59 and 10,000 is $229
- Watch out: AVIF, HEIC, SVG and TIFF cost 2 credits and need a paid plan, and each extra language is 1 more
- Watch out: changing plans forfeits that period's unused credits, and used credits are usually not refunded
- Too light for your whole SEO setup, as it only writes alt text
Pick SearchPie if
- Fits if you want store schema and a sitemap on a free plan
- Works for stores clearing Search Console and Merchant Center warnings
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as product price, rating, stock and FAQ schema need Premium at $39 a month
- Pricey if you want keyword research or tracking, which need Enterprise at $99 a month
- Watch out: SearchPie's own pricing page lists a $399 Plus plan that the Shopify listing doesn't show
- Watch out: one-off SEO and speed services are sold separately on its site
- Skip it if your store isn't on Shopify, as it runs nowhere else
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAltText.aiFair | 2.4GPASearchPieFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBronze is $5 a month for 100 images, or $49 a year for 1,200, inside this category's cheaper quarter. But it's paid per image: 500 a month is $19 and 2,000 is $59, and each extra language costs another credit. | DPremium is $39 a month, inside this category's dearest tenth (from $33.25), or $374.40 a year, about $31.20 a month. Keyword research and tracking need Enterprise at $99 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C25 free credits on sign-up with no card, so 25 images. They don't renew, and after that it's a plan or credit packs at $3 for 50. | BStarter covers breadcrumb and store schema, a sitemap, image compression, CSS minification, bulk meta and alt templates, llms.txt, IndexNow and 404 detection. A small store could run on it, but product price and rating schema are Premium. |
| Features | CAlt text in 130+ languages with target keywords worked in, your own Final Pass prompt, bulk tools, CSV import and export, and plugins for WordPress and Shopify. It does alt text fully, but that's a smaller job than a full SEO plugin. | BSchema from breadcrumbs up to products, FAQs and articles, meta and alt tags with AI, IndexNow, broken-link fixes, speed tools, an AI readiness score, keyword tracking and backlink submission. It covers the whole job across three plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. The WordPress plugin writes alt text for new uploads, but you set up an account, pick a plan and run the bulk updater for older images. | CNo rating on record. It installs from the Shopify App Store, but tag templates, schema types and speed options are yours to set, plan by plan. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus Chrome and Firefox extensions, with no desktop or phone app. It plugs into WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Contentful, Webflow and Zapier, and has an API and an MCP server. | BWeb only, inside Shopify. It connects to Search Console, Merchant Center, Google Business Profile and PageSpeed Insights. |
| Best for | AI alt text for large image libraries | schema and indexing for Shopify stores |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AltText.ai and SearchPie. How we grade
Price against what you get
AltText.ai starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SearchPie starts at $39 a month and scores 2.7.
SearchPie scores higher, and starts $34 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other SEO plugins and apps on the chart, 5 score higher than AltText.ai for less, and 1 scores higher than SearchPie for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- SearchPie also covers keyword research, site audit, schema markup and page speed.
At a glance
| AltText.ai | SearchPie | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month for 100 credits, billed monthly | $39 per month, billed every 30 days |
| Free plan | None | Starter: SEO health and AI readiness score, breadcrumb and store schema, sitemap, image compression, bulk meta and alt templates, llms.txt, IndexNow. |
| Free trial | 25 free credits (25 images) when you sign up, no credit card required | 7-day free trial on Premium and Enterprise |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Alt-Tab LLC | PieLab |
| Price read from | alttext.ai | apps.shopify.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AltText.ai
- The 25 free credits are one-time; after them you need a plan or credit packs, sold at $3 for 50 credits.
- AVIF, HEIC, SVG, TIFF and other advanced formats cost 2 credits and need a paid plan; each extra language costs 1 more credit.
- Changing plans forfeits the current period's unused plan credits; credits roll over only on a normal renewal.
- Refunds are handled case by case, and used credits are usually not refunded.
SearchPie
- Works only on Shopify stores; it is installed from the Shopify App Store.
- Product price, rating and FAQ schema and automatic broken-link fixes need Premium; keyword tracking needs Enterprise at $99 a month.
- SearchPie's own pricing page also lists a Plus plan at $399 a month that the Shopify listing does not show.
- One-off SEO and speed services are sold separately on SearchPie's site.
Key features
AltText.ai
- AI alt text
- Describes each image in 130+ languages, with a choice of writing styles and character limits, for screen readers and search engines.
- SEO keywords
- Give it a page's target keywords and it works the relevant ones into the alt text, leaving out those that do not fit the image.
- Final Pass prompt
- A prompt of your own runs on every alt text after it is written, set for the whole account or per image, at no extra cost.
- WordPress and Shopify
- The WordPress plugin writes alt text for new uploads and has a bulk updater for old ones; the Shopify app and WooCommerce and Magento add product data.
- Bulk tools
- A web interface with a page scraper, CSV import and export, and imports from Dropbox and Pinterest for large image libraries.
- API, MCP and connectors
- A developer API, an MCP server, Zapier, Pabbly, Albato and SureTriggers connectors, and browser extensions for sites such as Squarespace.
SearchPie
- JSON-LD schema
- Breadcrumb and store schema for free; product price, rating, stock and FAQ schema on Premium; sitelink, article and loyalty schema on Enterprise.
- Meta tags and alt text
- Bulk meta tag and alt text templates on every plan, AI-written tags, and on Premium automatic tag optimization for all pages and AI product descriptions.
- Indexing and broken links
- Sitemap submission, IndexNow and 404 detection for free; Premium fixes broken links automatically and checks indexing across search engines.
- Speed booster
- Image compression, CSS minification and instant page loading for free; JS minification and lazy loading on Premium; unlimited compression on Enterprise.
- AI search readiness
- Scores a store's SEO health and AI readiness and writes an llms.txt file; Enterprise adds a guided AEO and GEO checklist.
- Keywords and backlinks
- Enterprise adds keyword research, audits and position tracking. Premium submits 10 backlinks with a report and Enterprise submits unlimited ones.
Plans
AltText.ai
Bronze$5
per month for 100 credits, billed monthly
1 credit = alt text for 1 image. $49 a year with yearly billing, for 1,200 credits. Unused credits roll over at renewal.
Silver$19
per month for 500 credits, billed monthly
For growing sites and small businesses. $189 a year with yearly billing, for 6,000 credits.
Gold$59
per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly
For stores and content teams. $489 a year with yearly billing, for 24,000 credits.
Titanium$119
per month for 5,000 credits, billed monthly
For agencies with several clients. $1,179 a year with yearly billing, for 60,000 credits.
Platinum$229
per month for 10,000 credits, billed monthly
For large publishers. $2,199 a year with yearly billing, for 120,000 credits.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom pricing above 120,000 credits a year, with volume pricing and dedicated support.
SearchPie
Starter$0
Breadcrumbs, store schema and sitemap, image compression and CSS minification, bulk meta and alt tag templates, AI tags, llms.txt and 404 detection.
Premium$39
per month, billed every 30 days
Price, rating, stock and FAQ schema, lazy loading and JS minification, automatic SEO tags, AI product descriptions and broken-link fixes. $374.40 a year.
Enterprise$99
per month, billed every 30 days
Sitelink, article and loyalty schema, unlimited image compression, 5,000 AI SEO tags, keyword research and tracking, and expert support. $950.40 a year.
Ways to pay less
AltText.ai
- Annual discount
Save 17% to 31% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists yearly plans at 17% to 31% less than monthly, with Gold saving the most at $489 a year against $59 a month.
SearchPie
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The listing offers Premium at $374.40 a year and Enterprise at $950.40 a year, which it says saves 20% against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AltText.ai or SearchPie?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AltText.ai is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $39 a month for SearchPie. AltText.ai starts at $5 per month for 100 credits, billed monthly, and SearchPie starts at $39 per month, billed every 30 days.
Which has a free plan, AltText.ai or SearchPie?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only SearchPie has a free plan. AltText.ai does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do AltText.ai and SearchPie run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AltText.ai lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.