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Octane AI
Product quizzes for Shopify stores that recommend products and grow your email list.
3.9our rating
PaidFrom $50/mo
Quick take
- The go-to quiz app for Shopify: ask a few questions, recommend products, capture the email.
- Basic is $50 a month ($43 billed yearly) for 400 completed quizzes. Plus at $200 removes branding and adds A/B testing.
- Answers sync to Klaviyo, so you can segment and personalise emails by what customers said.
- Check AI-made recommendations before you go live; some merchants had to fix them by hand.
- Shopify only in practice. No free plan, just a 14-day trial.
What is Octane AI?
Octane AI makes quizzes for Shopify stores. A shopper answers a few questions, like skin type or what they are shopping for, and the quiz recommends products from your catalogue and asks for their email or phone number. The answers sync to Shopify and Klaviyo, so you can send emails based on what each customer told you. AI helps write the quiz questions and product descriptions, and can match products to answers for you.
Pick it if you sell products where customers struggle to choose: skincare, supplements, coffee, pet food, gifts. More than 5,000 Shopify brands use it. Cheaper quiz apps exist on the Shopify App Store, but Octane's Klaviyo sync, analytics and support are why stores pay more. If you are not on Shopify, look elsewhere.
The catch: plans are billed on completed quizzes, and AI features use extra credits, so a popular quiz can lift your bill. Some merchants say the AI logic recommended the wrong products until they set rules by hand, and that setup took longer than expected. Support is widely praised.
Who's using it, and who it's for
- Shopify stores
- Beauty and skincare brands
- Supplement brands
- E-commerce marketers
Shopify stores with products that need a bit of guidance to choose the right one.
Key features
Quiz builder
Build product finder quizzes with images, branching questions and rules for which products to show.
AI quiz help
AI drafts questions, writes result copy and matches products to answers.
Email and SMS capture
Ask for an email or phone number before or after showing results to grow your list.
Klaviyo and Shopify sync
Quiz answers become customer data in Shopify and Klaviyo for segments and flows.
A/B testing and analytics
Test quiz versions and see completion rates and revenue on Plus and above.
How we rate it
3.9 / 5
Our rating
From using the tool ourselves. The average of the five scores.
- Ease of use
- 4.0
- Features
- 4.0
- Output quality
- 4.0
- Value for money
- 3.5
- Speed & reliability
- 4.0
How quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
How completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
How good the results are before you fix them.
What you get for the price, including the free plan.
How fast it is and how often it falls over.
Octane AI pricing
- Our pick
Basic
$50/mo, or $43/mo billed yearly
Smaller stores trying a quiz.
- 400 credits (completed quizzes) a month
- 2 quizzes
- Klaviyo and Shopify sync
- Octane AI branding shown
Plus
$200/mo, or $170/mo billed yearly
Growing stores with steady quiz traffic.
- 2,200 credits a month
- Unlimited quizzes and A/B testing
- Advanced analytics and custom CSS
- No Octane branding
Enterprise & Unlimited
From $500/mo, or $425/mo billed yearly
Large stores.
- 7,250 or more credits a month
- Dedicated account manager and strategy calls
- Custom onboarding
Which plan should you pick?
Start on Basic to see if a quiz lifts sales. Move to Plus when you need more than two quizzes, want to remove the branding or test versions. Extra completions cost $0.10 each.
Prices in USD unless noted, checked 22 October 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.
Best use cases
Ways Octane AI can slot into your week.
- 1
Help shoppers pick a product
Build a 'find your perfect routine' quiz that recommends three products and links to a bundle.
- 2
Grow your list with better data
Collect emails with answers attached, so your welcome flow speaks to each person's needs.
- 3
Personalised Klaviyo flows
Send different follow-up emails to customers based on their quiz results.
- 4
Learn what customers want
Use the answers across thousands of quizzes to see which needs and concerns are most common.
How it fits your tech stack
Pros and cons
Pros
- Purpose-built for Shopify with deep product catalogue sync
- Quiz answers flow straight into Klaviyo
- Support is consistently praised by merchants
- AI speeds up building and writing the quiz
Cons
- Pricing based on quiz completions can climb as traffic grows
- AI recommendations sometimes need fixing by hand
- Basic plan keeps Octane branding and limits you to two quizzes
- No free plan and effectively Shopify-only
Octane AI alternatives
The closest alternatives to Octane AI in the library, best rated first.
Klaviyo
4.3
Best for abandoned cart recovery
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beehiiv
4.2
Best for launching a newsletter
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Buffer
4.2
Best for scheduling posts across many networks
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Foreplay
4.2
Best for swipe files of great ads
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Why it made the list
It is the best-known quiz app for Shopify, and it turns browsers into email subscribers with data you can use.
Octane AI FAQ
How much does Octane AI cost?
There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $50/mo. Prices checked 22 October 2026 against Octane AI's pricing page.
Is Octane AI free?
No. There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $50/mo.
What is Octane AI best for?
Octane AI is best for product recommendation quizzes, growing an email and SMS list with useful data and Personalised Klaviyo emails. Shopify stores with products that need a bit of guidance to choose the right one.
What are the best Octane AI alternatives?
The closest alternatives are Klaviyo, beehiiv, Buffer and Foreplay. Klaviyo is best for abandoned cart recovery.
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