E-Commerce Platforms AI visibility leaderboard
E-Commerce Platforms tools help commerce teams build and run an online store. Buyers increasingly start this search inside AI assistants, which narrow 43 vendors down to a shortlist of three to five.
- Shopify leads E-Commerce Platforms with an AI visibility score of 78.7 and appears in 89% of AI answers about E-Commerce Platforms (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
- AI engines named 43 E-Commerce Platforms brands; Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce hold 39% of all mentions.
- Shopify leads on all 3 engines.
- shopify.com is the most cited source for E-Commerce Platforms, with 10.2% of citations.
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Where vendors stand in E-Commerce Platforms
8 brands shown: 2 Leaders, 1 Consensus Pick and 5 Challengers. Shopify and BigCommerce clear both lines.
| Brand | Mention rate | Citation authority | Answers citing own site | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify | 88.9% | 49.3% | 34 of 69 | Leader |
| BigCommerce | 67.9% | 42.3% | 22 of 52 | Leader |
| WooCommerce | 66.7% | 27.8% | 15 of 54 | Consensus Pick |
| Wix | 45.7% | 38.9% | 14 of 36 | Challenger |
| Adobe Commerce | 45.7% | 0% | 0 of 37 | Challenger |
| Squarespace | 37% | 33.3% | 10 of 30 | Challenger |
| Salesforce | 28.4% | 30% | 6 of 20 | Challenger |
| Stripe | 18.5% | 25% | 3 of 12 | Challenger |
Leaderboard
Brands mentioned in AI answers in the weekly run of Nov 3. Every engine ranks Shopify first.
From audit to execution, Slate’s AEO team gets your brand into the answers buyers read.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days, top 8 brands. Click a name to hide or show its line.
Shopify leads E-Commerce Platforms at 78.7%. Changes appear after the second weekly run.
Prompts in E-Commerce Platforms
The buyer questions SlateIndex runs for this category every week.
Most cited sources
Where engines get their information when they answer E-Commerce Platforms prompts.
| Source | Type | Share of citations | Citations | Prompts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shopify.com | Brand site | 62 | 26 | |
| bigcommerce.com | Brand site | 33 | 21 | |
| g2.com | Review site | 31 | 16 | |
| forbes.com | Media | 23 | 15 | |
| adobe.com | Web | 21 | 13 | |
| toolradar.com | Web | 18 | 9 | |
| woocommerce.com | Brand site | 16 | 14 | |
| wix.com | Brand site | 15 | 12 | |
| stripe.com | Brand site | 12 | 5 | |
| gartner.com | Analyst | 10 | 3 | |
| salesforce.com | Brand site | 10 | 8 | |
| squarespace.com | Brand site | 10 | 10 | |
| squareup.com | Web | 9 | 6 | |
| technologyadvice.com | Web | 8 | 7 | |
| capterra.com | Review site | 7 | 4 | |
| sap.com | Web | 7 | 4 | |
| fitsmallbusiness.com | Web | 6 | 6 | |
| hostinger.com | Web | 6 | 6 | |
| bigcartel.com | Brand site | 5 | 2 | |
| ecomm.design | Web | 5 | 5 | |
| elogic.co | Web | 5 | 3 | |
| pcmag.com | Media | 5 | 4 | |
| guideflow.com | Web | 4 | 4 | |
| paypal.com | Web | 4 | 3 | |
| rankite.com | Web | 4 | 3 |
All vendors in E-Commerce Platforms
Every E-Commerce Platforms brand tracked by SlateIndex.
Compare the leaders
E-Commerce Platforms in AI answers: questions
Which E-Commerce Platforms software do AI assistants recommend most?
Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce are recommended most often. Shopify leads with an AI visibility score of 78.7 and appears in 89% of answers (data of Nov 3, 2026).
Which E-Commerce Platforms tool do ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode recommend?
ChatGPT puts Shopify first (90.7), Perplexity puts Shopify first (70.7) and Google AI Mode puts Shopify first (74.6).
Which sources do AI engines cite for E-Commerce Platforms?
shopify.com (10.2%), bigcommerce.com (5.4%) and g2.com (5.1%) are cited most often in answers about E-Commerce Platforms.
How is the E-Commerce Platforms ranking calculated?
SlateIndex asks ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode 30 E-Commerce Platforms buyer questions every week and scores each brand by how often and how high it appears in their answers. The methodology page has the formulas.
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Cite as: SlateIndex, “E-Commerce Platforms AI visibility leaderboard”, https://slateindex.ai/category/ecommerce-platforms, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.