What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about e-commerce platforms — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-04 · 51 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 51 AI answers · Window: Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (42 answers)
Across 51 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Shopify is recommended most often — appearing in 88.2% of recommendations, followed by BigCommerce (76.5%) and WooCommerce (60.8%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shopify shopify.com Best for: AI recommends Shopify most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (100% of those answers) | 88.2% 95% CI 76.6–94.5% 45 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 42.2% | — | GEMINI 95.2%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 81% | Claim |
| 2 | BigCommerce bigcommerce.com Best for: AI recommends BigCommerce most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (100% of those answers) | 76.5% 95% CI 63.2–86% 39 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 10.3% | — | GEMINI 85.7%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 3 | WooCommerce Best for: AI recommends WooCommerce most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (100% of those answers) | 60.8% 95% CI 47.1–73% 31 mentions · avg pos 5.1 first pick 12.9% | — | GEMINI 61.9%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 61.9% | Claim |
| 4 | WordPress wordpress.com Best for: AI recommends WordPress most when buyers ask “best e-commerce platforms for starting an online store” (100% of those answers) | 56.9% 95% CI 43.3–69.5% 29 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 6.9% | — | GEMINI 66.7%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 5 | Wix wix.com Best for: AI recommends Wix most when buyers ask “best e-commerce platforms for starting an online store” (100% of those answers) | 41.2% 95% CI 28.8–54.8% 21 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 19% | — | GEMINI 52.4%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 6 | Squarespace squarespace.com Best for: AI recommends Squarespace most when buyers ask “best e-commerce platforms for starting an online store” (100% of those answers) | 33.3% 95% CI 22–47% 17 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 5.9% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 7 | Square square.com Best for: AI recommends Square most when buyers ask “what should I use to launch a product store with payments and inventory” (77.8% of those answers) | 27.5% 95% CI 17.1–40.9% 14 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 7.1% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 8 | Ecwid Best for: AI recommends Ecwid most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (88.9% of those answers) | 21.6% 95% CI 12.5–34.6% 11 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 9 | Square Online Best for: AI recommends Square Online most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (66.7% of those answers) | 19.6% 95% CI 11–32.5% 10 mentions · avg pos 3.9 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 10 | Big Cartel bigcartel.com Best for: AI recommends Big Cartel most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (77.8% of those answers) | 19.6% 95% CI 11–32.5% 10 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 11 | OroCommerce oroinc.com Best for: AI recommends OroCommerce most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (90% of those answers) | 17.6% 95% CI 9.6–30.3% 9 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 22.2% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 12 | Magento magento.com Best for: AI recommends Magento most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (60% of those answers) | 15.7% 95% CI 8.2–28% 8 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 50%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 13 | Adobe business.adobe.com Best for: AI recommends Adobe most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (80% of those answers) | 13.7% 95% CI 6.8–25.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 2.8 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 50%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 14 | PrestaShop prestashop.com Best for: AI recommends PrestaShop most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (88.9% of those answers) | 11.8% 95% CI 5.5–23.4% 6 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 15 | OpenCart opencart.com Best for: AI recommends OpenCart most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (77.8% of those answers) | 9.8% 95% CI 4.3–21% 5 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 16 | Woo Marketplace woocommerce.com | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 1.5 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 17 | Lightspeed Best for: AI recommends Lightspeed most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19% | Claim |
| 18 | Shift4Shop shift4shop.com Best for: AI recommends Shift4Shop most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Hostinger hostinger.com Best for: AI recommends Hostinger most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (55.6% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 20 | Sellfy sellfy.com Best for: AI recommends Sellfy most when buyers ask “best e-commerce platforms for starting an online store” (33.3% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 21 | Triple Whale triplewhale.com Best for: AI recommends Triple Whale most when buyers ask “best e-commerce software for scaling a direct-to-consumer brand” (44.4% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 22 | Stripe stripe.com Best for: AI recommends Stripe most when buyers ask “what should I use to launch a product store with payments and inventory” (44.4% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 23 | nopCommerce nopcommerce.com Best for: AI recommends nopCommerce most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions · avg pos 14.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 24 | TechRadar techradar.com Best for: AI recommends TechRadar most when buyers ask “best e-commerce platforms for starting an online store” (55.6% of those answers) | 7.8% 95% CI 3.1–18.5% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Sana Commerce Best for: AI recommends Sana Commerce most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (40% of those answers) | 5.9% 95% CI 2–15.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 26 | Daasity daasity.com Best for: AI recommends Daasity most when buyers ask “best e-commerce software for scaling a direct-to-consumer brand” (44.4% of those answers) | 5.9% 95% CI 2–15.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 27 | Google Ads ads.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Ads most when buyers ask “how do I move from a marketplace to my own branded online store” (44.4% of those answers) | 5.9% 95% CI 2–15.9% 3 mentions · avg pos 16.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 28 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.9% 95% CI 2–15.9% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | Ecwid by Lightspeed ecwid.com | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 30 | Bluehost bluehost.com | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Easy Digital Downloads easydigitaldownloads.com Best for: AI recommends Easy Digital Downloads most when buyers ask “how do I move from a marketplace to my own branded online store” (44.4% of those answers) | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 32 | GoDaddy godaddy.com | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 33 | OrderEase orderease.com | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 34 | Weebly weebly.com | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | eBay ebay.com | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 36 | MedusaJS | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 37 | WizCommerce wizcommerce.com Best for: AI recommends WizCommerce most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (50% of those answers) | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 38 | Walmart walmart.com | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 39 | Elementor elementor.com Best for: AI recommends Elementor most when buyers ask “best e-commerce platforms for starting an online store” (44.4% of those answers) | 3.9% 95% CI 1.1–13.2% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 40 | Dukaan dukaan.io | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 41 | B2Sell b2sell.com Best for: AI recommends B2Sell most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (40% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 42 | SAP Commerce Cloud sap.com Best for: AI recommends SAP Commerce Cloud most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (30% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 50% | Claim |
| 43 | PayPal paypal.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Etsy etsy.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Django djangoproject.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | Odoo odoo.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 47 | Shopware shopware.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | QuickBooks quickbooks.intuit.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions · avg pos 25 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 50% | Claim |
| 49 | Bagisto bagisto.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | BetterCommerce bettercommerce.io | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 51 | Cin7 cin7.com Best for: AI recommends Cin7 most when buyers ask “what should I use to launch a product store with payments and inventory” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | CozyCommerce cozycommerce.dev Best for: AI recommends CozyCommerce most when buyers ask “hosted e-commerce platforms vs headless commerce for growing DTC brands” (30% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | Dokan Multivendor Plugin dokan.co Best for: AI recommends Dokan Multivendor Plugin most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | Envive envive.ai Best for: AI recommends Envive most when buyers ask “hosted e-commerce platforms vs headless commerce for growing DTC brands” (30% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | Experlogix experlogix.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 56 | FlyCommerce | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | Forbes forbes.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 58 | GetResponse getresponse.com Best for: AI recommends GetResponse most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the dominant hosted e-commerce platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 59 | Medusa | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | Printful printful.com Best for: AI recommends Printful most when buyers ask “what should I use to launch a product store with payments and inventory” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 61 | QuickBooks Commerce quickbookscommerce.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 62 | React react.dev Best for: AI recommends React most when buyers ask “hosted e-commerce platforms vs headless commerce for growing DTC brands” (30% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 63 | Saleor saleor.io | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 64 | Settle | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 65 | Skubana skubana.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | SureCart | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 67 | Voyado voyado.com Best for: AI recommends Voyado most when buyers ask “hosted e-commerce platforms vs headless commerce for growing DTC brands” (40% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | Vue vuejs.org | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 69 | Wise wise.com Best for: AI recommends Wise most when buyers ask “which e-commerce platform is best for B2B wholesale businesses” (30% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | Zoho zoho.com | 2% 95% CI 0.3–10.3% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 51 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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