By Pratik Poddar, developer of Botfound · Updated 10 November 2026
Use Shopify's bulk editor when you're fixing a few hundred products and already know which ones need what. It's free, built in and edits categories and category metafields directly. Botfound is worth it when you need to find the gaps first, apply the same fix to every product matching a rule, write alt text in bulk, preview every change, or undo a run.
| Task | Shopify bulk editor | Botfound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Included with Shopify | Free for 100 products; Pro US$19/month |
| Find which products have gaps | Manual: filter and scan columns | Score per product and per check |
| Set product category | Yes, cell by cell or drag down | Yes, by rule (type, tag, vendor, title) |
| Category metafields | Yes, as columns | Yes, by rule |
| Image alt text | No, image by image on the product | Yes, from a template |
| Preview before saving | You see the grid you edit | Before and after list for every change |
| Undo | No | One click per run (Pro) |
| Edits prices, inventory, SKUs | Yes | No, catalog data only |
| Tests AI agent search | No | Yes |
If your catalog is small, your products are already grouped by type, and you mostly need categories set, the bulk editor does the job for free. Our step-by-step guide covers it.
When you don't yet know which products are missing what, when the same fix applies to hundreds of products that share a type, tag, vendor or word in the title, when you want alt text across the catalog, or when you want a safety net to undo a run. Free previews every fix; applying and undoing are on Pro.
Botfound doesn't edit prices, inventory or SEO meta fields. Keep using the bulk editor for those.
Yes. Many fixes are faster in the bulk editor. Botfound reads the same Shopify product data, so its score reflects edits you make anywhere.
Want to see where your store stands first? The free Botfound check scores your 50 newest public products and your discovery files in about 10 seconds, with no install and no sign-up. Botfound is on the Shopify App Store: free for your first 100 products; Pro is US$19/month with a 7-day free trial.
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