The best Shopify SEO agencies in 2026 are QCK, Netalico, Charle, Break The Web, 1Digital Agency and Searchbloom. QCK is our top pick because one in-house team handles SEO, AI search and conversion rate optimization for e-commerce and Shopify brands, and its plans come from its own data: 7,960 live pages built and 197 A/B tests run.
Disclosure: QCK wrote this list. We put ourselves first, and the rest of the list is ranked by how well each agency fits e-commerce and Shopify brands. Every other agency is described only from its own website as we read it on October 27, 2026, so check details with them directly.
This guide is for Shopify and Shopify Plus brands choosing an SEO partner. You'll get a framework for judging any agency, the questions to ask and the red flags to watch for, how we picked the agencies here, a ranked list with a comparison table, and a step-by-step way to compare proposals.
How to choose a Shopify SEO agency
A good Shopify SEO agency understands how the platform creates duplicate URLs, how collections and products should split the keyword work, how to grow content and links, and how AI search now picks which stores to cite. Most important, it ties all of that to revenue. Use this framework in every sales call.
| Criterion | Questions to ask | Red flags |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify technical depth | How do you handle collection-scoped product URLs, filter URLs and robots.txt.liquid? | Generic answers that never mention Shopify's fixed URL structure |
| Collections and products | How will you map keywords to collections versus product pages? | A plan built only on blog posts |
| Content and links | What content will you publish, and where will links come from? | Bought links or bulk, templated content |
| AI search | How do you track and improve citations in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews? | Promises of special AI files or secret schema |
| Revenue reporting | Will you report organic revenue by page every month? | Reports that stop at rankings and traffic |
| Who does the work | Which roles are in-house, and who will be on my account? | A senior pitch team you never hear from again |
| Guarantees | What results do you expect, and in what timeframe? | Guaranteed number one rankings |
Questions Google suggests asking
Google's guide to hiring an SEO, updated June 2026, suggests asking for examples of previous work, whether the agency follows Google Search Essentials, what results to expect and when, its experience in your industry and country, how long it has been in business, and how it will communicate and explain the changes it makes. Add one Shopify-specific request: ask for a sample plan for one of your collections.
What a Shopify SEO agency should do
Shopify generates your sitemap, a default robots.txt and canonical tags, so an agency's value lies in the work the platform leaves to you. A complete engagement usually covers the areas below. Our Shopify SEO guide explains each one in depth.
| Area | What good work looks like | How you can check it |
|---|---|---|
| Technical audit | Crawl, indexing, duplicate URLs, redirects, structured data and speed, prioritized by impact | Run your store through our SEO checker and compare |
| Collections | One primary keyword per collection, unique copy, FAQs and links to related collections | Look for keyword overlaps with the cannibalization checker |
| Product pages | Original descriptions, variants on one URL, accurate Product markup | Test a product URL with the schema validator |
| Content and links | Buying guides and comparisons that link to collections; earned links | Review anchors with the anchor text analyzer |
| AI search | Clear, quotable facts, crawlable pages and accurate catalog data | Check a page with the AEO checker |
| Migrations | Full redirect map and post-launch checks | See our Shopify SEO migration guide |
How we selected and ranked these agencies
We started from the agencies named most often in public 2026 roundups of Shopify SEO agencies. We kept those with a Shopify or e-commerce SEO offering described on their own website that we could read on October 27, 2026. A few well-known agencies are missing only because their sites didn't load for us that day, which is not a judgment on their work.
- Ranking: QCK is first because it's our list. The rest are ordered by how closely their published services fit Shopify brands: how Shopify-specific the SEO offering is, how much of the work it covers (technical, content, links and AI search), and whether SEO is a core service.
- Sources: each description uses only the agency's own website. We didn't use or repeat anyone's self-reported client results, ratings or awards, and we haven't worked with these agencies.
- What we didn't judge: results, prices, reviews or service quality. Ask every agency for references and case studies in your category.
We benchmark your store against your top three competitors on Google and AI answers, show which pages are ready to move, and prioritize the fixes with the revenue math.
The best Shopify SEO agencies, ranked
1. QCK
QCK is an SEO, AI search and CRO agency for e-commerce and Shopify brands. Every role is in-house: writers, developers, data analysts, UX and designers, so the team that plans your pages also builds them, tests them and reports on them. QCK was founded by a CPA, so revenue and ROI come first, and we report them every month.
- Built from our own data: 7,960 live pages built for clients and 197 A/B tests across 26 e-commerce stores, with 171 wins (an 86.8% win rate), an average lift of 12.8% per test and $1,214,283 in added revenue. See the full A/B test results.
- Track record: more than $250M in organic revenue driven for 228+ clients, and #181 on the 2026 Inc. 5000.
- Shopify focus: technical Shopify SEO, collections and product pages, content, AI search visibility and conversion testing under one plan.
- Case studies: growth such as Hello Cake at +235% organic traffic in 7 months and Chemical Guys at +46% in about 14 months, using third-party traffic estimates. Browse the case studies.
Best for: Shopify and Shopify Plus brands that want SEO, AI search and CRO run by one team and judged on revenue. Learn more about our e-commerce SEO service.
2. Netalico
Netalico's Shopify SEO page describes it as a Shopify Plus Premier Partner and a Shopify Partner since 2016, founded in 2011, with hubs in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami. Its listed Shopify SEO work covers technical SEO (crawl and index control, canonicals, faceted navigation, pagination and structured data), Core Web Vitals and app bloat, collection and product optimization, internal linking and collection taxonomy, migration SEO and reporting tied to organic revenue. It offers a standalone technical audit and sells AI search work as a separate engagement. The page says it mainly works with DTC brands on Shopify Plus and publishes its retainer ranges.
Best for: Shopify Plus brands that want a Shopify-only development and SEO partner.
3. Charle
Charle describes itself as a London-based, accredited Shopify Plus agency with offices in New York, London and Manchester. Its site lists a dedicated Shopify SEO and GEO team, with an approach that combines content marketing, technical optimization and digital PR, plus SEO migrations and AI search optimization. Charle also builds and develops Shopify stores and offers CRO, A/B testing and email marketing.
Best for: brands in the UK or US that want Shopify design, development and SEO under one roof.
4. Break The Web
Break The Web says it was founded in New York City in 2017 and is now fully remote across the US, led by founder and SEO director Jason Berkowitz, and that it is an official Shopify Partner. It positions itself as an e-commerce SEO agency for in-house DTC and B2C marketing teams. Its Shopify work covers collection architecture, product schema and internal linking, alongside technical SEO, content, digital PR and link building, AI search visibility and Google Merchant Center audits for free listings.
Best for: DTC brands with an in-house marketing team that want a specialist SEO partner.
5. 1Digital Agency
1Digital Agency's Shopify SEO page describes it as a certified Shopify Plus Partner with 15 years in e-commerce and an office in Miami, Florida. Its listed Shopify SEO work includes a Liquid theme and app audit for Core Web Vitals, keyword mapping across collection and product pages, metafield-driven schema, variant URL and canonical control, llms.txt and AI citation tracking, and Shopify Markets hreflang for international stores. It also works on Shopify development and on BigCommerce.
Best for: stores that need Shopify development and SEO in the same project.
6. Searchbloom
Searchbloom's Shopify SEO page lists its location as South Jordan, Utah. Its Shopify SEO services include audits, keyword research, on-page and off-page optimization of collection and product pages, content for product descriptions, collections, FAQs and blogs, link building, and technical SEO covering duplicate content, page speed, site architecture, internal linking, sitemaps and robots.txt, with monthly reporting meetings. Pricing depends on the monthly volume of work.
Best for: brands that want a broad SEO program with content and link building included.
Shopify SEO agencies compared at a glance
All details below come from each agency's own website, as read on October 27, 2026.
| Agency | Based | Shopify SEO focus | Also offers |
|---|---|---|---|
| QCK | One in-house team | Technical, collections, products, content, AI search | CRO and A/B testing, page builds |
| Netalico | New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami | Technical, collections, migrations | Shopify Plus development, AI search |
| Charle | London, Manchester, New York | Content, technical, digital PR, GEO | Shopify design and development, CRO |
| Break The Web | Remote, US | Collections, product schema, internal links | Digital PR, Merchant Center, AI search |
| 1Digital Agency | Miami | Theme audits, schema, variants, hreflang | Shopify and BigCommerce development |
| Searchbloom | South Jordan, Utah | Audits, on-page, content, technical | Link building, monthly strategy meetings |
Our free $100M AI Visibility Roadmap, built from 7,960 live pages and 197 A/B tests, covers getting cited by ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity.
How to compare Shopify SEO proposals
Once you have a shortlist, compare proposals the same way so the decision comes down to fit and evidence, not the slickest pitch.
- Share the same brief with every agency: your revenue goal, top collections, Search Console access and any planned migration or redesign.
- Ask for a sample plan for one collection and one product page, with the keyword, copy changes and technical fixes.
- Ask how they'll handle duplicates: collection-scoped product URLs, filter URLs and variants.
- Check who implements: will the agency change your theme and publish pages, or hand you a list of recommendations?
- Ask for case studies in your category and speak to at least one current client.
- Compare reporting: ask to see a sample monthly report and confirm it shows organic revenue by landing page.
- Read the contract: term length, notice period and who owns the content and accounts if you part ways.
Why QCK is our top pick for Shopify SEO
Most agencies rank pages and stop there. We build the pages, test them and report the revenue, because traffic that doesn't convert doesn't pay for itself.
SEO and CRO in one plan
We've run 197 A/B tests across 26 e-commerce stores, and the results shape what we build for search traffic. Product pages produced the most added revenue of any page type.
View the data
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Product pages | $512k |
| Homepage | $349k |
| Sitewide | $175k |
| Collections | $144k |
| FAQ sections | $119k |
Source: QCK A/B test results, 197 tests, qck.co/ab-test-results
Organic growth across categories
Our case studies cover brands in food, gifts, outdoors, apparel and more. These figures are organic traffic growth over the period shown, using third-party estimates.
View the data
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Giften Market | 568% |
| SA Fishing | 278% |
| Huckle Bee Farms | 179% |
| Culprit Underwear | 122% |
| Pedal Commander | 55% |
| Awe Inspired | 38% |
Source: QCK case studies; traffic is a third-party estimate (Ahrefs/DataForSEO) as labeled on cs.qck.co
What working with us looks like
- One in-house team: writers, developers, data analysts, UX and designers working from the same plan.
- Revenue first: founded by a CPA, we report revenue and ROI every month.
- Built for Shopify: collections, products, content and technical fixes planned around how Shopify works.
- Ready for AI search: our AI search optimization work aims to get your products cited in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity.
Next steps
Shortlist two or three agencies from this list, send each the same brief and score their answers against the framework above. Whoever you choose, ask for a written plan for your top collections before you sign. If you'd like QCK's plan for your store, book a free call.
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll benchmark you against your top competitors on Google and AI answers and show the pages to fix first.
