Best Shopify Blog Filter Apps in 2026, Compared

The best Shopify blog filter apps compared: prices, free plans, blog search, multi-tag filters and analytics, side by side.

Marti BeleguSenior Developer · Founder of Filter My BlogPublished October 21, 2026Updated November 7, 20265 min read

The best Shopify blog filter app depends on what you need. For a free tag filter, Filter My Blog, RuffRuff Product & Blog Tags and Tag Stash all have free plans. For blog search plus analytics, HUE Blog Filter & Search and Filter My Blog both offer it. For the cheapest paid plan, Ahoi Apps, UR: Smart Blog Tag Filter and RuffRuff start at $3.99 a month.

Below, each app is compared on price, free plan, search, multi-tag filtering, analytics and reviews, using its Shopify App Store listing.

Do you need an app at all?

Maybe not. Shopify creates a filtered page for every tag at /blogs/<blog>/tagged/<tag>. A navigation menu or a short Liquid snippet can link to them for free. How to Filter Shopify Blog Posts by Tag shows both, with code you can paste.

An app earns its place when you want things Liquid makes hard:

• Article counts per tag. Liquid has no per-tag count.
• Hiding, renaming and ordering tags without code.
• Search inside one blog. Shopify's own search covers the whole store. See Shopify Blog Search for the free options.
• Data on which tags readers click and what they search for.

The comparison at a glance

"Not listed" means the listing doesn't mention it. The app may still do it, so ask the developer if it matters to you.

The apps, one by one

Filter My Blog

Price: Free; Plus $7.99/month ($79/year); Pro $9.99/month ($99/year); 7-day trial on paid plans. Listing

A tag filter bar for the blog listing page, managed from an admin inside Shopify.

• Free: every blog, up to 12 tags each, all eight style presets, show, hide and rename tags, alphabetical order.
• Plus: unlimited tags, article counts, manual and most-articles ordering, custom wording, blog search and multi-select.
• Pro: search as you type, most-clicked ordering, and tag and search analytics, including searches that found nothing.

Every tag is a real link to Shopify's tagged page, so it works without JavaScript and keeps tag pages crawlable. On Horizon-based themes it filters without a page reload. On Dawn, each click loads the tagged page.

Good fit if: you want a free plan that covers every blog, and room to grow into search and analytics. Keep in mind: it's new, with one review so far, and it filters blogs only, not products. For the background, read why I built it.

HUE Blog Filter & Search

Price: Lite $10/month, Essential $18/month, Advanced $38/month; 5-day trial. Listing

The most-reviewed app in this category, with a 4.9 rating from 88 reviews. Every plan includes unlimited blog widgets, translations, tag filters as a dropdown or tag cloud, and keyword search. The plans differ by how much analytics history you get: 3 months, 12 months or all time.

Good fit if: you want the most established option with analytics on every plan. Keep in mind: no free plan, and the entry price is higher than most. There's a closer look in A Free Alternative to HUE Blog Filter.

Ahoi Apps Blog Filter & Search

Price: $3.99/month ($39.90/year), or $69.99 once for a lifetime licence; 7-day trial. Listing

Grouped tag filters, multi-select, keyword search and featured articles, all in one plan. It needs an Online Store 2.0 theme. The one-time lifetime price is unusual and worth a look if you dislike subscriptions.

Good fit if: you want search and grouped filters for a low price. Keep in mind: no free plan, and analytics aren't listed.

RuffRuff Product & Blog Tags

Price: Free; Light $3.99/month; Regular $9.99/month; 3-day trial. Listing

Shows tag lists on products, collections, blogs and articles, not only on the blog. The free plan includes tag lists, four designs and tag exclusions. Light adds multi-tag selection and custom tag order. It's the only app here with the Built for Shopify badge.

Good fit if: you want one app for product tags and blog tags. Keep in mind: search and analytics aren't listed.

Howdy Blog Filter

Price: $12/month; 14-day trial. Listing

Tag filtering without page reloads, plus "Pickup Contents" for highlighting chosen articles, products, collections or pages. The 14-day trial is the longest here.

Good fit if: you want filtering without a reload and featured content in one app. Keep in mind: one paid plan, no free option, and search isn't listed.

UR: Smart Blog Tag Filter

Price: $3.99/month ($39.99/year); 7-day trial. Listing

A simple tag filter with several designs, hidden tags and one-click theme setup.

Good fit if: you want a basic paid tag filter at a low price. Keep in mind: no reviews yet, and no free plan.

Tag Stash

Price: Free; Mini $1.99/month. Listing

Shows clickable tag lists on product, collection and blog pages, with four layouts and tag exclusions. The paid plan mainly removes the "Powered by Tag Stash" branding.

Good fit if: you only need a free, simple tag list. Keep in mind: it's new, and it shows tags rather than offering search or analytics.

How to choose

Ask three questions:

1. Do you need to pay at all? If a tag list is enough, start with a free plan, or with the free Liquid snippet.
2. Do readers need search? If your blog is large enough that people look for specific posts, choose an app that lists blog search: HUE, Ahoi or Filter My Blog.
3. Do you want data? If you want to know which topics readers click and what they search for, HUE and Filter My Blog Pro both report it.

Whatever you pick, try it on a copy of your theme first, check it on mobile, and make sure every tag still works as a link if JavaScript fails. The Shopify Blog Tags guide covers planning the tags themselves, which matters more than the app.

To compare Filter My Blog's plans in detail, see the pricing page.