GLO Color Swatch vs OP Color Swatch.

What each app is for

If you are weighing GLO Color Swatch Variant Image vs OP Color Swatch Variant Images, the short answer is that both do the same core job. Both change how your theme shows the variants you already have in Shopify. Your product data stays the same, and shoppers see color and image swatches instead of plain text options.

GLO Color Swatch Variant Image is from Globo Options. Its listing describes a dedicated swatch app that also shows variants on collection pages and groups separate products together. Its feature tags reach past swatches into bundles, add-ons, conditional logic, tiered pricing and discounts.

OP Color Swatch Variant Images is from OPTIS. Its listing describes replacing the theme’s text variant picker with color and image swatches, variant images and stock badges. It is the only one of the two with Custom HTML and Manual updates tags.

The overlap is large. Both listings tag swatches, dropdowns, radio buttons, custom CSS, translation, import and export, low stock alerts and hiding out-of-stock options. Both carry the Built for Shopify badge. GLO shows 4.9 stars from 1,911 reviews and launched in 2021. OP shows 5 stars from 801 reviews and launched in 2025, so it has a shorter track record to judge from.

Price and plans in practice

Prices below are as shown on October 26, 2026. Both apps bill in USD every 30 days.

For a small store on the Basic Shopify plan, the costs look like this:

• GLO, free: The FREE plan works on a normal live store. It covers color swatches, variants on collection pages, hiding sold-out options and 1 product group. You pay nothing if that is enough.
• GLO, paid: SILVER is $9.90 a month or $99 a year. GOLD is $19.90 a month or $199 a year. The pricing card says the yearly price saves 17%. Each paid plan has a 7-day free trial.
• OP, paid: There is one plan, PAY AS YOU GROW, with a 30-day free trial. The pricing card says all features are included on every plan. On Basic it costs $11.90 a month.

OP’s FREE tier does not cover a live store. It is only for trial, Partner and development, Pause and Build, and Staff stores. A live store needs the paid plan once the trial ends.

OP’s price follows your Shopify plan: $11.90 on Basic, $29.90 on Grow, $49.90 on Advanced and $99.90 on Plus. If you upgrade your Shopify plan, your app bill goes up too. GLO’s prices do not depend on your Shopify plan.

As a rough example, a Basic store paying monthly for a year would spend about $142.80 on OP. On GLO it would spend $99 on SILVER billed yearly, or nothing on the free plan.

Theme support, setup and help

Both developers say their app works with every Shopify theme. GLO’s listing says “Works with any Shopify theme” and “Works with all themes and filter apps.” OPTIS’s developer page says its app works with all Shopify themes and names three: Dawn, Sense and Refresh. Neither developer publishes a longer list of tested themes. If you use a paid third-party theme, try it during the free trial before you commit.

For help, GLO’s listing says support comes from Globo Options and links to an FAQ, a tutorial and app documentation. The listing does not state support hours or a live chat line.

OP’s listing says support comes from OPTIS and shows a “24/7 live support” line. It links to an FAQ and a tutorial. It does not link separate app documentation.

GLO is listed in 11 languages, OP in 23. GLO’s listing says it works with other Globo apps and Smart Product Filter & Search. OP’s listing says it works with OPTIS Combined Listings, OPTIS Product Options and Translate & Adapt.