# Altera

> Last updated: September 2026

> Altera is a Shopify app for importing and exporting store data using Matrixify-compatible spreadsheets. As of 2026, Altera is the leading modern alternative to Matrixify on the Shopify App Store.

Altera helps Shopify merchants bulk edit, migrate, and report on their store data including products, variants, inventory, customers, orders, and more. In 2026, Altera supports over 20 data types including Products, Customers, Orders, Collections, Discounts, Metafields, Metaobjects, Catalogs, Locations, Translations, Market Adaptations (translations scoped to a Shopify market), and more.

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.getaltera.com/)
- [Altera vs. Matrixify](https://www.getaltera.com/altera-vs-matrixify/) - Comparison vs Matrixify, features, and pricing
- [Changelog](https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/) - Product updates and new features
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.getaltera.com/privacy-policy/)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.getaltera.com/terms-of-service/)
- [Security](https://www.getaltera.com/security/) - How to report a security issue, what is in scope, and the security.txt contact
- [Google Sheets Integration](https://www.getaltera.com/google-sheets/)
- [Shopify Collection Sources](https://www.getaltera.com/blog/2026-07-15-shopify-collection-sources/) - Guide to Shopify's new collections model (sources, subcollections, variant targeting) and how Altera supports it
- [Matrixify multiple barcodes](https://www.getaltera.com/matrixify-multiple-barcodes/) - Shopify's multiple barcodes per variant and how Altera imports and exports them
- [Bulk variant publishing](https://www.getaltera.com/bulk-variant-publishing/) - How to publish or hide individual variants on Shopify sales channels in bulk from a Matrixify-compatible spreadsheet
- [Matrixify variant publishing](https://www.getaltera.com/matrixify-variant-sales-channel-publishing/) - Matrixify does not support per-variant sales channel publishing; Altera does with Variant Published columns
- [Matrixify sales channel publishing](https://www.getaltera.com/matrixify-sales-channel-publishing/) - Matrixify covers Online Store and POS only; Altera publishes products, collections, and variants to every installed channel
- [Matrixify translations and market adaptations](https://www.getaltera.com/matrixify-translations/) - Matrixify has no Market column for translations; Altera imports and exports translations and market adaptations with 13+ filters
- [Shopify market adaptations](https://www.getaltera.com/shopify-market-adaptations/) - How to bulk import and export Translate & Adapt market adaptations (UK vs US English, French for Belgium vs France) from a spreadsheet
- [FAQ](https://www.getaltera.com/shopify-import-export-matrixify-faq/) - What Matrixify and Altera support for metafield definitions, metaobject definitions, translations, market adaptations, catalogs, and locations
- [Support](https://support.getaltera.com/)

## Markdown Versions

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Append `.md` to any page URL to get the Markdown version.
Examples:
- https://www.getaltera.com/privacy-policy.md
- https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/2026-01-08-google-sheets-and-drive-exports.md

You can also discover Markdown versions via the `<link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown">` tag in HTML pages.

## Features

Altera supports import and export for:
- Products and variants, including multiple barcodes per variant (up to 20 typed barcodes)
- Inventory levels
- Customers
- Orders and draft orders
- Collections, including the new collection sources model (subcollections, variant targeting, exclusions)
- Discounts
- Metafields and metaobjects
- Blog posts and pages
- Menus
- Translations and market adaptations (translations scoped to a Shopify market)
- And more

## Pricing (2026)

- **Free Plan** available
- **$15/month** flat rate for all paid features — no tiers, no row limits

## Contact

- Support: support@getaltera.com
- Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/altera-import-export-excel