Best Zipify Pages Alternative for Shopify in 2026

Zipify Pages is a well-known Shopify page builder. It's been around since 2018, Ezra Firestone's name is behind it, and it has 748 reviews on the App Store.

But if you're paying $67/month for a page builder and still can't send a customer straight to checkout with the right products and discounts pre-loaded — you're paying for the wrong thing.

Here's what's actually available in 2026.

What Zipify Pages Does Well

Credit where it's due. Zipify has real strengths:

• Templates that work — product pages, landing pages, blog posts, and home pages with ecommerce-specific templates
• Established reputation — Ezra Firestone built Smart Marketer on the back of Zipify tools. The ecosystem is real
• Built for Shopify badge — Shopify's own stamp of quality and code standards
• Drag-and-drop builder — straightforward page creation with a visual editor

If all you need is a landing page builder inside Shopify, Zipify does the job. The problem is what it can't do.

Where Zipify Falls Short

Zipify builds pages. That's it. It doesn't touch what happens after the customer decides to buy.

• No checkout links — you can't create a URL that sends someone straight to checkout with products, discounts, and variants pre-loaded
• No pre-checkout experiences — there's no way to build a focused checkout path between your ad and Shopify's checkout
• Split testing costs $99/month — A/B testing is locked to the Advanced plan. On the $67/month Starter plan, you're guessing
• No link scheduling — can't launch or expire pages on a timer
• No tiered promotions — no "spend $50 get 10% off, spend $100 get 20% off"
• No QR codes — no print, packaging, or in-store checkout links
• No Klaviyo or ManyChat integration — no personalized checkout links in email, SMS, or chat

The core issue: Zipify is page-first. It builds a page, puts an "Add to Cart" button on it, and hopes the customer makes it through the standard Shopify flow. Every step between that button and the confirmation page is a chance to lose the sale.

Page-First vs Checkout-First

This is the fundamental difference.

Page-first (Zipify) builds beautiful pages that eventually lead to checkout. The customer lands on a page, scrolls, clicks "Add to Cart," goes to the cart, clicks "Checkout," fills in their info, and pays. That's five steps minimum between your ad and the purchase.

Checkout-first (Checkout Links) builds the experience backwards from checkout. You start with the checkout — products, discounts, variants already loaded — and build a pre-checkout experience in front of it. The customer clicks a link, sees your offer, hits "Go to Checkout," and lands in Shopify's native checkout with everything ready.

Fewer steps. Fewer drop-offs. Same Shopify checkout that handles Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and every express method.

The page is a means to an end. The checkout is the end.

The Alternatives

1. Checkout Links ($25/mo) — Best Overall

Checkout Links is the only checkout-first page builder on the Shopify App Store.

You create a checkout link — a URL with products, discounts, and variants baked in. Then you build a pre-checkout page in front of it with a block editor. The customer clicks, sees your page, and goes straight into Shopify's checkout with their cart pre-loaded.

What you get for $25/month:

• Block editor — drag-and-drop page builder for pre-checkout experiences
• Checkout links — shareable URLs that send customers to checkout with everything pre-filled
• A/B testing — split test any link or page, included on every plan
• Full analytics — conversion tracking, revenue attribution, click data
• Tiered promotions — spend thresholds with automatic discount tiers
• Link scheduling — launch and expire links on a timer
• Klaviyo integration — personalized checkout links in email and SMS
• ManyChat integration — checkout links inside chat flows
• QR codes — for print, packaging, events, in-store
• Checkout upsells — add offers inside Shopify's checkout
• Built for Shopify badge

Everything uses Shopify's native checkout. Your customers get Shop Pay, Apple Pay, saved addresses — the full express checkout experience.

Pricing: $25/month flat. No percentage fees. No revenue share. 7-day free trial.

2. Shogun ($39-$149/mo) — Full Page Builder

Shogun is a mature Shopify page builder with a strong visual editor. Product pages, landing pages, blog posts — similar territory to Zipify.

What it does well:

• Visual editor with a large element library
• A/B testing on the $149/month plan
• Reusable content sections
• Good template selection

Where it falls short:

• No checkout links or pre-checkout pages
• A/B testing requires the $149/month plan
• No checkout integration
• No QR codes, no link scheduling
• You're still paying $39-$149/month for a page builder

Shogun is a Zipify alternative in the literal sense — it's another page builder. It doesn't solve the checkout gap.

3. PageFly ($24-$199/mo) — Budget Page Builder

PageFly is one of the most popular Shopify page builders by install count. It has a generous free plan and a large template library.

What it does well:

• Free plan with basic features
• Large template library
• Solid visual editor
• Good Shopify integration

Where it falls short:

• No checkout links
• No A/B testing
• No analytics
• No checkout upsells
• Still page-first, not checkout-first

PageFly is cheaper than Zipify for basic page building. But like Zipify and Shogun, it stops at the page. It doesn't touch the checkout.

4. Funnelish ($49-$199/mo) — Funnel Builder

Funnelish builds multi-step sales funnels with custom checkout pages. It's the closest thing to a full funnel platform for Shopify.

The problems:

• Not on the Shopify App Store — external integration
• Replaces your checkout — customers go through Funnelish's checkout, not Shopify's
• No express checkout — no Shop Pay, no Apple Pay, no saved addresses
• $49/month minimum — and the useful plans are $99-$199/month
• Analytics get messy — Shopify doesn't see the conversion data natively

If you specifically want ClickFunnels-style multi-step funnels, Funnelish does that. But you pay 3-13x more than Checkout Links and lose Shopify's checkout.

Comparison Table

The Math

Zipify Pages Starter costs $67/month. That's $804/year for a page builder that can't send customers to checkout.

Want A/B testing? That's the $99/month Advanced plan — $1,188/year.

Checkout Links costs $25/month. That's $180/year — with checkout links, pre-checkout pages, A/B testing, analytics, tiered promotions, scheduling, QR codes, and Klaviyo integration all included.

Savings vs Zipify Starter: $624/year. Savings vs Zipify Advanced: $1,008/year.

That's $624-$1,008 per year for more features, not fewer. The page builder is included. The checkout integration is the whole point. And you're not paying extra for A/B testing.

Switching Takes 10 Minutes

1. Install Checkout Links from the Shopify App Store (7-day free trial)
2. Create checkout links for your top products — pick the products, set the discount, choose the variant
3. Build pre-checkout pages with the block editor — add your product details, urgency elements, trust signals
4. Set up A/B tests on your highest-traffic links
5. Replace your Zipify page links in ads, emails, and social with your new checkout links
6. Connect Klaviyo or ManyChat for personalized links in campaigns

Your Zipify pages still work while you transition. No rush.

Bottom Line

Zipify Pages is a good page builder with a strong reputation. If all you need is landing pages inside Shopify and you're comfortable paying $67-$99/month for them, it works.

But if you want pages that actually drive checkout — not just "Add to Cart" buttons that hope the customer finishes the flow — you need something checkout-first.

Checkout Links at $25/month gives you the page builder, the checkout links, the analytics, the A/B testing, and the integrations. All at 4.5x less than Zipify's starting price. No revenue fees. No feature gates on testing.

Pages are a means to an end. The end is checkout.

Try Checkout Links free for 7 days →