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Relume vs Shopify
Features, pricing, strengths and trade-offs — and which one fits your situation.
The verdict
Summary
Relume is best for web designers generating sitemaps, wireframes and style guides to export to Webflow, Figma or React, while Shopify is best for businesses whose main goal is selling products online, from first sale to large catalogues. Only Shopify offers e-commerce and app / plugin marketplace. Relume has a free plan, while Shopify offers a free trial.
Which should you choose?
Choose Relume if…
- You need web designers generating sitemaps, wireframes and style guides to export to Webflow, Figma or React
- You're one of: web design agencies, webflow developers, freelance designers
- You want a free plan (Shopify only has a trial)
- Speeds up the planning and wireframing phase considerably
Choose Shopify if…
- You need businesses whose main goal is selling products online, from first sale to large catalogues
- E-commerce matters to you
- App / plugin marketplace matters to you
- You're one of: online retailers, d2c brands, businesses selling in person and online
At a glance
| Relume | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Web designers generating sitemaps, wireframes and style guides to export to Webflow, Figma or React | Businesses whose main goal is selling products online, from first sale to large catalogues |
| Free plan | Yes | Trial only |
| Starting price | From $18/mo | From $29/mo |
| Learning curve | Medium | Medium |
| Platforms | Web | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| Ideal for | Web design agencies, Webflow developers, Freelance designers, Front-end developers | Online retailers, D2C brands, Businesses selling in person and online, Dropshippers |
Feature comparison
| Relume | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| AI site generation | Yes | Yes |
| E-commerce | No | Yes |
| Blog / CMS | — | Yes |
| Hosting included | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Code / content export | Yes | Limited |
| SEO tools | — | Yes |
| App / plugin marketplace | No | Yes |
| Design freedom | High | Medium |
IncludedLimited / higher plansNot available— Not confirmed
Security & enterprise
| Relume | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Business / enterprise plan | Yes | Yes |
| SSO (SAML / OIDC) | — | Shopify Plus (SAML) |
| SCIM user provisioning | — | — |
| SOC 2 | — | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | — | Yes |
| HIPAA (BAA available) | — | — |
| GDPR DPA | — | Yes |
| Data residency options | — | — |
| No training on your data | — | — |
| Audit logs | — | — |
| Admin controls | — | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
From each vendor's security documentation. "—" = not confirmed. What to ask vendors · Compare all tools
What each tool does
Relume
Relume is an AI site planning and building tool that turns a brief into a sitemap, wireframes and a style guide assembled from a library of 1,000+ human-designed components. Projects can be exported to Webflow with classes intact, to Figma, or to React with Tailwind and shadcn/ui or plain HTML, and can also be hosted on Relume with a custom domain. It is built for professional designers, developers and agencies.
Key features- AI sitemap generation from a project brief
- AI wireframes built from 1,000+ components
- Style guide generation
- Export to Webflow, Figma, React (Tailwind, shadcn/ui) and HTML
- One-click Relume hosting with custom domain and SSL
- MCP support for handing projects to other tools
Shopify
Shopify is a hosted e-commerce platform that provides an online store, checkout, payments, inventory, shipping and point-of-sale in one system. Stores are built on themes that can be customised visually or in Liquid code, with Sidekick and Shopify Magic generating store designs, content blocks and copy from prompts. A large App Store extends it for marketing, subscriptions, reviews and more.
Key features- Hosted storefront with themes and visual editor
- Shopify Checkout and Shopify Payments
- Sidekick AI assistant that edits themes and generates blocks
- AI store builder that generates a storefront from a description
- Inventory, shipping, tax and POS tools
- App Store with thousands of apps
Pricing
Relume
Free plan; paid from $18/mo (Starter), Pro from $40/mo
Shopify
Free plan: no (free trial). Paid from $29/mo billed annually (Basic)
Prices last checked September 2026. Plans change often — confirm on each vendor's site.
Pros and cons
Relume
Strengths- Speeds up the planning and wireframing phase considerably
- Clean exports to Webflow, Figma and React
- Consistent, well-structured component library
- Free plan to try the workflow
- Output is a starting point that still needs design and development work
- Free plan limits projects, AI usage and exports
- No built-in e-commerce
- Most useful to professionals already using Webflow, Figma or React
Not ideal for: Small business owners who want a finished, hosted site without design skills will find Wix, Squarespace or Durable simpler.
Shopify
Strengths- Most complete commerce feature set among hosted builders
- Very large app and theme ecosystem
- Scales from a small shop to high-volume stores
- Mobile app for managing orders and products
- Many common features depend on paid third-party apps
- Extra transaction fees when not using Shopify Payments
- Blogging and content tools are basic compared with WordPress or Squarespace
- Full site design cannot be exported to another platform
Not ideal for: Portfolios, service businesses and content-led sites without much to sell will get better value from Squarespace, Wix or Framer.
Integrations
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FAQ
What is the main difference between Relume and Shopify?
Relume is built for web designers generating sitemaps, wireframes and style guides to export to Webflow, Figma or React; Shopify is built for businesses whose main goal is selling products online, from first sale to large catalogues. Key differences: Shopify offers e-commerce and app / plugin marketplace.
Is Relume or Shopify cheaper?
Relume starts from $18/mo and Shopify starts from $29/mo (as of September 2026). On entry price, Relume is cheaper — but compare what each plan includes, since limits differ. Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site.
Do Relume and Shopify have free plans?
Relume has a free plan, while Shopify offers a free trial.
Which is easier to use, Relume or Shopify?
Both have a medium learning curve.
What are good alternatives to Relume and Shopify?
Other website builders tools worth comparing include Hostinger, Wix and Squarespace.
