Shopify alternative · Singapore

The Shopify alternative built for Singapore sellers

Shopify is built for big web stores. Selza is built for how Singapore actually sells — in chat, paid by PayNow, run from your phone. Start free, keep 100% of your own sales.

Why switch

Everything you need, none of the enterprise overhead

No theme-wrangling, no app store to assemble, no transaction fee on your own sales. Selza gives a one-person business the storefront, payments, chat selling and an AI teammate in one tidy subscription — with PayNow built in for Singapore.

Selza fee on your own sales
0%*
Selza fee on your own sales
from sign-up to first listing
~1 min
from sign-up to first listing
the AI answers while you don't
24/7
the AI answers while you don't

“I send one link in the chat and the order, payment and address come back done.”

Illustrative exampleHome-based seller

* 0% Selza fee on sales through your own channels and storefront — you pay only standard Stripe processing.

  • An AI that answers & closes the sale

    Selza

    Yes.Replies in your voice, upsells, sends pay-linkLive

    Shopify

    No.Sidekick is merchant-admin only
  • PayNow built in

    Selza

    Yes.PayNow + cards, incl. a 0%-fee bank pathLive

    Shopify

    No.Not built in
  • Platform fee on your own sales

    Selza

    Yes.0% — you keep every cent (just card processing)Live

    Shopify

    Partial.Plan + 2% on outside gateways
Built in Limited / add-on Not availableLive Live nowRolling out In staged release

The full honest comparison →

PayNow built in — 0% on your own sales

Take PayNow (UEN + mobile) and cards via Stripe, settled to your own account. Keep 100% of your own sales — no per-transaction platform cut.

Sell in chat, not just on a website

Connect WhatsApp and Telegram (Instagram and Messenger rolling out) and close sales where your customers already are — with a link-in-bio storefront and one-off pay-links.

An AI teammate, not just a store

Selza's assistant answers enquiries from your own catalogue, recommends add-ons and sends a pay-link to close — then handles reminders and after-care.

Run it all from your phone

Nothing for your customers to install, and nothing complicated for you. Snap a photo and AI drafts the listing, name and a starting price you can edit.

Set up in about a minute

Sign up free, name your shop, add a product, share your link. No developer, no theme marketplace, no monthly app subscriptions to stitch together.

Singapore-first by design

PayNow, local delivery (book a Lalamove courier, rolling out — or arrange your own), and SEO-ready storefronts so local buyers can find you.

How we shine

Also weighing Take.app or Cococart?

They're the closest local order-form builders — and genuinely good ones. Here's where Selza pulls ahead, every cell checked against each product's own pricing and help docs.

  • Sell & get paid inside chat apps

    Selza

    Yes.WhatsApp & Telegram live; IG + Messenger rolling outLive

    Take.app

    Partial.Order in WhatsApp, pay on web

    Cococart

    No.Web checkout only
  • An AI that answers & closes the sale

    Selza

    Yes.Replies in your voice, upsells, sends pay-linkLive

    Take.app

    Partial.AI chatbot (beta), no auto-close

    Cococart

    No.No AI agent
  • No-code AI marketing media

    Selza

    Yes.Images & voiceovers from your photosLive

    Take.app

    Partial.AI images & descriptions

    Cococart

    No.None
  • Customer insights & CRM

    Selza

    Yes.Repeat-buyer, RFM & geo insights — freeLive

    Take.app

    Partial.Tags & store credit

    Cococart

    Partial.Paid add-on (US$19/mo)
Built in Limited / add-on Not availableLive Live nowRolling out In staged release

Checked against each product’s own pricing & help docs (June 2026). Take.app and Cococart are trademarks of their respective owners. See the full honest comparison — all six →

How it works

Live in minutes, not weeks

  1. Step 1

    Create your shop

    Sign up free and name it — details are pre-filled so you're set up in about a minute.

  2. Step 2

    Add a product

    Snap a photo; AI drafts the name, description and a starting price you can edit.

  3. Step 3

    Share your link

    Post your storefront, an order form or a one-off pay-link anywhere your customers already are.

  4. Step 4

    Get paid

    Buyers pay by PayNow or card; the order lands in your dashboard and keeps them updated.

FAQ

Common questions

Is Selza really cheaper than Shopify?

Selza is free to run a whole shop on — no card at signup and nothing to upgrade. On your own sales there's no per-transaction platform fee either — you keep 100%, paying only the payment processor's standard rate.

Can I take PayNow?

Yes — PayNow (UEN + mobile) is built in for Singapore, alongside cards via Stripe. Money settles to your own account.

Do my customers need to download anything?

No. Your storefront, order forms and pay-links are just links — customers tap and buy. You can also sell directly inside WhatsApp and Telegram (Instagram and Messenger rolling out).

Can I migrate from Shopify?

You can re-create your catalogue quickly with AI-drafted listings, and your customers and orders are always exportable — your data stays yours.

How does Selza compare to Take.app or Cococart?

All three let you keep 100% of your own sales, and both are solid order-form builders. Selza's edge is the AI that actually answers and closes the sale in chat (Take.app's chatbot only answers; Cococart has none), selling and getting paid inside WhatsApp and Telegram, and repeat-buyer insights included free. See the full, sourced comparison on Why Selza.

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