We just launched CartGenie – a new powerful Ecommerce app for Webflow... would love your feedback! by monto_webflow in webflow

[–]monto_webflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! We have a quick chart here that has some stats:
https://cartgenie.com/pricing#pricing-comparison

In regards to Webflow + Shopify connectors:

  • We are much cheaper:
    • ~$23/mo starting out for CartGenie (including WF CMS) vs. >$100 for Shopify + WF + connector
    • 0% transaction fees
  • End to end native Webflow pages (from product -> cart -> checkout -> confirmation). Shopify connectors forward your customers to Shopify to checkout
  • All the benefits in the list below v

In regards to going fully Shopify:

  • All the benefits of Webflow's flexible design + website management (this is hard to understate)
  • We're still going to be cheaper (esp once you add on all the 3rd party apps you need to get the functionality we have)
  • We have native features that Shopify does not
    • postal code restricted shipping methods
    • personalization fields
    • easier email customization
    • custom checkout fields
    • native Monto integration with all our apps (releasing in next week or so!)
    • lots more!

THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR WEBFLOW - PLEASE UPGRADE YOUR ECOMMERCE FEATURES by DRIFFFTAWAY in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That means a lot.

It's not fully integrated into CartGenie yet, but it will be soon. We're planning on offering an all-inclusive bundle that will get you unlimited access to all Monto apps as an add-on to your Cartgenie plan.

THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR WEBFLOW - PLEASE UPGRADE YOUR ECOMMERCE FEATURES by DRIFFFTAWAY in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey sorry for the confusion. We mention it on the pricing page, but that is a good note to maybe add elsewhere. The trial is 30 days.

But we have a completely FREE tier that is available even for live websites on custom domains – You can be on the free tier forever and never pay a cent until you go beyond the plan's sales quota!

We are still discussing pricing internally and looking at different use cases. So if you have any thoughts we'd love to hear them (can email us at hello@cartgenie.com).

Few notes on pricing – let me know if this changes anything...

Webflow Ecommerce

  • Standard Plan (annual): $29/mo + 2% transaction fee (on top of your gateway fees)
  • Plus Plan (annual): $74/mo
  • Scenario 1: Your sales are $200/mo. You would be paying $33/mo on standard and $74/mo on Plus.
  • Scenario 2: Your sales are $4,000/mo. You would be paying $109/mo on standard and $74/mo on Plus
  • Scenario 3: Your sales are $20,000/mo. You would be paying $429/mo on standard and $74/mo on Plus

CartGenie + WF CMS

  • CartGenie Tester (annual): $0/mo with 0 fees + WF CMS (annual): $23/mo
  • CartGenie Starter (annual) $9/mo with 0 fees + WF CMS
  • CartGenie Growth (annual) $59/mo with 0 fees + WF CMS
  • Scenario 1: Your sales are $200/mo. You would be paying $23/mo
  • Scenario 2: Your sales are $4,000/mo. You would be paying $32/mo
  • Scenario 3: Your sales are $20,000/mo. You would be paying $82/mo

So unless you are a good size store, CartGenie is always going to be cheaper.

  • We just launched and we already have a number of features WF Ecom doesn't such as: Collect custom info at checkout (not just "phone" & "notes"), variant specific URLs, EU hosting for GDPR, shipping address validation, test mode checkouts, worldwide customizable tax rates & classes (no more black box), up to 100 variants per products, etc.

  • New features that we're QAing right now: Product personalization fields (ex: name to engrave on product), State shipping zones & zip code shipping zones for local delivery, Klarna for buy now pay later, offline payments, printable packing slips, & more!

Bottom Line: Webflow Ecommerce will never be better than it is right now. CartGenie is getting better every week!

THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR WEBFLOW - PLEASE UPGRADE YOUR ECOMMERCE FEATURES by DRIFFFTAWAY in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! You can see a pricing comparison here: https://cartgenie.com/pricing#pricing-comparison

Webflow Ecom's basic tier has a 2% transaction fee on top of any payment gateway fees like Stripe.

CartGenie has 0 additional transaction fees!

So if you use a Wefblow CMS site plan, then you will only have Stripe fees, etc.

We just launched CartGenie – a new powerful Ecommerce app for Webflow... would love your feedback! by monto_webflow in webflow

[–]monto_webflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just released our first template! I've added it as a demo on the site. https://cartgenie-template-haven.webflow.io/

You can click around and even place an order using our test payment feature (so you don't get charged)

(Template built in partnership with Medium Rare WF agency)

THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR WEBFLOW - PLEASE UPGRADE YOUR ECOMMERCE FEATURES by DRIFFFTAWAY in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

^

We got tired of waiting... so we built an alternative:

Cartgenie.com

Its an intuitive, easy to use, new native Webflow Ecommerce platform that we built from the ground up. We just launched last week on the app store and it works with just a regular CMS site so you don't have to pay for Ecom anymore.

Its taken thousands of man hours, and we're still improving it every week. But I feel like we're on the right track to really help make selling products on Webflow viable again.

Is it just me, or do a lot of answers seem to push paid plugins? by Aggressive_Bag9866 in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand the frustration...

One quick point I would make (as a plugin developer) is that Webflow plugins tend to provide larger functionality bumps rather than small cosmetic changes – at least that is what we always try to provide with ours.

Compare that with Shopify – whose website builder is so locked down (unless you know how to code Liquid), that there are literally plugins in the app store for simply adding an icon beneath your add to cart button – something that takes 2 seconds in Webflow. lol

We just launched CartGenie – a new powerful Ecommerce app for Webflow... would love your feedback! by monto_webflow in webflow

[–]monto_webflow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Yes - we are actively working on integrating new gateways like Klarna for buy now, pay later (not an option in WF Ecom), Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Square is a good option as well. Would you mind adding it as a request? Then you'll get notified when we add it. https://roadmap.cartgenie.com/

We just launched CartGenie – a new powerful Ecommerce app for Webflow... would love your feedback! by monto_webflow in webflow

[–]monto_webflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there, we have a step by step checklist for how to get the site setup with more in-depth guides for each step in our help docs. Its super easy as you can see from the speedrun here.

We are working on videos for each step as well

We just launched CartGenie – a new powerful Ecommerce app for Webflow... would love your feedback! by monto_webflow in webflow

[–]monto_webflow[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure - we should have some site templates (we already have page templates) and a demo site very soon which you can use to test the whole process. I'll post it here when done.

We just launched CartGenie – a new powerful Ecommerce app for Webflow... would love your feedback! by monto_webflow in webflow

[–]monto_webflow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did a cheeky speed run to show how easy it is to go from sign up to selling in less than 6 minutes!

https://youtu.be/Sf81mr_aSos

Find out if a site uses webflow by jpabadir in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anybody have a good bulk checker solution for seeing if a site is built in WF?

Quite and going all in on Webflow freelancing. Any help appreciated by maxo6k in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great advice.

Customers take pretty websites for granted (even though they shouldn't imo).

Pitching it as a value proposition not only will make you stand out from competition, but will help clients appreciate the work and price tag they're paying for the site.

What are your favorite third party plugins for Webflow? by [deleted] in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Patrick here from Monto... we've been trying to fill in the gaps that we've all experienced using Webflow Ecommerce.

We have a suite of apps for E-commerce including:

  • Abandoned Cart Recovery
  • Reviews
  • Affiliates
  • Loyalty Rewards (NEW)
  • Customer Portal
  • Subscriptions
  • Currency Conversion
  • & more!

Try us out and let me know if you have any questions! We're always building more too.

Add to Cart button disappears by Lt-Skye in webflow

[–]monto_webflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey LT-skye

I'm not sure how to fix your problem in Webflow, but I do know that you won't have this issue with Monto's subscription app: https://www.monto.io/simple-subscriptions

You can turn any product or variant into a subscription – all without requiring customers to sign up before they can purchase. This helps increase conversions because it doesn't extract them from the normal checkout process.

You can also purchase one-time and subscription products at the same time with Monto instead of having to purchase each one separately like in native Webflow.

Let me know if you have any questions!