Zeedy vs
Shopify Collabs.
Shopify Collabs is Shopify's own app for working with creators: affiliate programs, gifts, discount codes and automatic payouts. Zeedy is built around the gift itself: who gets what, how they choose it, and what it cost.
Last checked: October 2026
Side by side.
| Topic | Shopify Collabs | Zeedy |
|---|---|---|
| Sending | ||
| How a gift reaches Shopify | The creator claims the gift and confirms their address, and an order shows up in your Shopify admin to fulfill. Free shipping always applies. Shopify does not document how the order is priced. | Each gift is a Shopify draft order at 100% off, so stock goes down and cost is booked like any real order. |
| Creator picks products and sizes | Partly. A product gift is one product and a quantity; for variants you can let the creator choose. Choosing between several products is not described in Shopify's documentation. | Yes, with Gift Link. “They pick”: the creator browses your real product pages within your limits (pieces, maximum value, whole store or one collection), with their sizes held. “You pick”: the link opens a cart you filled. No account needed. |
| Creators | ||
| Finding creators | Search a creator database with filters, add an Apply page to your store, or run open programs for eligible creators in the US, UK and Canada. Shopify says Collabs isn't accepting new creator sign‑ups at this time. | Look up creators by Instagram handle; the roster remembers sizes, country and tier. Creator discovery (Explore) is coming soon. No creator marketplace. |
| AI assistant | Not published. | Zeedy AI, in the portal: ask in plain words and it prepares seedings, gift links, creators and campaigns for you to confirm with one click. It also tells you what has stalled and what each campaign produced. |
| Data | ||
| Store demand data | Not published. | With the Zeedy pixel on: product views and cart adds by country and by product, where that traffic comes from, and growing markets you have not seeded yet. Aggregate store data, not sales per creator. |
| Reporting | Per‑creator sales, orders, visits and conversion, plus a gifts history report. | Spend rolls up by campaign, market and tier, and each campaign reports units and spend by market and store location. Admins see cost and margin; editors and viewers do not. |
| Affiliate and creator payouts | Included. Commissions through links and codes, paid to creators automatically and billed on your Shopify bill. | Not included: Zeedy does not pay creators or track commissions. |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing | Free to install. A 2.9% processing fee applies to every automatic commission payment. | Published. Free (5 seedings a month), then $33, $109 and $279 a month. 14‑day trial, billed through Shopify, no per‑seeding fees. |
| Setup | A short guided setup inside the app, then a brand profile. The store needs Shopify Network Intelligence turned on. | Install from the Shopify App Store. Products, inventory and discounts sync on install. |
Shopify CollabsZeedy
- Gift as a Shopify order
- Admin order; pricing not documented
- Draft order at 100% off
- Creator picks products
- One product; creator picks the variant
- Several pieces and sizes, within your limits
- Finding creators
- Creator database and Apply page
- Instagram lookup; Explore coming soon
- AI assistant
- Not published
- Prepares seedings, links and campaigns
- Store demand data
- Not published
- Views and carts by country and product
- Affiliate and payouts
- Yes, paid out by Shopify
- No
- Pricing
- Free; 2.9% fee on commission payouts
- Free plan; $33–$279 a month
Which one fits.
Choose Zeedy if
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Creators should choose from your catalog (several pieces, sizes, up to a value you set) on your real product pages.
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You want every gift as a draft order at 100% off, with spend reported by campaign, market and store location.
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Your team shares the work, with roles that hide cost and margin from editors and viewers.
Choose Shopify Collabs if
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Affiliate commissions are the core of your program and you want Shopify to pay creators automatically.
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One product per creator, with the variant at most, is all your gifting needs.
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You want to recruit through an Apply page or open programs, and your creators are in the US, UK or Canada.
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Budget is the deciding factor: Collabs is free to install, with a fee only on commission payouts.
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