Givy: an alternative to Rise.ai
While most comparison pages only discuss the benefits of using one app, we will instead do our best to do a full unbiased comparison of Givy and Rise.ai. If anything on this page is inaccurate, please contact us and we’ll be happy to correct it.
Gift Cards
Both Givy and Rise.ai offer a comprehensive suite of gift card tools. Whether you want to sell gift cards on your online store, create thousands of cards for offline use, or want to create your own physical gift cards, both apps are suitable.
Rise.ai
Givy
Sell gift cards on the online store
Create gift cards from app admin
Create bulk gift cards from app admin
Sell gift cards in multiple currencies
Let customers check gift card balance
Built-in fraud detection & prevention
Allow customers to choose custom gift card amounts
Multiple gift card products
Offer a gift card for out-of-stock products
Gift Card Gifting
Both Givy and Rise.ai allow customers to send gift cards as gifts to others. The overall experience is similar with both apps, while Givy includes some options not available in Rise.ai.
Rise.ai
Givy
PDP button to initiate gifting flow
Customizable gift card redemption page
Send gifts via email
Send gifts via unique URL/Link
Send gifts via printable email
Include personal message with gift
Send gift email at a date in the future
Customize email sent to customers and recipients
Include recorded video with gift
Include animated GIF image with gift
Product Gifting
Only Givy makes it possible to purchase a digital or physical product as a gift without the use of gift cards. Customers can pay for potential shipping costs, and recipients can enter their shipping address, and decide when their gift will be shipped.
Rise.ai
Givy
Send any product as a gift
Send multiple products to multiple recipients in a single checkout
Choose specific products / collections / tags to offer as gifts
Allow recipients to swap variants on redemption
Offer fixed, free, or location-based shipping options for gifts
Allow gifter to pay for shipping costs
Allow recipient to pay for faster shipping
Customers don’t need to know recipient’s shipping address to send gift
Combine gifted products with other purchases
Subscription Gifting
Givy is the only app on Shopify which instantly enables real subscription gifting for any subscription or membership app on Shopify. Customers can choose the length of their gift, and recipients automatically become subscribers when receiving their gift.
Rise.ai
Givy
Sell any subscription or membership as a gift without using prepaid subscriptions
Works with every Shopify subscription and membership app
Recipients have full control over their gifted subscription
Recipients can pause and skip orders
Recipients automatically become subscribers once the gift expires
Multiple subscriptions can be purchased in a single checkout
Customers don’t need to know recipient’s shipping address
Recipients decide when their first order is shipped
Risk of chargebacks and fraud detection reduced
Loyalty & Store Credits
Givy does not offer any specific loyalty features, while Rise.ai specializes in loyalty and store credit rewards.
Rise.ai
Givy
Give customers store credit rewards
Punch card rewards
Convert refunds to store credit
Referral program
Workflows to give rewards in certain situations
Pricing
Our apps charge merchants very differently. Givy has a flat monthly rate, and a variable transaction fee for gift cards and gifts processed by the app. Rise.ai considers itself more of a loyalty app, and therefore charges merchants for every single order on the store. We will discuss a few scenarios to help show the differences in pricing.
Rise.ai
Givy
New store – not processing orders yet
$19.99/mth after trial
Free for 10 gifts, then $9/mth
200 orders/month ($200 in gifts)
$19.99 + $20
$9 + $4
200 orders/month ($1000 in gifts)
$19.99 + $20
$9 + $20
1,000 orders/month ($2,000 in gifts)
$59.99 + $90
$9 + $40
1,000 orders/month ($5,000 in gifts)
$59.99 + $90
$9 + $100
5,000 orders/month ($10,000 in gifts)
$199.99 + $300
$99 + $100
5,000 orders/month ($20,000 in gifts)
$199.99 + $300
$199
12,000 orders/month ($25,000 in gifts)
$599.99
$199
12,000 orders/month ($50,000 in gifts)
$599.99
$199
20,000 orders/month ($50,000 in gifts)
$599.99 + $400
$199
Summary
Both Givy and Rise.ai bring value to merchants. Givy is focused on the gifting experience, and allows for fully customized gifting flows.
Rise.ai is a great loyalty app, which leverages gift cards as a type of loyalty reward, and uses gift cards to give customers store credit.
If you’re looking for a gifting solution for your store, Givy offers the most flexibility. If, on the other hand, you’d like to sell gift cards and launch a loyalty program, Rise.ai may be the best choice.