Free
All sections included · Built for Shopify
Section Shop
~$39+/mo
Higher tiers for A/B testing · 1 store
Shogun
Competitor pricing is the publicly listed pricing at the time of writing.
| Feature | Section Shop Free | Shogun |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
| Pricing | Free app — every section in the library is free today | From ~$39/month, premium tiers well above |
| Store coverage | Works on the store where the app is installed | One store per subscription |
| Workflow | ||
| Approach | Native Online Store 2.0 theme sections, installed by the app | Full page builder platform with team workflows |
| Where you edit | Shopify’s own theme editor, fonts inherited from your theme | Separate Shogun editor |
| Theme compatibility | Any free or paid Online Store 2.0 theme | Works alongside any theme, pages live in Shogun |
| Ownership & speed | ||
| After uninstall | Sections are theme files — they stay and keep working if you uninstall | Pages managed inside the platform |
| Storefront weight | Self-contained Liquid/CSS, no external scripts on your storefront | Platform runtime on top of your theme |
Where Shogun shines
- Polished visual editor with collaborative team workflows
- A/B testing and personalization on upper tiers
- Positioned and supported for larger stores and agencies
Shogun’s paid plans start at about $39/month, with experimentation and personalization features on higher tiers that reach several hundred dollars per month (public pricing at the time of writing).
The honest verdict
If you have a CRO team shipping experiments every week, Shogun’s platform earns its price. If you are a merchant who wants the storefront to look custom without adopting a platform, Section Shop does that part free.
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Section Shop vs Shogun — FAQ
What is the main difference between Section Shop and Shogun?
Shogun is a page builder: you design entire pages inside its own editor, and those pages are managed by the app. Section Shop does a different job — it adds ready-made native Online Store 2.0 sections to the theme you already run. You keep your theme, your pages and your editor; the sections appear in Shopify's theme editor and inherit your theme's fonts automatically.
Is Shogun or Section Shop better for Shopify?
Section Shop wins for stores run day-to-day from the Shopify theme editor that want a design upgrade at zero cost. Shogun wins for teams with a testing roadmap who will actually use experimentation and personalization weekly. Neither replaces the other for every store: the honest answer depends on whether your next project is a standalone custom page or a better storefront on your current theme.
How much does Shogun cost compared with Section Shop?
Shogun’s paid plans start at about $39/month, with experimentation and personalization features on higher tiers that reach several hundred dollars per month (public pricing at the time of writing). Section Shop is free to install and every section in its 56-section library is free today — there is no subscription, no per-section charge, and the app carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge.
Will Section Shop or Shogun slow my store down?
Section Shop sections are self-contained Liquid and CSS installed as native theme files — no external scripts, no iframes, nothing loaded from third-party servers on your storefront. Shogun, like any page builder, renders pages through its own layer, so weight depends on how its pages are built and optimized.
What happens to my pages if I uninstall Shogun — or Section Shop?
Sections added by Section Shop are standard theme files: uninstall the app and they stay in your theme and keep working. With Shogun: pages managed inside the platform.
Can I use Section Shop and Shogun together?
Yes, and many stores do: keep Shogun for dedicated campaign pages, and use Section Shop's free sections to upgrade the theme itself — home page, product pages, FAQ. The two don't conflict, since Section Shop only adds regular sections to your theme.
Who should choose Section Shop instead of Shogun?
Choose Section Shop if you want your existing theme to look custom without a page-builder subscription or a second editor: 56 free sections, one-click installs, native theme-editor customization, fonts inherited from your theme, and sections that remain yours after uninstall. Shogun remains the better fit for: polished visual editor with collaborative team workflows.