Side-by-side comparison · Website & App Builders
Google Stitch vs Relume vs Shopify
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Founders, marketers and small business owners who want a professional-looking app or website design before paying a designer or developer.
Pick it if: Web designers, agencies and freelancers who build marketing websites for clients and want the planning and wireframing done in minutes.
Pick it if: Anyone selling physical or digital products online, from first-time sellers to established brands.
Shopify scores highest overall, but Google Stitch gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Google Stitch | Relume | Shopify |
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| In one line | Describe an app or website and get editable screen designs you can send to Figma or code. | AI plans and builds marketing websites, then hosts them or exports to Figma and Webflow. | Online store platform with an AI assistant, Sidekick, that helps you build and run it. |
| Pricing model | Free | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | Free | $0 | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Google Stitch | Relume | Shopify |
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| Overall rating | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Google Stitch | Relume | Shopify |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | No | No | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | No | – |
| Browser extension | No | No | – |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | No | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | – | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | – | Yes | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | – | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 9/ 17 | 10/ 17 | 12/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Google Stitch | Relume | Shopify |
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| Plans | FreeOur pick Free Everyone. There's no paid plan. | Free $0 Trying the sitemap and wireframe tools. | BasicOur pick $29/mo billed yearly, or $39 monthly New and solo sellers. |
Pro (Publish)Our pick From $14/mo Building and hosting sites on Relume. | Grow $79/mo billed yearly, or $105 monthly Small teams with steady sales. | ||
Starter (Export) From $18/mo Designers exporting to their own tools. | Advanced $299/mo billed yearly, or $399 monthly Bigger stores selling internationally. | ||
Pro (Export) From $40/mo Freelancers doing a lot of client work. | Plus From $2,300/mo High-volume and complex businesses. | ||
Team From $36/mo per user, minimum 3 Agencies with several designers. | |||
| Which plan to pick | There's only the free plan. Sign in with a Google account and start designing. If you hit the monthly cap, wait for it to reset next month. | Start free to see whether the sitemap and wireframes suit how you work. If you finish sites in Figma or Webflow, take an Export plan. If you want Relume to host the site, take Pro on the Publish side and add a custom domain. | Start on Basic; Sidekick and the core store are the same on every plan. Move to Grow when you add staff or your monthly sales are high enough that its lower card rates cover the price difference. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Google Stitch, Relume or Shopify?
Shopify scores highest overall in our ratings (Google Stitch 4.3/5, Relume 4.0/5 and Shopify 4.4/5). Google Stitch is best for designing app screens from a written idea and mocking up a landing page before you build it. Relume is best for planning a client website's pages and content and wireframes to take into Figma or Webflow. Shopify is best for launching an online store and running products, orders and stock in one place.
Which is cheaper, Google Stitch, Relume or Shopify?
Google Stitch: It's free to use. Relume: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Shopify: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $29/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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