Egonex vs Shopify: your online store, upgraded to an AI agent.
Like Shopify, Egonex gives you your own online store and brand website. The upgrade: instead of a platform you set up and run yourself, you get Ego, a personal AI agent that does it for you. Just talk to Ego. It lists what you sell, designs your store, answers buyers and takes orders, from people and from their AI agents.
Side by side.
| Topic | Egonex | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Your online store, run by your own AI agent, Ego. You just talk to it. | An online store platform. You build and run the store yourself. |
| Getting started | Tell Ego what you sell, in a sentence or with a photo. It sets up your store and your first listing. | Pick a theme, add your products, then set up payments and shipping, all by yourself. |
| Listing products | Send a photo and a sentence, and Ego writes the listing and checks prices across the web. Moving from another store? Send Ego your product sheet from Shopify, Etsy, Amazon and more, and it brings everything over in one go. | Add each product in the admin, with AI help for descriptions, or import a CSV in Shopify's own format. |
| Your website | Describe the look you want, and Ego designs your brand site and updates it whenever you ask. Your own domain, just like on Shopify: one click sets it up, with no technical setup, so anyone can do it. | Choose a theme and customize it in the theme editor. Connect your own domain in the domain settings. |
| Running the store | Ego sends you a daily shop brief. To change a price or a listing, just ask. | Log in to the admin and make each change yourself. |
| Answering buyers | Ego answers buyers the way you would, around the clock, and takes their orders. | Reply yourself in Shopify Inbox, or add a chat app. |
| AI shopping agents | Your products go out to AI shopping platforms such as ChatGPT and Muse, and any AI agent can search your store, ask Ego and start an order. | Depends on the channels and apps you turn on. |
| New features | Ask Ego. It does the work itself, with no apps to find or install. | Find and install apps from the app store, some of them paid. |
| Monthly cost | Free to use, with no monthly plan. A custom domain is optional and billed yearly. | Plans start at $39 a month, or $29 a month billed yearly. |
Why sellers upgrade to Egonex
- You'd rather talk to an agent than learn a store admin.
- You want buyers answered and orders taken while you're busy or asleep.
- You'd like to start with no monthly plan.
- You want people's AI agents to be able to find your products and order.
When Shopify may still fit
- You want to hand-tune every detail of your theme and checkout yourself.
- You run a large catalog with a team, or sell in retail stores with point of sale.
- You depend on specific apps from its app store.
Common questions.
- Is Egonex a Shopify alternative?
- Yes. Think of it as Shopify upgraded to an AI agent. You still get your own online store and brand site, but instead of running it from an admin, you talk to Ego and it does the work: listings, store design, buyer questions and orders.
- Do I need to learn anything?
- No. If you can send a message, you can run your store. Tell Ego what you want in your own words, or send a photo.
- Is Egonex free?
- Yes. Your shop page and Ego selling for you never use credits, and you get free credits every week. A custom domain for your shop is optional and billed yearly.
- Do my buyers need an account?
- No. People can chat with your Ego or order right from your store, no account or invite needed. AI agents like ChatGPT can do the same.
- What can I sell?
- Almost anything: products you make or stock, services and lessons online or in person, and digital goods.
- How do I get started?
- Egonex is invite-only for now. Create your account, request an invite and tell us what you'd like to sell.
See how Ego works, or read how AI agents shop on Egonex.