Shopify is the right platform. But its Dawn / Debut / Craft themes make every Shopify store look the same. Zebra designs you a custom Shopify theme (or headless Next.js + Shopify) for $500 flat. Same platform, your own look.
Head to head
Zebra
$500 one-time
Shopify
$29–299/mo + your theme
Keep Shopify's engine. Swap the generic theme for your own.
This month's capacity
3 of 12 launch slots left for October.
We cap new website projects each month so no client waits. Ping WhatsApp today to lock a slot.
Our approach
Shopify runs half the internet's small-business stores. But it's also why half the internet's stores look identical — the same free themes, the same defaults, the same fonts. If you're a boutique competing with 10 others in your city on Instagram, blending in with the Shopify template look is a slow loss. Zebra's $500 flat gets you a custom-designed Shopify theme built for your brand, keeping Shopify's payments + inventory + shipping, adding uniqueness to your storefront.
Why people switch from Shopify
Head to head
| Feature | Zebra | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Storefront design | Custom for your brand | Free/paid template |
| Shopify Payments | Included via Shopify | Yes |
| Product management | Shopify admin (unchanged) | Same |
| Design cost | $500 flat | Free–$350 per theme |
| Customization | Anything — real code | Theme's limits |
| PageSpeed | 85–95 (headless option) | 50–75 (Shopify shared) |
| Look-alike risk | None — 1-of-1 | High — millions on Dawn |
| SEO | Custom titles, schema, sitemap | Shopify defaults |
| Speed to launch | 10 business days | 1 hour theme install |
| Ongoing changes | 3 months included | Theme editor |
Frequently asked
Yes — Shopify handles everything you love about it (payments, orders, inventory, shipping). We just design the storefront that customers see, then plug it back into your existing Shopify admin. Nothing about your operations changes.
Custom theme = fastest and cheapest (fits in our $500 flat, delivered in 10 days). Headless (Shopify backend + Next.js frontend) gets you 90+ PageSpeed and total design freedom but costs $2,500 flat. Most boutiques don't need headless; some larger stores do. We recommend based on your needs.
Shopify Experts on their marketplace charge $2,000–15,000 for the same custom theme work. Zebra ships it at $500 flat. Same output — we skip the marketplace fees and Manhattan overhead.
Yes — we redesign the theme without touching your products, customers, orders, or reviews. Day 10 we launch the new theme; your data is untouched.
You still own the design files (Figma) and the custom Shopify theme code. Future changes are quoted flat: $75–250 depending on scope. Or if you're bigger later, you can hire any Shopify expert to iterate on our foundation.
We integrate the essentials free (Klaviyo for email, Meta Pixel for ads, Google Analytics). Complex apps (subscriptions, wholesale, B2B portals) we quote flat.
Ready when you are
One WhatsApp message, one 20-minute call, live in 10 business days. No sales pressure, no long forms.
