Activeshop
The e-commerce platform for kiwi side-hustles
Thinking about Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, or Squarespace for your next online venture?
For Kiwis businesses, those recurring US dollar fees can crush your profits. Instead of getting locked into permanent foreign currency bills, choose ActiveShop
An e-commerce platform proudly built by Kiwis, for Kiwis.
Why choose ActiveShop for selling online?
No setup cost: Platforms like Shopify say it is free to setup leading to people assuming it won't cost them anything.
Sure, they don't charge you, but unless you're very computer savy, it's unlikely you're going to be able to set it up yourself.
We know because we get frequently asked to help set them up for people! We will set up your ActiveShop just the way you want it for free!
Affordable plans in NZD: Unless you're selling large volumes of high profit goods and use all the extra features like POS integration, you'll get absolutely CRUSHED by eCommerce plans priced in USD.
As of the time of this article the USD is 70% higher than the NZD. So when you multiply that on their very expensive plans - it's an awful expense to have to cover before you can actually make any money. And although the exchange rate fluctuates - it will never be in your favour if you're in New Zealand.
Free to Roam: Most eCom platforms trap you in, you cannot leave their system or their fees. We know some people don't realise this because we get asked to help move Shopify sites to our hosting facility, but it's not possible.
This means you're at mercy to pay whatever they decide without any alternative choice.
With ActiveShop, we want you to host with us - but if you want to leave you're free to go! In fact, we will even package up your website files for you. (Payment plan must be completed).
Local Expertise, Tailored Solutions: Working with kiwis is always better right? We understand each other, we're awake in the same timezone.
If you need support we have a dedicated team here you can speak with. ActiveShop is customisable so if you want us to build on it, add functions or customise it better for you - we're right here!

ActiveShop features
• Product management Create as many product categories as you need. Select products to be featured or on-sale. Create product options. Manage brands. Tag associated products.
• Shipping Options Manage different regions for product shipping and different shipping sizes for products and free shipping thresholds. Specify couriers.
• Stripe Payment Gateway Simple, pay-as-you-go pricing. No setup fees, monthly-fees, or hidden fees for payments. 2.7% + NZ$0.30c for domestic cards. 3.7% + NZ$0.30 for international cards.
• Payment Log Keep track of all your sales and payment history via the ActiveShop payment log.
• Pages and Forms Create, edit and manage your own website pages and customer forms.
• Customer Accounts Give your customers their own login for repeat purchases.
Start selling online with ActiveShop!
Get setup on our fully-featured eCommerce ActiveShop platform with no setup cost.
Hosting plan 12 months = $100+gst p/m then standard $60+gst p/m rate applies. All costs are in New Zealand dollars.
Questions? Give us a call on 03 961 1106 or send a message below.