Our ecosystemThe connections that sell.
A store is only as good as what it is plugged into. We pick the platforms, payments, channels and tools that fit your business, connect them properly and measure what each one earns.
84tools and platforms in 16 categories
84 tools
The foundationPlatforms
Where your store lives. We build flagships on Shopify and WooCommerce and move stores between them without losing data.
- Audit
- Build
- EcommerceWe build with it
Shopify
Our main build platform. Online Store 2.0 themes, custom Liquid and migrations from legacy platforms.
- EcommerceWe build with it
WooCommerce
Flexible stores on WordPress for businesses that want full control of their data and hosting.
Where shoppers already areMarketplaces & social commerce
Your own store plus the marketplaces and social channels your customers already use, working together instead of competing.
- Build
- Grow
- MarketplaceWe build with it
Takealot
South Africa’s biggest marketplace. Listings, feeds and pricing that work alongside your own store.
- MarketplaceWe build with it
Amazon
Cross-border selling and listings for brands ready to reach beyond South Africa.
- MarketplaceWe build with it
Makro Marketplace
A growing local marketplace for brands with a wide range.
- MarketplaceWe build with it
Walmart
Marketplace and retail media reach for brands selling into the United States.
- Entertainment commerceWe build with it
TikTok Shop
Shoppable video, live shopping and creator-led sales.
- Social commerceWe build with it
Instagram & Facebook Shops
Catalogues and checkout inside the feeds where your customers scroll.
- Conversational commerceWe build with it
WhatsApp
Order updates, support and selling in the app South Africa lives in.
Be found, then be chosenAdvertising & retail media
Paid media managed for profit on ad spend, not clicks, with the creative to keep it working.
- Grow
- Paid socialWe build with it
Meta Ads
Facebook and Instagram campaigns built on fresh creative and clean audiences.
- Search & shoppingWe build with it
Google Ads
Search, Shopping and Performance Max tied to product margin.
- Paid videoWe build with it
TikTok Ads
Native, scroll-stopping video for younger, high-intent audiences.
- Retail mediaWe build with it
Criteo
Advertising inside retailer and marketplace platforms, at the moment shoppers are ready to buy.
Make the second order easierEmail, SMS & retention
Flows and segments that turn one-time buyers into regulars.
- Grow
- Email & SMSWe build with it
Klaviyo
Segmentation and predictive flows that lift lifetime value.
- Email & SMSWe build with it
Brevo
A cost-friendly option for welcome series, campaigns and transactional email.
- SMSWe build with it
Attentive
Text-message flows for drops, back-in-stock and abandoned carts.
- SubscriptionsWe build with it
Skio
Subscribe-and-save for products people reorder.
- EmailWe connect it
Mailchimp
Familiar email campaigns and automations for smaller lists.
- Email & SMSWe connect it
Omnisend
Email, SMS and push flows built for online stores.
Answer fastSupport & messaging
Helpdesks and messaging that keep customers informed and cut the repeat questions.
- Build
- Grow
- HelpdeskWe connect it
Gorgias
A helpdesk built around online store orders, with Shopify data beside each ticket.
- HelpdeskWe connect it
Freshdesk
Shared inbox, tickets and a help centre.
- HelpdeskWe connect it
Zendesk
Support tickets, chat and a knowledge base at scale.
- MessagingWe connect it
Twilio
WhatsApp, SMS and voice through one API.
- MessagingWe connect it
Clickatell
African SMS and WhatsApp messaging.
- MessagingWe connect it
Infobip
WhatsApp, SMS and email at volume.
Let customers sellReviews & social proof
Reviews, ratings and photos that build trust on the page and in search.
- Build
- Grow
- ReviewsWe connect it
Judge.me
Product reviews with photos, ratings in search and simple pricing.
- Reviews & UGCWe connect it
Yotpo
Reviews, photos and loyalty from one platform.
- ReviewsWe connect it
Trustpilot
Independent business reviews shoppers recognise.
- ReviewsWe connect it
Okendo
Reviews and customer insights for Shopify brands.
Reward the regularsLoyalty & rewards
Points, tiers and referrals that bring customers back for the second order.
- Grow
- LoyaltyWe connect it
Smile.io
Points, VIP tiers and referral rewards for online stores.
- LoyaltyWe connect it
LoyaltyLion
Loyalty and referral programmes with deep email integration.
Decisions from dataAnalytics & optimisation
Tracking you can trust, and tools that show where shoppers stall.
- Audit
- Build
- Grow
- AnalyticsWe build with it
Google Analytics 4
Events and conversions verified at launch and kept honest after.
- BehaviourWe build with it
Hotjar
Heatmaps and recordings that show where shoppers hesitate.
- Profit reportingWe build with it
Triple Whale
One view of ad spend, revenue and margin across channels.
- Data pipelineWe build with it
Littledata
Accurate Shopify to analytics and ad platform tracking.
- DashboardsWe connect it
Looker Studio
Simple, shareable dashboards for your numbers.
- TrackingWe connect it
Meta Conversions API
Server-side events so Meta ads keep their data when browsers block pixels.
- TrackingWe connect it
Google Tag Manager
One place to manage tags and events without editing the theme each time.
- BehaviourWe connect it
Microsoft Clarity
Free heatmaps and session recordings.
- AttributionWe connect it
Northbeam
Marketing attribution across paid channels.
Help shoppers find itSearch & merchandising
Fast search, filters and recommendations so shoppers reach the right product.
- Build
- Grow
- Site searchWe connect it
Doofinder
Instant search and recommendations that learn from shopper behaviour.
- Site searchWe connect it
Algolia
Fast, typo-tolerant search and discovery for larger catalogues.
- Site searchWe connect it
Searchanise
Search and filters for Shopify and WooCommerce.
Trusted local checkoutPayments
The payment options South African shoppers trust, set up so checkout stays fast on any connection.
- Build
- Cards & EFTWe connect it
PayFast
One of the most widely used South African gateways, with cards and instant EFT.
- Cards & moreWe connect it
Peach Payments
A gateway for growing merchants with several local payment methods.
- Instant EFTWe connect it
Ozow
Pay straight from the shopper’s bank without a card.
- CardsWe connect it
Paystack
Card payments with a developer-friendly setup.
- Cards & in personWe connect it
Yoco
Online and in-store payments for businesses that sell both ways.
- Buy now, pay laterWe connect it
Payflex
Shoppers split a purchase into interest-free instalments.
- Buy now, pay laterWe connect it
PayJustNow
Interest-free instalments that lift basket size.
- CreditWe connect it
Mobicred
A revolving credit line for higher-value purchases.
- Cards & EFTWe connect it
Netcash
A South African gateway and payments group with cards, EFT and debit orders.
- QR paymentsWe connect it
SnapScan
Pay by scanning a code with a banking or wallet app.
- QR paymentsWe connect it
Zapper
QR payments and loyalty at the till and online.
- Open bankingWe connect it
Stitch
Pay-by-bank and account data through an African open banking platform.
- WalletWe connect it
Apple Pay
One-tap checkout on iPhones and Macs, with fewer form fields.
- WalletWe connect it
Google Pay
One-tap checkout on Android and Chrome.
Get it to the doorShipping & fulfilment
Rates at checkout, tracking for shoppers and stock that stays in sync across channels.
- Build
- Grow
- ShippingWe connect it
Bob Go
One app that quotes and books several South African couriers.
- CourierWe connect it
The Courier Guy
Door-to-door delivery nationwide, bookable through Bob Go or direct.
- Pick-up pointsWe connect it
Pargo
Collection points for shoppers who are not home during the day.
- InventoryWe connect it
Stock2Shop
Keeps stock and products in sync across your store and marketplaces.
- ShippingWe connect it
Ship Logic
The Courier Guy’s shipping platform, with rates and labels in one place.
- CourierWe connect it
RAM
National courier and delivery for parcels and bulk freight.
- CourierWe connect it
Aramex
International and local express delivery.
- CourierWe connect it
DHL
International express shipping for cross-border orders.
- ReturnsWe connect it
ReturnGo
A returns portal that turns refunds into exchanges and store credit.
Make the books matchAccounting & ERP
Orders, stock and payments flowing into the system your finance team already uses.
- Build
- AccountingWe connect it
Xero
Cloud accounting with automatic order and payout reconciliation.
- AccountingWe connect it
QuickBooks
Accounting and invoicing for small and growing businesses.
- Accounting & ERPWe connect it
Sage
Accounting and Sage Pastel stock control used widely in South Africa.
- ERPWe connect it
Odoo
An open ERP for stock, sales, purchasing and accounting.
One catalogue, every channelProduct data & feeds
Clean product data sent to your store, marketplaces and shopping ads.
- Build
- Grow
- PIMWe connect it
Sales Layer
A product information platform that feeds every channel from one source.
- PIMWe connect it
Akeneo
Product data management for larger catalogues.
- Shopping feedsWe connect it
Google Merchant Center
Your product feed for Google Shopping and free listings.
Know every customerCRM & sales
Customer records and pipelines that connect orders to conversations.
- Grow
- CRMWe connect it
HubSpot
CRM, marketing and sales tools in one place.
- CRMWe connect it
Zoho
CRM and business apps with strong South African support.
- CRMWe connect it
Pipedrive
A simple sales pipeline for smaller teams.
Make it look like youCreative tools
Where your brand assets, product imagery and campaign designs are made and shared.
- Build
- Grow
- DesignWe connect it
Figma
Interface design and prototypes for your store and apps.
- DesignWe connect it
Canva
Everyday social and campaign designs your team can edit.
- DesignWe connect it
Adobe Creative Cloud
Photoshop, Illustrator and video tools for brand and product assets.
Fast, safe, always onHosting & security
Infrastructure picked for speed and uptime, including through load-shedding.
- Audit
- Build
- CDN & securityWe connect it
Cloudflare
Caching, DNS and protection in front of your store.
- CloudWe connect it
AWS
Scalable infrastructure for custom builds and integrations.
- CloudWe connect it
Google Cloud
Cloud hosting and data tools, including BigQuery.
- Managed hostingWe connect it
Cloudways
Managed WooCommerce hosting without the server admin.
- HostingWe connect it
Hetzner
Good-value servers for projects that need their own box.
Where to startThree stacks to begin with.
Not sure what your store needs? These are the combinations we reach for first. We change them to fit your catalogue, your customers and your budget.
- 01
Starter
A lean store that takes payments, ships orders and starts learning.
- Shopify or WooCommerce
- PayFast
- Bob Go
- Mailchimp or Brevo
- Google Analytics 4
- Judge.me
- 02
Growth
More channels, better retention and reporting you can act on.
- Shopify
- Peach Payments and Payflex
- Bob Go
- Klaviyo
- Meta Ads and Google Ads
- Hotjar
- Xero
- Smile.io
- 03
Scale
Many channels and a bigger catalogue, run from one source of truth.
- Shopify
- Peach Payments
- Stock2Shop
- Klaviyo
- Triple Whale
- Gorgias
- Algolia or Doofinder
- Sales Layer
- Cloudflare
Where it fitsOne ecosystem. Three stages.
- 01AuditWe read your data and your stack: tracking, apps, speed and checkout, to see which connections earn their keep and which only add weight.
- 02BuildWe set up the platform, payments, shipping, channels and tracking so everything talks to everything from launch day.
- 03GrowWe run the ad, email, retention and reporting tools every month and move budget to what returns profit.
The Artive groupAnd our own.
Beyond the tools we connect for you, Artive runs its own network.
- For clientsClient portalYour projects, files and bookings in one login.Client login (opens in a new tab)
- Products & toolsArtive ShopThemes, brand kits, templates and tools for founders who build fast.Open the shop
- Venture studioArtive VenturesOur sister company building and backing new commerce businesses.Visit Ventures (opens in a new tab)
- Market intelligenceArtive CapitalOur sister company tracking South Africa’s listed commerce companies.Visit Capital (opens in a new tab)
Logos and names belong to their owners. “We connect it” means we integrate it for clients; it does not mean an official partnership.
Don’t see your tool?
If it has an API or an app store listing, we can usually connect it. Tell us what you run today and we will tell you what to keep, what to drop and what to add.
Start with an Audit. We map your stack and show you where it leaks.