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CheckoutFlare vs CrispCheckout
CrispCheckout pioneered the “Shopify store, Whop payments” checkout and it works. CheckoutFlare takes the same idea and makes it cheaper and easier to start. Here are the facts, side by side.
Competitor details as listed on their website and help centre on 2026-11-07. They may have changed since.
- Cost before the first sale
- $0 vs $99
- per month, Starter vs Standard
- Each extra store
- $15 vs $99
- per month
- Subscriptions plan
- $119 vs $199
- per month, Scale vs Pro (ours coming soon)
| Feature | CheckoutFlare | CrispCheckout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price to go live | $0/month (Starter) | $99/month (Standard) |
| How our fee is billed | Monthly bill paid on our Whop checkout page, no saved card. Totals under $10 roll over | Their help centre describes it differently for older and newer stores; check their current terms |
| Per-order fee | 1% on Starter, 0.4% on Growth, 0.2% on Scale | 0.5% on every plan |
| Free plan | Yes. Full editor, templates, unlimited test orders and preview links | Yes. Free to build and preview |
| Live trial | No separate trial. Starter has no monthly fee and your first $1,000 of sales are fee-free | No live trial |
| Extra stores | $15/month each | $99/month each |
| Subscriptions | Included in Scale at $119/month (coming soon) | Pro at $199/month |
| Getting started | ||
| Connect Shopify before paying | Yes | Locked until you add a paid plan |
| Shopify setup flow | Same model: you create an app in your own Shopify developer dashboard. Guided wizard with a copy button per field, scope checks and plain-language errors, plus “do it for me” help | Same model, with a written guide that lists seven common error cases |
| Your Whop account | Use the Whop account you already have. You paste an API key and we set up the webhook. Several stores can share one Whop account | Creates a new Whop account for each store, and an existing Whop business can’t be linked (our research, 2026-11-07). Older stores used pasted API keys and were invoiced monthly |
| Going live check | Automatic Store Readiness Check, with a score of 70 or more needed. No waiting for a person | Store review by their team, stated as within 12 hours in their help centre |
| Readiness scan | Scans for missing policies, a contact page and trust signals, with a fix list | Automated setup check of your configuration |
| Checkout | ||
| Checkout editor | On-canvas visual editor with templates and logo upload | Settings panel with live preview; logo added by URL; no template gallery |
| Branding on your checkout | Removed on Growth and above | Shown on every checkout |
| Checkout languages | 18 | 12 |
| Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards | Yes, via Whop | Yes, via Whop |
| Shop Pay | Not available (Shopify’s own wallet) | Not available (Shopify’s own wallet) |
| Selling more | ||
| Order bumps | Yes | Yes |
| One-click post-purchase upsells | Yes, with downsells. Upsells are added to the same Shopify order | Yes. Upsells create a second order by default; adding them to the original order is an option |
| Traffic split with automatic fallback | Yes | Yes |
| Discount codes and shipping rules | Yes, with delivery-date estimates | Yes |
| After the sale | ||
| Refund sync | Two-way and on by default | Whop to Shopify; Shopify to Whop only when support switches it on |
| Tracking sync to Whop | Yes | Not offered, as far as we could see |
| Chargeback help | Delivery estimates and tracking sync today; Dispute Shield coming soon | Guides on disputes and early alerts |
| Tracking & integrations | ||
| Meta Pixel + Conversions API | Yes, server-side | Yes |
| TikTok | Yes, browser pixel (server events coming soon) | Pixel ID only |
| Google Analytics 4 | Yes, browser tag (server events coming soon) | No GA4 setting today |
Where CrispCheckout is ahead today
- Subscriptions, a customer portal and failed-payment recovery are available now. On CheckoutFlare they are coming soon.
- It is a more established product, with 33 help guides and a referral program.
- It has Klaviyo, AI and MCP tools live today.
Who should pick which
- CheckoutFlare if you are starting out, want to connect and test before paying, run several stores, or want fewer fees as you grow.
- CrispCheckout if you need live subscriptions today and the monthly price isn’t an obstacle.
Run the numbers
What each would cost you.
$10,000
$500$100,000
At $10,000/month, CheckoutFlare Growth costs $89, which is $60/month less than CrispCheckout Standard.
- CheckoutFlare Starter$0/mo + 1%$100/mo
- CheckoutFlare GrowthCheapest$49/mo + 0.4%$89/mo
- CheckoutFlare Scale$119/mo + 0.2%$139/mo
- CrispCheckout Standard$99/mo + 0.5%$149/mo
- CrispCheckout Pro$199/mo + 0.5% (subscriptions)$249/mo
- OneClick Shopify add-on$99.95/mo (% fee “waived for now”)$99.95/mo
Launch offer: your first $1,000 of sales are fee-free (about $4 off on this plan).
Card processing is separate. Whop charges its own rates (for example 2.7% + $0.30 on domestic cards) to your Whop account, not to us.
Competitor prices as listed on their websites on 2026-11-07. CheckoutFlare fees are added up into one bill each month, paid on our Whop checkout page.
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