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Builder.io is a no-code platform that allows ecommerce stores build and optimize digital experiences on any tech stack / platform. Its drag and drop interface makes it easy for anyone to build, test, and optimize lightning-fast, rich digital experiences.

Tolstoy is a video commerce platform that drives customer engagement and sales through shoppable videos. Tolstoy allows brands to publish video feeds across thousands of site pages, without impacting site performance. Video management is effortless with Tosltoy, leveraging auto-importing content from social media, AI-powered tagging, UCG search, and automated distribution to the site and across additional marketing channels such as emails, the Shop app, and mobile app.

Analyze user behavior in ways never possible before. Smartlook records users on websites and in mobile apps. With features that allow you to find useful information across thousands of recordings in no time.

Segment is a Customer Data Platform (CDP). They provide a service that simplifies collecting and using data from the users of your digital properties (websites, apps, etc). With Segment, you can collect, transform, send, and archive your first-party customer data.

Solvvy is a next-gen chatbot. It combines fast, accurate answers with custom no-code workflows and advanced analytics. Configure the chatbot to deliver answers based on common queries, create workflows for more complex questions and dig into analytics to optimise how to serve your customers.

Jetpack Search helps your visitors instantly find the right content — so they buy more products and stay on your site longer.

Zendesk is a customer support tool. It's got 2 main features: ticketing and knowledge base. Ticketing: Zendesk gathers customer queries in one place where you can manage and respond to customer questions efficiently. Knowledge base allows you to create an FAQ section to guide your customers.

Afterpay is a ‘buy-now-pay-later’ platform that allows customers to pay for their purchases over four, fortnightly instalments. Retailers that offer Afterpay get paid immediately, but are charged a merchant fee of 4.17%. It’s like a modern-day credit card with an interest-free period.

Klarna gives your customers flexibility on payment when purchasing from your store. Customers can split their purchase into manageable instalments or pay for your order up to 30 days later. The merchant cost for each purchase is up to 0.30 USD + 3.29% per transaction.

Bluebird helps brands produce low carbon + waste products and create authentic, substantiated sustainability stories. Make better, faster decisions by comparing new product concepts, re-pack ideas, and complex supply chain changes in seconds.

minisocial is a user generated content platform that facilitates the production of UGC on-demand and at scale via micro influencers.

Yotpo helps brands collect product reviews that build social proof, crucial for driving sales. With AI-powered review widgets, Yotpo can easily gather high-quality product reviews that influence customer purchasing decisions. Yotpo's partner integrations allow brands to display reviews and star ratings across social media and search engines like Google as well.

Often paired with the React framework Next.js - Vercel is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to our global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

Mixpanel is a tool that allows you to analyze how users interact with your website. It’s designed to make teams more efficient by allowing everyone to analyze user data in real-time to identify trends, understand user behavior, and make decisions about your product.

Optimizely offers powerful, easy to use solutions, to test what messages, imagery, and offers help increase conversion, retention, and lifetime value.

Typeform is a very user-friendly form and survey builder. The design is clean and the features are smart: You can customize your survey in different ways, and you can also create lots of clever interactions using features like "logic jumps" which create unique paths of questions based on answers.

Klaviyo is the best in class email marketing solution for eCommerce. It's powerful because it connects to your store, and you can create awesome customer segments based on past purchasing behaviors, customer preferences, and even future predictions of spending.

Next.js is an open-source React based JavaScript framework created by Vercel. Next.js boasts many features that align with the specs required for eCommerce projects, including; Live collaboration tooling, image optimization for seamless product discovery, built-in internationalization, and built-in analytics.

Shopify is a commerce platform that allows anyone to set up an online store and sell their products. It's the go-to eCommerce platform for young direct-to-consumer brands. It's ease of use and setup is what's most attractive to merchants, but also the incredibly vast Shopify app store.