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Merchants say this app makes it easy to turn basic Shopify stores into fully customized, responsive sites with a drag-and-drop editor. They highlight flexible page and section building, reusable templates, built-in A/B testing, and SEO-friendly layouts that save time and money versus custom coding. Many praise its stability and ongoing improvements, and consistently describe customer support as exceptionally fast, patient, and hands-on.
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Used this on Bigcommerce for years then moved to shopify. Better and less expensive alternatives like Gempages out there. Also, this will install a ton of code in your theme that you will have to remove manually if you uninstall it. Shogun did not respond to our numerous emails for help to remove this code. We eventually got rid of it all but beware if you decide not to keep using this.
Hey there, thanks for leaving us a review.
We are sorry to hear that your experience with Shogun wasn't a positive one. I do want to mention that Shogun is a solution provider with solutions such as A/B testing, Targeted Experiences, SEO, and AI. We aren't just a page builder. However, we are happy to hear you have found an alternative.
Also, every app adds code to the theme, that's how apps work. Our app installs minimal code to ensure your pages work, even when you uninstall the app. Our team responds to each and every email we receive, however, if you didn't receive a reply, could you share more details with our team at support@getshogun.com?
Our team will also be happy to provide you with resources on how to easily remove the Shogun code from the theme.
Thanks for trying Shogun.
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun
The landing page building works good. My issue is with the support and lack of transparency in fixing glitches and issues with the landing pages.
I reported a glitch in Jan 2024 (the team at shogun confirmed) which was affecting the conversion rate of my landing pages (variant buttons hover / focus / active style).
The support team kept saying "it is on the roadmap to fix" but now in July 2024, they just ignore my requests for updates.
It's disappointing that a good product is being shaded by a lack of transparency and communication.
Hi there, Thanks for leaving us a review and sharing your feedback.
I am sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience with our team. We always strive to offer our best services and I am happy to check on this feedback further, internally.
We apologize for the trouble.
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun
So throughout time Shopify has improved their landing page/theme configurator quite a bit to where add ons like this aren't necessarily needed anymore to build a terrific-looking ecommerce site. That said, Shogun is still, by far, the quickest and easiest way to drag-and-drop your way to a beautiful website. It appears that, with Shopify having a better theme editor, they are focusing more on allowing multivariate (A/B) testing for conversion rate optimization, SEO, etc.
If they had a 'lite' version that was $20 a month for those of us who like to do a quick-and-dirty change, that'd be well worth it. But the reason for the 3-stars is simply one problem: value. For small businesses who need to tightly control their costs there has to be a lot of value for almost $70/month. By the time one were to spend $2k/month for Shopify Plus, there are a better range of alternatives (like optimizely) for landing page optimization, so I'm not sure that the product fits on the upper end of the price scale.
I'm uninstalling it for now and will keep an eye out for the Dev to have the stripped down page building function as a standalone and I'd be re-subscribing if it's affordable. But as-is, it's not.
Hi there, Jason. Thanks for taking the time to test Shogun and also leaving this feedback. We greatly appreciate this as we value your feedback.
We are glad to hear that you recognize Shogun to be the quickest and easiest way to drag and drop your way to create beautiful designs. Thanks.
We were a “page builder” for a long time; however, we’ve expanded our offering to include core optimization features, including AB Testing, Targeted Experiences (personalize content to audience), SEO tools for keyword discovery, AI-assisted blog generation, and page performance monitoring.
While the entry plan pricing has increased, we’ve also added features, including our AI page designer, AI text generation features, and grid-based editing. The page limit has also been increased on our entry plan to 35 pages and we have removed page limits for any plan higher than the new Build plan.
We have removed the user seat limits which means there are unlimited seats and there are unlimited theme sections as well on all the plans to offer more value.
As I suggested, we sincerely appreciate your feedback and understand your perspective. I am also happy to share the same with the team.
Candidly, if you’re looking solely for a “page build” function, we may not be the best-fit solution as we've expanded our focus beyond that to provide a suite of tools. However, if you're looking to optimize your storefront and set yourself up for success, Shogun is the answer.
We'll be happy to work on your feedback and we'll look forward to serving you again in the future. Thanks for trying Shogun.
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun
Having recently started using Shogun for the first time, my initial experience with their support left an outstanding impression. I encountered an issue, and upon reaching out, they responded promptly with a Loom video that not only addressed my concern but also provided a clear step-by-step guide to resolve it. If their support consistently delivers this level of assistance, I'm genuinely pleased to have chosen Shogun for my landing page needs.
Hi there, Chris. Thanks for leaving us his review and sharing your positive experience with Shogun and our support team. 🤩
Our team is always here to assist and we strive to ensure we can resolve the issue or answer questions promptly while trying our best to record videos where possible to share the steps. 😊
We'll ensure you have the same experience moving forward. Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with in the future.
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun A/B Testing & CRO
Don't use this app. Find something else.
The app worked fine until they moved all the standard features to only be available in higher plans.
Image quality is an issue now on the main plan.
They want you to jump from $39/month to $99/month.
Embarassing for a SaaS company to act this way. I hope a lot of people cancel and move to more affordable competitors.
Hi there Aaron! Thanks for taking the time to log your feedback with us.
I am sorry to hear that your experience hasn't been a positive one.
I had a look to double-check and found that Image Quality Settings haven't historically been available on the Build plan and weren't moved up when we implemented the current plans. This hasn't been specifically raised as an issue before; still, we're taking this feedback and are looking at retroactively granting the capability to the current 'Build' plan, given the new price point.
Regarding the price increases - a big part of this is related to significant changes to our product and company. We were a “page builder” for a long time; however, we’ve expanded our offering to include core optimization features, including AB Testing, Targeted Experiences (personalize content to audience), SEO tools for keyword discovery, AI-assisted blog generation, and page performance monitoring.
While the entry plan has increased, we’ve also added features, including our AI page designer, AI text generation features, and grid-based editing. We also increased the page limit on our entry plan to 50 pages and removed page limits for any plan higher than entry.
While there are cheaper alternatives, if you’re looking to build and optimize your shopping experience, we are still quite budget-conscious compared to most AB testing, personalization, and SEO software providers.
Lastly, you can contact us any time at support@getshogun.com, and we will do our best to help.
James | Client Services
Shogun A/B Testing & CRO
Love the app and use for four of my shopify stores.
Four stars because the pricing has more than doubled and I will have to look for an alternative for all of my other stores.
Hi there, Thank you so much for leaving us a review. We are glad to hear that you are having a good time with Shogun.
However, we also greatly appreciate the feedback. Our team experiments with plans and pricing based on the feedback we received and I am happy to share this internally. 😊
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun Page Builder
the page builder interface itself is great, but the excellent customer support makes this 5 stars. the live chat support has some really knowledgeable staff who responds with solutions in seconds. easily one of the top 5 app support teams on shopify
Update: 11/2024 support is still great and going strong!
Thanks for taking the time and leaving us a review, Victoria.
We are super glad to hear that you are finding the interface great and your experience with our support team has been excellent. We appreciate the kind words and will look forward to assisting you again in the future.
Thanks for your continued support. 😊
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun Page Builder
I'd give 0 stars if I could
Shogun is slow and you have to update a page manually one at a time. It's extremely painful to make any changes, let alone make a single small change across all pages.
The app has decided to double its costs recently, making it completely prohibitive for any business trying to scale.
SUMMARY: SAVE YOUR MONEY, HIRE A DEV, OR USE ANOTHER APP. You will simply get no value in this app
Hey there, Eric. Thanks for taking the time and sharing your feedback.
I am sorry to hear that your experience hasn't been a positive one.
I wasn't able to locate a conversation with respect to the slowness you were facing, but our features such as bulk publishing, theme sections, and global snippets are used by our users to make changes across multiple pages.
Having said that, we do change and update the pricing for our plans, which is normal behavior. Your account was subscribed to our legacy plan and that plan is no longer offered. We don't force our users to move away from their grandfathered legacy plans. However, if you uninstall or reinstall the app, the legacy plan will be lost. This is something our support team explained further via email. There isn't a way to activate that deprecated plan again.
I see you have since uninstalled the app, however, I also see you had been installed for a while with us and I apologize if you felt there was no value.
I also see you are in touch with our team to get some further assistance and our team, as always is more than happy to help you.
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun Page Builder
Customer service was great and they responded quickly too. I had a question about the image sizes for my landing page and James not only explained in detail what my issue was and how to correct it, he also made a video showing me all of the steps that I needed in order for the images to show correctly on mobile and desktop. Customer service is a lost art. I'm glad that's not the case for this company. Thanks again for your help!
Thank you so much for taking the time and leaving us a review and sharing your feedback, Michael.
James is indeed awesome and I am so glad to hear that he could help resolve the issue while also recording a video with the steps. We pride ourselves when it comes to offering exceptional support and we will look forward to assisting you again in the future. 😊
Thank you for your love and support. 🫶
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun Page Builder
I have downloaded the free version as I want to start with just 1 landing page. I have to say it's not "that user friendly" however I had a Zoom session with Sweetan, a Shogun design team member, and he helped me loads with creating a great landing page and suggested lots of design things to make it stand out! Thanks for this, you really went above and beyond!
Hey there, Maria! Thank you so much for taking the time and sharing your experience with us here.
It was great to communicate with you and I am glad I was able to help. Our team strives to go above and beyond and we will look forward to assisting you again in the future.
Thanks for your support. 😊
Sweetan | Client Services
Shogun Page Builder
