PageFly is a Shopify page builder with over 130,000 merchants, a strong CRO focus, and AI-Powered performance scoring within your existing Shopify theme.
PageFly is a Shopify page builder with over 130,000 merchants, a strong CRO focus, and AI-Powered performance scoring within your existing Shopify theme.
Laioutr is a composable commerce frontend platform that replaces the entire storefront and works with 19+ backends, including Shopify, Shopware, commercetools, and Adobe Commerce. For DACH brands that want more than Shopify-only page building, Laioutr is the more sustainable choice: one storefront setup, multiple backends, a built-in Studio, EU hosting in Frankfurt, and German-language support.
PageFly works well as long as you stay in the Shopify world and polish individual pages with CRO patterns. The moment you need multi-brand, multi-backend, headless architecture, or strict EU compliance, you hit the limits of a Shopify app. Laioutr replaces the entire storefront layer and gives you a platform that scales with your e-commerce strategy.
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Stack-Flexibilität & Backend-Anbindung Wie offen und stack-unabhängig ist die Plattform, und wie viele Commerce-Backends werden nativ unterstützt? | ||
Plattform-Typ Wie ist die Plattform in eurer Architektur verortet? | Shopify-App Page-Builder innerhalb eures Shopify-Themes | Composable-Frontend-Plattform Eigenständige Storefront-Schicht, Backend-agnostisch |
Composable / Headless Architektur API-First-Architektur, die Frontend und Backend entkoppelt. | ||
Backend-agnostisch (mehrere Commerce-Engines) Funktioniert die Plattform mit mehr als einem Commerce-Backend? | Nur Shopify Lock-in im Shopify-Ökosystem | 19+ Backends Shopify, Shopware, commercetools, Adobe Commerce u. v. m. |
Native Shopify-Integration Direkte, vorgebaute Anbindung an Shopify ohne Custom-Build. | ||
Native Shopware-Integration Direkte, vorgebaute Anbindung an Shopware ohne Custom-Build. | ||
Native commercetools / SAP / Adobe / Salesforce Commerce Cloud Direkte Anbindung an Enterprise-Commerce-Plattformen ohne Custom-Build. | ||
Multi-Brand und Multi-Market aus einem System Mehrere Marken und Märkte zentral verwalten. | Pro Shopify-Store separat Eine Subscription pro Store | |
Bring Your Own Frontend / Headless-Setup Storefront-Schicht außerhalb des Plattform-Themes betreiben. | Außerhalb Plattform-Scope Page-Builder lebt im Shopify-Theme | |
Time-to-Market & Page-Building Wie schnell entstehen produktive Pages, und wie weit reicht das Page-Building über Einzel-Pages hinaus? | ||
Erste produktive Page in Minuten Time-to-First-Page nach Installation der Plattform. | Minuten App installieren, Page bauen, veröffentlichen | Ab Tag 1 nach Setup Pages aus produktiver Storefront-Basis |
Template-Bibliothek (Pages, Sections) Verfügbarkeit fertiger Vorlagen für schnelle Page-Erstellung. | 100+ Templates Shopify-spezifische Templates, große Merchant-Base | Themes und UI-Library Storefront-Themes plus Komponenten-Bausteine |
Visueller Page Builder mit Live-Preview Drag-and-Drop-Editor für Marketing-Teams. | ||
AI-Powered CRO mit Performance-Scoring KI bewertet Page-Performance, identifiziert Konversions-Friktion und schlägt Varianten vor. | CRO-Scoring A bis F Performance-Scoring und automatische Varianten-Vorschläge | Über App Store CRO-Apps und Tracking integrierbar |
A/B-Testing eingebaut A/B-Tests ohne Drittsystem. | Über App Store | |
Komplettes Storefront-Replatforming Time-to-Live für ein vollständig produktives Storefront-Setup. | Außerhalb Plattform-Scope Theme-Wechsel oder Replatforming bleibt euch überlassen | 4–8 Wochen Komplette Storefront mit Themes und UI-Library |
UI-Library für Storefront-Komponenten (PDP, Cart, Checkout) Vollständige Komponenten-Bibliothek für E-Commerce-Storefronts. | Page-Bausteine Sections und Elements im Page-Kontext | Laioutr UI PDP, Listing, Cart, Checkout als Plattform-Bausteine |
KI & Automation Welche KI-Features bringen die Plattformen mit, und wie weit reichen sie? | ||
KI-Agent für Frontend- und Storefront-Operations Nativer KI-Assistent für Layouts, Workflows und Commerce-Optimierung. | AI Sales Page und ELP AI Sales Page Generator und In-App AI Assistant | Larry Storefront-übergreifender Agent ab Growth-Plan |
AI-First Architektur KI als Kern-Bestandteil der Plattform, nicht als Feature im Page-Builder. | Page-Building-fokussiert | |
Automatisierte Content-Synchronisation über Märkte Inhalte über Sprachen, Märkte und Marken hinweg synchronisieren. | Pro Store separat Sync nur über manuelle oder Custom-Workflows | |
Conversational / Agentic Commerce ready Vorbereitet für KI-Agenten und konversationelle Shopping-Erlebnisse. | Über Shopify-Roadmap | |
Hosting, Compliance & DACH-Fokus Wo werden eure Daten gehostet, welche Compliance-Standards werden erfüllt, und wie sieht der DACH-Markt-Fokus aus? | ||
EU-Hosting (Frankfurt / EU-Datacenter) Datenhaltung innerhalb der Europäischen Union. | Über Shopify-Infrastruktur Hosting an Shopify gebunden | Laioutr Cloud, EU |
Bring Your Own Hosting Eigene Hosting-Umgebung statt Plattform-Cloud. | ||
DSGVO-konforme Datenhaltung Datenverarbeitung gemäß europäischer Datenschutz-Grundverordnung. | ||
WCAG 3.0 ready Vorbereitet auf den neuesten Web-Accessibility-Standard. | Nicht beworben | |
Headquarter & Markt-Fokus Wo sitzt das Unternehmen, und welcher Markt steht im Fokus? | Vietnam Globaler Shopify-Merchant-Markt | Deutschland DACH-First Produktentwicklung und Support |
Deutscher Founder-Support Direkter Kontakt zu den Gründern bei strategischen Fragen. | ||
DACH-spezifisches Customer Success Team Lokales Team mit Marktverständnis für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. | ||
Support & Onboarding Wie schnell und persönlich ist der Support, und wie strukturiert läuft das Onboarding? | ||
Strukturiertes Onboarding inklusive Geführter Setup- und Migrationsprozess als Bestandteil des Plans. | Self-Service Help-Center, Templates, Video-Tutorials | |
24/7 Live-Chat-Support Rund-um-die-Uhr-Erreichbarkeit über Live-Chat. | In allen Plänen inkludiert 24/7 Support auch im Free-Plan | Geschäftszeiten plus Eskalation |
Slack Connect-Support Direkter Support-Kanal über Slack statt Ticket-System. | ||
Founder-Direktkontakt erreichbar Direkter Draht zu den Gründern bei Eskalationen. | ||
Customer Success Manager (Enterprise) Dedizierte Ansprechperson für strategische Begleitung. | Enterprise-Plan | |
Globale Merchant-Community Größe und Aktivität der Nutzer-Community. | 130.000+ Merchants Eine der größten Page-Builder-Communities auf Shopify | DACH-fokussiert, wachsend |
Preis-Struktur Wie planbar sind die Gesamtkosten für eine produktive E-Commerce-Lösung? | ||
Transparente Plan-Struktur auf der Website Pläne und Leistungsumfang öffentlich einsehbar. | Free / Pay-as-you-go / Standard / Pro / Premium / Enterprise Ab 18 USD pro Monat im Pay-as-you-go | Growth / Pro / Enterprise Pläne ansehen |
Free-Plan verfügbar Kostenfreier Einstieg für Tests und kleine Projekte. | Free-Plan Eine Page mit allen Features, 24/7 Support | Growth-Plan ab Listenpreis Vollständige Storefront-Plattform inklusive |
Niedriger Einstiegspreis Monatlicher Listenpreis für die unterste kostenpflichtige Stufe. | Pay-as-you-go ab 18 USD Ihr zahlt nur für veröffentlichte Slots | Growth-Plan Vollständige Composable-Plattform |
Multi-Store / Multi-Brand-Lizenzierung Wie skalieren Kosten bei mehreren Marken oder Märkten? | Pro Shopify-Store separat Eine Subscription pro Store | Native Multi-Brand Mehrere Brands und Märkte in einer Plattform |
Total Cost of Ownership inklusive Storefront-Theme Wie planbar bleibt die Gesamtkostenrechnung für eine produktive E-Commerce-Lösung? | Plus Shopify-Plan Plus Theme-Lizenz, Theme-Anpassungen und ggf. Shopify Plus | Plattform-Lizenz Storefront, Studio und Backend-Connectors inklusive |
The comparison focuses on the overlapping use case: visual storefront and landing page creation for e-commerce brands. PageFly is positioned as a Shopify page builder with a CRO focus, Laioutr as a composable commerce frontend platform with multi-backend support. As of April 2026.
PageFly is tied to Shopify. The moment you need Shopware, commercetools, Adobe Commerce, or your own backend, you have to switch platforms. Laioutr is backend-agnostic from day one: 19+ commerce engines natively pre-integrated. You can start with Shopify and later switch without frontend replatforming, or run multiple backends in parallel.
PageFly builds pages within your Shopify theme. Layout consistency, performance, and maintainability depend on the theme. Laioutr replaces the theme and delivers the entire storefront layer end to end: themes, UI library, PDP, listing, cart, and checkout. Multi-brand and multi-market are native to a single platform, not spread across separate Shopify stores with separate subscriptions.
PageFly is a Vietnamese app delivered through Shopify's infrastructure. For DACH brands with strict compliance requirements (GDPR, data processing agreements, WCAG, DORA), that often isn't enough. Laioutr offers Laioutr Cloud in Frankfurt, German founder support, a data processing agreement out of the box, and WCAG 3.0 ready for the entire storefront layer.
PageFly is a strong choice if you stay exclusively on Shopify, keep your storefront in the standard theme, and want to optimize individual pages with CRO patterns, A/B tests, and AI performance scoring. Laioutr is the right choice if you're replacing an entire storefront, need multiple commerce backends in parallel or alternately, want to run multi-brand and multi-market setups in one platform, or expect DACH compliance, EU hosting, and German-language support.
As a rule, no. Both occupy the same role: page or storefront building. When you use Laioutr, the frontend layer is replaced and PageFly pages are rebuilt in Laioutr. We carry existing templates, CRO patterns, and A/B test results over in the migration workshop, so your conversion insights are preserved.
We handle the migration together with your team. Existing PageFly pages, CRO patterns, A/B test setups, and custom sections are assessed and carried over to Laioutr layouts. Thanks to themes and the UI library, most of the custom build falls away. Most migrations go productive in a few weeks, with the added benefit that you're no longer tied to Shopify as your sole backend afterward.
Yes. Shopify is one of 19+ pre-integrated backends in Laioutr. You keep your Shopify stack and only swap out the frontend layer. If you later want to add or run other backends in parallel (for example, Shopware for multi-brand with different stacks), Laioutr supports that natively.
Both offer visual, drag-and-drop page building. The difference is scope: PageFly builds pages inside a Shopify theme with a strong CRO focus (A/B tests, AI performance scoring, conversion elements). Laioutr Studio builds the entire storefront layer, including PDP, listing, cart, and checkout, backend-agnostic and with multi-brand templates at the platform level.
A single page in PageFly goes live in minutes, because the platform lives inside your existing Shopify theme. A complete storefront setup with Laioutr is production-ready in four to eight weeks. The comparison is asymmetric: PageFly ships individual pages faster, Laioutr ships a complete storefront that then runs just as fast or faster on a per-page basis.
With AI-Powered CRO scoring (A to F) and the AI Sales Page Generator, PageFly offers a strong conversion-focused toolset within the page context. Laioutr relies on Larry, a storefront-wide AI agent that addresses layouts, workflows, and commerce operations, going well beyond individual pages. If you stay in the Shopify world and CRO is your main concern, PageFly gives you more ready-made CRO-AI features. If you're looking for a platform AI for the entire storefront, Laioutr is the right fit.
PageFly pages are delivered through Shopify's infrastructure. Laioutr hosts your choice of Laioutr Cloud (EU, Frankfurt, GDPR-compliant), Vercel, or your own hosting environment. We offer WCAG 3.0 Ready, a data processing agreement on request, and EU data residency, which matters for regulated industries (DORA, financial services, public sector).
PageFly starts with pay-as-you-go from USD 18 per month (you only pay for published slots) and scales up through Standard, Pro, Premium, and Enterprise. Each Shopify store is licensed separately. Laioutr's Growth, Pro, and Enterprise plans cover a complete storefront platform, including multi-brand, multi-market, and multi-backend support. List prices aren't directly comparable, because PageFly occupies the page-building slot while Laioutr covers the entire storefront layer.
Yes. Our Switch Program supports brands moving from a Shopify page-builder app to a composable frontend platform. An architecture workshop, a migration plan, carrying over CRO patterns and A/B test setups, theme adaptation to your design system, and hands-on guidance through to go-live are standard.
A/B test results, CRO patterns, and performance insights from PageFly are reviewed in the migration workshop and translated into Laioutr layouts. The funnels and conversion patterns proven in your PageFly world are preserved, and A/B testing runs in Laioutr via CRO apps in the Laioutr App Store or through platform tooling.