buywith vs LiveMeUp

buywith is a live shopping platform and creator marketplace for hosting shopping events on a store website. Brands can run live events on their stores, while its One-to-One service gives customers personalized assistance through video calls. During a session, hosts and customers can navigate the website together, and shoppers can join immediately or schedule a session for later. Customers can complete a purchase without leaving the session. An expert marketplace helps businesses find and vet session hosts. The Shopify app lists interactive features including live chat, polls, gamification, shoppable elements, and dynamic coupon codes. Its dashboard provides shoppers’ email addresses and phone numbers alongside real-time sales data. Buywith says its AI can create short product clips from live shopping recordings, with captions and highlights, for use on product pages and marketing channels. The web platform is available on mobile, desktop, and tablet, and the app works with Facebook, iMessage, and WhatsApp. A free-to-install plan is listed at free; additional charges may apply. Pricing is also available on request.

LiveMeUp is a Shopify-native live shopping platform for merchants selling through video. Merchants can host interactive sessions with real-time product tags, viewer chat, and Shopify-native checkout. Videos can also be turned into shoppable experiences with clickable product tags. LiveMeUp offers branded iOS and Android apps with live shopping, push notifications, and Apple Pay; the platform is also available on the web. Listed capabilities include live streaming, in-stream checkout, storefront modes, and replay sales. The company describes its customers as boutiques and says more than 1,000 boutiques are using the service. It reports more than $500 million in processed GMV and says the platform helps increase engagement by 20% and conversions by 10%. A free plan and free trial are listed. Paid options include Grow at $89.00 per month, Scale at $249.00 per month, and Enterprise from $399.00 per month. The listed paid-from price is $89 per month.