As approachable as Strikingly, and built to sell.
Strikingly gets a sleek one-page site live fast. Vivlab keeps that hands-on feel and adds a real store, multilingual and stats as you grow.
StrikinglyThe comparison in detail
Vivlab vs Strikingly, line by line
The criteria that really matter when you want to launch and sell online, with no blind spots. Strikingly has its strengths, and we point those out too.
| Criterion | All included, no code | Strikingly Website builder |
|---|---|---|
| Costs & commissions | ||
| Commission on sales | ✓0%. You keep 100% of every sale. | ✓0% Strikingly commission. |
| Starting price | ✓Fixed prices, announced upfront: store, analytics and SEO included from the start. | ~Limited free plan, then monthly subscriptions. |
| Transaction / payment fees | ✓No Vivlab fees. Payments through Stripe (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Klarna, SEPA): only their fees apply. | ~Store capped by plan; payments via Stripe or PayPal. |
| Extra costs | ✓Everything is included: e-commerce, analytics, translation, SEO and blog, with no apps or add-ons to buy. | ~Full store and advanced features on higher plans. |
| Setup & technical | ||
| No-code building | ✓Visual block editor or AI page generation: mobile and desktop preview, publishing history. | ✓Section-based editor, no code. |
| Hosting, HTTPS & backups | ✓Hosting and backups included; SSL certificate (HTTPS) generated and renewed automatically. | ✓Hosting and HTTPS included. |
| Maintenance & updates | ✓Automatic. You have nothing to update. | ✓Managed platform. |
| E-commerce store | ✓Included: physical and digital products, events and subscriptions, with variants, cross-sells and Click & Collect or Mondial Relay pickup. | ~A simple store with limited features. |
| Day to day | ||
| Multilingual | ✓AI translation of all your content (pages, products, blog, emails), with a dedicated URL per language. | ✕Very limited multilingual management. |
| Analytics | ✓Sales, average basket, conversion rate, sources and countries, no cookie banner, GDPR-compliant. | ~Basic audience analytics. |
| Search ranking (SEO) | ✓Fast pages, sitemap and robots.txt generated automatically, social previews for every page. | ~Basic SEO tools. |
| Support in French | ✓Real people supporting you in French: tracked support requests, email and video tutorials. | ✕Support in English only. |
| Data hosting & GDPR | ✓French editor, data hosted in the EU. | ~US company, data hosted outside the EU. |
Vivlab or Strikingly, made clear
Strikingly has a free plan, is it enough?
The free plan shows Strikingly branding and caps the store. To sell with your own domain you need a paid plan. Vivlab offers clear flat-rate plans with e-commerce included.
Is the Strikingly store enough?
The Simple Store does the job for a few products, but its features stay limited. Vivlab includes a real store built for growth.
Is Vivlab as simple as Strikingly?
Yes. The block editor lets you publish without code, with more depth the moment you need it.
Is Strikingly a good fit for the French market?
Strikingly is an English-language platform hosted outside the EU. Vivlab is French: support in French, built-in multilingual and data hosted in the EU.
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Get started for free in just a few minutes. Online store, statistics, translation and SEO are included in every plan, with no commission and a fixed price.