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Reyva, Shopify, Salla and Zid are all platforms for running an online store. Reyva is built around how the Middle East and North Africa shop: stores in Arabic and English, Apple Pay and cash on delivery in one checkout, and selling on WhatsApp with Rey, an AI shopping assistant, as part of the platform itself.
Reyva at a glance
- Languages
- Arabic and English in every store, right to left and left to right
- Checkout
- Apple Pay, credit and debit cards, and cash on delivery
- Your WhatsApp Business number connected to your store, from the Basic plan
- AI shopping assistant
- Rey answers and sells on WhatsApp, on the Growth and Pro plans
- Themes
- Themes for fashion, beauty, luxury and more, each with a live preview, reshaped in a visual editor without code
- Plans
- Free, Basic at AED 99 a month, Growth at AED 299 a month and Pro at AED 999 a month
- Trial
- 14 days of Growth, free, with no card
- Moving
- Help planning the move of your products and customers
Reyva and Shopify
Shopify is a global e-commerce platform, based in Canada, with one of the largest app marketplaces in commerce. Reyva is closer to home: it is made for merchants selling in Arabic and English, with the region’s ways of paying and talking to customers built in.
On Reyva, cash on delivery sits in the same checkout as Apple Pay and cards, and WhatsApp selling and an AI shopping assistant are part of the plans, so the essentials work together from the first day.
- Arabic and English stores with right-to-left layouts done properly
- Cash on delivery beside Apple Pay and cards, in one checkout
- WhatsApp selling and Rey, the AI shopping assistant, in the platform
- Themes made for fashion, beauty and luxury
When it may suit you better
Shopify may suit you better if your store depends on particular apps from its marketplace, or if you sell mainly outside the Middle East and North Africa.
Moving to Reyva
Write to us and we will help you plan the move of your products and customers from Shopify, and point your domain to your Reyva store.
Reyva and Salla
Salla is an e-commerce platform founded in Saudi Arabia and widely used by merchants there, with Arabic stores, a mobile app for merchants and local services such as e-invoicing. Reyva shares its care for Arabic and goes its own way in how it sells.
Reyva brings Rey, an AI shopping assistant that answers and sells on WhatsApp, cinematic themes you reshape in a visual editor, several markets and currencies in one store, and B2B selling and a multi-vendor marketplace on its Pro plan.
- Rey, an AI shopping assistant that sells on WhatsApp
- Cinematic themes, reshaped in a visual editor
- Several markets, currencies and languages in one store
- B2B selling and a multi-vendor marketplace
When it may suit you better
Salla may suit you better if your trade is centred on Saudi Arabia and you rely on its local services there, such as its marketplace and e-invoicing.
Moving to Reyva
Write to us and we will help you plan the move of your products and customers from Salla to Reyva.
Reyva and Zid
Zid is an e-commerce platform founded in Saudi Arabia in 2017 and available across the Gulf, with local payment and instalment methods such as Mada, Tabby and Tamara built in. Reyva is made for the same customers, with its own emphasis.
Reyva puts conversation at the centre of selling: Rey answers your customers on WhatsApp, fills their cart and sends the checkout link, while a dashboard assistant prepares changes for your team to approve. Its themes are made to give a store a look of its own.
- Rey answers, recommends and takes orders on WhatsApp
- A dashboard assistant that proposes changes for your approval
- Themes made for fashion, beauty and luxury
- Apple Pay, cards and cash on delivery in one checkout
When it may suit you better
Zid may suit you better if you need Saudi payment and instalment methods such as Mada, Tabby or Tamara in your checkout today.
Moving to Reyva
Write to us and we will help you plan the move of your products and customers from Zid to Reyva.
Written in October 2026 from each platform’s public information. Platforms change, so check each one’s own site for its current features, plans and prices.
Open a store on the free plan, or try Growth free, and compare with your own products.