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Infrastructure, or a checkout.
Airwallex is strong cross-border infrastructure, but it is not a storefront checkout. Sling is a full drag-and-drop checkout on your Shopify store, with payments handled by your own connected Whop account.
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Local currency & methods, handled for you
Side by side
Checkout vs infrastructure. Comparison covers third-party software fees only; card processing and payment terms are set by your own Whop account.
What it is
Sling
Shopify checkout builder
Airwallex
Payments infrastructure
Checkout builder
Sling
Drag-and-drop, yours
Airwallex
Not a checkout
Order bumps and upsells
Sling
Built in
Airwallex
Build it yourself
Subscribe & Save
Sling
Built in
Airwallex
Build it yourself
Reach
Sling
195 countries
Airwallex
Strong cross-border
Shopify order sync
Sling
Automatic
Airwallex
Build it yourself
Software fee
Sling
$99/mo + 0.5%/order
Airwallex
Processing and FX fees
| Sling | Airwallex | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Shopify checkout builder | Payments infrastructure |
| Checkout builder | Drag-and-drop, yours | Not a checkout |
| Order bumps and upsells | Built in | Build it yourself |
| Subscribe & Save | Built in | Build it yourself |
| Reach | 195 countries | Strong cross-border |
| Shopify order sync | Automatic | Build it yourself |
| Software fee | $99/mo + 0.5%/order | Processing and FX fees |
The difference
A checkout, not just a rail.
Airwallex is powerful for moving money across borders, but you still have to build the storefront checkout. Sling gives you the checkout, drag-and-drop, on your own domain, with order sync and pixels built in.
Stays the same
- Your storefront
- Theme and design
- Products and cart
- Your Shopify apps
What changes
- The checkout page
- Blocks and branding
- How much it converts
One script. Everything else is untouched.
14
drag-in blocks
195
countries
Yours
the domain
What you gain
A checkout, not just a rail.
Sell everywhere, one checkout
Local currencies and 100+ methods across 195 countries, native in the embed on your own domain.
- 195 countries
- Local currencies
- Apple Pay and Google Pay
Paid via your own Whop account · 195 countries
The whole storefront checkout
Drag testimonials, timers, order bumps and Subscribe & Save onto a live preview, with automatic Shopify order sync.
- Drag-and-drop blocks
- Order bumps and upsells
- Automatic Shopify sync
Blocks
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Questions.
Is Airwallex a competitor?+
Partly. Airwallex is excellent cross-border payments infrastructure. Sling is a custom Shopify checkout builder, so it adds the storefront checkout, order sync and pixels that Airwallex does not.
Who processes the payment?+
Your own connected Whop account, under Whop's terms. Sling is checkout-builder software and never holds or touches your customers' funds.
What does it cost?+
$99/mo plus a flat 0.5% per order. These are software fees billed by Sling to the merchant, on top of your own Whop account's card processing.