Intelligems and Shoplift alternative: a done-for-you CRO team instead of another testing app
Intelligems and Shoplift are strong A/B testing platforms for Shopify brands, and both offer optional managed tiers. ClickMint is different: a managed team by default that designs, builds, tests and rolls out funnel improvements for your paid traffic, on Shopify and other eCommerce platforms.
If you're comparing Intelligems and Shoplift, you've probably decided testing is worth it. The next question is who will do the work.
Testing platforms give your team the tools: an editor to build variants, targeting, and analytics to read the results. Someone has to decide what to test, build it, QA it, watch the numbers and roll out the winners. That can be your own team, an agency, or, on some plans, the platform's own team: Intelligems offers White Glove Management, and Shoplift's top plan is a Managed Account with a dedicated team. For brands with an in-house CRO lead, a designer and a developer, a tool can be exactly right.
ClickMint starts from the other end: the managed service is the product, not an add-on tier. We're a done-for-you CRO team for DTC brands that grow on paid traffic. We find where each channel's visitors drop off after the click, build and A/B test the fixes against a control, and roll out only the winners. Your team approves the work; it doesn't have to do it.
How each one works
Intelligems: a testing and personalization platform for Shopify
Intelligems is a Shopify app for testing and personalizing your store across the funnel: content (landing pages, on-site edits, themes and templates), merchandising (discounts, progress bars, gifts with purchase), product and subscription pricing, shipping rates and thresholds, checkout and post-purchase offers. Your team (or an agency) builds tests in its Visual Builder or AI Visual Builder, or in code through its API. Results come through test and sitewide analytics, plus an AI assistant (Atlas) that suggests ideas and answers questions about your data. Its Unlimited plan adds a dedicated expert, a dedicated Customer Success manager, and a storefront audit and testing roadmap. For brands that want it fully managed, Intelligems also offers White Glove Management: its team handles the testing roadmap, implementation, building tests, reporting and optimizing the funnel, and you approve or modify the plan. Intelligems says it is built for Shopify and doesn't run on other platforms.
Shoplift: an A/B testing and CRO platform built for Shopify
Shoplift installs from the Shopify App Store and lets your team test Shopify themes and templates, run URL split tests, and (on higher plans) test prices, personalize experiences and use a JavaScript API for custom tests. Variants are built in the Shopify Theme Customizer, and its Lift Assist™ feature recommends and generates features like sticky carts and countdown timers. Results use Bayesian predictive analysis, and winners can be applied with one click. Its Pro plan is a "Managed Account" that Shoplift describes as "automation, intelligence, and a dedicated team". It adds a dedicated account manager, twice-monthly strategy sessions, a storefront audit and testing roadmap, and quarterly business reviews.
ClickMint: a done-for-you CRO service for paid traffic
ClickMint isn't a software subscription with a managed tier on top. The managed service is what you buy: a team that runs your experimentation program end to end, using our own script:
- Setup: a one-time, very simple script install in your theme, then a clean baseline read.
- Diagnose: a channel-by-channel review of where paid visitors drop off after the click.
- Build: we design and build test variants inside your existing stack.
- Test: every variant runs as an A/B test against a control, judged on revenue per user and conversion rate.
- Roll out: only proven winners ship. If a test doesn't beat the control, it doesn't ship.
Every month you get a plain-English report on what won, what lost and what's next. Strategy, analysis, design, build and reporting are all handled in-house by a team that pairs our own models and agents with senior operators. ClickMint works on Shopify and other eCommerce platforms.
ClickMint vs Intelligems vs Shoplift at a glance
ClickMint | Intelligems | Shoplift | |
|---|---|---|---|
What it is | Done-for-you CRO service, managed by default | Testing and personalization platform (software), with an optional White Glove Management service | A/B testing and CRO platform (software); its Pro plan is a Managed Account with a dedicated team |
Platforms | Shopify and other eCommerce platforms | Shopify. Built for Shopify; doesn't run on other platforms (per Intelligems) | Shopify. "Purpose-built for Shopify"; installs from the Shopify App Store |
Setup | One-time, very simple script install in your theme | Install the Shopify app and add the Intelligems script to your theme; price tests need an integration the Intelligems team builds | Install the Shopify app; Shoplift adds its tracking script to your theme automatically |
Who decides what to test | ClickMint, from a channel-by-channel diagnosis | Your team, helped by AI recommendations (Atlas); a testing roadmap on the Unlimited plan; Intelligems' team on White Glove Management (you approve the plan) | Your team, helped by Lift Assist™ recommendations; a testing roadmap and strategy sessions on the Pro plan |
Who builds the tests | ClickMint's team | Your team or agency (Visual Builder, AI Visual Builder, code mode, API), or Intelligems' team on White Glove Management | Your team or agency: Shopify Theme Customizer, Liquid/JavaScript, or Lift Assist™ generated features |
What you can test | Landing and funnel experiences for paid traffic | Content, merchandising, pricing, shipping, checkout and post-purchase | Themes, templates, URL split tests; price tests, personalization and a JS API on higher plans |
How results are judged | A/B test against a control; revenue per user and conversion rate; only winners ship | Test analytics, sitewide analytics, AI analytics chat; optimizes for profit | Bayesian predictive analysis; goals incl. revenue per visitor; one-click "Apply Variant" |
Reporting | Plain-English monthly report, losing tests included | In-app analytics; data-warehouse connections; reporting by Intelligems' team on White Glove Management | In-app reports; GA4 integration; quarterly business reviews on the Pro plan |
Strategy help | Included by default: it's the service | Dedicated expert and CSM on the Unlimited plan; fully managed on White Glove Management | Dedicated account manager, twice-monthly strategy sessions and a dedicated team on the Pro (Managed Account) plan |
Pricing model | Performance-based pricing | Published monthly subscription plans; 14-day free trial for new stores (excludes Smart Pricing and the Unlimited plan) | Published monthly plans by visitor volume; 14-day free trial |
Competitor details are taken from each company's public website as of October 2026 and may change. Check their sites for current plans and features.
Who each one is right for
Choose Intelligems if…
- You're on Shopify and have someone in-house (or an agency) to plan, build and analyze tests, or you'd like Intelligems' own team to run it through White Glove Management.
- You want to test prices, shipping rates, discounts, checkout or post-purchase offers, not just page content. That's a core Intelligems strength.
- You want profit-focused analytics and AI help inside a tool your team controls.
Choose Shoplift if…
- You're on Shopify and want your marketers to build tests directly in the Shopify Theme Customizer, without much dev work.
- You want fast theme and template tests and one-click rollout of winners.
- You have a team ready to run a testing program, or you want the Pro Managed Account plan for a dedicated team and strategy sessions.
Choose ClickMint if…
- You want a managed CRO program as the default, not as a tier on top of a testing-software subscription, with one team accountable for diagnosis, design, build, testing and rollout.
- Paid traffic is your growth engine (typically $200k+/month in online sales and $15k+/month in ad spend), and you want the pages that traffic lands on tested and improved.
- You sell on Shopify or another eCommerce platform. ClickMint works on Shopify and other eCommerce platforms.
- You want results judged on revenue per user against a control, explained in plain English every month.
Probably not ClickMint if… you already have a strong in-house CRO team that wants hands-on control of every test, or your main goal is price testing inside Shopify. A tool like Intelligems or Shoplift may serve you better.
Proof
Trusted by 80+ ecommerce brands, with $315M+ in ecommerce revenue analyzed.
+93% revenue per visitor and +65% conversion rate, portfolio-wide across ClickMint tests.
(Portfolio-wide average lifts across ClickMint tests, not the result of any single brand.)
MannKitchen: +53.7% revenue per user and +42.4% conversion rate
A sticky add-to-cart test that kept the buy button within reach as shoppers scrolled. Measured against a control over a 30-day read.
Read the MannKitchen case study →Alaska Gold Seafood: +40.6% revenue per user and +39.9% conversion rate vs control over 30 days
Short trust copy placed above the Best Sellers grid, A/B tested against a control, then rolled out to all traffic.
Read the Alaska Gold Seafood case study →Results vary by brand, traffic and test. Client figures are measured A/B results against a control, from ClickMint client reports.
FAQ
Is ClickMint a replacement for Intelligems or Shoplift?
It's a different way to get the same outcome. Intelligems and Shoplift are testing platforms your team can run itself, and both also offer more hands-on options: Intelligems' White Glove Management, where its team runs the roadmap, builds tests and handles reporting, and Shoplift's Pro Managed Account plan with a dedicated team. ClickMint is a managed service by default. Our team runs the program from diagnosis to rollout using our own script, on Shopify and other eCommerce platforms, with performance-based pricing. If you have the team and want a tool, either platform is a solid choice.
Do I need an in-house CRO team or developers to work with ClickMint?
No. We handle strategy, design, build, testing and reporting. Your team reviews and approves; it doesn't have to build or analyze tests.
Does ClickMint only work on Shopify?
No. ClickMint works on Shopify and other eCommerce platforms. Intelligems says it's built for Shopify and doesn't run on other platforms, and Shoplift describes itself as built for Shopify.
What does setup involve?
A one-time, very simple script install in your theme. From there we set a baseline and start diagnosing where your paid traffic leaks.
How do you decide whether a change worked?
Every test runs as an A/B test against a control and is judged on revenue per user and conversion rate. If a variant doesn't beat the control, it doesn't ship. You get a plain-English monthly report covering what won, what lost and what's next.
How is ClickMint priced?
ClickMint uses performance-based pricing, so our incentives line up with your revenue. Request a free audit and we'll walk you through how it works.
Who is ClickMint a good fit for?
DTC brands that grow on paid traffic, typically doing $200k+/month in online sales with $15k+/month in ad spend, who want a team accountable for turning that traffic into more revenue per visitor.
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