Zakeke vsSign Customiser
- AI Sign Designer
- Per letter and by position
- Flat plan, no sales fee
Works on
- shopify
- wordpress
- woocommerce
- wix
- etsy
- Custom API
At a glance
Based on currently published information.
Zakeke has pricing rules on Grow and up; Sign Customiser has them on every plan, with per-letter, position, length and area pricing. Zakeke has no AI Sign Designer. At 40 signs a month averaging $300, Zakeke Grow costs $333.90 on monthly billing ($129.90 plus 1.7%). Growth 40 is $199, with no sales percentage.
The shortanswer
Sign Customiser is the better choice for selling signs. Its AI Sign Designer turns a customer's upload into a priced design for an LED neon, channel letter, metal cut-out, stencil or lightbox sign, checked for that sign type before the customer sees it. Zakeke has no AI sign designer: its AI Vectorizer makes vector art, and its AI Agent Studio makes product imagery, video and 3D models.
Pricing is the second gap. Sign Customiser prices per letter, sets a different price for each letter position, so early letters can be free, and prices by letter path length or frame area. Zakeke's sign page shows rule-based pricing only, and its plans add 1.5% to 1.9% of each item sold. If you sell eyewear, apparel or gifts with 3D, AR and virtual try-on, Zakeke's range is a real strength.
Sign Customiser is alreadyproven at scale
- Merchants worldwide
- 700+
- In sales processed
- $75M+
- Countries served
- 100+
- Shopify rating from 36 reviews
- 4.9
Side-by-sidefeature comparison
| Compare features | | Zakeke |
|---|---|---|
| AI Sign Designer | ||
| Upload to sign design | IncludedA customer uploads an image and gets a design for an LED neon, channel letter, metal cut-out, stencil or lightbox sign, in up to 40 seconds per design. See the AI Sign Designer. | Not shownThe AI Vectorizer turns an upload into vector art. The AI Agent Studio makes product imagery, staging, video and 3D models. Neither is an AI sign design tool. Zakeke's sign designer (not AI) lets customers add names, colours and logos. |
| Checked for the sign type before delivery | IncludedDesigns that fail the check are not delivered to the customer. | Not shown |
| AI design opens with a live price | IncludedThe customer can then change size, colours and the options you offer. | Not shownLive pricing is listed, but no AI design path. |
| Built for signs | ||
| Neon sign customiser | IncludedNeon sign customiser | Not shownZakeke's sign page names no neon signs. |
| Lightbox signs | IncludedLightbox signs | Not shown |
| Channel letter signs | IncludedAcrylic and metal. See acrylic channel letters. | Not shown |
| Sign designer for names, colours and logos | 10 live sign typesNeon, lightbox, channel letter, metal, wood, Braille, stencil and more. See all solutions. | IncludedOne online sign designer page with names, colours, logos and templates. |
| Pricing and quoting | ||
| Price by letter position | IncludedA different price for each letter position, for example the first letters free. Up to 100 positions, set per size. | Not shownZakeke publishes no per-position pricing. |
| Pricing per letter, tier or font | IncludedSimple Letter: tier pricing per character and line, with price tiers per font. | Not shown |
| Pricing by letter path length or sign area | IncludedAdvanced Letter prices the material length of the letters. Frame Fit prices width by height. A backboard can have its own area rate. See the pricing models. | Not shownZakeke publishes no size-based pricing. |
| Custom pricing rules | IncludedPer-selection prices and multipliers for the letter price or the total, on every plan. | IncludedGrow plan and above. |
| Adjust all prices at once, with undo | IncludedLive preview of the change, then one-click undo. | Unknown |
| Shipping charge per sign | IncludedFlat or volumetric parcel per size band, with packaging allowances. | Unknown |
| Weight passed to Shopify shipping | IncludedShopify's own rates apply at checkout. | Unknown |
| Quote mode and quote forms | IncludedQuote mode for request-a-quote workflows. | Included“Get a quote” add-on from $49.90. |
| Sales percentage | NoneFlat plan by order volume. See pricing. | 1.5% to 1.9%Per item sold via Zakeke: 1.9% Starter, 1.7% Grow, 1.5% Scale. Enterprise 0%. |
| Previews | ||
| Lit neon tube and glow preview | IncludedJacket colour when off, lit tubes, RGB and Flow effects. AI neon designs show as lit tubes too. See glow effects. | Not shown |
| 3D preview | Lightbox signs | Included |
| AR preview | Not offered | Included |
| Orders and production | ||
| SVG production files | IncludedTurn on SVG generation. AI designs arrive as SVG, and the order email links the SVG and the original upload. | IncludedSVG among PDF, PNG and DXF, sent to the back office. |
| DXF output | Stencil signsFor eligible flat stencil designs, when the merchant turns DXF on. | Included |
| Manufacturer order emails | IncludedOrder email to an assigned manufacturer, with a manufacturer block. | UnknownFiles go to your back office. |
| Sign maker directory | IncludedFind Sign Makers to find and work with manufacturers. | Not shown |
| Platforms and scale | ||
| Shopify and WooCommerce | IncludedAdd to cart, order integration and manufacturer emails on both. | Included |
| Squarespace, Webflow and hosted link | IncludedThe hosted link needs no website. Squarespace and Webflow embed the customiser with Quote Mode; add to cart needs custom work. See all integrations. | Unknown |
| BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce and Amazon | Not offered | Included |
| API and AI agent access | IncludedREST API and an MCP server for AI agents, including pricing and the AI Sign Designer. | IncludedAPI and webhooks. An MCP server is not shown. |
- AI Sign Designer
- Upload to sign design
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shownThe AI Vectorizer turns an upload into vector art. The AI Agent Studio makes product imagery, staging, video and 3D models. Neither is an AI sign design tool. Zakeke's sign designer (not AI) lets customers add names, colours and logos.
- A customer uploads an image and gets a design for an LED neon, channel letter, metal cut-out, stencil or lightbox sign, in up to 40 seconds per design. See the AI Sign Designer.
- Checked for the sign type before delivery
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shown
- Designs that fail the check are not delivered to the customer.
- AI design opens with a live price
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shownLive pricing is listed, but no AI design path.
- The customer can then change size, colours and the options you offer.
- Built for signs
- Neon sign customiser
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shownZakeke's sign page names no neon signs.
- Channel letter signs
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shown
- Acrylic and metal. See acrylic channel letters.
- Sign designer for names, colours and logos
- Sign Customiser:10 live sign typesZakeke:IncludedOne online sign designer page with names, colours, logos and templates.
- Neon, lightbox, channel letter, metal, wood, Braille, stencil and more. See all solutions.
- Pricing and quoting
- Price by letter position
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shownZakeke publishes no per-position pricing.
- A different price for each letter position, for example the first letters free. Up to 100 positions, set per size.
- Pricing per letter, tier or font
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shown
- Simple Letter: tier pricing per character and line, with price tiers per font.
- Pricing by letter path length or sign area
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shownZakeke publishes no size-based pricing.
- Advanced Letter prices the material length of the letters. Frame Fit prices width by height. A backboard can have its own area rate. See the pricing models.
- Custom pricing rules
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:IncludedGrow plan and above.
- Per-selection prices and multipliers for the letter price or the total, on every plan.
- Adjust all prices at once, with undo
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Unknown
- Live preview of the change, then one-click undo.
- Shipping charge per sign
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Unknown
- Flat or volumetric parcel per size band, with packaging allowances.
- Weight passed to Shopify shipping
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Unknown
- Shopify's own rates apply at checkout.
- Quote mode and quote forms
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Included“Get a quote” add-on from $49.90.
- Quote mode for request-a-quote workflows.
- Sales percentage
- Sign Customiser:NoneZakeke:1.5% to 1.9%Per item sold via Zakeke: 1.9% Starter, 1.7% Grow, 1.5% Scale. Enterprise 0%.
- Flat plan by order volume. See pricing.
- Previews
- Lit neon tube and glow preview
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shown
- Jacket colour when off, lit tubes, RGB and Flow effects. AI neon designs show as lit tubes too. See glow effects.
- 3D preview
- Sign Customiser:Lightbox signsZakeke:Included
- AR preview
- Sign Customiser:Not offeredZakeke:Included
- Orders and production
- SVG production files
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:IncludedSVG among PDF, PNG and DXF, sent to the back office.
- Turn on SVG generation. AI designs arrive as SVG, and the order email links the SVG and the original upload.
- DXF output
- Sign Customiser:Stencil signsZakeke:Included
- For eligible flat stencil designs, when the merchant turns DXF on.
- Manufacturer order emails
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:UnknownFiles go to your back office.
- Order email to an assigned manufacturer, with a manufacturer block.
- Sign maker directory
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Not shown
- Find Sign Makers to find and work with manufacturers.
- Platforms and scale
- Shopify and WooCommerce
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Included
- Add to cart, order integration and manufacturer emails on both.
- Squarespace, Webflow and hosted link
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:Unknown
- The hosted link needs no website. Squarespace and Webflow embed the customiser with Quote Mode; add to cart needs custom work. See all integrations.
- BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce and Amazon
- Sign Customiser:Not offeredZakeke:Included
- API and AI agent access
- Sign Customiser:IncludedZakeke:IncludedAPI and webhooks. An MCP server is not shown.
- REST API and an MCP server for AI agents, including pricing and the AI Sign Designer.
Where the realdifferences show up
An AI Sign Designer
A customer uploads an image and gets a design for an LED neon, channel letter, metal cut-out, stencil or lightbox sign, checked for that sign type before they see it. It opens in the customiser with a live price and an SVG file, and neon designs show as lit tubes. Zakeke's AI Vectorizer makes vector art and its AI Agent Studio makes product imagery, video and 3D models. Neither makes a priced sign design.
Per letter and by letter position
Price per letter, or set a different price for each letter position, so the first letters can be free. Then price by letter path length, frame area or backboard area, with multipliers and an adjust-all-prices tool with undo. Zakeke publishes no per-position pricing.
No sales percentage
At 40 signs a month averaging $300, Zakeke Grow on monthly billing costs $333.90: $129.90 plus 1.7% of $12,000. Sign Customiser Growth 40 is $199, which is $134.90 a month less, with every feature on every plan.
Previews that show the glow
Customers see lit neon tubes, jacket colour when the lights are off, RGB and Flow effects and backboards. Zakeke's sign page shows no lit neon or backboard preview.
Which onefits your store?
Choose Sign Customiser if
You sell signs and want the customiser to quote, price and hand off the order for you.
- You want customers to upload an image and receive a priced design for an LED neon, channel letter, metal cut-out, stencil or lightbox sign.
- You sell neon, lightbox, channel letter, metal or wood signs and need to price them by letter position, path length or area.
- You want a flat monthly plan with no percentage of each sign sold.
- You want to work out each sign's shipping charge, or pass its weight to Shopify's rates.
- You want customers to see a lit neon preview before they pay.
- You need SVG production files and an order email to your manufacturer.
Zakeke may suit you if
You sell other personalised products and signs are a small part of the range.
- You sell eyewear, apparel, gifts and other personalised products, and signs are a small part of your range.
- You need 3D configuration, AR or virtual try-on across your catalogue.
- You sell on BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce or Amazon, which Sign Customiser does not support.
FAQ
Questions aboutZakeke vs Sign Customiser
Does Zakeke have an AI sign designer?
No. Zakeke's AI Vectorizer turns an upload into vector art, and its AI Agent Studio makes product staging, video and 3D models. Neither turns an upload into a priced sign design. Sign Customiser's AI Sign Designer takes a customer's image and delivers a design for an LED neon, channel letter, metal cut-out, stencil or lightbox sign, checked for that sign type first, with a live price and an SVG file.
Is Zakeke good for neon signs?
Zakeke has a general sign designer page for names, colours, logos and templates, with custom pricing rules. That page does not show neon, LED, lightbox or channel letter products. Sign Customiser has live neon customisers with lit tube glow previews and pricing by letter path length.
Can Zakeke price each letter position differently?
Zakeke publishes no per-position pricing. Its pricing rules sit on the Grow plan and above. Sign Customiser sets a different price for each letter position, up to 100 positions per size, so the first letters can be free. It also prices by letter path length, frame area and backboard area, and can change every price in one step with undo.
How much does Zakeke cost compared with Sign Customiser?
Zakeke lists Starter at $69.90 a month, Grow at $129.90 and Scale at $299.90, plus 1.9%, 1.7% and 1.5% of each item sold through it. Starter has no pricing rules, so Grow is the like-for-like plan. At 40 orders a month, one sign each averaging $300, Grow on monthly billing costs $333.90 ($129.90 plus $204). Growth 40 is $199. Zakeke add-ons cost extra, such as Get a quote from $49.90.
Does Zakeke create production files for signs?
Yes. Zakeke says it sends print-ready PDF, PNG, SVG and DXF files to your back office. With SVG generation on, Sign Customiser links an SVG production file in the order email, which can go to an assigned manufacturer. Stencil customisers can add DXF. Sign Customiser does not make or ship signs. Find Sign Makers helps you find a manufacturer.
Does Zakeke have AR and 3D, and does Sign Customiser?
Zakeke offers a 3D configurator, an AR viewer and virtual try-on. Sign Customiser has no AR. It has a 3D preview for lightbox signs, and realistic previews for other sign types, including lit neon tubes. If AR across every product matters most, Zakeke is the stronger fit.
Can I try Sign Customiser before leaving Zakeke?
Yes. The 7-day free trial includes every feature and needs no card, so you can build your signs and prices next to your current setup. Sign Customiser sells through Shopify and WooCommerce, and quotes on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow and Etsy, with a hosted link, API and embed. It has no BigCommerce or Adobe Commerce integration.
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Zakeke details checked against their published pages on 2 November 2026: Zakeke homepage, Zakeke pricing, Zakeke pricing and plan contents, Zakeke sign page, Zakeke visual product page, Zakeke 3D configurator, Zakeke AI Agent Studio, Zakeke on the Shopify App Store. Seeevery comparison.
