A beautiful online store — set it up yourself in minutes, or tell us about your business and we'll build it for you. Either way, try it free for 14 days. No credit card, no commitment.
Or see how it works first.
Yet here you are, paying for a platform that wasn't built for businesses like yours.
Shopify starts at $80/month — before the apps you actually need. Transaction fees on every sale. Another app for delivery zones. Another for date-picking.
Local delivery, gift messages, blackout dates, delivery areas — these aren't afterthoughts for you. But they're afterthoughts on every platform not designed around them.
When something breaks on a Friday afternoon, you get a chatbot and a knowledge base. Not a person. Not someone who understands how a local business actually works.
If you sell locally and deliver to your community, browse.nz has everything you need — built in from day one. No plugins, no workarounds, no surprises on your bill.
Your logo, your colours, your products. We build a store that looks like you — not a template that looks like everyone else.
Set your delivery areas, fees, and available dates. Block out public holidays. Customers see exactly where you deliver and when — no confusion, no wrong orders.
New order? You'll know about it. Mark it fulfilled, update a product, add a note — all from a clean admin that works on your phone.
Stripe integration built in. Card payments, order confirmations, refunds — all handled. No extra apps, no extra fees from us.
Customers add a gift message at checkout. Delivery instructions, gate codes, special requests — captured every time, clearly presented in your admin.
Already on Shopify? We import your catalogue — products, variants, images, descriptions. You don't re-enter a thing.
Same platform either way. Pick the path that fits how you want to get started — neither one's the "cheap" option, they're just different.
Sign up online, pick Starter. No card needed, no forms beyond the basics.
Configure your own store during your 14-day trial — products, delivery zones, branding, your Stripe connection.
Decide to stay, and we invoice $499 +GST automatically once your trial ends.
Tell us about your business and how you deliver. No forms — just a conversation. Already on Shopify? Bring your catalogue.
We build you a working demo so you can see how it looks and feels — nothing's invoiced yet.
Like what you see? We configure everything end to end — delivery zones, payments, branding, your domain — and invoice $1,299 +GST once we start.
Both ways end up live within days, and both come with the same 14-day trial window and ongoing support — you're just choosing whether you'd rather drive or be driven.
No credit card to start. No transaction fees, ever. Same platform, same features, same $40/month — try either one free for 14 days, and only pay if you decide to stay.
| Feature | browse.nz | Shopify Basic | Shopify + Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $40 +GST | $39+ USD | $120–200+ USD |
| Transaction fees | None | 2% + card fees | 2% + card fees |
| Delivery zones | Built in | App required | Extra cost |
| Date picker & blackouts | Built in | App required | Extra cost |
| Gift messages | Built in | Limited | Extra cost |
| NZ-based support | Real people | Help centre | Help centre |
| Setup done for you | Included | DIY | DIY or agency |
browse.nz is built and operated by Podium Software — a New Zealand software company that has been building platforms real businesses depend on for over a decade.
Our support team has run a small business. We know what it's like to need an answer on a Saturday morning, and the difference between a chatbot and an actual solution.
About us →We understand regional small business — not adapted from a Silicon Valley playbook.
If you ever leave, we give you your data. No lock-in, no hostage-taking.
No transaction fees — what you make is yours, every cent.
We build platforms that last. browse.nz will still be here in five years.
Sign up and your store is ready to explore in minutes — no credit card, no commitment. Or tell us about your business first and we'll build you a working demo before anything's invoiced.
14 days free either way. Nothing's charged until you decide to stay.