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Winehub adds a wine club to a Shopify store. Marzipan runs the whole thing, store, clubs, events and CRM, in one purpose-built platform, built in the UK and hosted in the EU, with no cut of your sales.
Winehub is a capable way to add a wine club to Shopify. Marzipan is built for UK and European wineries: your whole store and club in one platform on a flat monthly fee with no cut of your sales, EU-hosted and GDPR-native, with founder-led support.
Built for wineries
GDPR Compliant
Eco-friendly
No lock-in
Both run a proper wine club. The real difference is how they're built: Winehub layers club features onto a Shopify store, while Marzipan is one purpose-built platform. Here's how the capabilities line up.
| Feature | Winehub | Marzipan |
|---|---|---|
|
Online shop (ecommerce)
|
Via Shopify | Yes |
|
Wine clubs & subscriptions
|
Yes | Yes |
|
Curated / variable shipments
|
Yes | Yes |
|
Member self-service (pause / skip / swap)
|
Yes | Yes |
|
Member tiers & allocations
|
Pro plans | Yes |
|
Loyalty & rewards
|
Pro plans | Yes |
|
Events, tastings & reservations
|
No | Yes |
|
CRM & customer segmentation
|
Yes | Yes |
|
Email marketing
|
Via Shopify apps | Yes |
|
One platform (no separate store)
|
No | Yes |
|
Integrations
|
Shopify app store | Select integrations |
|
No transaction fee on order value
|
No | Yes |
|
EU data residency
|
No | Yes |
|
Priced in sterling
|
No | Yes |
Winehub charges a monthly fee plus a percentage of your managed club orders, and that sits on top of Shopify's own plan and payment fees. Marzipan is one flat monthly fee with no cut of your sales.
| How you pay | Winehub | Marzipan |
|---|---|---|
|
Monthly fee
|
From $199/mo | From £199/mo |
|
Fee on your sales
|
~1.75–2% of managed club orders | None |
|
Separate store platform
|
Shopify plan + payment fees on top | Not needed, all-in-one |
|
Bills to manage
|
Two (Shopify + Winehub) | One |
|
Pricing currency
|
USD ($) | GBP (£) |
Smaller club
£250k of club orders a year
Save £5,000/yr
Winehub ~2% of managed club orders
Growing club
£500k of club orders a year
Save £10,000/yr
Winehub ~2% of managed club orders
Larger club
£1M of club orders a year
Save £20,000/yr
Winehub ~2% of managed club orders
Figures show the percentage fee on managed club order value only (Winehub around 1.75% to 2%), on top of each platform's monthly base. Winehub also requires a Shopify plan and Shopify's own payment fees; both exclude card-processing fees. Winehub's plans and percentages change, so check winehub.io/pricing before relying on these. Correct as of June 2026.
“We made the switch from WooCommerce to a custom solution powered by Marzipan. Managing our orders is a breeze and the flexibility of the subscriptions API has allowed us to enhance our old vine adoptions offering.”
“Marzipan is incredibly easy to use, and extremely flexible and configurable. It makes recurring subscription wine clubs much easier than any other system I have used, and copes with pretty much everything we have thrown at it.”