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Winehub alternative

The all-in-one alternative to Winehub

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.

Why choose Marzipan

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

Marzipan is purpose-built for wineries and is designed to support how you sell, ship, and grow.

GDPR Compliant

Built in the UK and hosted on EU based servers we are privacy focussed and GDPR compliant.

Eco-friendly

We use data centres powered by 100% renewably generated energy where possible.

No lock-in

You can switch to another provider at any time. We'll ensure you get a full copy of all your data.

Feature comparison

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.

Marzipan compared with Winehub
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

Pricing comparison

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.

Marzipan compared with Winehub
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 (£)

What the percentage fee adds up to

Smaller club

£250k of club orders a year

Save £5,000/yr

Marzipan
£0 in fees
Winehub
~£5,000 in fees

Winehub ~2% of managed club orders

Growing club

£500k of club orders a year

Save £10,000/yr

Marzipan
£0 in fees
Winehub
~£10,000 in fees

Winehub ~2% of managed club orders

Larger club

£1M of club orders a year

Save £20,000/yr

Marzipan
£0 in fees
Winehub
~£20,000 in fees

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.


Frequently asked questions

Don't just take our word for it

“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.”

Katie Jones holding a Tuchan rake
Katie Jones
Owner, Domaine Jones

“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.”

Justin Howard-Sneyd, MW
Justin Howard-Sneyd, MW
Owner, Domaine of the Bee