What is Shop Simply?
Shop Simply is an online shop builder made specifically for South African solo traders and small businesses. It takes care of the technical side of ecommerce — hosting, payments, receipts and product pages — so you can focus on selling, not fighting with software.
Unlike global platforms priced in US dollars, Shop Simply is priced in Rand from the ground up, with Payfast built in as the default way for South African shoppers to pay. There's no app marketplace to search through and no exchange rate to watch — just one flat monthly price and a shop that's ready to take orders.
What you get
ZAR pricing, no forex surprises
One flat price, R99/month, billed in Rand. No watching an exchange rate move your subscription cost.
Payfast built in
The payment gateway South African shoppers already trust, ready from day one — no app store hunting required.
Live in minutes
Create an account, add your products, and your shop is live — often the same day, with no tech skills needed.
Your own domain
Start on a free subdomain, then connect your own custom domain when you're ready.
Who Shop Simply is for
Shop Simply is built for solo traders, home businesses and small teams selling online in South Africa for the first time — handmade goods, food and deli products, fashion and accessories, and similar small-catalogue shops. It's not trying to be an enterprise platform; it's trying to be the fastest, simplest way for a South African small business to start taking orders online.
Ready to see it for yourself?
Create a payment-ready online shop in minutes — priced in Rand, from R99/month.
Shop Simply is built and operated by Tech Mage (Pty) Ltd.