Global-e
Cross-border commerce platform. localized checkout, currency, payment, duties, and international shipping
Global-e provides a cross-border e-commerce platform and Merchant of Record service for brands selling internationally.
Global-e runs a localized international checkout on top of your Shopify store: local currency, local payment methods, duties & taxes calculated upfront, and realistic shipping options for each market. Best fit for brands already seeing meaningful international traffic (fashion, beauty, luxury) where a US-only checkout is leaking orders from non-US shoppers.
What Global-e does for Shopify brands
- Local currency & payment methods recover checkouts that would abandon on a US-only flow
- Duties & taxes shown upfront prevent delivery refusals from surprise customs fees
- Realistic international shipping options replace blank or scary US-default rates
- Landed cost at checkout cuts cross-border returns driven by sticker shock
Overview
Global-e sells a global e-commerce platform that lets merchants sell to shoppers in over 200 markets. It localises the shopper's experience (currency, checkout, payments, shipping, returns, tax and duty) and acts as Merchant of Record, handling payment processing, tax filing, compliance and international logistics for the merchant.
For Shopify brands
- Shoppers can browse and pay in their local currency and with local payment methods, and see a final cost that includes tax and duty before they buy.
- As Merchant of Record, Global-e handles payment processing, tax filing, local regulation compliance, import processing and fraud prevention in each market.
- A merchant portal shows performance across markets in one place, and Global-e's team gives ongoing reporting, guidance and technical support.
How it works
Global-e localises the store's customer journey for international shoppers and runs the trading operations behind it, including payments, tax, logistics and returns. The brand manages its offer through the merchant portal. The Pro tier is described as a simple, fast integration with minimal effort from the brand, and the Enterprise tier has a dedicated team that works with the brand from integration to go-live and beyond.
- Built for
- Brands and retailers selling internationally, with a PRO tier for emerging brands and an ENTERPRISE tier for high-volume brands.
Products
- Global Enablement Localises the shopper journey and handles global trading operations for the merchant.
- Global Intelligence Provides market data, benchmarking and recommendations drawn from transactions on the platform.
- Global Demand Promotes brands to international shoppers through the borderfree.com B2C portal and marketing services.
- Merchant of Record Takes on payment processing, tax filing and local regulation compliance in each market.
- PRO End-to-end solution for emerging brands with a simple, fast integration.
- ENTERPRISE End-to-end solution for high-volume brands with a dedicated team from integration to go-live.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- Two tiers are offered: PRO for emerging brands and ENTERPRISE for high-volume brands.
- Enterprise includes a dedicated team from integration to go-live and beyond.
- Pro is described as a simple, fast integration with minimal effort from the brand.
- The merchant portal covers over 200 markets.
From Global-e's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-30.