Govalo
A gift card app for Shopify stores, including gifting of subscriptions and corporate orders
Govalo is a Shopify app developer based in Redlands, California that makes Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond, a gift cards app on the Shopify App Store. It provides a gift card app for Shopify stores, including gifting of subscriptions and corporate orders. Among the 15,394 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 106 (0.7%) run Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond, #3 of 27 gift cards apps by that count. Its share is highest among Food & Beverage (1.5%), Fashion & Apparel (1%) and Home & Living (0.7%) brands. It is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 26 reviews on the Shopify App Store. It carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond has 3 plans on the Shopify App Store, from free to $399 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan.
Overview
Govalo is a Shopify app for selling and managing gift cards. It lets stores offer customized gift cards, send them directly to recipients on a scheduled date, and sell gift cards for subscriptions, products and corporate orders. It adds gift card features that Shopify's native gift cards do not include.
For Shopify brands
- Customers can send gift cards straight to a recipient with a personal message, on a date and time they choose.
- Gift cards can be offered automatically when a product is out of stock.
- Gift cards are issued through Shopify's Gift Card API and appear in Shopify reports under Gift Cards Balance, not as immediate revenue.
How it works
A merchant installs the app from the Shopify App Store, selects a plan, chooses or uploads gift card images, sets values, and styles the look to match the brand. Setup is described as taking under 30 minutes for most merchants.
- Built for
- Shopify stores of various sizes, including Shopify Plus merchants, and stores that sell gift cards, subscriptions or bulk corporate gift orders.
- Pricing
- Essential is free to install, with a fee of 2.9% of gift card sales. Premium and Enterprise add a monthly fee and a lower percentage fee, and Enterprise volume rates are negotiable. All plans include a free trial.
Products
- Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond Shopify app for selling customized gift cards, giftable subscriptions, giftable products and corporate gifting.
- Out of Stock Conversion Offers gift cards automatically when a product's inventory runs out.
- Corporate Gifting Lets business buyers order many gift cards in one checkout using a CSV upload.
- Giftable Subscriptions Lets customers gift subscription products through Recharge and Bold.
- Balance Look Up Page Lets recipients check their gift card balance.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- Most merchants are set up in under 30 minutes.
- Support is at support.govalo.com and support@govalo.com.
- Enterprise plan includes API access, white glove service, monthly insight reporting and an annual billing option.
- The app is a Shopify Plus Certified app and carries the Built for Shopify badge.
From Govalo's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-30.
Among Shopify brands over $5M
Share of each sector's brands running it, where that beats the overall rate.
On the Shopify App Store
Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond
4.3 · 26 reviewsBuilt for ShopifyFree planPaid from $79/moOn 0.7% of brands over $5MLaunched 2021Gift cardsA Shopify Plus Certified App, Govalo gifting is built for merchants to offer gift cards, giftable subscriptions, giftable products, and corporate gifting.
Pricing
EssentialFree to install2.9% total gift card value
- Sell customized gift cards
- Basic analytics
- Schedule gift card delivery
- Send gift card directly to the recipient
- +1 more
Premium$79/month2.25% total gift card value
- All Essential features+
- Personalize gift card buying experience
- Customized gift card redemption page
- Balance lookup tool
- +1 more
14-day free trialEnterprise$399/month1.5% total gift card value
- All Premium features +
- API access
- White glove service
- Monthly insight reporting
- +3 more
14-day free trial
Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.
Alternatives to Govalo
The most used gift cards apps among Shopify brands over $5M.
| App | Brands over $5M | App Store |
|---|---|---|
| Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit · Rise.ai | 4.1% | 4.7 · 761 |
| Gift Card Hero • All‑in‑one · Syncube 🥇 | 0.8% | 4.9 · 175 |
| Gift Card Pro · Gist | 0.6% | 4.4 · 90 |
| ShopKeeper Gift Cards · ShopKeeper | 0.2% | 4.5 · 17 |
| GV | 0.2% | 4.3 · 96 |
| Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards · Givy | 0.2% | 5.0 · 52 |
Often used with Govalo
What its brands run more often than Shopify brands over $5M do overall.
- GV31.1% of its brands · 141x average
- Fairing Post Purchase Surveys18.9% of its brands · 4x average
- Visually A/B Testing & CRO10.4% of its brands · 3.9x average
- Alia19.8% of its brands · 3.1x average
- KNO Post Purchase Surveys10.4% of its brands · 3.1x average
What Shopify apps does Govalo make?
Govalo has 1 app on the Shopify App Store: Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond.
How many Shopify brands use Govalo?
Among the 15,394 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 106 (0.7%) run Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond, #3 of 27 gift cards apps by that count. Its share is highest among Food & Beverage (1.5%), Fashion & Apparel (1%) and Home & Living (0.7%) brands.
What are the alternatives to Govalo?
The most used gift cards apps among Shopify brands over $5M, after Govalo: Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit (4.1%), Gift Card Hero • All‑in‑one (0.8%), Gift Card Pro (0.6%), ShopKeeper Gift Cards (0.2%), GV (0.2%) and Givy → Gifting & Gift Cards (0.2%).
What do Govalo's brands use alongside it?
Of the brands running Govalo, 31.1% also run GV, 18.9% also run Fairing Post Purchase Surveys, 10.4% also run Visually A/B Testing & CRO, 19.8% also run Alia and 10.4% also run KNO Post Purchase Surveys. Each is at least 3.1 times as common among them as across all brands over $5M.
How is Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond rated?
Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 26 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Govalo cost?
Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond has 3 plans on the Shopify App Store, from free to $399 a month. Some plans add usage charges on top, listed with each plan. Govalo: Gift Cards & Beyond: Essential, Free to install (2.9% total gift card value); Premium, $79/month (2.25% total gift card value); Enterprise, $399/month (1.5% total gift card value).