Shopwaive goes further (4)
- Points or money
- Spending at the register
- Shopify Flow
- Companies you sell to
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Shopwaive vs Rise.ai
Shopwaive runs loyalty on a balance customers spend like money, online and at the register, and the same balance gives your team Budgets and the companies you sell to their own wallets. Here is how it compares with Rise.ai on what works today, with Rise.ai's own words and the date we read them.
The short version
Where each one goes further.
Rise.ai is ahead today
- Branded digital and physical gift cards, sold online and at the register.
- Cashback, refunds and rewards in the same branded wallet.
Side by side
Shopwaive and Rise.ai, row by row.
Shopwaive cells say what works for merchants today, with its condition. Rise.ai cells quote Rise.ai's own pages, linked, with the date we read them.
| Capability | Shopwaive | Rise.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Shopwaive goes further (4) | ||
| Points or money | Live Show the balance as points or as money, at a rate you set, one display unit per store. | Rewards are store credit, not points. “Rise's loyalty program uses store credit as rewards” Migrating to Rise from other Loyalty Programs | Rise.ai Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
| Spending at the register | Live The Account tile applies the customer's balance up to the total due, in one press. | Staff copy the wallet code from the Store Credit tile and paste it as a gift card payment. “To apply store credit, click the Store Credit tile and copy the wallet code.” Integrating your Loyalty Program to Shopify POS | Rise.ai Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
| Shopify Flow | Live 11 actions and 3 triggers, on any paid Shopwaive plan. | One Flow action, Issue Gift Card. “Add the Rise Issue Gift Card action” Shopify Flow Connector - Automatic Gift Card and Store Credit Sending | Rise.ai Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
| Companies you sell to | Live Shopify Plus Feature charge A company wallet shared with the company's buyers through a customer segment, spent at B2B checkout. | Gift cards sold in bulk to other businesses. “B2B Gift Card - sell Gift Cards to other businesses in bulk for employee holiday gifts.” Rise Features and Their Benefits | Rise.ai Help Center, read 16 October 2026 |
Fair to both
Where Rise.ai is ahead today.
We keep these on the page. Each line quotes Rise.ai's own page, with the date we read it.
| Ahead today | Rise.ai |
|---|---|
| Branded digital and physical gift cards, sold online and at the register. | “Sell branded digital & physical gift cards online & at POS” Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit - Store Credit Wallet for Giftcards, Cashback, Loyalty & Rewards | Shopify App Store, read 16 October 2026 |
| Cashback, refunds and rewards in the same branded wallet. | “Rise combines gift cards, store credit, loyalty, cashback, refunds, and rewards in one branded wallet” Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit - Store Credit Wallet for Giftcards, Cashback, Loyalty & Rewards | Shopify App Store, read 16 October 2026 |
Also in Shopwaive
One balance for loyalty, your team and your B2B buyers.
Live for merchants today, each with its condition.
- Budgets: several named budgets per person, each with its own amount, expiry date and PO number, and a month-end file by budget and PO. Switched on in your settings
- Company wallets shared with a company's buyers through a customer segment, spent at B2B checkout. Shopify Plus Feature charge
- A gift code that can pay the whole order, taxes and shipping included, with nothing to type. Shopify Plus
- Seven Shopify POS tiles: Account, Refund, Debit, Invoice, Admin, Redeem Gift Cards and Send Gift Cards. Live
- A REST API with several revocable keys, and an Order API that creates Shopify orders with the balance applied. Checkout plan
- The balance applied to draft orders taken by phone or in person. Live
Questions
Shopwaive or Rise.ai: short answers.
Is Shopwaive an alternative to Rise.ai?
Yes. Shopwaive gives customers one balance, shown as points or money, that they spend in any amount at checkout and at the register. The same balance gives your team Budgets with PO numbers and gives the companies you sell to wallets of their own.
How does spending at the register compare?
Shopwaive's Account tile applies the customer's balance up to the total due in one press. Rise.ai's Shopify POS guide has staff copy a wallet code from its tile and paste it as a gift card payment (read 16 October 2026).
Can Shopwaive show points instead of money?
Yes. Each store shows the balance as points or as money, at a rate it sets. Rise.ai's help center says its loyalty program rewards customers with credit rather than points (read 16 October 2026).
Can I keep Rise.ai and add Shopwaive?
Yes. Keep Rise.ai for gift cards and use Shopwaive for staff Budgets, company wallets and any amount at the register. Name each balance by its purpose, so shoppers know which is which.
Where is Rise.ai ahead today?
Rise.ai's App Store listing says it sells branded digital and physical gift cards online and at POS, and combines cashback, refunds and rewards in one branded wallet (read 16 October 2026).
Sources
Rise.ai's own pages, as we read them.
Every fact about Rise.ai on this page comes from these pages, read on 16 October 2026. If a page changes, the row comes off until we read it again.
| Rise.ai | Read on |
|---|---|
| Migrating to Rise from other Loyalty Programs | Rise.ai Help Center | 16 October 2026 |
| Integrating your Loyalty Program to Shopify POS | Rise.ai Help Center | 16 October 2026 |
| Shopify Flow Connector - Automatic Gift Card and Store Credit Sending | Rise.ai Help Center | 16 October 2026 |
| Rise Features and Their Benefits | Rise.ai Help Center | 16 October 2026 |
| Rise Gift Cards & Store Credit - Store Credit Wallet for Giftcards, Cashback, Loyalty & Rewards | Shopify App Store | 16 October 2026 |
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