We already use Zakeke. Can we move?

Yes. Send us one product and what it can do today. We rebuild it as a CharpstAR configurator free, so you can compare the two on your own page before deciding anything.

Can you use the 3D models we already have?

Yes. Sweef's modular sofa was built from 3D they already had in house. Where there is none, we model from photos and measurements.

Which shop platforms does it work on?

Any. It is one snippet on the product page, with no app to install, and it talks to your systems by API.

What happens after the free product?

If you like it, we talk about the rest of the range. If not, you keep the model.

Zakeke or CharpstAR

Looking at Zakeke? See the configurator we build for you.

Zakeke is a platform you connect to your shop and set up yourself. With CharpstAR you send a product and an option list, and we build the 3D, the logic and the rules, host it, and connect it to your own systems.

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Zakeke

A plug and play platform you set up

Visual Product Customizer, 3D Product Configurator, AI Virtual Try-On and 3D Asset Hub
Described as plug and play, no code, with self-provisioning plans
Starter, Grow and Scale from 59 $ to 255 $ a month billed annually, plus a fee of 1.5 to 1.9 percent per custom product sale; Enterprise on request
Connects to Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, PrestaShop, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Shopware and others

CharpstAR

A configurator we build and run for you

Any kind of configurator: parametric, modular, colour and material, and full planners
We build the 3D models, the option logic and the rules, to your product and your page
Fully API based: prices, options and rules come live from your own systems
From £18 per model a month, hosting and updates included. One product configured free

Judge it yourself

A configurator we built, running on this page

Example catalogue

Lounge Chair

€1,070

In stockDelivery in 2 weeks

1. UpholsteryBlack (Grade A)

2. FrameBlack

A working configurator on a product page. The grades, prices, lead times and rules here are an example catalogue, not a real client's price list.

How they compare

Zakeke or CharpstAR

Zakeke

CharpstAR

Who builds it

ZakekeYou do. Zakeke describes connecting your shop platform as plug and play, no code, with self-provisioning plans, or its API for a custom setup. Who makes the 3D models is not stated on Zakeke's website.

CharpstARWe do. The 3D models, the option logic and the rules are built by our team to your product and your page. You send the product and the option list.

What can be configured

ZakekeA visual product customizer, a 3D product configurator and virtual try-on, in one subscription.

CharpstARAny kind: parametric, modular, colour and material, and full planners. Each one is built to the product, so the product decides what the configurator can do.

Prices and data

ZakekeIntegrations with shop platforms, PIM systems, print partners, Zapier and webhooks, and an API.

CharpstARFully API based. Prices, options and rules can come live from your own systems, so the configurator never carries a second price list.

Price

ZakekeStarter 59 $, Grow 110 $ and Scale 255 $ a month, billed annually, each with a fee per custom product sale (1.9, 1.7 and 1.5 percent of the product price). Enterprise on request, with no such fee.

CharpstARFrom £18 per model a month, hosting and updates included. One product configured free.

Time to the first product

ZakekeConnecting the shop platform is described as taking a few seconds. The time to a finished configurator is not stated on Zakeke's website.

CharpstARAbout two weeks from the product link and the option list.

What we build

Any kind of configurator, built to the product

Fully API based, so prices, options and rules come live from your own systems.

Modular
Sofas and outdoor kitchens: pieces that join, with the rules for what fits where. Grillo and Dangarden sell their outdoor kitchens this way.
Parametric
Made to measure: width, height and depth set by the shopper, with the model and the price following.
Colour and material
Fabrics, finishes, stones and metals, shown on the real model and not on a swatch.
Full planners
Several products planned together in one space, to scale.

All live demos

An honest answer

When Zakeke is the better choice

We would rather you pick the right tool than find out in month three.

You sell personalised products
Text, print and engraving on a product, sent on to a print partner, is what a visual customizer with print integrations is for.
You want to start today, alone
Zakeke's plans are self-provisioning. You can install it and begin without talking to anyone.
You have the 3D and the time
A self-serve tool suits a team that already has its models and wants to set up the options itself.

Get one product configured free

Send us one product with its options. We build the configurator and you try it on your own product page.

Asked by shops comparing the two

What this page says about Zakeke is taken from Zakeke's own website, read in September 2026: zakeke.com, zakeke.com, pricing. Prices and features change. If something here is out of date, write to hello@charpstar.co and we will correct it.

Zakeke is a trademark of its owner. CharpstAR is not affiliated with Zakeke.

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