Shopify Bundles App - A Guide

What is the Shopify Bundles app?

Shopify Bundles is a free bundling app, created by Shopify, that allows you to create and edit fixed product bundles and multipacks directly in your Shopify admin. The Shopify Bundles app is available to merchants on all Shopify plans.

How Does Shopify Bundles Work?

Bundles are selections of products that you sell together as a group, often at a cheaper price than if the customer bought the items separately.

Bundles are commonly made up of products that make sense to pair with each other, for example:

  • Similar products in a haircare set (like shampoo, conditioner and scalp treatment)

  • Complementary items (like a hat, gloves and scarf)

  • Themed groups (like ‘holiday essentials’)

You can easily create fixed bundles and multipacks, without needing to do any coding or customisation so it’s quick and easy to get set up.

Customers can choose from options like size or colour for products in the bundle, and you can customise your bundle product page with images, variants, and product options.

Why Should You Bundle?

Offering bundles is a great way to engage with your customers when they’re in a buying frame of mind. It makes it easy for them to buy something that they're likely to be interested in, simplifying the shopping experience and increasing average order values in your store.

Everyone loves a bargain so bundling works well for merchants and customers. It’s also an appealing way of helping shoppers who are buying gifts and might not know what would go well with an item they’re buying.

Bundling can help businesses clear out excess inventory and sell unpopular products, which can reduce waste and costs.

Bundling can simplify the purchasing process, leading to faster sales cycles and fulfillment times.

What Types Of Bundles Can You Create?

Shopify Bundles has flexibility for you to create grouped products in different ways. It allows you to create fixed bundles and multipacks right from the Shopify admin, and your customers can choose from variants associated with the products in your bundle. Shopify Bundles also includes inventory that is updated in real-time so that you don't need to worry about overselling.

Multipack Bundles

This type of bundle lets customers buy multiples of the same products, usually at a lower rate than buying them individually. So you might have an item available at $20, but a bundle of 3 costs $50, for example.

Fixed Bundles

Fixed bundles are compiled from different sets of products defined by the store, allowing the customer to create their own bundle. As an example, you might sell a range of shampoos, conditioners and moisturiser, and the customer is able to select one product from each range, triggering an overall discount on the bundle price.

How To Create a Bundle Using ‘Shopify Bundles’

  • From Shopify admin, click ‘Bundles’.

  • Click ‘Create Bundle’.

  • In the Title field, enter a title for your bundle.

  • Click ‘Select Products’.

  • In the ‘Add Products’ dialog, select the products that you want to include in your bundle, and then click Select.

Optional: Do any of the following:

  • To increase the quantity of a product in your bundle, adjust the number in the quantity field.

  • To adjust the variants included in your bundle, click the variant name to select or deselect the variant.

  • To add the quantity as a bundle option, click ... next to the product, and then select Add quantity as an option.

  • To create a multipack bundle, click ... and select Duplicate product.

  • Click Save and continue.

  • On the product details page, add any applicable product details.

Optional: Do any of the following:

  • Under Publishing, click … > Manage sales channels to select the sales channel you're publishing to.

  • Under Status, select Active from the drop-down to update the product status.

  • Click Save.

Alternatives to Shopify Bundles

Shopify Bundles isn’t the only bundling app available in the Shopify app store. If you type ‘bundles’ into the search bar on the store, you’ll see a selection of alternative apps. Here are some of the available options:

Bundler - Product Bundles

  • Overview: Easily create and manage bundle offers to boost revenue and attract more customers. Offer custom product bundles, apply discounts, and increase average order value.

  • Price: Free to install, premium at $6.99 per month, executive at $9.99 per month

  • Reviews: 1,891 reviews, 4.9 out of 5 stars

Koala Bundles Volume Discounts

  • Overview: This app lets you drive AOV up with volume discounts, tiered pricing, bulk discounts, bundles and quantity breaks. It also includes a native countdown timer and live support to answer any questions. 

  • Price: Free plan available, kickstart at $12.99 per month, scale koala at $19.99 per month, unlimited for $29.99 per month 

  • Reviews: 764 reviews, 5.0 out of 5 stars

Unlimited Bundles and Discounts

  • Overview: Effortlessly create a variety of product bundles, including Buy X Get Y, Quantity Breaks, Build your own Bundle, Mix and Match, Collection-Based Bundles, Free Gift, Free Shipping and much more. Discounts are applied automatically, and you can combine the discounts to give customers unbeatable deals, all while driving up your AOV. It encourages you to install for free, test and see quick results.

  • Price: Free plan available, basic at $13.99 per month, professional at $21.99 per month, advanced at $29.99 per month

  • Reviews: 2,338 reviews, 4.8 out of 5 stars

Simple Bundles and Kits

  • Overview: This app lets you build more types of bundles than the free Shopify Bundles app - you can create mix and match, multipacks, subscriptions, variant bundles, volume discounts, single and multi-SKU bundles, infinite options bundles, and wholesale B2B packs. It also integrates with your POS, ERP, WMS and 3PL systems.

  • Price: Free plan available, starter at $24 per month, advanced at $49 per month, plus at $149 per month

  • Reviews: 488 reviews, 4.9 stars out of 5

If you don’t yet have bundling on your Shopify store, consider setting the functionality up - it’s a great way to try and boost sales and average order value. And if you need any support with your ecommerce strategy, site, sales, design or development, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us here at Radiant.