Shopify native Gift Cards - sent to recipient

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

A user asks how to send Shopify native gift cards directly to recipients.

Another participant notes that Shopify now supports adding an email recipient during gift card purchases, addressing this need natively.

However, they recommend using third-party apps for enhanced personalization and gifting features:

• Givy - offers the most comprehensive feature set with an improved gifting experience
• Vify - specialized solution focused specifically on gift card delivery
• GV - free option with limited functionality

The discussion remains open with no confirmation of which approach the original poster will pursue.

Summarized with AI on October 24. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

Hello, how can the Shopify gift cards be sent directly to the recipient please? Thanks, Ivanna

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Think this was asked before Shopify launched the ability to add an email recipient to gift card purchases.

This is a fairly good solution, but I’d recommend using an app to let customers really personalize the gift. A few good options out there, I’d recommend:

  • Givy - most features overall, really nice gifting flow
  • Vify - great if you only want to send gift cards
  • GV - free, but you get what you pay for