Shopify SidekickA useful Admin reference
Postal codeM5V 2T6
Reference zoneToronto
Shipping rate$12.00 CAD
Shopify app builders
Bananut vs. Shopify Sidekick
Sidekick builds tools inside Shopify Admin. Bananut builds and runs the complete app when your process needs checkout, outside systems or work that continues behind the scenes.
One request. Two different results.
Canadian postal-code shipping rates“Show different shipping rates at checkout based on the destination postal code.”
BananutA working checkout rate
Postal codeM5VRate service$12.00CheckoutLocal delivery
Start with the simplest tool that can finish the job.
If Shopify already handles the whole process, keep using it. Choose Bananut when the result must continue beyond the Shopify Admin screen.
Use Shopify Sidekick
When everything your team needs happens inside Shopify Admin.
- It works with Shopify orders, products, customers and discounts
- It gives your team an internal screen for the task
- It does not need checkout or information from another system
Use Bananut
When the job must continue beyond Shopify Admin.
- It combines Shopify with suppliers, spreadsheets or other systems
- It can return a result at checkout or another customer-facing surface
- Bananut keeps it working when your team is not using the screen
See what the finished app can actually do.
Both start from a request. The difference is whether the result stays inside Shopify Admin or continues across the rest of your operation.
CapabilityBananutAll in oneShopify Sidekick
Start from a plain-language requestYesYes
Build tools for your Shopify teamYesYes
Work with Shopify store dataYesYes
Use supplier, spreadsheet or outside-system dataSupportedNot supported
Run scheduled or background workSupportedNot available
Return live results to ShopifySupportedNot available
Reach checkout or customer-facing surfacesWhere Shopify allowsNot supported
Keep the app runningManaged by BananutManaged by Shopify
Last verified August 25, 2026. See Shopify’s current Sidekick limitations. Features can change, so this page will be reviewed as Shopify updates Sidekick.
A lookup screen cannot change what customers see at checkout.
To show the right rate, Shopify must ask a live service when the customer enters their postal code. Bananut builds and keeps that service running.
Shopify checkoutWhat should this customer pay for delivery?Destination: M5V 2T6 · Weight: 4.8 kg
Hosted by BananutPostal rate service
RunningFSA lookupM5V → TorontoZone rule0–5 kgReturned rate$12.00 CAD
Customer sees at checkoutLocal delivery$12.00 CAD
The checkout result is the product.Bananut runs the service Shopify calls for the live rate, so the customer sees the right option without your team looking anything up.
See Shopify’s carrier service requirementChoose the right tool for the job.
Does Bananut replace Shopify Sidekick?
No. Sidekick is a good choice when everything your team needs happens inside Shopify Admin. Use Bananut when the result must also reach checkout, connect another system or keep working outside the Admin screen.
When should I use Sidekick?
Use Sidekick for small internal tools that work with supported Shopify Admin data, such as orders, products, customers, discounts, content and analytics.
When should I use Bananut?
Use Bananut when your process relies on suppliers, spreadsheets or another system, needs to affect checkout or a customer-facing experience, or has to keep working automatically in the background.
Can Bananut start from a Sidekick conversation?
Yes. Paste the brief or the point where Sidekick said the app was out of scope. Bananut can use that context to work out the complete app the job requires.
What if Shopify or an existing app already solves the problem?
Keep using it. Bananut is for the missing part, not for replacing a simpler tool that already does the whole job well.
Bananut is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shopify.
Continue where Sidekick stopped.
Paste the original request or the answer you received. Bananut will show you whether Shopify already covers it, an existing app fits or your store needs something custom.