Transcy is Certified "Built for Shopify"

Scaling e-commerce worldwide is full of opportunity, but it also comes with complex engineering. From translation accuracy to storefront speed, your localization can make or break your success.

That’s why we’re proud that Transcy is officially Certified “Built for Shopify”, Shopify’s highest standard for quality, performance, and trust.

We first earned this badge in October 2023 and have maintained it ever since. It isn’t just a mark of recognition but proof that Transcy consistently delivers on performance, security, and trust, empowering thousands of brands to expand globally with confidence.

What is the “Built for Shopify” badge?

Built for Shopify: Highest app quality badge

The Built for Shopify badge is Shopify’s official seal of approval for apps that meet its highest quality bar. Earning it means an app is engineered for peak performance and rigorously tested to keep up with the latest in commerce.

You’ll spot this badge as a blue diamond icon on an app’s Shopify listing, a clear sign that Shopify has reviewed, approved, and endorsed it as a top-performing app.

What are the requirements for the badge?

To earn the BFS badge, an app must satisfy foundational requirements that extend across four core quality standards designed to ensure an exceptional merchant experience.

• Safe, secure, and reliable: Developers must treat shop and customer data with the utmost care. This requires adherence to clear security protocols, clean uninstallation, and the proper use of specific APIs and extensions.
• Fast performance: Built for Shopify apps are optimized to perform quickly at any scale, meeting Core Web Vitals benchmarks for loading times and ensuring they never slow down a merchant’s storefront or checkout experience.
• Ease of use: Great design drives strong adoption. Apps must follow Shopify’s app design guidelines, ensuring an intuitive, streamlined interface that saves merchants time and reduces complexity across daily workflows.
• Usefulness: Finally, the app must deliver real, measurable business value. Shopify validates this through merchant adoption, high install rates, and quality reviews reflecting a proven ability to help businesses grow and succeed.

These standards ensure that the application functions flawlessly within the Shopify environment and contributes positively to the merchant’s business outcomes.

How Transcy achieves Shopify’s highest standard

Since achieving this milestone, our team has consistently prioritized quality control checks and feature updates to ensure continuous adherence to Shopify’s evolving high standards. To uphold and exceed these rigorous criteria, we ensure Transcy consistently demonstrates excellence across five crucial technical and operational pillars.

High performance and reliability

Performance is non-negotiable in the BFS program. Transcy maintains exceptional speed and reliability through a low-latency, lightweight architecture, optimized explicitly for complex multilingual and multi-currency operations.

Powered by real-time currency updates and a multi-engine translation system (OpenAI, DeepL, Gemini, Yandex), Transcy ensures accuracy and continuous performance at scale. This scalable infrastructure supports unlimited translations and page views without slowing stores, proving that Transcy meets Shopify’s highest standards for speed, stability, and merchant trust.

Intuitive design and ease of use

The BFS program demands a seamless experience aligned with Shopify’s design standards. Transcy fully embeds within the Shopify admin via App Bridge, allowing you to manage translations and currencies natively within your Shopify dashboard: no extra dashboards, no friction, just smooth, intuitive workflows.

This native experience earns Transcy a 4.6/5 Ease of Use rating and consistent praise for its user-friendly interface and quick setup. We turn localization complexity into a stress-free experience, proving that great design empowers merchants to do more with less effort.

Deep Shopify integration

To meet the standards, apps must align with Shopify’s latest APIs and technologies, and Transcy goes above and beyond. We integrate seamlessly with Shopify Markets, syncing currencies, detecting visitor locations, and automatically displaying the correct language and pricing.

Transcy also powers Multilingual SEO, translating URL slugs and managing hreflang tags to boost global visibility. Crucially, our ecosystem-wide localization ensures compatibility with third-party apps like review tools and page builders, a rare capability that delivers a truly end-to-end localized shopping experience. This deep integration is a key reason Transcy stands out as a Shopify-featured localization app.

Robust security and trust

Earning the BFS badge means passing Shopify’s strict security and compliance reviews, which are mandatory for apps handling global customer data. Transcy meets these standards with full transparency and protection at its core.

We clearly communicate the permission requirements, use data solely for its core functions, and comply with major privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA. This proactive approach to security builds lasting trust and confidence among Shopify merchants worldwide.

Proven merchant value and recognition

The BFS program measures one thing above all: real merchant impact. And Transcy continues to deliver. With over 2,500 reviews and a 4.7-star average rating, the app consistently ranks among the most trusted localization solutions on Shopify.

Since earning the badge, certified apps like Transcy have seen up to 49% faster install growth, showing how strongly merchants rely on the BFS mark for quality. Beyond numbers, Transcy continues to create value with 147+ languages, 168 currencies, and unlimited usage, backed by responsive live chat support. As the only localization app officially featured by Shopify, Transcy stands as a long-term, trusted partner for global growth.

What does this mean for Transcy users?

For merchants, the Built for Shopify certification for Transcy represents the ultimate form of quality assurance in the localization sector.

• Engineered for peak stability: BFS status guarantees the app avoids slowdowns, technical headaches, and costly operational mistakes, ensuring maximum uptime for your global storefront.
• A pre-vetted solution: The badge simplifies a crucial decision. By selecting Transcy, you are choosing an app that has been pre-vetted by Shopify’s rigorous testing system, assuring you of a reliable and trustworthy solution from day one.
• Future-proofed growth: Choosing Transcy means working with a partner already fully compatible with strategic platform features like Shopify Markets and the latest OS 2.0 themes. This guarantees immediate access to Shopify’s continually evolving global commerce ecosystem.

With Transcy, you’re not just using an app; you’re partnering with a team that shares your global growth vision.

Wrapping up

Transcy’s certification as “Built for Shopify” is the measurable, objective proof of its commitment to building the best possible foundation for international e-commerce success. By adhering to Shopify’s most challenging standards for speed, design, security, and deep integration, Transcy has established itself as the leading localization solution on the platform, backed by exclusive strategic endorsement.

If you’re ready to expand globally with confidence, try the Transcy app today.

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