Kayak Shop
Kayak Shop is Atex’s digital paywall and subscription solution for newspaper, magazine, and digital media publishers.
What Kayak Shop is
Kayak Shop is Atex’s digital paywall and subscription solution for newspaper, magazine, and digital media publishers. It manages print and digital subscriptions together, including bundles that combine products across channels. Publishers can place registration walls and define access entitlements using content tags, categories, authors, or publication dates, while registration flows collect first-party data. Subscription management includes CRM, product and bundle administration, upsell offers, invoicing, and campaign tools for physical and digital products. The storefront supports subscription purchases and lets customers manage subscriptions, billing, and preferences. Identity options include OpenID single sign-on, federated identity, and social login through Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon. Kayak Shop includes native Stripe payments, with other gateways connectable through its API framework. REST APIs, workflow automation, and financial and banking integrations are described. The storefront’s branding, design, and interface are customizable. Kayak Shop runs on web and API platforms. Pricing is available on request.
Good
- Print and digital subscriptions managed together
- Registration walls and entitlement rules
- CRM, bundles, upsells, invoicing, campaigns
- Native Stripe integration
- Customizable storefront branding and interface
Watch out
- Pricing requires contacting Atex
- No named security certification or compliance standard
- Designed for publishers rather than general businesses
Who it suits
It suits newspaper, magazine, and digital media publishers managing subscriptions across print and digital channels. Publishers needing registration walls, entitlement rules, bundles, and subscriber self-service may find its feature set relevant.
Verdict
Kayak Shop combines paywall controls, subscription administration, identity options, and storefront management for publishing organizations. Its API and integration options support customized payment and workflow setups, while pricing requires a direct request.
Plans and prices
From Kayak Shop's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Kayak Shop | Priced on request | Pricing not stated; contact Atex for a demo |
The facts
Each one read from Kayak Shop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Atex describes it for newspaper, magazine, and digital media publishers seeking scalable subscriptions and multi-channel bundles.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Publishers can customize the storefront design, branding, and user interface.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Identity
- It supports SSO using OpenID and federated identity, social login through Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon, and customizable registration flows.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Atex describes REST APIs and workflow automation for connecting existing systems.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- It is designed for publishers across newspapers, magazines, and digital media.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Stripe is a native payment integration, and Atex says custom payment gateways can be integrated through its API framework.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Paywall
- Publishers can gate content with registration walls and set entitlements by attributes such as tags, categories, authors, or publication dates.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Paywall controls
- Publishers can set access rules based on content tags, categories, authors, or publication dates, and use registration walls to collect first-party data.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The product page directs visitors to contact Atex and does not state a price.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Print and digital
- The platform is designed to manage print and digital subscriptions together and supports bundled products across channels.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Kayak Shop is a digital paywall and subscription solution for publishers.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- The product page describes secure SSO and Stripe payments; it does not state a security certification or compliance standard.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Storefront
- The online store supports customized branding, self-service account management, and subscription and product sales.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Subscription management
- Subscription tools include CRM, product and bundle management, upsell offers, invoicing, and campaign tools.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Subscriptions
- Subscription tools include CRM, product management, bundles, upsells, invoicing, and campaign tools for digital and physical products.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product page invites prospective customers to talk to an expert or book a demo.checked 10 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Atex says it was founded in the USA in 1973 and lists its Stockholm, Sweden address as Tulegatan 45, 11353 Stockholm.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1973checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Atex lists its Stockholm, Sweden address as Tulegatan 45, 11353 Stockholm.checked 9 Oct 2026
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