ShopDev Alliance

For people who build on Shopify

A paid, private Slack for working Shopify developers.

Slack$30/mo or $300/yrEntry: Referral only since 1 September 2026Started 2024run by David A. Lindahl and Taylor Page, both freelance Shopify developers

Founded in 2024 by two freelance Shopify developers. It is a curated, moderated Slack, not an open channel. It says it spans 18 time zones and shows 170 or so members, which is small on purpose. Membership is $30 a month or $300 a year. That buys a Slack Pro seat, so the whole archive stays searchable, not only the last 90 days. It also buys a member profile, a resource library, and project and job leads. Moderators enforce a published code of conduct, and the site says plainly that no self-promotion is allowed. Since 1 September 2026 the application waitlist is closed and entry is referral only. Two things get you in without a referral: a Shopify Build Award, or a Community Leader badge from the official Shopify Dev forums.

Watch for. It is a community for freelance developers, not for app businesses. App and theme developers are named as welcome, and both founders are freelancers. So the main topics are client work, scope and rates, not listing strategy, Partner billing or App Store distribution. It is useful for hiring and for talk about platform releases. It has less on the other topics this directory covers. Getting in is the real cost, not the fee. Since applications closed you need a referral, an award or a forum badge, so you cannot decide to join this week. The published figures, 170+ members and 18 time zones, are self-reported and were read on 13 October 2026. There is no public archive to see who is in it before you pay. Not sponsored by or affiliated with Shopify, which the site states itself.

Who is in it

Freelance and agency Shopify developers, with app and theme developers explicitly welcome

Members

170+ members, by its own count

What is discussed

client work, scope creep, pricing and rates, liquid, theme development, app development, job leads, platform releases

Entry last checked 6 November 2026.