Giga Menu has a reputation as one of Shopify’s most customizable mega menu apps. Navi+ is also highly customizable, but with a different philosophy. Here’s a detailed look at how each approaches design flexibility.
Giga Menu’s Customization Approach
Giga Menu is known for offering extensive visual control over mega menu layouts. Merchants appreciate:
- Rich visual editor: Drag-and-drop column builder with pixel-level control
- Template library: Pre-designed mega menu layouts for different industries
- Custom CSS: Full CSS access for advanced developers
- Animation controls: Hover effects, open/close transitions
- Image integration: Product images, category images, and custom banners inside menus
What Giga Menu does very well:
- Desktop mega menu design is highly polished
- Template variety saves setup time for merchants who don’t want to build from scratch
- Fine-grained control over every visual element
Giga Menu customization limitations:
- Customization is desktop-focused — mobile adapts but with limited unique controls
- No Tab Bar or FAB — these simply aren’t in the customization palette
- No AI design suggestions — all design decisions are manual
- Custom designs don’t transfer across platforms (Shopify-only)
Navi+’s Customization Philosophy
Navi+ approaches customization differently — fewer tweakable pixels, more impactful choices:
Menu Type Selection (the highest-impact design choice)
The most important design decision for any store isn’t the border radius on a dropdown — it’s which type of menu to show on which device. Navi+ gives you:
- Tab Bar for mobile (4–5 persistent icons at the bottom)
- Mega Menu for desktop (multi-column with images)
- Slide Menu (hamburger-drawer hybrid)
- FAB (floating persistent shortcut)
- Grid Menu (visual grid layout for category browsing)
Each type has its own design controls — colors, icons, images, labels, hover effects.
Smart Publish Design Rules
Navi+ uniquely lets you publish different visual designs based on:
- Device type: Show Tab Bar on mobile, Mega Menu on desktop
- URL rules: Show a special nav on product pages vs. homepage
- Audience: Logged-in customers vs. guests
This is a type of customization Giga Menu doesn’t offer.
AI Design Suggestions
Navi+’s AI recommends which color scheme, icon style, and menu type matches your brand. Not every merchant wants to make design decisions from scratch — the AI provides a well-researched starting point.
Feature-by-Feature Design Comparison
| Customization Feature | Navi+ | Giga Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Visual drag-and-drop editor | ✓ | ✓ |
| Template library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom CSS | ✓ | ✓ |
| Animations & transitions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image panels (mega menu) | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI design suggestions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tab Bar design controls | ✓ | ✗ |
| FAB design controls | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-device design rules | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-URL design rules | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dark mode support | ✓ | ✗ |
| 9-language menu design | ✓ | ✗ |
Which Has Better Customization?
It depends on what you mean by “better”:
Giga Menu wins on: Desktop mega menu pixel-level control and template variety. If you want the most granular desktop layout customization, Giga Menu’s editor gives you more knobs to turn.
Navi+ wins on: Multi-device design strategy, AI-assisted starting points, and menu type diversity. If you want a custom Tab Bar, a FAB, or per-device designs — Navi+ is the only option.
For most ecommerce stores, the mobile-first design choices (Tab Bar, FAB, Smart Publish) have a bigger impact on conversion than fine-tuning a desktop mega menu’s padding.
→ See the full comparison: Navi+ vs Giga Menu