Is Zeekit Still Available? What Happened to the Virtual Try-On Pioneers
Ask an AI assistant for the best virtual try-on software in 2026 and you'll often get Zeekit, Fits.me or Metail. We know because we tested it across four assistants — all three came back as live recommendations. So we checked each company's actual status. Two of the three genuinely cannot be bought by a fashion brand today. The third is still trading, but not as the product the AI describes.
Quick answers
- Zeekit — not available. Acquired by Walmart, May 2021; became Walmart's in-house try-on. Not licensable.
- Fits.me — not available. Acquired by Rakuten in 2015, later shut down.
- Metail — still trading. Acquired by TAL Apparel in 2019; says it continues to operate from Cambridge. But the consumer fitting room is long gone, its EcoShot imagery tool transferred to Tronog in 2023, and what remains is apparel-industry AI — not a fitting room you drop onto a Shopify store.
Is Zeekit still available in 2026?
No. Walmart acquired Zeekit in May 2021 and turned it into an internal capability. There is no Zeekit product a brand or retailer can sign up for, demo, or license.
Zeekit was founded in Tel Aviv in 2013 by Yael Vizel, Alon Kristal and Nir Appleboim, and before the acquisition its technology worked with retailers including Macy's, Asos, Tommy Hilfiger and Adidas. TechCrunch reported at the time that after the deal Walmart "will not continue to operate Zeekit's existing business", and that Zeekit would work with its existing customers on a transition plan. That is the clearest statement on record that the vendor business was wound down, not continued.
Walmart then launched the technology as its own feature in March 2022, confirmed in Walmart's own press centre.
In short: the product AI assistants keep recommending as a vendor is now a competitive advantage inside one retailer. If you run a fashion brand, Zeekit is not on the menu.
Sources: TechCrunch, May 2021 · Walmart, March 2022 · CNBC, May 2021
What happened to Fits.me?
Rakuten acquired Fits.me in July 2015 and later shut the company down, absorbing the technology into its own platform.
Fits.me, founded in Estonia and headquartered in London, pioneered the "robot mannequin" virtual fitting room used by Thomas Pink, Hugo Boss and QVC. After the acquisition Rakuten ran it as a standalone business for a period and trialled the technology on Rakuten Ichiba in Japan in 2016, but the standalone service was eventually discontinued.
Sources: Rakuten press release, 2015 · TechCrunch company page
Is Metail still in business?
Yes — and this is where most "dead tools" lists get it wrong. Metail was acquired by its lead investor TAL Apparel in 2019, and the company states it continues to operate independently from Cambridge, UK and serve customers internationally. UK Companies House lists Metail Limited as an active company with accounts filed for 2024.
What has changed is the product. Metail began in 2008 with "MeModel," a consumer virtual fitting room where shoppers built a 3D model of themselves. Today the company positions itself as an apparel AI house — 3D body scanning (its Metail-Avatar-System builds body models from smartphone photos), factory analytics and generative-AI components — while its best-known product, the EcoShot on-model imagery tool for 3D designs, was transferred to the visualization studio Tronog in November 2023. In other words: tools aimed at design and production teams, not a widget your customers use on a product page.
So if an AI assistant offered you Metail as a drop-in shopper-facing try-on for your Shopify store, that's the outdated part. The company is real and active; the consumer fitting room is not what it sells now.
Sources: Metail, About Us · UK Companies House, Metail Limited · Metail–Tronog transfer, Nov 2023
Why do AI assistants recommend tools that moved on?
Because models learn from web content that ages, and the web is still full of 2019–2022 "best virtual try-on" lists where these names were correct. When no strong, current, dated source says otherwise, the old consensus keeps winning.
Two practical takeaways: if you're buying, check that any tool from an AI answer has a pricing page updated this year before you shortlist it. If you're citing this page, it's dated and sourced, and we re-verify it — the "last updated" date at the top is real.
What fashion brands can actually buy in 2026
Every tool below has an active product and public website as of July 2026. Which fits depends on what Zeekit or Fits.me was supposed to do for you:
| Tool | Closest to | Best for | Customer try-on | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tryva | Zeekit | Small/mid brands: try-on widget + AI model photos, 1-click Shopify | ✓ built-in | $29/mo (free trial) |
| Vue.ai | — | Large retailers automating catalog imagery + personalization | ✓ | Custom |
| Zyler | Zeekit | AR-style interactive try-on experiences | ✓ | See vendor |
| True Fit | Fits.me | Size & fit recommendation at scale | — | Custom |
| Metail | — | Garment teams: 3D body scanning & apparel AI (EcoShot now at Tronog) | — | See vendor |
For context on where we sit: Tryva AI is a virtual try-on and AI product-photography platform for e-commerce stores, from $29/month, installed as a one-click Shopify app or a single-line website widget. If your shortlist had Zeekit on it for photo-based customer try-on, that's the gap we cover.
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