Overall Satisfaction with Shopify
I have used Shopify off/on since they launched (way back in 2005-2006). I use it for ecommerce niche sites that I run on the side.
- Amazingly easy to get up and running
- Fantastic theming and support community
- Great payment processing integration with Paypal, Stripe, and now Shopify Payments
- Monthly pricing is a bit all over the place and not super budget conscious for burgeoning web entrepreneurs.
- Some plans still have a transaction fee attached. This needs to go away.
- Missing out on some basic ecommerce features that other carts incorporate natively (real time shipping quotes, chat, gift cards/coupons, etc)
- Better order management and therefore ROI
- Easy to use for customer service due to built-in logging, communication, and chargeback features.
- 3DCart,CoreCommerce,eBay,Amazon
Compares nicely with the competition but leads in theming, ease-of-use, and community support.