AspDotNetStorefront vs Shopify

AspDotNetStorefront

If you need a tool to manage a website, this is a good place to start. If you aren't ready for something of this caliber it might not be meant for your business. It's a stepping stone and you need to be ready to learn and it may require a bit more attention.

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Donovan Farmer

Kitchen Manager

Nekter Juice BarFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees

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Shopify

Shopify is a good solution for a small- to mid-size business that needs an easy-to-manage eCommerce solution. Since it is not easy to customize the design of a Shopify site, I'd strongly recommend just selecting one of the premium themes to start out with and then hire a specialist to do custom design later when you're making enough profit to warrant a redesign.

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AspDotNetStorefront

8.7

Shopify

8.4

Product catalog & listings

8.0

9.0

Product management

8.0

9.1

Bulk product upload

10.0

8.3

Branding

7.0

8.6

Mobile storefront

8.0

8.6

Product variations

8.0

7.9

Website integration

10.0

8.5

Visual customization

9.0

7.8

CMS

10.0

8.2

AspDotNetStorefront

8.0

Shopify

8.6

Abandoned cart recovery

7.0

8.5

Checkout user experience

9.0

8.8

AspDotNetStorefront

10.0

Shopify

9.4

eCommerce security

10.0

9.4

AspDotNetStorefront

9.0

Shopify

8.3

Promotions & discounts

10.0

8.7

Personalized recommendations

9.0

8.3

SEO

8.0

7.9

AspDotNetStorefront

10.0

Shopify

8.1

Order processing

10.0

8.8

Inventory management

10.0

8.4

Shipping

10.0

8.6

Custom functionality

10.0

7.8

Multi-site management

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6.8

Pros

Tons of reporting tools
Easy to navigate
Multiple user profiles

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Donovan Farmer

Kitchen Manager

Nekter Juice BarFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees

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Product details and listings is simple and straightforward
Inventory Management is robust and easy to grasp
integration with the most common payment processors and Amazon listing are great

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Not everyone can navigate easily without training
Some reports can be fairly large and take lots of time to download

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Donovan Farmer

Kitchen Manager

Nekter Juice BarFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees

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Shopping cart is hard to customize and it's hosted by Shopify separately
Transaction fees can get high if you have a lot of transactions
To do any special customizations, you will need a developer and the platform is somewhat rigid with capabilities.

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Scott Markman

Director of eCommerce

Online Marketing ConsultantCosmetics, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Shopify8.9

Based on 13 answers

It's working great and processed over 60 sales from us within the first 90 days. LOVE the service

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Alex Southern

Marketing Director

MidcoastLuxury Goods & Jewelry, 11-50 employees

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Usability

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Shopify7.0

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I think most people are able to suer Shopify that have used a computer. There are some features that take a bit longer to learn. If you are not a creative person it may be a bit more difficult to learn the website customization, but with a help guide or tutorial it will only take a few tries to understand how to work the interface

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Verified User

Director in Corporate

Apparel & Fashion Company, 1-10 employees

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Support

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Shopify9.0

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In terms of support I give Shopify a 9 out of 10 because they're always very friendly and thorough, and they personally can't solve my problem for me they always point me in the proper direction with the proper information I need to move forward

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Paul Francis Jones

Web, Social Media & Ecommerce Manager

The Outdoor Patio StoreFurniture, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

More customization and ability to work with web designers make it an easy tool to manage projects and promote growth of your store front. It may not be as user friendly as others but it has more flexibility by far.

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Donovan Farmer

Kitchen Manager

Nekter Juice BarFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees

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WordPress isn't as strong on the fulfillment side of the product process. We looked at integration via WooCommerce, which I am a fan of but ease of integration helped Shopify win out in this scenario. Again -- important to note, it was of benefit for us because in selling watches we only had four major product variations to choose from. If there were dozens of products and dozens of configurations, Shopify would get really pricey -- but again, this probably was not was Shopify was intended for

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Alex Southern

Marketing Director

MidcoastLuxury Goods & Jewelry, 11-50 employees

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