AspDotNetStorefront vs Shopify

Likelihood to Recommend

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 is great for someone looking to become an affiliate marketer. They have multiple features to help you sell their product. I would say it is a little less appropriate for people who have limited web design experience. It can be a little confusing when you are first starting out. Overall though, I would say that it is easy to use.

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Dan Hanna

Owner

Small Business Help GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AspDotNetStorefront

Shopify

Product catalog & listings

Product management

Bulk product upload

Branding

Mobile storefront

Product variations

Website integration

Visual customization

CMS

AspDotNetStorefront

Shopify

Abandoned cart recovery

Checkout user experience

AspDotNetStorefront

Shopify

eCommerce security

AspDotNetStorefront

Shopify

Promotions & discounts

Personalized recommendations

SEO

AspDotNetStorefront

Shopify

Order processing

Inventory management

Shipping

Custom functionality

Multi-site management

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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Ease of Use - Very user friendly. Anyone can pick it up within a couple days and know how to do almost everything.
Great Customer Service - The help is excellent. Also, they have a huge community where people are happy to help.
Ton of Add-Ons - You can find a ton of add-ons and modules to use that can be installed by you. They don't require developers.
Inexpensive - Because it's easy to use and doesn't require a ton of developer time, it's so much cheaper to run.

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Jeff Moriarty

Digital Marketing Manager

Best Price NutritionHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 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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Shopify 10.0

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Shopify continues to earn me money and attract new customers without becoming a burden to my business, so it only makes sense to stick with Shopify. After beginning with setting up stores for my other clients I became so happy with the platform I progressed to setting up a store for myself.

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David Green

owner

ShyCyborg Studios, LLCInternet, 1-10 employees

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Usability

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Shopify 10.0

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All the functionality needed for a basic store is extremely easy to manage. Though some deeper customization requires coding it doesn't hide the code from you and provides an abundance of developer resources.

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David Green

owner

ShyCyborg Studios, LLCInternet, 1-10 employees

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Support

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Shopify 10.0

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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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Shopify was the easiest to use for my client on the backend, which was a major incentive for them over the other platforms. It had all the features they needed, and ultimately they were able to manage everything in-house without needing to bring in a major developer or sacrificing features

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Gary Gray

Founder

Tech HavenEntertainment, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Easy to use customer service tools
Invaluable reporting abilities
Tier users makes it easy to manage employees

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Donovan Farmer

Kitchen Manager

Nekter Juice BarFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees

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At the low-cost range, Shopify provides great value to test new products, websites, and markets.
Their payment transaction fee can be tough for low margin businesses.
Having to tweak and pay for third party apps that provide functionality that should be included in eCommerce software isn't fun.

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Stephen Steinberg

Founder

Raw AthleticsSports, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Recommend