Clover vs. Shopify

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Clover
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Clover Networks, a First Data company (merged with Fiserv July 2019) offers a modular suite of Point of Sale systems (PoS) for restaurant and retail. This modular suite features fixed PoS stations, a customer loyalty program and gift card, an analytics module, as well as a mobile point of sale that Iplugs into the users smartphone and tablet to accept secure credit card swipes, as well as dips and taps like Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay™ and Android Pay™.
$9.95
per month
Shopify
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Shopify is a commerce platform designed for both online stores and retail locations. Shopify offers a professional online storefront, a payment solution to accept credit cards, and the Shopify POS application to power retail sales.
$29
per month
Pricing
CloverShopify
Editions & Modules
Subscription
$9.95
per month
Shopify Lite
$9
per month
Basic Shopify
$29
per month
Shopify
$79
per month
Advanced Shopify
$299
per month
Shopify Plus
2,000
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CloverShopify
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
CloverShopify
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Clover
-
Ratings
Shopify
8.2
133 Ratings
7% above category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.6133 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings8.5131 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings8.0112 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings8.4132 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings8.5128 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings8.0125 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings8.8126 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings7.8131 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings7.6107 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Clover
-
Ratings
Shopify
8.3
127 Ratings
9% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings8.6125 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Clover
-
Ratings
Shopify
8.8
129 Ratings
5% above category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings8.8129 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Clover
-
Ratings
Shopify
8.1
131 Ratings
7% above category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.1126 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings8.432 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings8.0122 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Clover
-
Ratings
Shopify
7.9
132 Ratings
2% above category average
Multi-site management00 Ratings6.719 Ratings
Order processing00 Ratings8.5130 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings8.6129 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings8.2122 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings7.3122 Ratings
Best Alternatives
CloverShopify
Small Businesses
Square POS
Square POS
Score 9.1 out of 10
Ecwid by Lightspeed
Ecwid by Lightspeed
Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Epicor Eagle
Epicor Eagle
Score 9.0 out of 10
IBM Digital Commerce
IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises

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IBM Digital Commerce
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
CloverShopify
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(9 ratings)
8.9
(146 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.2
(15 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(3 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
5.2
(4 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CloverShopify
Likelihood to Recommend
Fiserv
Clover is well suited for high-volume environments where quality and dependability are paramount. The hardware can scale easily and always looks good on the counter. I have even seen Clover hardware used in small mom-and-pop type stores. The ability to swing the monitor around for signature is really nice. Customers appreciate the ease of use. The stations we have to use nice large bright screens. Not familiar enough with the Clover product line to know if the smaller screen sizes are available for applications where space is a concern.
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Shopify
Shopify is a great platform for small to medium-sized businesses looking to set up an online store. It's easy to use, offers a wide range of features and integrations, and is perfect for businesses in the retail and food industry. However, large enterprise businesses with complex and custom needs may find Shopify less suitable.
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Pros
Fiserv
  • Ease of set up with one or multiple locations.
  • Ease of use from day to day functions to reporting to transaction investigations.
  • Simple and adaptable functionality with access to the tablet or the portal.
  • Intuitive back office management portal
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Shopify
  • It is definitely easy to set up and get going. This does not take a lot of work or effort on the user end, especially if using templates.
  • Low code platform. You can. make customizations without code.
  • The integrations are diverse and increase functionality.
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Cons
Fiserv
  • Customer service could use some improvement.
  • Apps inside the "more tools" app are very unclear.
  • Dashboard is a little difficult to understand.
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Shopify
  • The main drawback that I am facing in Shopify for a long time is that their sales analytics system is not up to mark. As I am using Shopify to run different stores for my organization it does not get updated after-sales and does not provide the right analytics about the product strength and number of sales.
  • Secondly, Shopify has different apps which are best to run the store on max strength but they are very much costly like inventory management, generating multiple discount codes, and more robust customizable editing.
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Likelihood to Renew
Fiserv
No answers on this topic
Shopify
Nothing we have used in the past or have seen thus far even comes close to offering what we get with Shopify Plus, especially for the price. You cannot even come close to getting what we are getting at the price we pay. We are beyond thrilled and Shopify Plus meets and exceeds all of our needs and expectations. We love it!
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Usability
Fiserv
There are numerous aspects to Clover's usability: the usability of their point of sale systems, the usability of their CRM and web dashboards, and the technical side of integrating with other third-party services. All are top tier. Clover's usability is excellent and I have never had a problem figuring out how to use their services at any level. The POS system has a very low barrier to entry and an easy learning curve for newcomers.
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Shopify
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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Support Rating
Fiserv
We rarely have problems, but when we do, they are major and the system becomes unusable. While Customer Support does eventually respond and fix the issue, they can take a long time. If a major problem occurs on a weekend during the dinner rush, it can be catastrophic to sales and customer returns.
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Shopify
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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Implementation Rating
Fiserv
No answers on this topic
Shopify
Just start now and make the switch, the sooner the better. You will love it and it is really a simple process
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Alternatives Considered
Fiserv
Clover is great because they have their own equipment, but it would be nice to make it more mobile and use it on an app from anywhere. Sometimes we go to events and have to use Square, which is another great option. For small businesses I would definitely recommend using something like Square because it doesn't have the monthly fees, it is by transaction only.
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Shopify
The old platform that I used could not help us to meet our requirements. It was not helping us properly, then I got to know about Shopify and started using it. After 1 month [of] usage of Shopify we could understand that this is the best platform [for E-commerce] to make better sales and goodwill. Shopify helped us to get a proper idea of the analytics of the website. Shopify [supports] most of the [applications] and helps us to make better results.
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Return on Investment
Fiserv
  • Clover has positively impacted our finances as we regularly purchase from our local shops for meetings or lunches and now we can save money/earn promotions.
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Shopify
  • Small vendor can't make more sell as they needs to pay monthly plan and commission on sale.
  • For large vendor it is really good sell products easily to using powerful SEO features and Shopify promotes products on they side also.
  • Used power algorithm for Abandoned cart and catalog search.
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