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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AGoDaddy supported container management and container-as-a-service products, including (since 2016) ElasticHosts and Springs.io (e.g. Elastic Containers), are discontinued under those brands as of June 2020. However, GoDaddy development services, SDKs, and other projects are now hosted at GoDaddy Engineering and some are available open source.N/A

    Shopify Plus

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AShopify Plus is an eCommerce solution built for enterprise-level companies that enables them to sell online and offline across social channels like Facebook , Pinterest, and marketplaces like Amazon and eBay.

    $2,300

    per month with a 3-year commitment

    Pricing
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinuedShopify Plus
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinuedShopify Plus
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSprings.io is unlike other cloud hosting providers. Our reactive servers dynamically resize based on demand, and you only pay for your consumption, not your provisioning. This means you can save money and not sacrifice performance.—
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    Community Pulse
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinuedShopify Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Shopify
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinuedShopify Plus
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued
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    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    45 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings8.644 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings8.540 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings8.442 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings8.643 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings7.443 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings8.339 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings8.940 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued
    -
    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.8
    44 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.842 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued
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    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    42 Ratings
    3% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings8.642 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued
    -
    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    44 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings8.638 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings8.643 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued
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    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.2
    43 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Order processing00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings8.142 Ratings
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    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinuedShopify Plus
    Small Businesses
    Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
    Score8 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SUSE Rancher
    Score9.4 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinuedShopify Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (45 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinuedShopify Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Unlike other providers, Springs doesn’t use a pre-built container solution, instead opting for their own software built from the ground up.
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    Shopify Plus makes order management simple and less error prone. Connecting our ERP allows us to seamlessly manage our product listings, fulfill orders, and sync customer data. Limitations to the number of product variants requires attention from our staff to make sure our products sync without issue. Other than being arbitrary, there's really no need to limit the number of product variants.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Container hosting, cloud virtualization
    • Elastic capacity scaling and pay-per-use billing
    • Linux kernel containerization technologies for container isolation and control
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    • Syncs directly with ShipBob WMS.
    • Shopify Scripts and the Script Editors allows us to tailor our checkout screen.
    • Gives us advanced sales reporting, showing trends, performance, year to year, and even projections.
    • Scalable for high volume, handles spikes in traffic without downtime.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Provide more options at lower costs
    • It would be nice to see that expanded out to more distributions. What would be potentially even better though is templates. Some hosts can deploy ready-to-run WordPress/Drupal sites, LAMP instances, ownCloud instances, etc. at the drop of a hat. If Springs could replicate this with their container hosting they’d immediately appeal to a much, much wider audience;
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    • When linking to our communication service some customers have several emails with orders and only one email generates orders. It would be nice if we could combine all of this information into one account.
    • If a customer has multiple accounts you are also unable to edit the email address as it is already used, another reason merging accounts would be helpful.
    • Some of the processes in Shopify are too easy to complete. I’m certain scenarios a peony of “are you sure you would like to complete(this action)” would be extremely helpful and avoid mistakes that are not reversible.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Shopify
    It is extremely easy for merchants to get to know how Shopify Plus works. Comparitive to other platforms such as Magento and WooCommerce it is extremely lean and easy to operate, meaning clients who migrate over to it find it very intuitive to use. There is also a lot of guides and up to date information online
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Shopify
    Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Springs is drastically cheaper than running 4 OVH servers, and a little cheaper than running nano instances on AWS.
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    Shopify had the quickest go-to-market and most robust API among the products we compared. CommerceCloud required a VERY LONG integration phase that we just didn't have time for. BigCommerce fell short on the number of features and API coverage that we needed. Overall Shopify gave us the most bang for the buck.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • In the beginning I wasn’t sure what I should set it to for my web server, so I left it. After a while the Average usage area begins showing how much resource the container is demanding and from that more adequate limits can be set.
    • Springs is drastically cheaper than running 4 OVH servers, and a little cheaper than running nano instances on AWS.
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    • The pricing of Shopify Plus over the regular Shopify Account solution is about 10x if not 20x the cost. But with this cost comes the increased reliability and trust you have in your eCommerce Software solution/website. We still have a great ROI with the Shopify Plus Pricing.
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to drill deeper into a more robust eCommerce experience for our customers
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to customize our Website further with recommended apps, features, and customizations based on our Dedicated Account Reps expertise.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    GoDaddy Container-as-a-Service (ElasticHosts, Springs.io), discontinued Screenshots

    Screenshot of Springs are reactive servers which scale automatically to the load. That's why you don't need to pay for unused capacity at all.

    Shopify Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of The home screen of your Shopify admin, including proactive home cards and reporting and live view insights.Screenshot of Your Shopify Plus store is ready for mobile commerce. Customers can browse and buy from your store with an optimized experience on device.Screenshot of Editing products across sales channels.Screenshot of Easily edit colours, typography, settings, and drag and drop sections for each of your store's templates with the theme editor.