GoDaddy vs. Shopify Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoDaddy
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
GoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.
$9.99
per month
Shopify Plus
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Shopify 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
GoDaddyShopify Plus
Editions & Modules
Basic
as low as $6.99
per month with an annual term
Basic
as low as $10.49
per month with an annual term
Premium
as low as $13.49
per month with an annual term
Commerce
as low as $14.99
per month with an annual term
3-year term
$2300
per month
1-year term
$2500
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoDaddyShopify Plus
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual subscription.
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Community Pulse
GoDaddyShopify Plus
Considered Both Products
GoDaddy
Shopify Plus

No answer on this topic

Features
GoDaddyShopify Plus
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Shopify Plus
8.4
45 Ratings
8% above category average
Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
Product management00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings7.940 Ratings
Branding00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
Mobile storefront00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
Product variations00 Ratings7.943 Ratings
Website integration00 Ratings8.239 Ratings
Visual customization00 Ratings8.543 Ratings
CMS00 Ratings8.540 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Shopify Plus
8.6
44 Ratings
12% above category average
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.442 Ratings
Checkout user experience00 Ratings8.943 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Shopify Plus
8.8
42 Ratings
6% above category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings8.842 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Shopify Plus
8.4
44 Ratings
9% above category average
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.543 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings8.438 Ratings
SEO00 Ratings8.343 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
GoDaddy
-
Ratings
Shopify Plus
8.2
43 Ratings
3% above category average
Order processing00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings7.842 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings8.142 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings8.342 Ratings
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User Ratings
GoDaddyShopify Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(58 ratings)
9.1
(45 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(4 ratings)
8.8
(12 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(9 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoDaddyShopify Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
GoDaddy
Good for transferring over an existing site. Truth be told, I haven't used it for building a brand new site-- I know that this is a fairly common thing but I just never needed it. For what I've used it for, it has worked well. For a small business with anyone with a little bit of technical skill, it's surprisingly good.
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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.
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Pros
GoDaddy
  • Registering a domain - I've found their site to be the easiest to navigate
  • Website builder - their website builder is user friendly
  • Email hosting - easy to set up and use, wether in an email app or online email.
  • Wordpress hosting - I have multiple wordpress sites I use under one account
  • Their customer service is always very helpful and easy to contact.
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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.
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Cons
GoDaddy
  • Support agents are woefully undertrained, even in knowledge of their own products.
  • Support agents will always try to upsell you, even when you're dealing with an urgent, high-impact issue.
  • There's no guarantee of uptime, and there will often be gaps in service as part of normal procedures.
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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.
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Likelihood to Renew
GoDaddy
GoDaddy is the number one player in town. They have the most competitive and best pricing on everything from domain name registration to hosting packages that are very affordable. But of course due to inflation and everything going up in price today GoDaddy has raised their rates but nothing ever comes back down.
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Shopify
No answers on this topic
Usability
GoDaddy
Some integration could be much cleaner and smoother. Seems it used to be easier. Plus, they took away the catch all email feature.
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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
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Reliability and Availability
GoDaddy
They are also available. They never have any outages or anything that I've yet to experience.
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Shopify
No answers on this topic
Performance
GoDaddy
Like I said before they are the BEST! nothing slows them down.
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Shopify
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
GoDaddy
I think a lot of companies can learn from GoDaddy's support team. I have found:
  • Chat or phone support is almost always available.
  • Their agents are friendly and helpful.
  • Their agents seem to care and be knowledgeable about a wide range of issues.
  • I rarely have to escalate my problem to get the support that I need.
  • If they can't help me, then they can tell me why something is happening and direct me to resources that can fix my problem.
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Shopify
Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
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Alternatives Considered
GoDaddy
We use Wix currently for our online store. It is nice and easy to use, but they don't offer the email domains as well (the last time we checked). They have pretty decent customization of the web page, but still limited. We're going to try it with GoDaddy, since we have other services from them already. It just doesn't make sense to pay two different companies for something we can do with one.
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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.
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Scalability
GoDaddy
Their customer service is easily reachable. Someone is always available to help you at any given time 24 hours a day. They are simply the best in the whole wide world. They have the best engineers and support team. Whatever I need they are there to help and assist along the way every time.
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Shopify
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
GoDaddy
Super Professional. The best.
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Shopify
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
GoDaddy
  • GoDaddy reduces our ROI by costing me in non-billable hours. I don't charge clients for sitting on the phone with tech support to power cycle the server or fix the php.ini file, so my $/hr takes a hit.
  • Their nickel&dime strategy requires I have an additional conversation with clients about their max recurring fees. Small as they are, I need approval for upping their bill. GoDaddy is only the cheap option if you don't value security, stability, or performance.
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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.
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ScreenShots

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.