Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued) vs Shopify

Likelihood to Recommend

Like I said before, it's great to use when you have to manage multiple warehouses, multiple stores or multiple websites, or all of the above and you need to keep an up to date inventory for all locations. Once learned it will make anyone's job much easier to do each day.

Read full review

Jeff Moriarty

Digital Marketing Manager

Best Price NutritionHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

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.

Read full review

Dan Hanna

Owner

Small Business Help GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

View all 80 answers on this topic

Feature Rating Comparison

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Product catalog & listings

Product management

Bulk product upload

Branding

Mobile storefront

Product variations

Website integration

Visual customization

CMS

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Abandoned cart recovery

Checkout user experience

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

eCommerce security

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Promotions & discounts

Personalized recommendations

SEO

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Multi-site management

Order processing

Inventory management

Shipping

Custom functionality

Pros

Once you set it up correctly, it just works
Can be customized
Tons of options

Read full review

Jeff Moriarty

Digital Marketing Manager

Best Price NutritionHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

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.

Read full review

Jeff Moriarty

Digital Marketing Manager

Best Price NutritionHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

View all 80 answers on this topic

Cons

Steep learning curve
Not as advanced as new systems on the market
Can be buggy with websites

Read full review

Jeff Moriarty

Digital Marketing Manager

Best Price NutritionHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

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.

Read full review

Scott Markman

Director of eCommerce

Online Marketing ConsultantCosmetics, 11-50 employees

View all 80 answers on this topic

Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Shopify 9.4

Based on 15 answers

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.

Read full review

David Green

owner

ShyCyborg Studios, LLCInternet, 1-10 employees

View all 15 answers on this topic

Usability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Shopify 10.0

Based on 3 answers

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.

Read full review

David Green

owner

ShyCyborg Studios, LLCInternet, 1-10 employees

View all 3 answers on this topic

Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Shopify 10.0

Based on 3 answers

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

Read full review

Paul Francis Jones

Web, Social Media & Ecommerce Manager

The Outdoor Patio StoreFurniture, 1-10 employees

View all 3 answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

It's been so long since we actually chose this program, I am not sure of the competitors out now. I started using it a couple years ago, but our company has used it for maybe 10 years now? We plan on reviewing other systems next year, so I will know more then.

Read full review

Jeff Moriarty

Digital Marketing Manager

Best Price NutritionHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

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

Read full review

Gary Gray

Founder

Tech HavenEntertainment, 11-50 employees

View all 80 answers on this topic

Return on Investment

It has saved us time by not having to do anything manually
It has kept our inventory updated so customers are not upset
It's always worked, so not a lot of dev/support money required

Read full review

Jeff Moriarty

Digital Marketing Manager

Best Price NutritionHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

Shopify has allowed me to add more products than I could have ordered on my own with investment upfront. Their dropshipping apps and tools make it the perfect add on to any clothing businesses to get started with less investment up front.
Within Shopify's app store I was able to use an affiliate app to help track influencers and sales that originated from those influencers to drive more sales. This paid app returns 100x its original cost each month and serves as a significant revenue generator to our store's sales.

Read full review

Nichole Pelaez

Founder+CEO

Wild MeApparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees

View all 80 answers on this topic

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Microsoft Dynamics RMS (Discontinued)

Shopify

Likelihood to Recommend