Podia vs. Shopify Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Podia
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Podia in New York offers their ecommerce platform for managing memberships and selling courses online.
$39
per month
Shopify Plus
Score 8.9 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.N/A
Pricing
PodiaShopify Plus
Editions & Modules
Mover
$39.00
per month
Shaker
$79.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PodiaShopify Plus
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PodiaShopify Plus
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
PodiaShopify Plus
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Podia
7.9
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.6
29 Ratings
11% above category average
Product catalog & listings10.01 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Product management10.01 Ratings8.128 Ratings
Branding6.01 Ratings10.027 Ratings
Mobile storefront10.01 Ratings10.028 Ratings
Product variations10.01 Ratings7.127 Ratings
Website integration5.01 Ratings8.025 Ratings
Visual customization8.01 Ratings9.028 Ratings
CMS4.01 Ratings10.027 Ratings
Bulk product upload00 Ratings6.126 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Podia
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.0
28 Ratings
6% above category average
Checkout user experience10.01 Ratings9.028 Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings7.127 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Podia
10.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Shopify Plus
10.0
28 Ratings
18% above category average
eCommerce security10.01 Ratings10.028 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Podia
8.5
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Shopify Plus
6.4
29 Ratings
15% below category average
Promotions & discounts10.01 Ratings6.128 Ratings
SEO7.01 Ratings9.028 Ratings
Personalized recommendations00 Ratings4.223 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Podia
-
Ratings
Shopify Plus
7.3
27 Ratings
6% below category average
Order processing00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings7.126 Ratings
Shipping00 Ratings7.126 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings7.127 Ratings
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User Ratings
PodiaShopify Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
3.4
(29 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PodiaShopify Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
Podia
In my experience, Podia has been well suited in every way! I am a small company with a couple of independent contractors, and I don't know how to build my own website. I am not very techy. I get lots of compliments on how my website looks! I have had some people support me with setting up my group emails for my email list and setting up automations, and these techy people complained that they needed to do more customization in the email formatting and programming, so I switched to Mailchimp for those needs. Otherwise, I have been very happy with Podia and I am grateful to have a platform that offers so many services/features. It's affordable and user friendly. My clients and students are happy using it, too
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Shopify
Any business that needs to keep track of orders and payments would benefit from Shopify Plus. Customers information, orders, and payments are all saved and available for reference. You are able to refer to past orders to review trends and offer future purchase suggestions. Shopify Plus is also easy to use so it does not take long to train employees how to use this system.
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Pros
Podia
  • Web Builder
  • Storefront
  • Digital course creator
  • Bundling workshops/programs
  • easy to update and add to my website
  • customer service is awesome
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Shopify
  • Scales incredibly well. Forget about hardware concerns, load balancing, downtime, etc. and focus on eCommerce. We've seen merchants go from a few thousand dollars per month to having million dollar days, all on Shopify without having to worry about performance or scaling systems.
  • Great new features consistently being added, ahead of the curve on almost everything
  • Solid API to build on and work with, a few annoying quirks here and there for super complex use cases but overall very well documented and works well
  • Most Merchant Success Managers are good and genuinely want to be helpful
  • A fantastic user interface, very logical and easy to use
  • Tons and tons and tons of out of the box integrations. Easily the best integration marketplace of the e-commerce platforms. There's an app for that.
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Cons
Podia
  • I sometimes wish there was more that I could customize on my website and digital programs
  • I wish their email service (for broadcasts/group emails) had more features and customization
  • I would like to use my brand font
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Shopify
  • The Account Managers/Reps have become more scripted and seem like they are busier and handling more clients than before. It doesn't seem as personal and special anymore like when we first upgraded to Plus.
  • Shopify still has missing features in their software that might not have an app in their app marketplace available that fills this void.
  • The 24/7 support doesn't seem as dedicated as they once were.
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Support Rating
Podia
No answers on this topic
Shopify
Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
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Alternatives Considered
Podia
Kajabi had lots of features all in one place. I liked their digital course creator program. I liked the ease of their their membership site program/host, too. It had an app for my clients to use. There were some problems with not being able to customize the look of pages, but they allowed coding/programming if you had training, so I sometimes hired someone to do that for me. I couldn't figure out how to use their website builder, so I didn't do much there. When it came down to it, I could use Podia and it was cheaper and easier to use. GoDaddy was my website host for a few years. I did a lot on there. It was my website builder and host and I liked it. It was easy to use. My website looked great. It had more features than Podia with blogging and connecting to social media. I had a storefront but it wasn't great for selling digital products. Back then, it wanted to show my inventory and shipping options, which don't apply for services and digital products. I did a little with my digital courses on there, but in the end, I liked other sites better for this. It didn't work out. Weebly was just a starting point for me when I create my first digital course. I liked how it looked and it was easy to build, but there are better options for this sort of thing now.
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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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Return on Investment
Podia
  • Increased sales by $8000 from January to June (Added 2 more programs quickly and easily)
  • Saved almost a thousand dollars in the first year in costs by switching to Podia
  • Improved customer satisfaction by using 1 site instead of 4
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Shopify
  • Shopify Plus has been a very cost effective solution for us.
  • As our business grows, it's easy to train new hires on how to use Shopify Plus.
  • What we've lost in the missing features of Shopify we've made up for in the other areas.
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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.