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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Podia

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/APodia in New York offers their ecommerce platform for managing memberships and selling courses online.

    $39

    per month

    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
    PodiaShopify Plus
    Editions & Modules
    Mover
    $39.00
    per month
    Shaker
    $79.00
    per month
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    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
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    Community Pulse
    PodiaShopify Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Podia
    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
    PodiaShopify Plus
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Podia and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Podia
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    45 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Product catalog & listings8.02 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Product management9.02 Ratings8.644 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.01 Ratings8.540 Ratings
    Branding8.02 Ratings8.442 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.02 Ratings8.643 Ratings
    Product variations8.02 Ratings7.443 Ratings
    Website integration8.02 Ratings8.339 Ratings
    Visual customization8.02 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    CMS8.02 Ratings8.940 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Podia and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Podia
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.8
    44 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery8.01 Ratings8.842 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.02 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Podia and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Podia
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    42 Ratings
    3% above category average
    eCommerce security8.02 Ratings8.642 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Podia and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Podia
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    44 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Promotions & discounts9.02 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    SEO5.02 Ratings8.643 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings8.638 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Podia and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    Podia
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Shopify Plus
    8.2
    43 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Order processing8.01 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.01 Ratings8.142 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PodiaShopify Plus
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PodiaShopify Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (45 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (12 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
    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
    Podia
    • Emails
    • Course hosting
    • Website creation
    • Website chat
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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
    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
    • 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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    Usability
    Podia
    It has a great user interface, it's fast to edit and create courses, to edit and create emails, to find chats, to develop the website. Support has been friendly and I haven't found anything that hasn't worked. It also has basically all the tools you need outside if a complete blog platform
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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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    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
    • It was the 1st system I used to launch my buisness and we did 100k within 2 yrs
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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.