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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SI Web Shopping

    N/AN/AN/A

    $960,000

    per year

    WooCommerce

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AWooCommerce is an eCommerce plugin for WordPress, developed by WooThemes (recently acquired by Automattic). Like WordPress, it is designed to be an extendable, adaptable, open-sourced platform. WooCommerce allows merchants to sell physical products, downloadables, or services.

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    Pricing
    Shopify PlusSI Web ShoppingWooCommerce
    Editions & Modules
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    Basic
    $960,000
    per year
    Woo Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Shopify PlusSI Web ShoppingWooCommerce
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWooCommerce is a free and open-source plugin for WordPress. Merchants can host their WooCommerce store on any private hosting service, or with Automattic directly via WordPress.com. Some added features or services from the WooCommerce Official Marketplace may have one time or subscription pricing.
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    Shopify PlusSI Web ShoppingWooCommerce
    Considered Multiple Products
    Shopify
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus offers a lot more scalable technical foundations. Magento and WooCommerce sites can be difficult to innvoate on top of and not have the security that Shopify Plus offers. Often WooCommerce sites are cobbled together with third party tools and plugins that can …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    A direct connection to our ERP sets Shopify Plus apart for other platforms we've evaluated. The integration with our ERP eliminates manual data entry, reduces fulfillment errors, and ensures accurate stock visibility company-wide.
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus is far more scalable and stable. It is much easier to implement, and the time to value is much shorter. Development resources are plentiful and skilled, and the product's user base is so massive that significant testing has been done prior to releasing any updates …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    A far more professional approach to e-commerce in general. Servers and the core SSL are taken care of and you're left with a whole host of tools to sell, sell and sell.
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify is a much easier and more intuitive platform to use.

    The mobile focus is outstanding from the other competitors and the capability to modify the store without previous code or experience makes them the best e-commerce platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus has the most robust capabilities of the pure cloud plays and the app store ecosystem is the largest and best.
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus offers a more robust solution than Woo commerce and is easier to train on than Big Commerce. Woo commerce is freeware with no support. Big Commerce offers more SEO features and is a more powerful solution, but harder to remote train users on - lots more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus is WAYYYYYY better than anything else that we have used, and it's not even close. The websites are faster and more reliable, both of which are critical to running an online business. The cost to run is way less. We are running five websites on Shopify Plus for less …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus is way ahead of the pack in terms of features, automated and worry free maintenance / security / scaling / infrastructure, customer support, and speed. We've been building eCommerce sites for over a decade and it seems almost every positive trend in eCommerce is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus integrates so well with other services, and keeps all levels of the online shopping experience in one place. It really saves a developer or manager a lot of headache that can arise with other e-commerce platforms.
    Incentivized
    System Integrator
    No answer on this topic
    Automattic
    Chose WooCommerce
    WooCommerce is a good free version that's very customisable, but is not a smooth or polished platform. If you look at both dashboards between Shopify and WooCommerce you can see the difference is huge.

    WooCommerce seems to be built for websites that aren't focused entirely on …
    Incentivized
    Chose WooCommerce
    I like WooCommerce because it can be optimized, customized and adapted to every business needs. That's because it's WordPress core, it helps us customize stores in ways we can only imagine and also we can implement Google AMP and PWA easier and faster than with other platforms. …
    Incentivized
    Chose WooCommerce
    One single word: cost!
    Most WooCommerce alternatives have very high monthly or annual costs. WooCommerce permits to have an implementation cost (low or high based on customization) and a very low maintenance cost.
    Even if some plugins are very expensive, the maintenance cost is a …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
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    96%
    Would buy again
    43 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    43 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    Shopify PlusSI Web ShoppingWooCommerce
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shopify Plus and SI Web Shopping and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    45 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SI Web Shopping
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    8.0
    96 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Product catalog & listings8.743 Ratings00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Product management8.644 Ratings00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.540 Ratings00 Ratings7.278 Ratings
    Branding8.442 Ratings00 Ratings7.383 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.643 Ratings00 Ratings9.388 Ratings
    Product variations7.443 Ratings00 Ratings8.088 Ratings
    Website integration8.239 Ratings00 Ratings9.596 Ratings
    Visual customization8.343 Ratings00 Ratings7.392 Ratings
    CMS8.940 Ratings00 Ratings7.974 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Shopify Plus and SI Web Shopping and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.8
    44 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SI Web Shopping
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    6.1
    91 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery8.842 Ratings00 Ratings5.359 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.743 Ratings00 Ratings6.991 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Shopify Plus and SI Web Shopping and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    42 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SI Web Shopping
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    8.5
    85 Ratings
    2% above category average
    eCommerce security8.642 Ratings00 Ratings8.585 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shopify Plus and SI Web Shopping and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    44 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SI Web Shopping
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    6.4
    94 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Promotions & discounts8.743 Ratings00 Ratings7.591 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.638 Ratings00 Ratings5.374 Ratings
    SEO8.643 Ratings00 Ratings6.583 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Shopify Plus and SI Web Shopping and WooCommerce
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.2
    43 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SI Web Shopping
    -
    Ratings
    WooCommerce
    7.9
    93 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Order processing8.743 Ratings00 Ratings8.491 Ratings
    Inventory management8.242 Ratings00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
    Shipping8.042 Ratings00 Ratings8.584 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.142 Ratings00 Ratings7.786 Ratings
    Multi-site management00 Ratings00 Ratings6.747 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
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    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
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Shopify PlusSI Web ShoppingWooCommerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (95 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Shopify PlusSI Web ShoppingWooCommerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    WooCommerce is best suited to customers whose website is built on the WordPress platform, and whose development team has a good understanding of plug-in implementation. If your website is not built on WordPress, but on Laravel or React (or any other non WordPress technology), then WooCommerce is not for you. WooCommerce is also great for customers who just need a simple online shopping experience. If your needs involve more complex or immersive features such as timed discounts, pick up locations, delivery reminders, or post shopping feedback surveys, know that you will need to purchase additional add-ons to make to get these features using WooCommerce set up on WordPress.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    • Free base package means I can use it when I need to and not pay for it when I'm not using it
    • I can customize the e-commerce options and integrate the calendar booking
    • Payment processing is quick and easy and I can choose my provider
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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
    Read full review
    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    • Because of how the Wordpress database is structured, WooCommerce isn't great for large or complex e-commerce sites.
    • More out-of-the-box options would be nice within the base software.
    • Because add-on plugins are developed by 3rd parties, sometimes you get conflicts that break things.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    Despite very rare glitches, more connected to an excessive number of plugins, that affect the speed of the site, we are extremely satisfied with the platform, the ability to import and export products, even though we just export them, as we have our proprietary system for updating inventories. We love the ease of upgrading, enhancing, innovating, and the freedom we have to do whatever we want, which is a plus, when you consider Shopify can take down your whole store as they please, if they think you aren't abiding to their TOS or their ever changing set of rules.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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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    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    It is built on the Wordpress platform, so there are some quirks compared to a dedicated e-commerce product, but it is very intuitive and easy to use, especially for anyone with Wordpress experience. There are numerous great support articles and learning resources available. Significant customization can be achieved with plugins vs other eCommerce platforms, which may require more custom code and have fewer plugin options.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Shopify
    Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
    Incentivized
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    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    not muh support
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    We were pretty sure we wanted a WordPress site so that we had more control over the site itself, having been burned by third-party vendor sites before. The fact that WooCommerce integrates so well with WordPress was a big selling point for us. Magento would have been too heavy of a lift for our small dev team and we didn't want to rely on Shopify or BigCommerce (though all of those products could have their merits for other projects or clients).
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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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    System Integrator
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    • Positive: low cost to start up, and allowed us to start selling right away.
    • Negative: better plug-ins have a high cost of entry. For example if you want to do subscriptions you need a paid plugin for it.
    • Positive: easily integrates with PayPal and Stripe.
    Incentivized
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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.

    WooCommerce Screenshots

    Screenshot of a single product and description.Screenshot of WooCommerce checkout blocks.Screenshot of WooCommerce settings.Screenshot of WooCommerce product editing.Screenshot of WooCommerce products listing.