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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Shopify

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AShopify is a commerce platform designed for both online stores and retail locations. Shopify offers a professional online storefront, a payment solution to accept credit cards, and the Shopify POS application to power retail sales.

    $39

    per month

    Teachable

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ATeachable in New York offers what they describe as a powerful, easy-to-use online course creation platform, designed to provide course creators everything needed to create, market, and sell their course online. Teachable's platform includes unlimited courses and unlimited students, to site customization and personal branding.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    ShopifyTeachable
    Editions & Modules
    Basic Shopify
    $39
    per month
    Grow
    $105
    per month
    Advanced
    $399
    per month
    Shopify Plus
    2,000
    per month
    Shopify Plus
    2,300
    per month
    Basic
    $39.00
    per month
    Pro
    $119.00
    per month
    Business
    $299.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ShopifyTeachable
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA 25% discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    ShopifyTeachable
    Considered Both Products
    Shopify
    No answer on this topic
    Teachable
    Chose Teachable
    It's honestly just worked really well for us in terms of serving the actual course content. Plus, our customers can maintain one profile and use that to access all of the courses and bonuses that they've acquired from us. And the cost of Teachable has been very reasonable in …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    77 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ShopifyTeachable
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shopify and Teachable
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.4
    149 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Teachable
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.7149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.2147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.3125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding8.6146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.1142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations7.9139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.7140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization8.7146 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS7.6118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Shopify and Teachable
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.5
    141 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Teachable
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.2131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.8139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Shopify and Teachable
    Feature
    Shopify
    9.4
    143 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Teachable
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security9.4143 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shopify and Teachable
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.3
    146 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Teachable
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.4140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.432 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO8.1135 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Shopify and Teachable
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.1
    147 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Teachable
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management6.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing9.0144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management7.6143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping8.4135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.7136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Shopify and Teachable
    Feature
    Shopify
    -
    Ratings
    Teachable
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ShopifyTeachable
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Google Classroom
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify Plus
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    D2L Brightspace
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ShopifyTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (162 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ShopifyTeachable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Shopify
    Shopify allowed us to handle matrix items and combined listings. Both of which we could not do on our previous platform. There was some customization involved but overall, it did what we needed it to. The one downside was that if we want to change anything we would have to reload the entire set of matrix items manually.
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    Teachable
    Gets the job done and is easy to use. We've definitely made serious revenue with it, and it's worked well enough with our other systems to enable some handy automations. I'd say if you've got a course or courses you're looking to launch and they are fairly straightforward with up-front payments, Teachable can definitely get the job done. However, if you're running more of a membership model for access to your courses, Teachable by itself may not be the ideal solution, or you may want to use a different platform for the payments and just use Teachable for the actual courses.
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    Pros
    Shopify
    • It's base security and integration with trusted security partners (such as NoFraud) is a game-changer when it comes to reliability and a "hands off approach" for our IT department. The up-time is also very good.
    • It offers a wide range of verified plugins that are (for the most part) easy to install and use for any specific scenario you're looking for.
    • It's Analytics area in the admin is actually nice and offers a wide variety of reports that you can run.
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    Teachable
    • Hosting video-based training
    • Receiving and passing on payments and handling the slaes tax
    • Allowing me to work with affiliates
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    Cons
    Shopify
    • I would love it if Shopify built an in house app which helped us post UGCs and social proof from platforms such as Instagram, Youtube etc. more seamlessly on our website. Right now, we are able to do it through third party apps but the look and feel is just okay.
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    Teachable
    • They FALSELY ADVERTISE their services.
    • They kicked us off their "unlimited" plan b/c we were using serving too many downloads?
    • They were terribly rude, cursing at us, threatening us, deleting our forum questions.
    • They have no unlimited plan and need to be sued in a court of law for their misleadings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Shopify
    Nothing we have used in the past or have seen thus far even comes close to offering what we get with Shopify Plus, especially for the price. You cannot even come close to getting what we are getting at the price we pay. We are beyond thrilled and Shopify Plus meets and exceeds all of our needs and expectations. We love it!
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    Teachable
    Because we haven't had any major issues with it. The platform is really simple to use and the content can be uploaded and modified very easily. It has a drag and drop feature that makes everything fast and easy. Their support has always answered our questions or concerns and the cost is affodable. We will keep using it in the future.
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    Usability
    Shopify
    It is fairly easy to use Shopify regardless of what task you are attempting to perform. Most things are customizable to a degree without requiring coding ability. I have very limited coding experience and have still been able to navigate my way around changing features of the website that require edits to the code with the use of AI and trial-and-error. This previously wasn't possible with the WooCommerce platform.
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    Teachable
    Because it's easier to use both as administrators and both as user. We have never heard of any users having issues login in or going through the lectures or completing the course
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    Reliability and Availability
    Shopify
    Shopify support is always available when you need them.
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    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues, it's always available. Even when they schedule a maintanance on their end, students still can access the courses
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    Performance
    Shopify
    Shopify website speed is quite impressive. Even if we integrate couple apps, it does not hamper the site speed.
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    Teachable
    Never had any issues with pages or videos not loading
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    Support Rating
    Shopify
    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
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    Teachable
    Their support is good overal. There are a couple of things that I would change, like answering faster. Sometimes they take a day to answer a concern and that's kind of annoying considering sometimes there are urgent issues we have to deal with. But the support has been good, they have answered properly.
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    Online Training
    Shopify
    Shopify offered us several trainings to setup a Shopify store, how to build a brand, SEO, product photography etc. All this content have been super helpful in our journey.
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    Teachable
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Shopify
    Just start now and make the switch, the sooner the better. You will love it and it is really a simple process
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    Teachable
    I'd say: learn the system first, try it out and then publish the content with customers. There are a couple of features that will cause issues with customers (especially lazy ones) but I'd say it's easy to implement and modify if needed. People don't need to train much to use Teachable, but they should take their time to know it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Shopify
    Big Commerce and SAP Hybris are two other platforms we've investigated and Shopify is by far easiest to use and customize. While it doesn't do everything out of the box, the apps do fill in many gaps. The cost however, is probably the biggest selling point against these other two options.
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    Teachable
    It's honestly just worked really well for us in terms of serving the actual course content. Plus, our customers can maintain one profile and use that to access all of the courses and bonuses that they've acquired from us. And the cost of Teachable has been very reasonable in terms of our budget.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    We wouldn't change anything. Everything seemed fine when we purchased
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    Scalability
    Shopify
    Shopify has basic to high-end plans. The plans grow with the brand`s growth and I love that about Shopify.
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    Teachable
    We haven't had any issues with it. Their maintanance hours are always at times when we don't have students there, and even then, they still can access the platform
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    Professional Services
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Teachable
    All the implementation process was fast and easy.
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    Return on Investment
    Shopify
    • It got the store up quickly so the client could start selling. She was previously selling products on Etsy and Facebook and wanted to consolidate everything onto one website, so the main thing Shopify solved was to reduce the store owner's time in managing all her products on multiple sites. Also, we had previously built a website on Wix with all the custom functionality and branding she needed - a truly great, high-end website - but it performed so slowly that it was unusable. So the speed at which Shopify can be set up and then works on the page is appreciable.
    • The website was manageable by the client - she could figure the system out herself after a while so she saved money on costs for hiring developers. She did have to hire developers to customize some of the plug-ins but costs are all relative; it wasn't a high investment compared to building a full e-commerce website. With the complexity and size of her product base and the functionality and branding she wanted to have in a website, and the potential of her business, she would have needed to invest well over $10,000 to get to where she really needs to be. In the end she kept the budget under $5000.00.
    • Costs kept climbing with plug-ins having to be added with everything. My client became more involved in building the website and began to try multiple plugins, and she did not have the skill base to evaluate the plugins functionalities so she chose plugins that did not do everything she needed, and then ended up paying the plugin developers to customize the plugins. So on one hand, it's pretty amazing to be able to bring up an e-commerce website as quickly as a week or so, but on the other hand if you need anything customized or deeper functionality in regards to product searching and filtering on the web page, and management on the backend, it quickly goes beyond the skills of the average person to manage, and above their expected budget as well. In the end my client really did not get anything close to the functionality for the website we had originally envisioned.
    • Shopify was the easiest way we could find to bring the client's products to a global market. We evaluated several other platforms and the functionality simple did not seem to be adequate, so Shopify seemed like the only solution that could do enough of what we needed and still stay within this client's budget. Really the problem in this project was not platform per se but that the budget wasn't large enough. Shopify managed to provide a solution for an ecommerce store with thousands of products on a tiny budget, so in the sense of pure functionality it provided the best value of all the platforms we evaluated. The solution still isn't big enough for this client's business though so, without having insights into this client's post-build sales results, my guess is that because her new website did not make her products easier to sort through, and she likely didn't have much more budget left to invest in SEO and other marketing of the website, her sales probably didn't increase substantially as a result of having built the website. So I think this project all in all did not likely have a high ROI.
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    Teachable
    • This is the basis of my business.
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