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Overview

What is Shopify?

Shopify 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.

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Shopify - Best Overall E-Commerce Platform

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 24, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We sell on a variety of marketplaces, but Shopify is our primary D2C channel. We send traffic to it via paid search, paid social, organic search, organic social, affiliate net...
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Eric Waddington
C-Level Executive - Marketing
COO (Chief Operations Officer)
SnapPower
Shopify5 years of experience

Shopify is your one-stop shop for everything e-commerce!

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 19, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Shopify for e-commerce needs. We launched a new brand during Covid through Shopify and because of it, were able to stay in business. The ability to quickly create e-com...
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Bobby Greenawalt
Executive - Corporate
Founder & President
Beverage Management
Shopify4 years of experience

Good for the Basic Price, but wish it was a little more robust out of the box

Rating: 6 out of 10
June 11, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Shopify with a number of our clients e-commerce websites. It's an extension of whatever our chosen CMS is for the project. As an agency, we operate in a few different w...
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Emilee Anderson
Employee - Marketing
Sr. Account Manager
Trekk
Shopify2 years of experience

So Glad I Chose Shopify

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 11, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I've been using Shopify to run my ecommerce store since 2017. It gives you a seamless way to launch and run an online store, even if you have zero coding experience. Their app...
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Amanda Austin
C-Level Executive - Corporate
Owner
Little Shop of Miniatures
Shopify7 years of experience

Great for small businesses but, in my opinion, with frustrating limitations for SEO and marketing tracking

Rating: 7 out of 10
June 11, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are a marketing and website development agency for eCommerce businesses, so a large majority of our clients have a Shopify website. Shopify is very easy to use for start up...
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Bailey Witt, MBA
Strategist - Marketing
Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Trellis
Shopify1 year of experience
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Pricing

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Shopify Lite

$9

Cloud
per month

Basic Shopify

$29

Cloud
per month

Shopify

$79

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.shopify.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $29 per month
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Product Demos

1-Minute Demo of How Packwerk Works | Shopify Engineering

YouTube

Basel Shopify - Use One Click Import Demo Tool

YouTube

Shopify Online Store 2.0 Demo: Dawn, the new Theme Editor, and Metafields...

YouTube

Instant Search + for Shopify Demo

YouTube

Australia Post Shipping Labels for Shopify - App Demo

YouTube

Hydrogen Coding Demo with Tobi Lütke | Shopify Unite 2021

YouTube
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Features

Online Storefront

Features for creating an online storefront with a browse-able product catalog.

8.6
Avg 7.8

Online Shopping Cart

Features that facilitate the collection of items so that customers can purchase them as a group.

7.8
Avg 7.7

Online Payment System

Features related to processing online payment for eCommerce purchases.

9.6
Avg 8.4

eCommerce Marketing

Features related to marketing for eCommerce websites

8.4
Avg 7.6

eCommerce Business Management

Features related to business management and administration of eCommerce operations

8.1
Avg 7.9
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Product Details

What is Shopify?

Shopify is a commerce platform that allows anyone to easily sell online, at a retail location, and everywhere in between. Shopify offers a professional online storefront, a payment solution to accept credit cards, and the Shopify POS application to power retail sales. Shopify is used by over 90,000 retailers in 100 different countries.

As a SaaS, Shopify's stability and always-on availability are touted. The eCommerce site presents the customary inventory and presentation controls typical of eCommerce solutions. Items are organized into collections, or using smart collections customize groupings to fit the merchandise (e.g. less than $20 items, gift ideas, bundles, etc.). Content management features (e.g. a blog) are present for tailoring the look and interactivity of the site.

For selling online, the $14 Starter pack includes a basic eCommerce site with 1GB of storage, chat & email support, and support for 25 listings. The $29 Basic pack includes POS and unlimited products, as well as fraud analysis tools. The $79 Professional Pack bumps storage space from 1GB to 5GB and adds gift cards, professional reports, and abandoned cart recovery. Finally, Unlimited, at $179 per month, makes space unlimited, and provides advanced reporting and real-time carrier shipping.

Shopify Features

Online Storefront Features

  • Supported: Product catalog & listings
  • Supported: Product management
  • Supported: Bulk product upload
  • Supported: Branding
  • Supported: Search & filter
  • Supported: Mobile storefront
  • Supported: Product variations
  • Supported: Subscriptions & downloads
  • Supported: Website integration
  • Supported: Visual customization
  • Supported: CMS

Online Shopping Cart Features

  • Supported: Abandoned cart recovery
  • Supported: Tax calculator
  • Supported: Shipping calculator
  • Supported: Integration with Amazon
  • Supported: Integration with eBay
  • Supported: Checkout user experience

Online Payment System Features

  • Supported: PayPal integration
  • Supported: Returns & refunds
  • Supported: Single-click checkout
  • Supported: eCommerce security

eCommerce Marketing Features

  • Supported: Promotions & discounts
  • Supported: SEO
  • Supported: Product reviews
  • Supported: Social commerce integration
  • Supported: Customer registration

eCommerce Business Management Features

  • Supported: Order processing
  • Supported: Inventory management
  • Supported: Shipping
  • Supported: Custom functionality

Shopify Videos

Subscribe to Shopify
Shopify is a powerful tool for ecommerce, but users will have to know how to setup products and collections to get the most out of it. We go through the process step by step.

Shopify Integrations

Shopify Competitors

Shopify Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

Shopify 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.

Shopify starts at $29.

PrestaShop, Volusion, and Miva are common alternatives for Shopify.

Reviewers rate Order processing highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Shopify are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Good for the Basic Price, but wish it was a little more robust out of the box

Rating: 6 out of 10
Incentivized
June 11, 2024
EA
Emilee Anderson
Sr. Account Manager
Trekk (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Shopify
2 years of experience
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Alternatives Considered
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.

Great for small businesses but, in my opinion, with frustrating limitations for SEO and marketing tracking

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
June 11, 2024
BW
Bailey Witt, MBA
Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Trellis (Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Shopify
1 year of experience
View profile
Alternatives Considered
Shopify is so much easier to use, and much more user-friendly than both BigCommerce and Magento. The reporting, product management, and app marketplace are much better as well. Shopify also integrates with other systems very easily with apps and sales channels, so it saves a lot of time. BigCommerce and Magento may offer more flexibility for growth, in terms of website look, feel, and coding, but Shopify is a much smoother system that helps businesses "get to value" quicker.

Shopify - Best Overall E-Commerce Platform

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 24, 2024
EW
Eric Waddington
COO (Chief Operations Officer)
SnapPower (Consumer Electronics, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Shopify
5 years of experience
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Alternatives Considered
I have been in e-commerce for over 15 years now, and Shopify is overall the best website platform that I have used. I have used AmeriCommerce, StoresOnline/Crexendo, BigCommerce, Weebly/Square, Wix, Wordpress, GoDaddy and others - Shopify is the best in most features/functionality. Some of the others are better at individual things, like bulk import functionality, drag-and-drop page editors, and SEO, but Shopify takes the cake overall.

Would purchase again!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 11, 2024
Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Retail Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Shopify
2 years of experience
Alternatives Considered
I am semi familiar with Wix. I prefer the Shopify interface for its ease of functionality and I think the platform is just more realistic in terms of what a business wants to see on the back end.
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