Best bang for the buck
May 19, 2021

Best bang for the buck

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Shopify Plus

We run an ecommerce direct to consumer store powered by Shopify Plus. Our entire organization is involved in using Shopify in some form or another, from merchandising to operations fulfillment. We chose Shopify as our partner to run the ecomm side of our business.
  • Strong developer API
  • Good selection of 3rd party plugins/apps.
  • Popular among other 3rd party services as an integration partner.
  • Better API support for discount codes.
  • Currently no way to add to a user's cart via their API.
  • Analytics integrations are a little tricky unless they are one of the built-in partners that Shopify supports.
  • Plus has enabled us to open a new direct to consumer business line and revenue stream.
  • It has been a learning experience to optimize the ecomm store.
  • Finding the right 3rd party partners to work with on Shopify integrations has also been hit or miss.
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.

Do you think Shopify Plus delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Shopify Plus's feature set?

Yes

Did Shopify Plus live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Shopify Plus go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Shopify Plus again?

Yes

If you need a custom implementation or have to connect your ecomm store to your own internal systems, Shopify Plus provides a robust set of APIs and functionality to do this. If you are a small business just doing standard ecommerce, then you probably don't need Plus and can just use regular Shopify. High-volume / large merchants probably want to go with Plus.

Shopify Plus Feature Ratings

Product catalog & listings
8
Product management
7
Bulk product upload
7
Branding
6
Mobile storefront
8
Product variations
8
Website integration
8
Visual customization
9
CMS
7
Abandoned cart recovery
Not Rated
Checkout user experience
7
eCommerce security
9
Promotions & discounts
7
SEO
6
Order processing
9
Inventory management
9
Shipping
9
Custom functionality
9