The right choice for any small business' online storefront
May 21, 2021

The right choice for any small business' online storefront

Bryan McAnulty | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Basic

Overall Satisfaction with Shopify

Shopify is used for the website of one of our e-commerce brands to power our checkout process and experience. Previously this site was on Adobe Business Catalyst for a number of years.
  • Easy to use and very powerful to support continued growth
  • App Store Marketplace makes integrations a breeze
  • Accept payments without merchant account and payment gateway hassles
  • Email marketing is an added cost compared to the previous system we were on, but this isn't a big issue
  • A secure and stable platform for us to continue growing with indefinitely
  • A migration process that was relatively straitforward
  • App Store for easily adding integrations and improvements to our store
  • Adobe Business Catalyst (Discontinued)
We were Business Catalyst users since 2009 (before it was acquired by Adobe). We met Adobe in person to discuss future development of the Business Catalyst platform, and it served us well until Adobe halted development on it and ultimately discontinued it. We grew accustomed to annoying workarounds that were needed as a result of the platform's development halting. With Shopify, we have a solution that is trusted by millions of store owners and is constantly improving.

With Shopify, we feel we are taken care of because of their scale and strong focus on e-commerce specifically.

Do you think Shopify delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Shopify's feature set?

Yes

Did Shopify live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Shopify go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Shopify again?

Yes

Shopify is easy to get started with and will grow with you. When migrating our existing e-commerce store that has been running for 8 years now, Shopify was the clear choice because it would be able to handle what we needed, plus even had options to give us benefits we didn't previously have available to us, because of Shopify's extensive app marketplace.

If you have a custom built e-commerce solution that is working well for you and is able to continue growing without headaches, then moving to Shopify might not be worth the effort. However, if you are starting a new online store today, Shopify is an easy choice that you cannot go wrong with.

Shopify Feature Ratings

Product catalog & listings
8
Product management
8
Bulk product upload
8
Branding
10
Mobile storefront
10
Product variations
10
Website integration
10
Visual customization
10
CMS
10
Abandoned cart recovery
10
Checkout user experience
10
eCommerce security
10
Promotions & discounts
10
SEO
9
Order processing
10
Inventory management
10
Shipping
10
Custom functionality
8