Plug, play, and start selling
June 01, 2021

Plug, play, and start selling

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

Software Version

Basic

Overall Satisfaction with Shopify

Shopify is the best cloud-based, multichannel eCommerce platform by far. Their product is suitable for small to medium-sized businesses like ours as for more advanced organizations you can create your custom made eCommerce [platform].
It is used mainly by our marketing department but the product team also uses it to make sure they take full advantage of Shopify's integrations to boost sales and help on the upselling of our most-sold products.
  • Integration with Facebook and other social platforms is fantastic.
  • Constant product improvements.
  • Great support team to help with product knowledge.
  • Cost of the custom templates is very high at $180 USD.
  • Affiliate platform integration is quite complicated.
  • Analytics system and forecasting need to be improved to calculate my expected monthly sales.
  • It has helped us push sales, improving ROI.
  • Templates are very expensive, decreasing ROI compared to other platfroms.
  • It allowed us to sell seamlessly on channels that we couldn't integrate before, improving ROI.
Shopify is much much simpler than these 2 alternatives. It is aimed at small entrepreneurs or start-ups that cannot afford big costly developments of e-commerce solutions.
Shopify works in a plug-and-play way that allows you to start selling right away and not lose time on the technical stuff that will not add much value for small companies.

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 very well suited for small and medium-sized businesses that sell on social platforms like Facebook and Instagram. It is very easy to integrate into those scenarios and helps you to be able to sell products in an easy way without worrying over development costs.
For big companies that need a stronger, more customizable, and more robust e-commerce solution I would go with Magento or another alternative that can be totally customizable.

Shopify Feature Ratings

Product catalog & listings
7
Product management
9
Bulk product upload
7
Branding
9
Mobile storefront
8
Product variations
8
Website integration
9
Visual customization
8
CMS
7
Abandoned cart recovery
9
Checkout user experience
8
eCommerce security
7
Promotions & discounts
8
SEO
8
Order processing
8
Inventory management
7
Shipping
8
Custom functionality
6