Shopify
About 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.
With Shopify’s eCommerce software, users get one unified platform to run their business with ease. Users can fully customize their online store, add new sales channels in seconds, manage unlimited products and inventory, fulfill orders in a single step, track sales and growth trends, and more.
Establish the company's brand online with a custom domain name and online store. With instant access to hundreds of the best looking themes, and complete control over the look and feel, users can have a gorgeous store of their own that reflects the personality of their business.
Shopify currently powers over 160,000 retailers in 100 different countries, including: Tesla Motors, Gatorade, Forbes, Amnesty International, Encyclopedia Britannica, Maxim Magazine, CrossFit, Black Milk Clothing, Herschel Supply Co., and many more.
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- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Shopify is easy to launch and manage
Reviewed on 30/10/2019
My overall experience has been positive using Shopify as my shopping cart for my store. I felt the...
My overall experience has been positive using Shopify as my shopping cart for my store. I felt the transition from Magento was pretty simple - although I did not do the migration that is an option, I ended up starting a brand new site.
Pros
I currently use Shopify for my “side hustle” business - selling retro and vintage style dresses online - www.retrovintagedresses.com I previously used Magento for my shopping cart before switching over to Shopify. I like that it’s an easy platform to get set up on and deploy. Also, I love that you can easily create a catalog on business manager to sell products on Facebook and Instagram. Definitely easy to use.
Cons
I don’t have any cons that I can think of with Shopify. I’ve been using it for over 2 years and have not had any major issues or set backs.
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SquarespaceReasons for Choosing Shopify
Initially I liked Magento, I thought it was a pretty good fit and the store did really well after launching in the beginning of 2011. Over the next several years, and after discovering some vulnerabilities in Magento (which we were subsequently hacked)we decided that there were better options available - and that’s when we made the switch.Switched From
Adobe Commerce
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
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Reviewed on 30/05/2022
Shopify is a great E-commerce Website for any level or type of E-commerce business. It is very easy...
Shopify is a great E-commerce Website for any level or type of E-commerce business. It is very easy to integrate with any Website (not custom bases), like Woocommerce, Magento, or your Amazon or Flipkart seller accounts, it has a hassle-free onboarding process, pay the charges, and start using it right away, it is quite Scaleable product, as one doesn't have to worry about Traffic, Shopify servers handle everything just fine and also it Connects to a lot of third Party Logistics like Shiprocket, Shyplite and Pickrr so one doesn't have to worry about Logistics. Also for beginner D2C brands, it's a boom as one doesn't have to worry about building tech and hiring a team to maintain it or enhance it is also a fact that as your business grows using Shopify will become a pain because of the high charges of the platform which depends upon your Daily volume so it's great until your volume is low or medium.
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Pros:-
>> Very easy to integrate with any Website (not custom bases), like Woocommerce, Magento, or your Amazon or Flipkart seller accounts.
>> Hassle-free onboarding process, pay the charges, and start using it right away.
>> Scaleable product, as one doesn't have to worry about Traffic, Shopify servers handle everything just fine.
>> Custome integration is also possible via Shopify Developer's community.
>> All features of an E-commerce platform are fulfilled through it, one doesn't have to move anywhere
>> Connects to a lot of third Party Logistics like Shiprocket, Shyplite and Pickrr so one doesn't have to worry about Logistics.
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Cons:-
>> Pricing is just too high for large scale D2C Brands
>> Customization is not possible easily
>> To get into touch with Shopify sales or tech team is a pain in itself.
Reasons for Choosing Shopify
Spree is a Open source E-commerce product built on ROR, so it's great for businesses having high volumes and those who want's to build their tech.Switched From
SpreeReasons for Switching to Shopify
it was easy to get started with.- Industry: Writing & Editing
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
No that bad
Reviewed on 07/08/2024
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there services are chargeable and it's so Frustrating, even after there glitch you need to pay for it.
Cons
this is good for a drop shipping, it also good for new people in marketing.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Shopify is a trap
Reviewed on 03/07/2023
Using Shopify can be summed up like this: an ongoing and demoralising feeling of I've been tricked...
Using Shopify can be summed up like this: an ongoing and demoralising feeling of I've been tricked and can't do my job without buying yet another plugin and going through the clunky hassle of setting it up. And knowing that without doing this the existing monthly fees get you very little.
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None. I fell for the promise that Shopify "is an all-in-one commerce platform" whereas, really, it's a clunky app store with a hefty monthly fee just for the platform (that has very little functionality), and extra monthly fees for the add-on apps you have to buy just to get anything done.
Cons
Shopify is a scheme to get you to pay for the platform then sell you more plugins and features just to do basic things. As just one example, inventory reports for the previous month are unavailable until weeks into the next month, making timely stock on hand reports and EOFY stocktake impossible. At first this is confusing, but after a while you see the pattern: there's a bunch of plugins you can pay to get the job done. Essentially you are held ransom to access your own data. This same playbook is everywhere you look in Shopify, and after you've done all the hours and days of setting up the website, portals and pouring your inventory into its systems you'll find that they have every possible function you could desire - as long as you're willing to pay extra for it and are willing to do all these clunky integrations. And if you don't? Then you'll find Shopify not much use for anything.
- Industry: Furniture
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
E-commerce solution for small businesses.
Reviewed on 20/06/2024
It is easy to use. Get ready to grow your sales countrywide.
It is easy to use. Get ready to grow your sales countrywide.
Pros
I have used Shopify for my store and have liked the experience of creating, designing and seeing sales increase. Overall I have liked how beginner friendly it is.
Cons
Finding the right apps is a challenge so I have had to research before buying an app for the store
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BigCommerceReasons for Choosing Shopify
The pricing, community and customer support.Switched From
WooCommerceReasons for Switching to Shopify
One which supports operating a business in Turkey.Shopify FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Shopify.Q. What type of pricing plans does Shopify offer?
Shopify offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$29.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
BASIC SHOPIFY: $39 per month Online rate: 2.9% + 30¢ In person rate: 2.6% + 10¢ SHOPIFY: $105 per month Online rate: 2.7% + 30¢ In person rate: 2.5% + 10¢ ADVANCED SHOPIFY: $399 per month Online rate: 2.5% + 30¢ In person rate: 2.4% + 10¢
Q. Who are the typical users of Shopify?
Shopify has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Shopify support?
Shopify supports the following languages:
Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
Q. Does Shopify support mobile devices?
Shopify supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Shopify integrate with?
Shopify integrates with the following applications:
Birdeye, Brevo, Chargify, Constant Contact, Cyfe, Desk.com, Extensiv Order Management, Get Satisfaction, Heartland Retail, Instagram, Kissmetrics, Mad Mimi, Mailchimp, Meta for Business, PayPal, Privy, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks eCommerce, Twitter/X, Zapier, itDuzzit
Q. What level of support does Shopify offer?
Shopify offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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