WooCommerce requires constant upkeep and Wix Commerce has its limits but Shopify just works.
Shopify was built from the ground up for ecommerce. It was not bolted onto a blog platform like WooCommerce or squeezed into a website builder like Wix Commerce. It is just a clean and reliable platform that handles payments and inventory and shipping along with everything else your store needs.
We build custom Shopify stores (not just basic templates) so your store looks and works exactly how your business needs it to.
Shopify Payments handles cards and Apple Pay and Google Pay from day one. There is no third-party gateway setup required.
WooCommerce means managing WordPress and a stack of plugins that all need updating. Shopify takes care of the platform for you.
Over 70% of ecommerce traffic is mobile. Our custom builds are designed for mobile buying and not just mobile viewing.
You can track stock levels and product variants and fulfilment in one place. No extra apps are needed for the basics.
Shopify powers millions of stores globally. The infrastructure is rock solid whether you are selling 10 products or 10,000.
Shopify automatically follows up with customers who left without buying. This is one of the highest-ROI tools in ecommerce and it comes standard.
Over the years we have helped out on a number of different WooCommerce sites and almost all have had the same issue (they required a lot of maintenance and developer support). While they were sold on the premise of lower cost they often wind up costing more in extra plugin fees and maintenance support. Do not even get us started on how many have outdated plugins in the bucketload.
Shopify powers over 4.6 million stores worldwide and has processed more than $700 billion in sales. That scale matters because it means the infrastructure is battle-tested and the payment systems are reliable. When you build on Shopify you are building on something that handles Black Friday traffic for thousands of stores simultaneously.
Mobile commerce now accounts for more than 70% of global ecommerce traffic. The Shopify checkout is optimised for mobile out of the box with one-tap payments and Apple Pay and Google Pay. This creates a streamlined flow that removes every unnecessary step between a customer wanting something and actually buying it. WooCommerce can be made mobile-friendly but it requires deliberate effort and the right theme whereas with Shopify it is the default.
Then there is the maintenance burden. The average WooCommerce store runs on 20 or more plugins and each of these needs individual updates and compatibility testing. Plugin issues are one of the leading causes of WordPress downtime. Shopify has no plugins to maintain because updates happen automatically at the platform level and your store keeps running.
WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin which means you are also managing WordPress hosting and security patches and plugin conflicts. Shopify handles all of that so you can focus on selling.
Plans start from around $39 USD per month. For most small stores that is less than the combined cost of WordPress hosting and a premium theme and the plugins needed to match the built-in features of Shopify.
Yes. Your own domain connects directly to your Shopify store and there is no mention of Shopify in your URL.
Yes. We build fully custom Shopify stores as part of our ecommerce service (not just a tweaked template). Get in touch to talk through what your store needs.
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