What To Choose: Shopify Or WooCommerce?

Launching an online store is a greater thing. But to face all the confusions and doubts, which platform to choose, is a difficult phase to grow through.

There is continuous friction running between Shopify web development services and woocommerce development services. But picking one best would be possible, only when you know what are the differences between both and the similarities.

Here in this one, we are bringing out the possible difference between the two, to help you decide well.

Shopify Versus Woocommerce

Shopify: 

•  Costing

It works on a monthly plan-based system. You can choose any from the following:

$29

 $79

$299

All these include an SSL certificate and web hosting. They come with a Shopify branded subdomain. 

• Ease of Use

Don't need to install, manage, or update any software.

Be free of any worry related to security, backups, performance, and compatibility issues.

On this fully hosted platform, just sign up, go through the guided process of setting up a theme, and then list up your products.

• Payment Methods

Offers multiple payment options along with its own payment gateway known as Shopify Payments (powered by Stripe) with many well-known third-party payment gateways.

But it charges an extra 2% fee on each third-party payment gateway transaction along with the payment charged by the third party.

Opt for the $299 monthly plan and reduce the fee up to 0.5%.

• Add-Ons and integrations

Shopify is a blessing to online retailers who want multiple features. Their possible range of apps and plugins helps to bring any desired feature with ease to your online store.

• Scalability and Growth

With a sum of the amount, you pay towards Shopify you can have features that would take care of your performance, security, and scalability.

Woocommerce: 

•  Costing

 A free plugin under WooCommerce is also open-source.

To start your woocommerce store, you would need a domain name($14.99), SSL Certificate ($69.99), and a WordPress hosting($7.99 / month) account.

• Ease of Use

You need to work on installing the WooCommerce plugin, manage updates, and keep backups.

Thus this is not at all a self-hosted platform.

Loads of free and paid plugins can help you make sure these tasks become easy. Also, you can take the help of these plugins to make sure your website is secure.

• Payment Methods

Woocommerce offers PayPal and Stripe payments by default.

Their WooCommerce Payments solution powered by Stripe is also there.

Get the various payment plugins like Amazon Pay, Authorize.net Square, Alipay, and many more installed with the help of a woocommerce development company.

You need to pay for the transaction fees charged by your payment gateway or your bank.

• Add-Ons and integrations

Woocommerce also provides ample plugins and apps to be built along with your online store.

The range of features possible to tag along in WooCommerce is too helpful to avoid. Due to lower barrier entry, we find it easier with Woocommerce, as compared to Shopify.

• Scalability and Growth

Since WooCommerce is a self-hosted platform, then you will have to take care of the features like performance, security, and scalability.

With our years of experience in the field and working as a search engine optimization company, we know customers choose their pick as per their needs and budget.

With the combination of beneficial points, you might have got it now; it is not always about the best pick.

But it is more about the one that suits your needs the best possible way!