Shopify alternatives
5 tools in Ecommerce comparable to Shopify, ranked by VERILO editor rating and editorial score. Rankings are independent of affiliate relationships.
Very few merchants leave Shopify because the platform cannot do the job. They leave over cost, and the cost is rarely the plan price: it is app subscriptions stacking up, and — in countries where Shopify Payments is unavailable — the 0.6% to 2% fee on every order through a third-party gateway.
BigCommerce is the closest like-for-like: no extra gateway fee, more built in on lower tiers, and a much smaller app ecosystem to fall back on. WooCommerce removes the subscription entirely in exchange for hosting, updates and security becoming your problem; it is the cheapest option only if someone will maintain it.
If the catalogue is small and the site matters more than the store, you may be over-buying. Squarespace and Wix are website builders with commerce attached, and both cost less for a handful of products — though both run out of room on large catalogues and complex shipping rules.
Stripe
Finance & Accounting
Payments infrastructure for online and in-person payments, subscriptions and invoicing, by API or no-code.
WooCommerce
Ecommerce
Free, open-source ecommerce plugin that turns a self-hosted WordPress site into an online store.
Squarespace
Ecommerce
Design-led website builder with commerce included on every plan for selling products, services and content.
Cheaper alternatives to Shopify
Shopify’s entry paid plan is Basic at $39 a month. These alternatives start lower on the same kind of price, checked against each vendor's pricing page: 2 alternatives without a price check in the last 90 days are not included.
- Squarespace
Design-led website builder with commerce included on every plan for selling products, services and content.
Basic · $19 a month
Shopify vs Squarespace - BigCommerce
Hosted ecommerce platform with no platform transaction fees, built-in B2B features and headless options.
Core · $29 a month
Shopify vs BigCommerce
Entry plans buy different limits, some vendors quote the annual-billing rate, and a lower price can mean a narrower tool — read what each one is for before counting it as a saving.
Free alternatives to Shopify
WooCommerce has a free plan, with limits on usage, users or features. Squarespace (14 days) and BigCommerce (15 days) offer a free trial instead. 2 alternatives without a price check in the last 90 days are not included.
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