Wondering which one wins when it comes to eCommerce? Here’s a chart to help you size them up.
|
Shopify |
WooCommerce |
|
| Model |
Commercial, hosted, all-in-one solution |
Free open source plugin |
| Site | ||
| Speed to set up prototype |
Few hours |
Couple days |
| Out of the box functionality |
High |
Medium |
| Customization via Plugins |
Low |
High |
| Shipping Flexibility |
Excellent – charge by weight or auto calculate by carrier |
Poor – flat rate per item |
| Number of Available Themes |
Low |
High |
| Theme Cost |
$100-$200 |
$50-$100 |
| Responsive for Mobile |
Yes |
Yes |
| Payment Options |
Credit Card payment |
Credit Card payment |
| Payment Processing Time |
Checkout to bank |
Checkout to bank |
| Programming Language |
Ruby / Rails |
PHP / WordPress |
| Coding required for daily operations? |
No |
No |
| Mailchimp integration |
Yes |
Yes |
| Store Management Smartphone App |
Yes |
No |
| Customer Support |
Excellent – talk |
Fix it yourself |
| Discounts |
Yes |
No |
| Coupons |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automatic Tax Calculation |
Yes |
Optional |
| Reporting |
Excellent |
Good |
| Google Analytics |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hosting Included |
Yes, hosting is included out-of-the-box |
No ($10/mo and up) |
| SSL Security Certificate Included |
Yes, it is secure out-of-the-box |
No ($60/yr ) |
| Website and Store on same site |
Yes |
Yes |
| iPad Point-of-Sale |
Yes ($50/mo) |
No |
| Custom domain |
Yes |
Yes |
| Transaction Fee |
2.9% + 30 cents |
2.9% + 30 cents |
| Price |
$15/mo – $220/mo |
Free |
| Contract |
Month-to-month |
None |
Anything I left out? Leave a comment and I’ll be sure to update the chart.