Which is better, Shopify or WooCommerce?

Neither wins for everyone. WooCommerce often suits a content-led WordPress site that wants full control. Shopify often suits a business that wants to sell without running a website stack.

Is WooCommerce cheaper than Shopify?

The software is free, but hosting, extensions and maintenance are not. A small store can cost less on WooCommerce, while a busy one may not. Add up your own list before deciding.

When would you tell me to stay on WooCommerce?

When WordPress is doing real work for you, your plugins cover what you need, and someone is looking after the site. In that case, moving would mostly be a cost.

Can you move a store between them?

Yes. Most of our advice here comes from knowing both, and a move takes planning for plugins, data and redirects. Moving is not free, so decide on the facts of your store.

Shopify vs WooCommerce

Shopify vs WooCommerce: Which Is Better for Your Store?

We build stores on both, and we also publish Shopify apps, so weigh our view with that in mind. Shopify gives you a hosted platform with less upkeep, and WooCommerce gives you full ownership of a WordPress site.

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What Should Drive the Decision

Content or Commerce

If your business runs on articles and a WordPress site, WooCommerce is often right. If selling products is the main job, Shopify usually needs less setup.

Who Handles Upkeep

Shopify runs hosting, security and updates for you. On WooCommerce those jobs are yours, or your developer's, including testing plugin updates.

How the Costs Add Up

Shopify is a monthly plan plus any apps. WooCommerce is free software, and you pay for hosting, extensions and whoever maintains them.

Side by Side

Prices from shopify.com/pricing and woocommerce.com/pricing, October 2026. WooCommerce's hosting and extension figures are its own estimates. Check both pages before you decide.

Feature	Shopify	WooCommerce
Software cost	Basic $39/mo, or $29/mo paid yearly. Grow $105/mo, or $79/mo. Advanced $399/mo, or $299/mo	Free core, no monthly subscription
Hosting	Included	You choose a host. WooCommerce puts most stores at $25 to $350/mo
Add-ons	Apps, priced by each developer	Extensions at $29 to $299 a year each, by WooCommerce's estimate
Third-party payment fee	2% Basic, 1% Grow, 0.6% Advanced, 0.2% Plus, none with Shopify Payments	None from WooCommerce
Code access	Themes and apps, within Shopify's limits	Open source, full access
Updates and security	Handled by Shopify	Your responsibility
Strongest fit	Stores where selling is the main job	Content-led WordPress sites

How We Help You Choose

A review of what you sell and how you sell it
A monthly cost estimate for both options
A check of the plugins or apps you would need
A plain recommendation, either way
A WooCommerce build if that is the better fit
A Shopify build if that is the better fit
Migration planning if you are moving between them

Discuss Your Project

How to Decide

Name the Owner
Decide who will handle updates, backups and problems.
List Must-haves
Write down the features you cannot run without, then price them on each.
Cost Three Years
Add plans, hosting, add-ons, payment fees and developer time.
Try the Admin
Have the person who will run the store add a product in each.

Stores We Built

A few of the Shopify stores we've designed and built. See our full portfolio

What Merchants Say About Our Shopify Apps

Real reviews from the Shopify App Store. They cover our apps.

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