Shopify vs. WooCommerce Comparison

What is Shopify?

Shopify is a "cloud-based omnichannel shop system" that allows businesses and stores of any size to sell their products and services online. Originally founded in 2006, Shopify has developed into one of the leading solutions in the field of online commerce. The platform offers a variety of tools and features specifically aimed at simplifying and optimizing the online sales process.

With Shopify, users without extensive technical knowledge can create and design their own online store. The platform offers a range of customizable templates and a user-friendly drag-and-drop editor, which facilitates the creation of a professionally looking shop.

What is WooCommerce?

WooCommerce is possibly the most widely used online shop system on the web. For several reasons: Firstly, WooCommerce is built on WordPress, the most widely used content management system (both products are owned by the company Automattic). For operators of a WordPress website, selling via WooCommerce is therefore the obvious solution. Additionally, WooCommerce can be used for free. However, there may be costs for hosting, support, plugins (which offer additional options), and themes (shop layouts). WooCommerce is mainly used by individual merchants and smaller companies. A lively community has emerged around the open-source software.