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PrestaShop or Shopify? If you're still undecided, keep scrolling to discover which ecommerce solution aligns best with you and your business needs.
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| tittle | PrestaShop | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free download and installation No monthly fees | Subscription plan from $22 to $299/month |
| Commissions per sale | No commissions on your sales | Commissions from 2% to 0.5% |
| Design | 2,500+ templates | 260 templates |
| Ecommerce features | 4,000+ modules | 4,000+ modules |
| Customizability | Access to core file | No access to core file |
| Interface | SEO friendly | User-friendly |
| SEO | SEO compatible | Weak native SEO (requires paid modules installation) |
| Multiple languages supported | Back office in +75 languages | Back office in 21 languages |
| Multi-store management | No (requires paid modules installation) | |
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PRESTASHOP VS SHOPIFY
What are the primary variations in pricing?
PrestaShop is an open-source platform that enables you to freely download and install your online store. The merchant is responsible for the costs associated with web and domain hosting.
Shopify provides a 14-day free trial period. Following this trial, you'll be required to pay a monthly fee based on your chosen subscription plan, ranging from $29 to $299 per month.
Are PrestaShop and Shopify beginner-friendly?
PrestaShop caters to beginners aiming to launch their online businesses for the first time, as well as to large online stores with extensive product catalogs.
In contrast, Shopify is designed primarily for beginners and retailers with smaller volumes.
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Find out what prestashop customers are saying
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Amit was fabulous to work with and a true gentleman his knowledge of Prestashop is exceptional.Amit always suggested alternate options when it came to challenging unforeseeable issues that can be frustrating when designing and updating websites to comply with the frequent Google changes. Amit may be a freelancer however he becomes so engaged with your project that Amit will become a valued member of your virtual in-house team.I would rehire Amit and highly recommend him to anyone seeking the services of an honest and great person.
Pat
Australia
Amit Rawat was a great person in terms of availability and communication. Very friendly and prompt to respond. I really liked to work with him. We've built a good relationship.
Richard Faggella
Manager
Does exactly what he promises, is honest about his work as well. Will hire him again.
Joel
Australia
WHY CHOOSE PRESTASHOP VS SHOPIFY
Craft a completely customized online store tailored to your specifications.
With PrestaShop being an open-source platform, every aspect can be fully edited, modified, and adapted to suit your business needs. In contrast, Shopify operates on proprietary code, limiting access to code modification for functionality adjustments.
Manage multiple stores conveniently from your dashboard.
In contrast to the paid modules offered by Shopify, PrestaShop includes the multi-store option pre-installed in your back office, enabling you to manage multiple stores from a unified interface.
Engage in cross-border sales.
PrestaShop empowers you to configure currencies, generate multi-language product sheets, and ensure your checkout process aligns with European laws.
Take full ownership of your ecommerce venture.
Unlike SaaS solutions such as Shopify, PrestaShop's open-source software grants you full access to the source code of your online store, making you the sole owner of your data, sales, and management.
Have the entire PrestaShop universe by your side.
300 000
Online retail websites powered by PrestaShop.
1 000 000
Community members prepared to offer assistance and guidance.
+1 000
PrestaShop contributors driving the continuous evolution of the CMS every day.
+250
PrestaShop partners available to assist you in constructing your online store.
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FAQ PRESTASHOP VS SHOPIFY
A CMS (Content Management System) is a software that helps you create and modify the content of your website without any technical skills required.
As CMS solutions, PrestaShop and Shopify simplify the creation of your online store without having to code it on your end.
A SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), like Shopify, is hosted on a provider’s server, accessible remotely (e.g. through a web browser), and for which billing is done in the form of a subscription. With SaaS, users do not have to spend time installing the software.
Open source denotes source code, design plans, or content accessible for unlimited study, modification, or redistribution.
PrestaShop, an open-source CMS, empowers you to modify source code and evolve your store limitlessly to suit your requirements.
Conversely, Shopify operates on proprietary code, limiting access and modification of its source code. Consequently, merchants do not have full ownership of their stores and data, while needing to pay fees to maintain them.
While Shopify includes hosting in your subscription plan, PrestaShop, in collaboration with IONOS, provides you with a pre-installed and secured hosted solution with just a few clicks, perfectly compatible with your PrestaShop store.
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