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Shopify vs WooCommerce

Shopify is a hosted store with themes, checkout, and payments included, from $29 a month. WooCommerce is free open-source software that turns a WordPress site into a store, with paid extensions.

Shopify

Commerce platform from first sale to scale

Choose Shopify if you want the store, checkout, and payments handled for you so you can just sell.

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WooCommerce

Open-source ecommerce for WordPress

Choose WooCommerce if you already run WordPress, want full ownership of your data, and are comfortable managing the site.

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	Shopify	WooCommerce
Price	From $29/mo	Free core + paid extensions
Free option	No	Yes
Toolora score	91/100	87/100
Known for	Hosted storefronts · Shopify Payments · App marketplace · POS for retail	WordPress-native store · Extensions marketplace · Full data ownership · Flexible checkout

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