Shopify

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4.8•64 reviews•

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Powering millions of businesses

4.8•64 reviews•

1.3K followers

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Shopify Reviews

The community submitted 64 reviews to tell us what they like about Shopify, what Shopify can do better, and more.

4.8

Based on 64 reviews

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Reviewers largely see Shopify as a strong choice for launching and running online stores: setup is fast, the interface is easy to use, and the app ecosystem, integrations, security, and international selling tools come up often as strengths. More technical users also praise its flexibility for headless builds; the maker of Umbrel says it has been rock solid via API and handles shipping windows and regional pricing well. The main complaints are rising costs, missing quality-of-life features that require paid apps, weak support, and limits around alternative payment integrations.

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Pros

easy to use (8)

user-friendly interface (5)

extensive app ecosystem (4)

fast setup (4)

seamless e-commerce integration (4)

global reach (3)

excellent API documentation (2)

scalable (2)

supportive developer community (2)

Cons

high cost for additional features (4)

challenging alternative payment method integration (2)

limited flexibility for advanced customizations (2)

missing quality of life features (2)

supportive developer community (2)

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Next3 Offload

•6 reviews

Shopify is a solid choice for anyone looking to build and scale an eCommerce store. It offers a wide range of features, beautiful themes, and an intuitive user interface that makes managing products, orders, and payments seamless. The app ecosystem is vast, and support is generally reliable. However, one drawback is that Shopify still runs on older technology like Ruby on Rails. While it doesn't impact daily store operations for most users, it can limit flexibility and speed for developers working on more advanced customizations. Overall, it's a great platform for entrepreneurs and growing businesses, but there's room for modernization on the backend.

What's great

user-friendly interface (5)extensive app ecosystem (4)

What needs improvement

limited flexibility for advanced customizations (2)older technology (1)

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18 views10mo ago

used Shopify to build Agora

•14 reviews

Shopify stores have public data files that are easy to navigate. For example, the store information for https://skeletonoptics.com is available at https://skeletonoptics.com/meta..... The product information is cleanly available at https://skeletonoptics.com/produ...

What's great

publicly available data (1)

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4 views1yr ago

used Shopify to build Pageify

•2 reviews

Excited to launch Pageify.ai on Product Hunt! 🚀 As an entrepreneur who got my start with Shopify, it's been an incredible journey to now build tools for this amazing platform. Shopify's ecosystem empowers millions to bring their business dreams to life, and we're thrilled to contribute to that mission. Pageify.ai is designed to help Shopify beginners create stunning e-commerce brands effortlessly. We're passionate about lowering barriers to entry and enabling more people to dive into entrepreneurship. Huge thanks to Shopify for providing such a robust platform for app development and to the community for your support. Let's revolutionize e-commerce together! #ShopifyApps #EcommerceForAll

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3 views1yr ago

•2 reviews

What's great

easy to use (8)user-friendly interface (5)global reach (3)seamless e-commerce integration (4)extensive app ecosystem (4)

I have successfully launched and maintained five online stores using Shopify. The platform streamlines the store launch process, ensuring reliable performance.

What needs improvement

supportive developer community (2)

The community is relatively quiet, and the theme versions receive frequent updates.

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• Easy to Use

• Highly Customizable

• Extensive App Ecosystem

• Reliable and Secure Payments

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24 views5mo ago

•6 reviews

It is cool for all sizes of business, however, there is one significant concern from the payment perspective - Shopify creates a big challenge for the alternative payment methods to be listed in the Payment methods` list. The requirements for P-methods in order to open Shopify API for integration is quite too much, really to much. So if I have a local method that is not well-known in the world or does not process 10millions everyday - it is almost impossible to add it to my shop. Hope that Shopify team can review their strategy in this aspect as the rest tools and services are amazing. Looking for some updates.

What needs improvement

challenging alternative payment method integration (2)

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16 views2yr ago

•11 reviews

What needs improvement

challenging alternative payment method integration (2)

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3 views1yr ago

•13 reviews

The eCommerce platform for anyone - from solopreneurs and small and medium size businesses. Even many of the enterprises also run their commerce platforms on Shopify due to its simplicity, flexibility, and security for both the merchants and end-users (customers). I have been an eCommerce analyst and consultant for over a decade and have launched and migrated many online stores on many eCommerce platforms including Shopify, Magento, and WooCommerce; however, Shopify has been a number one choice for me and many of the merchants I work with.

What's great

easy to use (8)scalable (2)secure payment integration (1)

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3 views2yr ago

•2 reviews

This a really user-friendly platform for first time e-commerce creators. I really like the straight forward page builder and other tools. It can start to get pricey for all the different monthly subscriptions for the different essential and non-essential plug-ins depending on your stores need, etc. Otherwise, a really excellent platform!

What's great

user-friendly interface (5)

What needs improvement

high cost for additional features (4)

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2 views3yr ago

•2 reviews

Market-leading developer experience, especially when building headless stores using the Shopify Storefront API. There are still a few missing features and nitpicks, but nothing you can’t work around by a store-specific Shopify app and using a proper CMS for the frontend.

What needs improvement

missing quality of life features (2)

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2 views2yr ago

•2 reviews

I have been working with Shopify for over 15 years from Spain. For me, it has always been (and continues to be) the best ecommerce platform. I have developed countless personal projects with it, as well as hundreds for clients. Congratulations to everyone who makes it possible!

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2 views6mo ago

•10 reviews

I have been an eCommerce analyst and consultant for over a decade and have launched and migrated many online stores on many eCommerce platforms including Shopify, Magento, and WooCommerce; however, Shopify has been a number one choice for me and many of the merchants I work with.

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1 view12mo ago

•10 reviews

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1 view1yr ago

•5 reviews

Great e-commerce platform and I love using it in my different businesses. Easy to set up, powerfull integrations and it has a lot of experts around the world that can help with customization.

What's great

easy to use (8)seamless e-commerce integration (4)supportive developer community (2)

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2yr ago