Comparing the Pros and Cons of Wordpress and Shopify

Posted by Brandconn Digital Pvt Ltd on September 14th, 2021

The platform chosen by you for creating an online store matters the most in terms of its success and popularity on the Internet. If you are already searching for one, quite obviously, you would have come across different names that claim to be the best in their segments. Amongst all of them, two that are unarguably the best are SHOPIFY and WORDPRESS. Apart from being popular, full-of-features and very versatile, there is always an argument as to which one of these two is the best.

According to the experts from Wordpress website design company India, the best method to pick one from is studying about them, comparing them and then, deciding, which one would match your requirements.

WHAT IS SHOPIFY?

This is another ecommerce website platform, just like many others present on the Internet and the best feature is the ease of use. It can be used very easily to create a website even if the user is relatively new to the concept of website creation. In other words, you need not be a tech-savvy in order to use this platform that provides online retailers with a full-fledge service suite. This could include several things including marketing, payments, delivery, and customer experience tools. Another interesting feature as per WordPress developers India is the unlimited range of templates to meet your business requirements and they even help in selling both products as well as services.

At a very low monthly fee, you will get access to a number of features that are not found in the majority of platforms used these days for website creation. Despite all these features and benefits, this platform has some drawbacks as well that can ruin the website creation or website handling experience.

PROS AND CONS OF WORKING WITH THIS PLATFORM

PROS:

• Choose From Over 100 Different Online Store Designs

• Access To 24/7 Support

• Clean And Easy To Use Interface

• Already A Hosted Site And Thus Possesses More Robust Security

• Several Excellent Points Of Sale Options

• Wide Variety Of Analytics Features, Including Tracking Customer Behavior, Stock Levels, And Conversions 

CONS:

• You Have To Pay Extra Transaction Fees (0.5%- 2% Per Transaction)

• May Not Be An Ideal Choice For Small Businesses

• In Platform Migration, Shopify May Not Be The Most Favorable Option

• If You Choose To Switch Themes, You Will Have To Reformat Your Content

• Less Control Over The Site

• Lacks An Email Hosting Facility 

WHAT IS WORDPRESS?

According to Wordpress developers India, this is by far the best platform for website creation and in the past one decade, it has proved that it is equally powerful in terms of ecommerce website creation as well. It has WooCommerce development services India as well in the offering that makes this platform 2x versatile than all others present on the Internet. It is mainly an open-source platform that is very easy to use even by the first time user. It mainly relies on PHP and MYSQL with a whole lot of benefits to the users will almost no cons at all. Let us quickly go through some major features that you get to enjoy with this platform.

PROS:

• The Flexibility That No Other Website Builder Can

• The Wordpress Software Is Free

• No Direct Support, But A Very Helpful Support Community

• It Is An Economical Option For Small And Medium-Sized Businesses

• Designed For Larger Markets And Its Admin Interfaces Are Friendly And Convenient

• More Powerful And Flexible Than Shopify, Allowing For Total Customization