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Shopify vs WooCommerce - which should you buy?

Pay platform fees, skip infrastructure (Shopify) - or own everything and run it (Woo). Commerce-first

The short answer

Pay platform fees, skip infrastructure (Shopify) - or own everything and run it (Woo). Commerce-first → Shopify; content-commerce → Woo.

How to actually decide

  • Who edits it? Visual editor → WordPress/Shopify side. Developer-led → either side.
  • What’s the content model? Products vs pages vs posts decides the platform economics.
  • What’s the 3-year cost? Build + fees + maintenance - not just build.
  • What breaks first? Every platform has a failure mode; know yours before committing.

What we recommend

Both sides of this comparison are builds we deliver - which is exactly why the recommendation above has no sales angle. Get your stack and cost itemised in the calculator, or discuss the project.

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