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Shopify Reviews: 4.4/5 — Solid Choice

Shopify Overview
What is Shopify?

Shopify is an eCommerce platform that is nearly synonymous with eCommerce businesses. Best known for being a simple and effective tool for retailers, Shopify makes it quick and easy to create a shopping portal that offers dropshipping access and social media sales tools. It’s an accessible solution that simplifies the entire process of getting something up and running, with lots of customization options, and options to customize core functionality as your business grows. The platform also supports an extensive range of payment processing options.

Company Shopify Inc.
Year founded 2006
Company size 10,001+ employees
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Shopify Product Details
Capabilities
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
Shopify Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Best-in-class eCommerce tools for online retailers
  • Integrations with a range of tools and apps via the Shopify app store
  • Comprehensive inventory management via the Shopify POS Pro plan
  • Customer management tools included in all plans for creating client profiles
  • Lots of customization options with the app store
Cons
  • POS subscription also requires a subscription to the eCommerce service
  • The offline mode often suffers from outages.
  • Not the best SEO performance
  • Minimal checkout customization options
Shopify Features
Abandoned Cart Recovery
Affiliate Program
CMS Integration
Customer Management
Customer Reviews
Customizable Templates
Discount Management
Email Marketing
Fraud Detection
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Loyalty Program
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4,477 Shopify Reviews
4.4 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 09, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great website designs with easy purchase options"
What do you like best about Shopify?

I love how easy it is to make products and to sell them while linking up our quick books to the page as well.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Not always a fan of every website design and have problems with product pages overlapping text when I’m editing.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

We solved the website issue being ugly and outdated the second we started using Shopify.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 08, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"The best eCommerce platform by far!!"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify makes it very easy to get an online e-commerce store up and running in no time. Love: Easy and seamless integration with Printful/CustomCat/Printed Mint (DTG providers) Multiple sales channels - instagram, facebook, online store (there are more but those are what I use) Easy integration with my email newsletter subscriber (Omnisend) Love the Shopify University/Forum - have been able to easily search for answers when I have a question

What do you dislike about Shopify?

I don't like that gift cards and real-time shipping (with my print provider) are not available with the basic $29 account. The free theme templates are a bit limiting. I did need to buy a theme for $100 to get all the options I was looking for.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I wanted to create an online store and Shopify made it possible!!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 06, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JO
Jordi O.
Ecommerce Consultant
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"Easiest ecommerce platform"
What do you like best about Shopify?

You don't need any developing skills, so everyone can build a professional online shop

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Some apps are pretty expensive, what makes the monthly fee high if you are a small retailer

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was a developer, but not anymore. Using Shopify I can create stunning ecommerce websites with a few clicks and without writing a line of code

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Mark T. avatar
Mark T.
Senior Technical Services Consultant
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"Perfect for Small and Medium Stores"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Very simple and fast to set up and manage. Inexpensive for the number of features.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Very difficult to customize the checkout process.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

The client needed a small and simple eCommerce site to sell their goods. They also are not tech-savvy so it needed to be easy to manage. The site took very little time to create, and they were able to understand how to manage it!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 31, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
EH
Esner H.
Mr
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"How Shopify changed my life"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify is known as the greatest E-commerce platform ever existed. I really love almost to not say everything from Shopify. One of the main reason i love Shopify is that it helps a lot to get financial independance. Creating a business wasn't never that easier, With Shopify I created my online Store, Started little by little increasing my revenue, and I can also sell at home with Shopify Point Of Sale. I really love the ease of use.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Altough Shopify is one to not say the best Online Commerce Platform existed and i really love. There's couple of things i don't like from Shopify. One of the things i dislike is the restricted payment gateways available in some countries, for Example, in Haiti, there's only two payments gateways who processes credit cards. I think that Shopify could add some interesting additionnal Payment Gateways. And another thing is some missing Store features who are not yet available, like Countries who are not eligible for Shipping, i mean to show to customers countries the Store owner ships to. After what it's almost everything i dislike from Shopify.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Before, i was struggling about getting a penny, i was wondering how i can realize some of my projects, my dreams. I minded how can i build my store / business to realize them. And i found that i can do all of this with Shopify. Now i can say that all of my problems are gone and the benefits are increasing day by day.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 31, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Easy Storefront Setup"
What do you like best about Shopify?

The best part of Shopify is the ability to setup a storefront in little to no time.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Shopify is not highly customizable and you are limited to the capabilities of Liquid and Apps.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are solving the problem of high-availability, and Shopify provides that with minimum downtime even in high traffic events.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 30, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Easy and Amazing"
What do you like best about Shopify?

In one day you can be up and running. Webshop looks and operates like a professional online shop. We got orders the first day we got online.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Limited setups and price is a bit high for a small company like ours. Customer service is not in the US which I don't like.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

more time to to other work around my business.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 29, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Awesome for small business owners!"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Easy to start up and user friendly, intuitive. I’ve tried others and this was the best professional looking and easy e-commerce platform service.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

I think they should offer more designs for the set up of ones store or business. Or, perhaps provide more ability to customize the templates.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Brings more legitimacy to the business and helps show a professional reputation.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 29, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Easy Online Store with Great Integrations "
What do you like best about Shopify?

Easy setup and they integrate with valuable retail partners

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Sometimes it’s a little confusing finding how to change certain settings and I find myself having to google how to find the page.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

It’s helping our store look professional and reach more customers.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 28, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Excellent Ecom Platform"
What do you like best about Shopify?

The support and cutomization of websites is the best part hands down. Great tool for both experienced and new e-commerce businesses.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Nothing really to report here. I would like to see the transactional emails be a little more customizable but with the regulations there I understand the limits.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating a complex and elegant e-commerce store

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 27, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great platform for selling"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Its easy to add products to my store, easy to build a simple website

What do you dislike about Shopify?

the price is kind of high monthly if youre just starting

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

it gives me a platform to sell items and start my own businesses

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 23, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Shopify, the perfect online store product"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify a product that easily boosts your online store capabilities without having to have an engineering team available. All the support material is straight forward and it's really easy to put in place the perfect store.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Nothing to dislike as of late, all the product's capabilities make me benefit as much as possible from the scope of my online store idea.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benefits are the fact that it's really straight forward to set up a desired online store very fast and very smooth.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 22, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Shopify is really simple"
What do you like best about Shopify?

I really love shopify because it is simple to use and everything we need to run an online store is in one place

What do you dislike about Shopify?

I honestly dislike nothing... i enjoy everything about it

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can really see how many people are in my on’ine store when i do promotions so i know which one works

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 18, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Best Platform for Commerce Business Owner"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify - I made my website Loom Solar Private Limited within 3 days at very low cost.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

When I think about something new functionality, we use pre-defined app.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I developed E Commerce platform for solar energy products. This is the first e commerce platform in India who sells solar energy products, such as solar panel, inverter, battery, charge controller, mounting structure and solar accessories online. The main benefits of shopify platform - it is 99.99% technical problems free. I never think about technical problems, I only focused to drive traffic and sales. Good Platform for us.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Oct 18, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
ET
Eli T.
Admin
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"Great platform for newbees"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify is easy to use, almost everything is automated, there are also lots of applications one can install to make his experience even better. Lots of free templates for the shop front, easy to access, not much experience is needed to operate your store with shopify. My experience is satisfactory. The price is acceptable too. The platform itself is finely organized and easy to use so everyone, experienced or not can manage a shopify store. I have had no problems with my store, once you get to know how everything works it is pretty easy. I have a store so I am trying to improve my financial situation. I have made sales using several apps so the financial benefits are being realized, but it is a step by step journey. So I like it to be honest and it is great to use!

What do you dislike about Shopify?

I don't think that there is much to dislike. The platform itself is finely organized and easy to use so everyone, experienced or not can manage a shopify store. I have had no problems with my store, once you get to know how everything works it is pretty easy.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have a store so I am trying to improve my financial situation. I have made sales using several apps so the financial benefits are being realized, but it is a step by step journey.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 05, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Perfect for a growing business"
What do you like best about Shopify?

There are many apps that you can use to customize your experience.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Service has went down a few times and ease of use could be improved.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to easily Customize and update our site.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 03, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Good for dropshipping and online ecommerce"
What do you like best about Shopify?

I've used Shopify for a couple of years now to grow my online eCommerce business and I can single-handedly say it's the easiest service to use to create an eCommerce business. Most of the time, Shopify handles the majority of the busy work in terms of creating a store among other different parts of doing online eCommerce.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

There is not much to dislike about Shopify and the platform as a whole. It has very active customer support, and there are many users of it who also really enjoy the service. If I had to be a little picky about something in their system, I'd say it would have to be the abandoned cart tools. However, this is just a little pet peeve of mine that they don't have more advanced abandoned cart tools.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm solving the problem of getting people more items that can help them in their daily lives while gaining a profit. Many benefits are given such as brand building through Shopify's integration

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 02, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Best platform to develop an online store"
What do you like best about Shopify?

I like the ease of use of shopify platform. Very easy to setup an online store. There are a lot of shopify apps that can be integrated to improve the layout and optimization of the store. Themes are too good. You can setup a payment gateway very easily.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Nothing to dislike,.Its an awesome platform to get started

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

A lot of benefits. In fact drop shipping made very easy with the help of shopify.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 01, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JL
Jake L.
Jake L
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"World's best e-commerce platform"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Without a doubt, Shopify is a BEST e-commerce platform for online store. I have 2 stores running on Shopify and I neve had any problem. Wonderful customer service as well as Shopify's payment gateway

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Shopify helping me to stand tall with the competitors in the industry

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a must have platform for online store

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 27, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Shopify is a great tool you should use to track your sales!"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify is a great tool that helps my team track our sales. Our customers can place orders through our website or we can place an order for them over the phone. It is a super easy system to use that has great tips to help you better understand what to do. I have been using Shopify at my current job but have used it at previous jobs with other companies.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

So far I have had no major issues with Shopify but if I did have to make any adjustments I would suggest making it a bit easier when looking up items. Sometimes I type in a keyword and it seems like our entire product list still shows as an option. I do not run our department so I do not have full access or control over setting so I am unsure if this is something that can be adjusted.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Shopify is helping our team see customers buying trends and what products are most popular. With Shopify we can have a better understanding of who is buying and what they are buying which helps us as we plan for the future and implement new ideas.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 25, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MR
Mohammed R.
Ceo
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"Best ecommerce product"
What do you like best about Shopify?

This is the Best ecommerce product I've tried. I love that there is no limitations on how many products I can have

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Customization in terms of theme building.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

SKU limit

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 25, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Nicholas R. avatar
Nicholas R.
Director Of E Commerce & Technology
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"Omni channel Power House"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Large marketplace of Apps, so far could not, not find an app to resolved a business problem or improve workflows.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Everything from Shopify plan to apps fees are in USD.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to centralize our ecommerce business operations for multiple brands we own on a single platform and being able to reach a level of omni channel.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 24, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Start-up FAST"
What do you like best about Shopify?

It's easy to setup and have a lots of expansions to customize every single aspect of an e-commerce.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

It could be helpful if Shopify had a dropshipping catalog and a print on-demand service of its own.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can start-up an e-commerce in a really short time for validating products.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 24, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
RF
Rosa F.
Logistics Coordinator
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"All in one solution for onlie sales."
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify makes it very easy to setup a website and sale. It has all the necessary resources you will need. From invoices to packing list and shipping rates and labels.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

So far I have no dislikes. Shopify has met all my expectations.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being to take orders quickly and keep track of them on a daily basis. We can have multiple account logins and that makes so much easier to stay on top of incoming orders.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 23, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Paul J. avatar
Paul J.
Senior Project Manager
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"Shopify “A Great E-Commerce Platform”. "
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify Support is not only the best there for an e-commerce platform. It is the single best e-commerce support software as compared to every provider. The templates are great and we really saved a lot of time with a customization. It has a very robust content management system and we can fully transform your design into something unique.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

The most obvious difficulty about this software is that Live chat customer service is often not great. Some feature is lacking or still under development. Sometimes it can be a little hard to make modifications to things that aren't naturally supported by Shopify when editing the template.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Shopify in general is very easy to use. The e-commerce site that we set up looks lovely, and seems to work most of the time. Shopify support and the platform has been easy to use and I would recommend this software to everyone.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 22, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Best for e-commerce platform"
What do you like best about Shopify?

In that we can create a private app and manage all things by shopify, databsae and table also manage by shopify. we can access data using API so it's very usefull.using that we can also create POS System

What do you dislike about Shopify?

nothing to dislike for this e-commerce plaatform.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

easy to use and create e-commerce website.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 22, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Faith K. avatar
Faith K.
Industry And Alumni And Engagement Manager
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"Shopify is a professional online e-commerce solution. "
What do you like best about Shopify?

Shopify easy to use and the great e- commerce platform. By using this software, we can find things quick and easily to help us manage our accounts for efficiently. It also has integrations with very useful e-commerce and online marketing tools that help you sell your product easily. There are many templates that give us a solid head start on the design process and ways for us to manage our inventory and sales information with ease.

What do you dislike about Shopify?

The disadvantage of this software is that it can be difficult to add some custom modifications. The another problem in this software is that customizing the design to precise specifications can be challenging at times. The price of this software is a bit high as compared to its competitors.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Shopify is perfect for running your e-commerce store. The quality of their customer support live chat is fantastic. Shopify is really effective platform for online sales. I would recommended to everyone to use this is an online store platform.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Rizwan M. avatar
Rizwan M.
Digital Marketing Manager
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"Your very first Ecom store"
What do you like best about Shopify?

Fully-hosted, so you won’t have to worry about server maintenance and costs Numerous Shopify partners that can provide support Highly engaged community The help of multi-channel retailing — i.e. online, offline, social

What do you dislike about Shopify?

Additional transaction fees for using external gateways No free plan available (just free trial) Customization limited to theme and platform capabilities No B2B capabilities out of the box

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used this tool to create eCommerce store for both clients and my self. The feature I liked the most is 1. easy to setup 2. Integrated reporting solution 3. responsiveness and faster load time

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 15, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
DB
Doom B.
Bitocin
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"Why Choose Shopify"
What do you like best about Shopify?

The simplicity of the product is unmatched, The other competitors are lacking quality but Shopify is way ahead when it comes to quality and it has reasonable prices

What do you dislike about Shopify?

The Plugins/Theme shop is pricey but if you can setup a proper shop it isn't much so it's a beginner problem

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy fast and reliable. It takes 5 minutes to setup a fully running shop

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 15, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Oberlo the best tool for dropshipping"
What do you like best about Shopify?

The user friendly interface and multiple functions is what make oberlo the best tool for drop shipping

What do you dislike about Shopify?

The customer support is a bit slow. They should have to improve it.

What problems is Shopify solving and how is that benefiting you?

Oberlo benefits a lot in our drop shipping stores. We are a regular user of oberlo and oberlo is benefits us in all our needs