Shopify, Volusion, Big Commerce Comparison

Shopify, Volusion, Big Commerce Comparison - Gotham Industrial Marketing
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    ShopifyVolusionBig Commerce
    Monthly cost at Premium Level$299$269$299.95 up to $400K in sales, beyond that, additional cost
    Includes ecommerce website and blog
    Ease of DesignEasyDifficultEasy
    Unlimited products
    Design themesBest, 220, themesWorstMiddle, 126 themes
    Staff accounts15unlimiitedunlimiited
    Designated account manager❌ but offer personal help 24/7
    24/7 support
    Manual order creation
    Discount codes
    SSL certificateFree$89 a year$79 a year
    Abandoned cart recovery
    Gift certificates
    Professional reporting
    Third-party calculated shipping rates
    Mobile optimization
    Wordpress Integration✅ but requires two domains, easy integration✅ but requires two domains, complex integration
    SEO customizable✅ easy to manage✅ hard to manage
    ERP Integration✅ with 3rd party
    CRM Integration✅ with 3rd party app❌ a CRM connected to the site is available
    API Syncing ✅ with 3rd party
    Analytics dashboard✅ with 3rd party
    Google analytics integration
    Facebook Integration (Shop)List products on FB but click through to storeList products on FB but click through to store
    Twittter Integration (Shop)
    Pinterest Integration (Shop)
    Amazon Integration (Shop)Coming soonComing soon
    Ebay Integration (Shop)Integration requires 3rd party app
    Email Integration✅ via app✅ free Mailchimp
    Shipping discountup to 74%, Competitive shipping rates from USPS, UPS, or DHL Express.Easy Shipping App. Best USPS shipping rates, including exclusive Flat Rate Green cubic pricing on qualifying packages, plus access your negotiated FedEx and UPS ratesUSPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Canada Post and more, and save over 50% on USPS Post Office and online rates.
    Print shipping labels
    USPS Priority Mail Cubic® pricing
    Fraud analysis✅ with an app
    Online credit card rates2.4% + 30¢2.15% + extra fees charged for reward and international cards2.2% + 30¢
    In-person credit card rates2.4% + 0¢❌No direct option offered, requires gateway2.75%, Square
    Transaction Fees0.0050.0215None
    Apps200073600
    Register shifts of transaction periods
    Hardware peripheral support
    Staff POS PINsUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
    Customer refunds
    SecurityPCI Level One CompliantUnknown ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified and PCI DSS 3.1, Level 1 certified as both a Merchant and Service Provider.
    Back up and restore1st time free, additional times $199✅ three redundancies
    Digital wallet payment
    Server uptime0.99980.9990.9999
    Abandoned Cart Email Reports
    Ease of accepting online payment
    Available Payment Gateways703440

    Shopify integrates with QuickBooks, Sufio, Xero, TaxJar, Less Accounting, Taxify, Billy, AngelBooks, Freshbooks, and more.

    Volusion integrates with Small Business Accounting, QuickBooks, Xero, and Peachtree, via third-party apps.

    BigCommerce integrates with Xero, Sufio, QuickBooks, TaxJar, Avalara, Sage, and more.

    ShopifyTM, VolusionTM and BigCommerceTM are owned by the respective trademark owners. Where a trademark or brand name is referred to it is used solely to describe or identify the products and services and is in no way an assertion that such products or services are endorsed by or connected to Gotham.

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