Shopify VS ShopLine VS Boutir — One table to see the differences between several online store systems
Are you considering which platform to use to open a store? Let's take a look at the following platform comparisons to understand the characteristics of different platforms first.
| Shopify | Shopline | Boutir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform company size | US listed company with more than 5,000 employees | Private company with less than 100 employees | Private company with about 10 employees |
| Monthly platform usage fee | Minimum USD 29, which is approximately HK$225 | Minimum HK$649 | Minimum HK$118 |
| Enterprise plan | Yes. Clear price, USD 2,000 per month |
Yes. The price is not listed on the website, you need to check it yourself |
Yes. The price is not listed on the website, you need to check it yourself |
| Functions that fit the Hong Kong/China market | - Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English interface options are available - Payments from FPS (Fast Transfer), Alipay and WeChat Pay are available - Using Tencent Cloud CDN in China, you can browse anywhere in China |
It is not clearly stated whether it can be browsed normally in China | It is not clearly stated whether it can be browsed normally in China |
| Transaction limit/raise | Unlimited order volume Credit card fee: 3.3% per order + HKD $2.35 |
Unlimited order quantity Charge credit card fee: 3.4% per order + HKD $2.35 |
Minimum monthly fee can only make 30 orders Credit card fee: 3.4% per order + HKD $2.35 |
| Panel design choices | There are free panels and paid panels available for purchase The number of design panels to choose from is endless |
There are only more than 20 panel designs, and other panels cannot be purchased in the market for installation. It is easy to "hit the face" with other brands | No description, you can only know after opening an account for a fee, low transparency |
| Scalability | High, there are more than 5,000 kinds of small programs, you can choose the combination of connection. If you have special needs, you can also find a programmer to make a small program by yourself. Due to the large number of users around the world, there are already developed discussion groups for programmers on the Internet. |
Low, only 50 small programs. Can't find programmers to make customized programs outside. No matter how rich you are, there is no way |
No description, you can only know after opening an account for a fee, low transparency |
| Logistics tracking integration | Global and localized shipment tracking function | Localization | Localization |
| Language | Multilingual panels can be added You only need to pay more than one hundred and two hundred dollars a month to have unlimited language panels.< /td> | 10 fixed language panels You need to use a more expensive monthly plan to activate |
No description, you can only know after opening an account for a fee, low transparency |
| The number of items that can be uploaded | Unlimited | According to the plan, divided into: 50/1000 / unlimited | Unlimited |
| Shop opening and business consultation | One-to-one customized advice provided by Wilkinson Tech Solutions Personal advice for different capital investment and different industries |
Hold lectures from time to time and provide needle-finding suggestions in a haystack | Provide shop opening consultation and irregular seminars |
| Key point: Ease of platform replacement | Easy, there are already third-party company codes to help you transfer online store information to other online store platforms. You can switch the platform even if you find it inappropriate after using it for a while | Difficulty—The export function is not complete. If you want to switch the platform due to a price increase or imperfect functions of the platform, it will not be transferable at all! | Difficulty—The export function is incomplete. If you want to switch the platform due to a price increase or imperfect functions of the platform, it will not be transferable at all! |
*Note: The above information was extracted from the official websites of major platforms in June 2020, and the information may be updated from time to time. Please refer to the official information of the platform.
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