| Shopify | Shopline | Boutir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform company size | Listed by U.S. public corporations with more than 5,000 employees. | A Private company, less than 100 employees. | A Private company, less than 10 employees. |
| Monthly platform fee | Minimum USD $29(HKD $225) | Minimum HKD$649 | Minimum HKD$118 |
| Business plan | Yes
Yes USD $2000 a month | Yes
Yes The price is not listed on the website. You need to check it by yourself. | Yes
Yes The price is not listed on the website. You need to check it by yourself. |
| Capability to Hong Kong/China Market | -Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English interface. -Payment from FPS, Alipay and WeChat Pay is acceptable. -You can browse anywhere if you use Tencent Cloud CDN in China. | It does not state clearly whether China will be able to browse properly. | It does not state clearly whether China will be able to browse properly. |
| Transaction restriction/traction | Unlimited quantity of order
-Credit Card Charges: 3.3% each order + HKD $2.35 | Unlimited quantity of order
Credit Card Charges: 3.4% each order + HKD $2.35 | Only 30 orders can be made at the lowest monthly rate Credit Card Charges: 3.4% each order + HKD $2.35 |
| Panel design selection | Both free panels and paid panels are available Optional design panels are countless | Only about 20 panels are available to choose and cannot be installed on the market, so it’s easy to look alike with other brands | -No explanation. You will find out when you sign up an account at a fee. Low Transparency. |
| Expansibility | High, over 5,000 applets can choose their combinations.
-If you have any special inquiries, you can find programmers to make your applets.
-Users all around the world, you can discuss with them on the internet | Low, only 50 applets are provided.
-You cannot find programmers for the custom-made program no matter how rich you are | -No explanation. You will find out when you sign up an account at a fee. Low Transparency. |
| Logistics tracking integration | Global and localized express tracking functions | Localized | Localized |
| Languages | -Can add the multi-language panel
-You will be able to use unlimited language panels if you pay for HKD $100-200 per month | -10 fixed language panels
- More expensive monthly plan is needed to access | -No explanation. You will find out when you sign up an account at a fee. Low Transparency. |
| Quantity of uploading products | Unlimited | According to the plan: 50/1000/Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Opening and business consultation | Wilkinson Technology Solutions offer one-to-one, client-oriented advice for capital investment Focus on industry-specific recommendations | The irregular seminar is provided, the advice was like looking for a needle in a haystack. | Consultation and irregular seminar are provided |
| Key points: Difficulty in changing platform | Easy -A third party company has encoded it to help you move your online store information to another network store | Difficult -Exporting defective -If the price of the platform is increased, it’s impossible to switch platforms for reasons such as poor functionality | Difficult -Exporting defective -If the price of the platform is increased, it’s impossible to switch platforms for reasons such as poor functionality |
＊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.