Comparison

Salesforce Commerce Cloud vs Shopify Plus

On the evidence we track, Shopify Plus leads this comparison with a composite score of 51/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Salesforce Commerce Cloud38
★Shopify Plus51
Score
vioscaleAI score
Salesforce Commerce Cloud38 / 100high · 75%
Shopify Plus51 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✗
Shopify Plus✓
Model
Salesforce Commerce Cloudcommercial
Shopify Plusfreemium
Price level
Salesforce Commerce Cloudmid
Shopify Pluslow
Starting price
Salesforce Commerce Cloud$25
Shopify Plus£1
Transparent
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✗
Shopify Plus✗
Integrations
Count
Salesforce Commerce Cloud4
Shopify Plus5
Security
Disclosure policy
Salesforce Commerce Cloud–
Shopify Plus✓
Gdpr
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus✓
Hipaa
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus–
Pci
Salesforce Commerce Cloud–
Shopify Plus✓
Trust center
Shopify Plus–
Reliability
Sla pct
Salesforce Commerce Cloud99.99
Shopify Plus99.9
Content
Faq
Salesforce Commerce Cloud7 items
Shopify Plus7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for omnichannel commerce. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Salesforce Commerce CloudNative all in one suite
Shopify PlusHeadless middleware API
Bopis buy online pickup in store
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus-
Boris buy online return in store
Salesforce Commerce Cloud-
Shopify Plus-
Endless aisle in store digital ordering
Salesforce Commerce Cloud-
Shopify Plus-
Store associate mobile clienteling app
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus-
Ship from store sfs fulfillment routing
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus-
Single view of customer unified loyalty CRM
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus✓
Headless composable architecture support
Salesforce Commerce Cloud-
Shopify Plus✓
Real time multi location inventory visibility
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus✓
Mobile wallet and contactless rfid checkout
Salesforce Commerce Cloud-
Shopify Plus-
SOC2 type ii
Salesforce Commerce Cloud-
Shopify Plus✗
ISO 27001
Salesforce Commerce Cloud-
Shopify Plus-
Pricing model
Salesforce Commerce Cloud-
Shopify PlusEnterprise annual contract

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Commerce Cloud integrates ecommerce storefronts, point-of-sale systems, and order management on a single platform. It enables omnichannel shopping where customers can transact seamlessly across web, mobile, and in-store channels, with real-time inventory visibility and AI-driven operational automation.

Independently observed

Shopify Plus

Leader

Shopify Plus provides large organizations with customizable, modular e-commerce capabilities built on headless architecture, supported by dedicated technical teams and infrastructure engineered for high transaction volume.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

from $25/moSubscription30-day trial

From $25 USD/user/month for Starter Suite including commerce. Free 30-day trial. Monthly or annual billing.

  • Starter Suite$25 USD/user/month
    • Lead and opportunity management
    • Built-in sales automation
    • Dynamic email marketing
    • Commerce capabilities
    • Slack collaboration
as of verify ↗

Shopify Plus

Leader
from £1/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available; promotional pricing at £1/month for 3 months; enterprise plans with custom pricing

  • FreeFree
    • Tools to start, run, and grow your business
  • Promotional£1/month for 3 months
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Salesforce Commerce Cloud✓
Shopify Plus✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

8 total
  • MuleSoft
  • Salesforce Data 360
  • Salesforce integrations (built-in)
  • Slack
  • AgentExchange
  • Stripe
  • Tableau
  • Agentforce
Independently observed

Shopify Plus

Leader
6 total
  • Salesforce
  • ChatGPT
  • Google Search
  • Copilot
  • Shop Pay
  • Vercel
Independently observed
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