Comparison

Shopify vs WooCommerce

On the evidence we track, Shopify leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Shopify83

WooCommerce57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ShopifyLeader	WooCommerce
Vioscale score	83 / 100medium · 72%updating	57 / 100medium · 66%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	21,000	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=woocommerce%2Fwoocommerce&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	150
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	10,476
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	6
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in GB, US, CA · HQ CA	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB

Score

Vioscale score

Shopify83 / 100medium · 72%updating

WooCommerce57 / 100medium · 66%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

Model

Shopifyfreemium

WooCommercecommercial

Price level

Shopifymid

WooCommercefree

Transparent

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

Integrations

Count

Shopify21,000

WooCommerce3

Security

Disclosure policy

Shopify✓

WooCommerce–

Gdpr

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

Pci

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

Scorecard

Shopify–

WooCommerce4

Soc2

Shopify✓

WooCommerce–

Vulnerabilities

Shopify–

WooCommerceCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=woocommerce%2Fwoocommerce&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Sla pct

Shopify99.9

WooCommerce–

Status page

Shopify✓

WooCommerce–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Shopify–

WooCommerce150

Github stars

Shopify–

WooCommerce10,476

Activity

Commits last 30d

Shopify–

WooCommerce100

Release

Cadence days

Shopify–

WooCommerce6

History

Shopify–

WooCommerce20 items

Language

Primary

Shopify–

WooCommercePHP

Market

Availability

ShopifyAvailable worldwide · Popular in GB, US, CA · HQ CA

WooCommerceAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for E-commerce Platforms
Capability	Shopify	WooCommerce
Core
Platform type	Hosted all-in-one SaaS	Self-host OSS
Licensing
Open-source	✗	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓
Transaction fees beyond plan	-	-
Payments
Payments model	Built-in payments	-
Architecture
Headless / API-first storefront	✓	-
Compliance
PCI-DSS compliance provided	✓	-
Reach
Multi-currency / multi-language	✓	-
Selling
B2B / wholesale features	✓	✓
POS / omnichannel	✓	-
Extensibility
App / extension ecosystem size	21,000+ commerce apps available in Shopify App Store	WordPress plugin and extension ecosystem

Core

Platform type

ShopifyHosted all-in-one SaaS

WooCommerceSelf-host OSS

Licensing

Open-source

Shopify✗

WooCommerce✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

Transaction fees beyond plan

Shopify-

WooCommerce-

Payments

Payments model

ShopifyBuilt-in payments

WooCommerce-

Architecture

Headless / API-first storefront

Shopify✓

WooCommerce-

Compliance

PCI-DSS compliance provided

Shopify✓

WooCommerce-

Reach

Multi-currency / multi-language

Shopify✓

WooCommerce-

Selling

B2B / wholesale features

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

POS / omnichannel

Shopify✓

WooCommerce-

Extensibility

App / extension ecosystem size

Shopify21,000+ commerce apps available in Shopify App Store

WooCommerceWordPress plugin and extension ecosystem

What each one is

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

Shopify

Leader

Shopify is a commerce platform designed for businesses of all sizes to create storefronts, manage inventory, process payments, and sell across multiple channels online and in person. It provides pre-built themes, customizable experiences, and integrations with thousands of apps to support independent sellers through to global enterprises.

Independently observed

WooCommerce

An open-source commerce software integrated with WordPress that enables merchants to build and manage customizable online retail operations.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Shopify

Leader

from £19/moSubscriptionFree tier3-day trial

Free 3-day trial, then 3 months for £1/month. Plans from £19/month (Basic) to £1,800+/month (Plus, enterprise). Annual and 3-year commitments available.

Basic£19/month (billed yearly)
- World's best checkout
- Online store
- Unlimited products
- In-person selling
- Multiple sales channels
- +1 more
Grow£49/month (billed yearly)
- World's best checkout
- Online store
- Unlimited products
- In-person selling
- Multiple sales channels
- +1 more
Advanced£259/month (billed yearly)
- World's best checkout
- Online store
- Unlimited products
- In-person selling
- Multiple sales channels
- +1 more
PlusContact sales
- Unlimited retail locations
- 20x admin API rate limits
- 300+ hours technical launch support
- Dedicated technical account managers

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

WooCommerce

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Shopify	WooCommerce
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

CLI

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✗

Self-hosted

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✓

On-premise

Shopify✗

WooCommerce✓

Hybrid

Shopify✓

WooCommerce✗

Integrations

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

Shopify

Leader

11 total

Adyen
Manhattan
Vercel
Hydrogen
Slack
Salesforce
Xero
QuickBooks
Shop app
Dropshipping apps
Print-on-demand apps

Independently observed

WooCommerce

3 total

PayPal
YouTube Shopping
Jetpack

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.