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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Miva

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Miva Merchant is a point-and-click, online store development and management system that allows merchants to build their online store through a web browser, and lets developers provide aftermarket enhancements for the online store.N/A

    Shopify

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AShopify is a commerce platform designed for both online stores and retail locations. Shopify offers a professional online storefront, a payment solution to accept credit cards, and the Shopify POS application to power retail sales.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    MivaShopify
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic Shopify
    $39
    per month
    Grow
    $105
    per month
    Advanced
    $399
    per month
    Shopify Plus
    2,000
    per month
    Shopify Plus
    2,300
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MivaShopify
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMiva employs a revenue-based pricing model. The Miva platform is best suited to growing mid-size and enterprise merchants that have complex business needs and are making (or planning to make) $1 million or more in annual online revenue.A 25% discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    MivaShopify
    Considered Both Products
    Miva
    Chose Miva
    BigCommerce, Shopify and Shopware are all superior to Miva. They allow you more power to personalize, power your store, and better B2B options. They have all solved the issues that Miva has with categorizing and subcategorizing products, which Miva doesn't allow that creates …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miva
    Each player has positive features and value to add to a business. BigCommerce and Shopify have brand recognition that has lead to them being the more common choice in eCommerce. Overall, they have their place for simple B2C sites, and less complex B2B sites. Miva was the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miva
    Miva is more costly than its competitors. [In my opinion] it's harder to set up and use and user interface is cumbersome. Requires costly customization for integration to services you get from Big Commerce or Shopify right out of the box. No Google Shopping integration. No …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miva
    Miva is so much more customer oriented and willing to work with and for you. There are many modules you can install to get specific functionality to work, but if there's none available, they are more than willing to work with you to accomplish your needs. Miva actually listens …
    Incentivized
    Chose Miva
    Versatility and customer service. There is nothing more frustrating than being in the middle of a task and having to do tech support via a computer-generated chat box. Miva Merchant gives you a live tech support engineer 24/7.
    Incentivized
    Chose Miva
    Miva Merchant for me as a Module Developer I believe scales better than the above. Has better customer support, and as a developer has the most open API.
    Chose Miva
    Many years ago, Miva was a good eCommerce platform compared to others, typically offered by a hosting company for free or a small charge. However, it's fallen way behind the pack now and the declining interest in their system and ever increasing fees make it exceptionally …
    Shopify
    Chose Shopify
    You can build an e-commerce site very quickly and easily. Bulk upload of products is a very convenient feature. There are regular features and roadmap updates on Shopify as compared to others in the market. The quality of customer support is also good. Shopify meets all the …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    MivaShopify
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Miva and Shopify
    Feature
    Miva
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    Shopify
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.52 Ratings9.5136 Ratings
    Product management8.52 Ratings8.7134 Ratings
    Bulk product upload9.12 Ratings8.6115 Ratings
    Branding8.52 Ratings8.8134 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.12 Ratings8.9130 Ratings
    Product variations8.52 Ratings9.0127 Ratings
    Website integration7.92 Ratings8.6127 Ratings
    Visual customization8.52 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
    CMS5.82 Ratings8.1109 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Miva and Shopify
    Feature
    Miva
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    Shopify
    7.9
    129 Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery7.32 Ratings7.9120 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.92 Ratings7.8127 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Miva and Shopify
    Feature
    Miva
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    Shopify
    9.6
    131 Ratings
    eCommerce security7.32 Ratings9.6131 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Miva and Shopify
    Feature
    Miva
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    Shopify
    8.4
    133 Ratings
    Promotions & discounts7.92 Ratings9.2128 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations7.02 Ratings8.432 Ratings
    SEO6.72 Ratings7.6124 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Miva and Shopify
    Feature
    Miva
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    Shopify
    8.2
    134 Ratings
    Multi-site management9.11 Ratings6.719 Ratings
    Order processing7.36 Ratings9.8132 Ratings
    Inventory management6.72 Ratings7.8131 Ratings
    Shipping7.62 Ratings7.8124 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.92 Ratings8.6124 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MivaShopify
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (22 ratings)
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    9.2
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    6.8
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)