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Shopify vs. Square Online

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Shopify

630 Reviews and Ratings

Square Online

125 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Square Online

    Score7.4 out of 10
    		N/ASquare Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    ShopifySquare Online
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ShopifySquare Online
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA 25% discount is offered for annual billing.Pricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/Month
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    Community Pulse
    ShopifySquare Online
    Considered Both Products
    Shopify
    Eric Waddington
    COO (Chief Operations Officer) in Marketing at SnapPower (Consumer Electronics, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Shopify
    I have been in e-commerce for over 15 years now, and Shopify is overall the best website platform that I have used. I have used AmeriCommerce, StoresOnline/Crexendo, BigCommerce, Weebly/Square, Wix, Wordpress, GoDaddy and others - Shopify is the best in most …
    Incentivized
    Horacio Carcamo
    Product Development Asst. in Marketing at Myron Manufacturing (Marketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees)
    Chose Shopify
    Shopify performs a great marketing influence by having ads and different kinds of branding on various social media. Also, their utilities promotion creates a great impact on the people's mind, and after executing action on the platform, in my experience I liked it how …
    Incentivized
    Daniel Choi
    Vice President of Sales in Sales at Penta Medical, Inc. (Retail, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Shopify
    I selected Shopify because there were many tutorials online and it had a free trial.
    Incentivized
    Block, Inc (Square)
    Jeff Montgomery
    CTO in Manufacturing at Animal Necessity (Veterinary, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Square Online
    Square Online is a lot like the other quick build e-commerce systems out there (such as Wix and Weebly). It helps you get online quickly, neatly, and with very minimal overhead. We specifically used it as a checkout method from some targeted landing pages teaching customers …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Square Online
    We kind of bounce between Square Online and PayPal Zettle. We have tried a lot of different programs (and I mean a lot), and of course, there are negatives and positives to each, but Square Online has landed on top. It is the easiest to use on the go, customers are familiar …
    Incentivized
    Robbin Block
    Creative Marketing Strategist, Instructor, Moderator, Author in Marketing at BLOCKbETA Marketing (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Square Online
    Weebly is the easiest to use and most robust platform I've found so far. It has its downsides relative to the other ones, like a limited number of templates, and not being great for e-commerce or blogging. It's really a matter of figuring out what's right for your business in …
    Incentivized
    Gore Abdulov
    Digital Instructor at Whiplash (Education Management, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Square Online
    Firstly, especially the design difference was shown among them. Weebly has the most modern design. The the second difference is the simplicity, besides other ones also have drag and drop feature, Workflow is completely different. Weebly is ultimately easy to set up, navigate …
    Incentivized
    Anand Chhatpar
    CTO in Engineering at Growth Champ, a service by Fame Express LLC (Internet, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Square Online
    WordPress takes time to set up properly, needs hosting and always has security issues. Drupal is getting more and more complicated every year. Again, hosting a Drupal installation is a security headache. Weebly, being a hosted solution, completed does away with the need to …
    Incentivized
    Momoko Sudo
    Owner at MOMOKO Abstract Art (Arts and Crafts, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Square Online
    I thought Weebly had better reviews after reading reviews on various sites.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ShopifySquare Online
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Square Online
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.5136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.7134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.6115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding8.8134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.9130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations9.0127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.6127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization8.0133 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.1109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    7.9
    129 Ratings
    Square Online
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery7.9120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.8127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    9.6
    131 Ratings
    Square Online
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security9.6131 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.4
    133 Ratings
    Square Online
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts9.2128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.432 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO7.6124 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.2
    134 Ratings
    Square Online
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management6.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing9.8132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management7.8131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping7.8124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.6124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    5.3
    30 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings5.330 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    6.3
    21 Ratings
    API00 Ratings6.316 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.317 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    7.5
    42 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.735 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings6.638 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings7.338 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings6.342 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.042 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.341 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings7.334 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.335 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Shopify and Square Online
    Feature
    Shopify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    6.7
    39 Ratings
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings6.725 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.735 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.320 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.632 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings6.329 Ratings
    User Ratings
    ShopifySquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    7.4
    (43 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)