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Shopify vs. Stripe Payments

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Shopify

630 Reviews and Ratings

Stripe Payments

335 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

    Stripe Payments

    Score8.5 out of 10
    		N/AStripe is a payment gateway software solution which supports a range of payment related needs such as subscription management and recurrent billing via Stripe Billing, integration with third party payment services via the Stripe Connect API, assistance starting an Internet business which accepts payements via Stripe Atlas, fraud prevention via Stripe Radar, and payment analytics via Stripe Sigma. Additional features and modules include Stripe Issuing, which allows users to create,…

    $0.02

    per charge

    Pricing
    ShopifyStripe Payments
    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
    Sigma
    $0.02
    per charge
    Radar
    $0.05
    per screened transaction
    Issuing
    $0.10
    per virtual card
    Terminal
    2.7% + 0.05
    per successful charge
    Integrated
    2.9% + 0.30
    per successful charge
    Atlass
    $500
    one-time fee
    Premium Support
    1,800
    per month
    Customized
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ShopifyStripe Payments
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA 25% discount is offered for annual billing.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ShopifyStripe Payments
    Considered Both Products
    Shopify
    Chrissie Nelms
    Contact Center Manager in Customer Service at Rush Order (Consumer Electronics, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Shopify
    Shopify is easy to navigate and export shipping data to other shipping management tools. We have multiple clients (70+) using Shopify and rarely have issues. With others, we seem to have trouble daily with export to our shipping management tools. In addition to export issues, …
    Incentivized
    Stripe
    Verified User
    Chose Stripe Payments
    Stripe is already integrated with Shopify so is easier to set up for your eCommerce site without the need for programming.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Stripe Payments
    As mentioned, if you are selling on Shopify, I would go with Shopify Payments instead of Stripe. The main difference between the two are the fees. Stripe currently charges a 2.9% + $0.30 while Shopify Payments can drop to 2.4% + $.30 per order. Another difference is that Shopif…
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Stripe Payments
    Stripe does subscriptions pretty well, and the API makes it really easy to work with compared with PayPal. And Shopify seemed to have a lot more limitations as to where it could be implemented, when we researched it several years ago.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Stripe Payments
    Stripe saves us money on fees and doesn't require a paid subscription to use for transactions. It's also easier for customers to complete transactions without logging in to something.
    Incentivized
    Bobby Greenawalt
    Founder & President in Corporate at Beverage Management (Food & Beverages, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Stripe Payments
    Heartland is not even a comparison. I used Heartland for about five years. Customer service was non-existent, the technology was terrible. Stripe is in a league of its own when it comes to credit card processing and its abilities to assist you in just about anything you need …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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
    ShopifyStripe Payments
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shopify and Stripe Payments
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    Stripe Payments
    -
    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 Stripe Payments
    Feature
    Shopify
    7.9
    129 Ratings
    Stripe Payments
    -
    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 Stripe Payments
    Feature
    Shopify
    9.6
    131 Ratings
    Stripe Payments
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security9.6131 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shopify and Stripe Payments
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.4
    133 Ratings
    Stripe Payments
    -
    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 Stripe Payments
    Feature
    Shopify
    8.2
    134 Ratings
    Stripe Payments
    -
    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
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Shopify and Stripe Payments
    Feature
    Shopify
    -
    Ratings
    Stripe Payments
    7.8
    6 Ratings
    Fraud Detection00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    API or SDK00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support00 Ratings8.16 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    Global Support00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    User Ratings
    ShopifyStripe Payments
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (149 ratings)
    8.7
    (83 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)