Comparison
Shopify vs WordPress
Both can run a real website. They suit different people. Everything below comes from our tool directory — the same data our recommendations use.
| Shopify | WordPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5/mo | Free tier |
| Easy to use | 8/10 | 4/10 |
| Speed to launch | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Design control | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Room to grow | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Extending it later | 7/10 | 10/10 |
| Selling products | 10/10 | 7/10 |
| Courses | 2/10 | 7/10 |
| Memberships | 4/10 | 7/10 |
| Leads and follow-up | 3/10 | 5/10 |
| Search visibility | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Support | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Skill needed | 3/10 | 6/10 |
| How locked in you are | 5/10 | 2/10 |
Who should pick which
Pick Shopify if…
- · you want the least fiddly option
- · you need it live fast
- · the look matters most
- · selling products is the point
- · you expect it to get much bigger
- · you'd rather not touch anything technical
Once you've picked between Shopify and WordPress
Picking the tool is the easy half. Here's how people usually get the thing built.
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