Shopify Review

PROS: Shopify is great for small businesses. Its API is easy to integrate and intuitively clear.

CONS: Nevertheless, support could be better. It helps to resolve some issues indeed, though it obviously on the buyer side all the time.

PROS: Shopify is all inclusive system. I have used Shopify for my past businesses (consumer goods) and I’m using it right now for sales, promotion and inventory. It is intuitive and easy to set up tool. The customer support team is amazing and they always care about their customers, they constantly release new tools and options.

CONS: In my opinion, the different pricing plans are somewhat confusing and the cost of some add-on services can be really high.

PROS: I like that this ecommerce software is easy to use and easy to set it up. It is basic and simple tool, extremely helpful when you don’t have much traffic. The design is easy and clean, the pages can be easily customized. I like the integrated analytics and it is great for our CMS system. This software is for everyone and it doesn’t matter if you don’t have development skills you can learn how to use it without any problem or concern.

CONS: Things that are related to SEO (updating the template, adding alt text to images and etc.) cannot be easily customize. I don’t have development skills and knowledge so it is quite complicated for me when it comes to back-end coding, but its customer service always helps me with this one.

PROS: I am a fan of the administration side of Shopify, I like how they've structured it, and how they've organzied all options to make them visible and usable. Takes minutes to digest the concept, and that's in fact the only step to make before placing a product on sale. I know this because I'm not running my own store, but designing templates for customers. I use Liquid for the templates and the themes, even if I started with Timber, all of them were in any case easy and productive. The Desktop Theme Editor streamlined the procedure even more.

CONS: Shopify has amazing documentation, but an uncommon one, which is why I'd suggest them to introduce more common codes and solutions like JS. Another thing that can be changed are Product Options, since flexibility doesn't apply there as much as in other cases. To give you an example, I sometimes stuggle to relate a product to its image because the names don't match, or even to link the product to a specific color schemes. True, you see, even Shopify has its moments.

PROS: Shopify is how ecommerce should look and be done! I think I wouldn't give up on it, not even if they allowed me to run a fully-equipped shop for free. There are few things that make Shopify so special for me: the first is scale. We placed a product on Good Morning America, and we obviously expected over 100,000 uniques in a couple of minutes. We notified the Shopify team to let them know about it, and they assured us it won't make any difference to our store. So it was! The second thing is speed. Loading times are minimal, don't depend on the number of products you have displayed. The third one is support community. I didn't expect less from a popular tool, and I joint few groups that really give access to documentation, hints, and advice. Finally: price! I can't think of a part in the sales process where a certain platform is cheaper than Shopify. There is none!

CONS: There is nothing to dislike about Shopify, even when you miss a feature, the APIs are enough to integrate the store, and to desing one of your own. The possibilities are just limitless.

PROS: This may sound really impartial, but I consider Shopify to be the simplest e-commerce solution available on the market. Forget about complex web coding, painful installation and updating products, your entire stock will be available 24/7 to be shipped the very same day. You can use their amazing templates, but also use your coding skills to tailor one to your own business. They are 100% into sales and on sales, and they will cover for whatever physical product/service you're selling.

CONS: Which cons, there are no cons! In these two years that I am committed to it, I didn’t find a single con! It gets better and better, both the product and the support. The only thing I'd ask them to do is to return the support call link in the app, it was amazing to have it there.

PROS: Shopify is easy to set up and use and it has great design as well. I have used other solutions but this one is one of the best. In the past I have used some self-hosted open-source solutions that gave me complete control over the templates and extensions but I have found that those self-hosted solutions were limited. When I start using Shopify I could easily customize the templates without much knowledge in developing and program languages. I like that it offers lot of plugins so I can easily customize it, update it and host it.

CONS: Using lots of extensions can be expensive options on a monthly basis.

PROS: Shopify puts together everything you've missed so far in Etsy and Google Analytics. I like how it looks and how it sells, but what I like the most is reporting. They really overcame themselves this time, introducing such a comprehensive summary of all relevant data in both platforms. A quick recommendation here: try to store reports in a single place, not all around the dashboard. You'll be confused that way.

CONS: Whether you will have problems with Shopify or not depends on the theme you're using, it can either go smooth or turn into a 3rd party integration disaster. We had a case with an Olark theme, because the platforms are not 100% integrated. Still, it's not such an issue if you check integrations on time. Not even the conseqences are that bad, the worse that can happen is that a theme will disappear, but that's not a big deal because you can retrieve it, or change the plug in. I'm just pointing it out so that you will know what it is when it appears.

PROS: Shopify offers great set of features that help you to run and manage your own online store. It provides everything you need so you can better manage all your sales processes. The dashboard is intuitive and detailed and it allows you to add and manage new products and orders. You can do all your work from its Dashboard. You are allowed to use the dashboard for generating discount codes or to examine latest reports. You can find various free and paid apps so you can enhance your store. You are allowed to create your own pages so your customers can contact you at any time.

CONS: This software is perfect for small and medium size businesses. Also, most of the features are available via 3rd party apps.

PROS: What I like most about Shopify is the great set of feature that offers. The features are extremely helpful and detailed.

CONS: I don’t like that I have to use some outside tools so I can deliver downloadable e-book.

PROS: I like Shopify because there everything happens with the blink of an eye. We integrated it in a few hours, and got to sell online the very same day. As one can notice, the set up process was pretty streamlined, with no bumps and security concerns to slow it down. I guess we can thank their support team for that, because they didn't abandon us at any moment. I think that the target group are companies which are just hitting off with their businesses, because they don't care too much about uniqueness, and can use some of the beautiful templates Shopify has to offer.

CONS: I would prefer it if it was for free, but I guess quality always costs. What I mind is that you don't pay at once, and you don't have a realistic picture of how much the program can cost: you pay for set up separately, you pay for every app and add on, and so on and so forth. Everything is about paying, unless you are able to code your own templates, even though I think big enterprises have no time for that.

PROS: If you don't believe an ecommerce platform can be friendly, you should definitely try using Shopify! The interface looks so clean and well-organized that it is almost impossible to mess up, and you're guided through sales smoothly and seamlessly. Navigation is a strong asset also from a customer's perspective, since quality is worth nothing without a proper insight on the product spectrum. It provides for discounts, shipping, and has a genuinely responsive customer support.

CONS: I mind certain things related to incentive-based items, the fact that set up is not that easy, and functionality is not brilliant either. The idea is to give monthly subscribers free products, but what customers don't know is how difficult this actually is. They should simplify it, and look for a more streamlined way to edit selling parameters, this way I'm jumpin froom product to product for hours, and I still don't do the work properly.

PROS: Good and timely live chat support and good if unsuccessful attempts to fix problems

CONS: Product descriptions on 3 pages far below product image

PROS: What we like the most about Shopify is that it has a friendly interface, and it is very simple to use. You can run amazing e-stores and sell multiple products, while the advanced APIs they are using will help you integrate the store with internal and external systems. Another field where Shopify is particularly strong is appearance, they have the most amazing graphic design that never fails to capture attention. Back end design is perfect too.

CONS: We are a non-profit organization, which makes Shopify a bit of a luxury for us. I guess it is even cheap for large enterprises, but for us there should be a special low-cost (or non-paid) version, even with fewer items than the ones that are already there. To be completely honest, we're not even using all of their features.

PROS: I use this shopping cart software for both my own and my clients’ purposes. It allows me to create Shopify stores for them. It is simple and easy to use even my clients enjoy using this program. It is affordable and you don’t have to spend huge amount of money in order to use the platform. It offers great integrations and helpful selling channels. This software offers unique features that cannot be found in other solutions. I often use its mobile app so I can better track my orders.

CONS: I don’t like that there is only option to assign a single rule for the discount code, I would like to see an option that would allow me to combine multiple rules and objectives. Also, I would like to have shopping cart price rules so the customers don’t have to use the coupon codes.

PROS: Where do I start? Well, I enjoy almost everything Shopify has to offer, from the way it handles my products, to its support and order management. A complete POS that can do everything, therefore popular among large businesses and individual blog holders. The top notch feature are probably templates, because, trust me...you won't have a more beautiful store anywhere else! If you're a designer or a developer it will be even better, you will design personalized solutions!

CONS: I don't like the fact that I never stop paying, every month I have an additional expense for a new paid plug in. I know it is their earning mechanism, but I don't know if they're aware that there are more and more free builders out there, andthat will eventualy put an end to their empire. Besides, the system is still missing some imperative options, such as printing labels, tracking shipped items, or even integration with certain systems (UPS, USPS, etc.), and I already forsee simpler programs taking it down from the throne. Unless they fix it on time, obviously.

PROS: Due the fact that Shopify is so easy and user friendly, I didn't have an issue training my staff how to use it, and they all love it. We set it up with our hardware without any problems, so it is now connected to our receipt printers and scanners. The interface looks amazing and the steps come really intutively, but the best part is definitely that you get to extend it and to customize your own templates.

CONS: I'm lacking quite important features for my business, and a proper method for exchanges and returns. This is more uncomfortable for customers than it is for me, because in order to change their purchase, they must quit he original one, and start all over. Doesn't sound too efficient does it? Another thing you can't read on their website is how bad things become when the system crashes: out of the blue, everything stops working, and you have to wait at least few ours for them to fix it. I think that a reputable brand such as Shopify shouldn't allow this.

PROS: To start with, I had no idea about back end coding, and setting up an E-Commerce website. With Shopify, I became a professional in few hours, and now I have my own website to be proud of. I'm running a small fashion business for ladies, and the challenge here is to update the product base with new pieces and specifications. I modify the design almost every day, and I need to integrate it with all sorts of systems, and Shopify is most helpful for the purpose. Integrating Mailchimp for promotions, as an example, was very smooth. It also allows for customization, many bigger brands are creating their own templates, but I can't afford that.

CONS: There isn't something I could call a con or a problem, just tiny details that need correction (I don't even think it is worth to mention them!). What you should remember from this review is that Shopify is super, especially if you're just discovering the E-commerce world, and you need a guide to help you sell without any development/design knowledge.

PROS: Shopify is great tool for online selling. We are able to sell our home aid products easily. Our customers are extremely satisfied from our service and they constantly leave positive feedback about the products and services. I like that they can purchase the products directly from Shopify. It is affordable tool and its support team is great. We highly recommend this product to businesses that want to improve and extend their businesses strategies.

CONS: I don’t have dislikes about this software.

PROS: You need a domain, and an experienced person to implement that domain into their control panel. No, for real, it is that simple! Everyhing there is made to be easy! If you take images for example, you add them with a drag-and-drop mechanism. If you take product descriptions, you can copy-paste them into the section boxes (drag-and-drop works here too). For a reasonable amount of money, you get SEO coverage for Google, Yahoo, and Bing, and many advanced options that don't even premium vendors have: payment gateways, shipstations, installments, etc). Don't worry about affordability, there are few plans to choose from, so you can always find the one that fits your budget.

CONS: Shopify did everything I expected it to do, and beyond. I can't say a bad word about it.

PROS: I have great experience with Shopify. This is great tool to improve the productivity of your business and your business’ websites. You can use it as product management tool and to keep track of the payment processes. I like that I don’t have to wait for long for the funds.

CONS: It lacks fraud-prevention system. They only warn me with some “low, medium or high risk of fraud” but they never tell me why. The ecert doesn’t come with unique number for the purchaser and it doesn’t have some fraud protection options. I know that I have to be aware of those who make duplicate copies but I don’t know how to protect my business.