Top Shopify Alternatives

Here are the best alternatives to Shopify. Explore top Shopify competitors offering similar features, benefits, and functionality. Choose the one that meets your needs, whether you want better pricing, advanced features, or enhanced customization. Use this comparison to discover tools that compete with Shopify and may better align with your needs.

Shopify
Lightspeed
Toast
Price - Starting from
Starter
$5
/mo
Price - Starting from
Basic
$89
/mo
Price - Starting from
Starter Kit
$0
/mo
Starting at $0/month
Expert Pros
Seamlessly integrate your online and in-person store. Keep inventory, payments, and customers in sync.
Rich customer profiles & integrated loyalty programs
Very cost-effective service fee
Integrated payments: Accept payments in store with low rates, quick payouts, and fully integrated Shopify hardware.
Expert Pros
Payments, POS and e-commerce all in one place
Wide hardware compatibility makes customization easy
Interface is intuitive and simple to use
Lots of support options and helpful tutorials
Expert Pros
Streamlined back office operations
Excellent integration between kitchen and service staff
Multi-location menu management
Fairly priced
Expert Cons
Shopify plan (for ecommerce) is required for POS i.e. not suited for retail only merchants
POS Lite is included with Shopify plan but additional upgrade to POS Pro plan is required for more advanced features
Not suitable for certain industries such as restaurants or grocery stores/supermarkets
Expert Cons
Some desirable features only included in the top tier plans
Add-ons can ramp up the cost
You are tied in to an annual contract
Expert Cons
Only available on Android
Early termination fee
Not suitable for large restaurants or chains

Shopify POS Alternatives

  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Quick Service
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Nightclub
Lightspeed
4.8
  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Quick Service
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Nightclub
4.8
  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Quick Service
  • Higher prices
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks Retail Store
Toast
4.2
  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Quick Service
  • Higher prices
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks Retail Store
4.2
  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Nightclub
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Self-Service Kiosk
  • Lacks On-place Installation
Worldpay
4.8
  • More user friendly
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Nightclub
  • Higher prices
  • Lacks Self-Service Kiosk
  • Lacks On-place Installation
4.8
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Nightclub
  • Higher prices
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks iOS
  • Lacks On-place Installation
Clover
4.1
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Nightclub
  • Higher prices
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks iOS
  • Lacks On-place Installation
4.1
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Staff Scheduling
  • Higher prices
  • Less user friendly
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks Coffee Shop
Epicor
4.2
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Staff Scheduling
  • Higher prices
  • Less user friendly
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks Coffee Shop
4.2
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Nightclub
  • Higher prices
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks On-place Installation
Square
4.4
  • Higher overall user rating
  • Has Coffee Shop
  • Has Nightclub
  • Higher prices
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks On-place Installation
4.4