Customer Focus vs. Shopify Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Customer Focus
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Customer Focus is solution that includes order management, inventory management, warehousing, CMS, E-mail marketing, CRM, and general accounting functions. E-Commerce web stores are also included in the solution.
$50
# of stores and users
Shopify Plus
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Shopify Plus is an eCommerce solution built for enterprise-level companies that enables them to sell online and offline across social channels like Facebook , Pinterest, and marketplaces like Amazon and eBay.
$2,300
per month
Pricing
Customer FocusShopify Plus
Editions & Modules
Standard
$50
# of stores and users
Ultimate
$99
# of stores and users
3-year term
$2300
per month
1-year term
$2500
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Customer FocusShopify Plus
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$249 Site setup and trainingNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Customer FocusShopify Plus
Features
Customer FocusShopify Plus
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
9.2
Ratings
16% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.6
Ratings
9% above category average
Product catalog & listings9.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Product management9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Bulk product upload10.00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Branding9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Mobile storefront9.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Product variations9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Website integration10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Visual customization9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
CMS9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
9.0
Ratings
16% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.4
Ratings
9% above category average
Checkout user experience9.00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Personalized recommendations9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
SEO7.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
9.0
Ratings
12% above category average
Shopify Plus
8.5
Ratings
6% above category average
Shipping9.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Custom functionality9.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Order processing00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Inventory management00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Customer Focus
-
Ratings
Shopify Plus
9.6
Ratings
15% above category average
eCommerce security00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
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User Ratings
Customer FocusShopify Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Customer FocusShopify Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
Today, with a globalized competition and without truce, a company must evaluate and take into account its size, and use this to analyze which of the tools available in the market is more suited to their needs. If it is a small company, you can improve your customer service by incorporating a chat. But a company of national level must evaluate other aspects like: marketing, tastes, preferences, tendencies, etc. To achieve the effective management of relationships with our customers, this technology provides us with effective tools and easy access.
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Shopify Plus makes order management simple and less error prone. Connecting our ERP allows us to seamlessly manage our product listings, fulfill orders, and sync customer data. Limitations to the number of product variants requires attention from our staff to make sure our products sync without issue. Other than being arbitrary, there's really no need to limit the number of product variants.
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Pros
  • Facilitates the interaction between the company and customers, through various communication channels, thanks to the storage of information of interest, such as the needs and preferences for products or services.
  • Access data of interest (about the clients, their histories, products, prices, etc.,) from any place with access to the internet
  • An extensive knowledge about the clients allows the company to present commercial offers adapted to their needs, so the income is also higher, through a lower sales cycle. The CRM allows to enhance sales and marketing functions.
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  • Scales incredibly well. Forget about hardware concerns, load balancing, downtime, etc. and focus on eCommerce. We've seen merchants go from a few thousand dollars per month to having million dollar days, all on Shopify without having to worry about performance or scaling systems.
  • Great new features consistently being added, ahead of the curve on almost everything
  • Solid API to build on and work with, a few annoying quirks here and there for super complex use cases but overall very well documented and works well
  • Most Merchant Success Managers are good and genuinely want to be helpful
  • A fantastic user interface, very logical and easy to use
  • Tons and tons and tons of out of the box integrations. Easily the best integration marketplace of the e-commerce platforms. There's an app for that.
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Cons
  • Cost is always an element to consider when purchasing a computer solution, both for the purchase of the software and for its maintenance, many forget about the ongoing support costs that come with software.
  • Many systems are backed up automatically through the cloud or through some other solution, but not all. So there is a good chance that the data will be lost. it is therefore necessary to take the safe backup forecasts in the event of any unforeseen occurrence and cause us an unpleasant surprise.
  • There is a difference between being served by a real person when making a phone call, to an automated attention system. Sometimes it is good to make the tasks more automatic, but it is also good to have a little personalized help to avoid losing the human value of relationships.
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  • The Account Managers/Reps have become more scripted and seem like they are busier and handling more clients than before. It doesn't seem as personal and special anymore like when we first upgraded to Plus.
  • Shopify still has missing features in their software that might not have an app in their app marketplace available that fills this void.
  • The 24/7 support doesn't seem as dedicated as they once were.
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Usability
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Shopify Plus is intutive as stated previously. It's easy to find what we want and edit (reports, products, online store theme, etc...) You dont need to have a ton of coding experience to be able to get a website up and running on Shopify Plus. The reason I wont give a 10/10 and gave an 8 is because I do think it is heavily realiant on app and it can open up a can of worms with the amout of apps that are out there, their costs, and which one to chose. There are also some internal limitations as stated previously with discounts and personalized message for different customer groups. But overall, it is a good platform that I recommend.
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
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Alternatives Considered
Sales management is based on the management of customer relationships and must be centralized so that its analysis is effective. The data that is collected must be available for the generation of statistics for decision making by the directory. This tool allows us to generate the necessary data to generate results, save time and production cost. The other products did not fit our objectives.
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Shopify Plus is an all in one service. You are able to keep track of invoices and payments. Shopify Plus also offers options for shipping and connects your tracking number to you order which allows for easy tracking. Your tracking number is also a link which makes it even easier.
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Return on Investment
  • With the information available, about the clients, the company can know and segment the markets and develop effective and successful marketing campaigns.
  • With the information the employee can develop more personalized relationships with the client.
  • This customer service tool facilitated the administrative processes of sales to achieve higher performance and better results in the company.
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  • Definitely makes selling on multiple platforms easy, saving us time and effort.
  • Keeps all of our business in one place, saving us money on other apps to manage each aspect.
  • Automatically flags potential fraudulent orders, preventing us from accidentally shipping to a scam.
  • During our busiest months, we don't see any slowdowns, which allows us to go full throttle with all ads and marketing without worrying about whether or not the software can handle it.
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ScreenShots

Shopify Plus Screenshots

Screenshot of The home screen of your Shopify admin, including proactive home cards and reporting and live view insights.Screenshot of Your Shopify Plus store is ready for mobile commerce. Customers can browse and buy from your store with an optimized experience on device.Screenshot of Editing products across sales channels.Screenshot of Easily edit colours, typography, settings, and drag and drop sections for each of your store's templates with the theme editor.