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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MicroBiz

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    MicroBiz is an eCommerce retail management solution butil around features such as inventory management, payment gateway, and purchase orders / receiving tracking.

    $60

    per month

    Shopify Plus

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AShopify 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 with a 3-year commitment

    Pricing
    MicroBizShopify Plus
    Editions & Modules
    MicroBiz Cloud
    $60
    per month
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MicroBizShopify Plus
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$200 per installationNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    MicroBizShopify Plus
    Considered Both Products
    MicroBiz LLC
    No answer on this topic
    Shopify
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    MicroBizShopify Plus
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of MicroBiz and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    MicroBiz
    -
    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    36 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings9.534 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings8.435 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings6.532 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings9.634 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings9.234 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings9.031 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings9.234 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of MicroBiz and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    MicroBiz
    -
    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    35 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings7.434 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings9.434 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of MicroBiz and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    MicroBiz
    -
    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    9.6
    33 Ratings
    15% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings9.633 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of MicroBiz and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    MicroBiz
    -
    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.3
    35 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.734 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings8.329 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings7.834 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of MicroBiz and Shopify Plus
    Feature
    MicroBiz
    -
    Ratings
    Shopify Plus
    8.5
    34 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Order processing00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings7.233 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings8.633 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings9.133 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MicroBizShopify Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (36 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MicroBizShopify Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MicroBiz LLC
    Suitable for small and mid sized retail businesses. Many features to automate operations (bar code scanning throughout application, auto generate POS based on mix/max, stock look-up). May not be ideal for large retail stores. Lacks integrations with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle. Missing some specialty features such as serialized inventory.
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    MicroBiz LLC
    • Ring up transactions and take payments
    • Manage inventory
    • Management Reporting
    • Discounts and promotions
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    Shopify
    • Syncs directly with ShipBob WMS.
    • Shopify Scripts and the Script Editors allows us to tailor our checkout screen.
    • Gives us advanced sales reporting, showing trends, performance, year to year, and even projections.
    • Scalable for high volume, handles spikes in traffic without downtime.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    MicroBiz LLC
    • Missing a couple helpful features (such as a free loyalty program)
    • The formatting on some screens is whacky and the font can be small
    • It could be easier to email receipts (need to set this before the transaction)
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    • When linking to our communication service some customers have several emails with orders and only one email generates orders. It would be nice if we could combine all of this information into one account.
    • If a customer has multiple accounts you are also unable to edit the email address as it is already used, another reason merging accounts would be helpful.
    • Some of the processes in Shopify are too easy to complete. I’m certain scenarios a peony of “are you sure you would like to complete(this action)” would be extremely helpful and avoid mistakes that are not reversible.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    MicroBiz LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Shopify
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    MicroBiz LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    MicroBiz LLC
    It was close but we just liked some of the features in microbiz better. Plus it was cheaper
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    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    MicroBiz LLC
    • Really amazing value for the monthly fees. Less expensive than other serious cloud POS applications
    • Synch with QBO allows us to save time manually entering financial data into our accounting system
    • Bar code scanning in both the front end and back end saves time and money
    Incentivized
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    Shopify
    • The pricing of Shopify Plus over the regular Shopify Account solution is about 10x if not 20x the cost. But with this cost comes the increased reliability and trust you have in your eCommerce Software solution/website. We still have a great ROI with the Shopify Plus Pricing.
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to drill deeper into a more robust eCommerce experience for our customers
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to customize our Website further with recommended apps, features, and customizations based on our Dedicated Account Reps expertise.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    MicroBiz Screenshots

    Screenshot of MicroBiz Cloud runs on iPads, Macs and PCsScreenshot of Register Screen - Ring Up Sales Quickly and Easily.  Quickly scan items into the register using bar codes – or add items with one touch. Discount individual items, groups of items or the entire transaction. You can do price checks and check inventory. It’s so intuitive that employees will be able to use the POS application with almost no training.Screenshot of Register Screen  - Add any items to a transaction with one touch – even non-inventory items such as service and delivery charges. The keys can be set to prompt for the price or the size or color of an item. You can set up an unlimited number of Quick Pick Panels, use colors to highlight keys and arrange them in any order that you choose.Screenshot of Customer Order Dashboard - Manage Layaways, Work Orders, Deliveries and Phone Orders. Use the Orders in Progress capabilities in MicroBiz to manage layaways, phone orders and orders in progress.  You can collect a deposit and set whether the order will be fulfilled via store pick-up, shipment or delivery.Screenshot of Filtered Product Search - Use multiple ways to search for products and add them to a transaction. In addition to the top product search bar, MicroBiz Cloud features a flexible advance search feature.  This feature allows you to search by item name, SKU, style, UPC or Alternate ID.  Search results can be displayed in table format or as product tiles.  Advanced filters allow you to view results by category, vendors, brand, color, size or other attribute.Screenshot of Product Record - Simple and Matrix Products and Flexible Pricing Schemes.  Products records are critical to a retail system – as the sale of products and services drives revenue.  Our product records make your job easier by offering all kinds of flexibility and capabilities around product type (simple products, matrix products, prompt for price, services, etc) and pricing strategies (discounts, promotions, customer-based pricing, quantity-based pricing).

    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.