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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    X-Cart

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AX-Cart is an eCommerce and shopping cart platform built through PHP code.

    $199

    per month

    Pricing
    Shopify PlusX-Cart
    Editions & Modules
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    Platform
    Starting at $199
    per month
    Auto
    Starting at $299
    per month
    Marketplace
    Starting at $399
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Shopify PlusX-Cart
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Shopify PlusX-Cart
    Considered Both Products
    Shopify
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Us not worrying about hosting our eCommerce store has been great!
    Incentivized
    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Shopify PlusX-Cart
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shopify Plus and X-Cart
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    36 Ratings
    9% above category average
    X-Cart
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Product catalog & listings9.534 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Product management8.435 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.532 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Branding8.233 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.634 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Product variations9.234 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Website integration9.031 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Visual customization9.234 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CMS8.233 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Shopify Plus and X-Cart
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    35 Ratings
    9% above category average
    X-Cart
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery7.434 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Checkout user experience9.434 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Shopify Plus and X-Cart
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    9.6
    33 Ratings
    15% above category average
    X-Cart
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    eCommerce security9.633 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shopify Plus and X-Cart
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.3
    35 Ratings
    7% above category average
    X-Cart
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Promotions & discounts8.734 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.329 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SEO7.834 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Shopify Plus and X-Cart
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.5
    34 Ratings
    6% above category average
    X-Cart
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Order processing9.034 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Inventory management7.233 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Shipping8.633 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.133 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-site management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Shopify PlusX-Cart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (36 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Shopify PlusX-Cart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    X-cart uses Smarty Templates in a PHP environment which means there are many developers who could probably pick it up relatively quickly to provide new features. The smarty template engine is very robust and well documented, and the cost of x-cart is very low which makes it easy for anyone to get started with their e-commerce business. It is a really great e-commerce software and suitable for every business. I actually cannot find any serious objection to what it does. They regularly update it, add new features, fix flaws, offer support. The software itself offers many integrations for shipping and payments, everything you need for sales. Although it covers many things, there will always be something missing, because many things happen in between customer visit and final delivery. Therefore, if you plan to expand your business, also plan to expand your X-Cart - but do not worry, it won't be hard.
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    Pros
    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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    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    • For everyone. From small to huge business you get everything out of box. Just setup company details, payment and shipping methods and you are ready to go.
    • Upgradable. There are many plugins one can integrate with X-Cart. Over time, many of them became part of the software, and you are one click away to enable them.
    • Well organized code. It uses Smarty template engine, which I find great, specially for debugging (famous Webmaster mode).
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    Cons
    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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    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    • Creating new plugins the way X-Cart wants is maybe not complicated, but hard to implement because there are no hooks. One has to manually change each file. This is similar to patching the core and therefore one has to know basics of web development.
    • Even if you get everything styled correctly with base skin, there is a bunch of unused styles you have to cope with. Start skin should be much cleaner. You may find thousands excess lines of code.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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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    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Qualiteam eBusiness Solutions
    • Flexibility in presentation as well as functionality
    • Full open source software allows for unlimited possibilities with the store function, though some developers who create modules do encode their modules which have errors in their code which therefore can't be fixed
    • A fully functional professional level application at a fraction of the cost of similar applications such as magento.
    Incentivized
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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.