Shopify vs Salesforce Commerce Cloud 2024 - Which One is Right for You?

Traditionally, enterprise software such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud has commanded enterprise prices in a market that is used to paying millions to build and maintain software solutions. Shopify was made for anyone to start a small business and grow for as little as $29.00 a month when paying yearly. Shopify Plus builds on that foundation to help the biggest brands scale without limit starting at $2000 a month.

From Instagram and Pinterest to Amazon and Walmart, Shopify has a growing list of integrations with the biggest social media platforms and marketplaces to enable multi-channel selling, while consolidating sales into a single elegant back-end.

WIth over 8,000 Shopify apps, including specialized plug-ins and software integrations, you can customize Shopify to meet the unique needs of your business—without committing development resources for every new feature. In contrast, Salesforce Commerce Cloud has fewer apps with much longer launch timelines to develop and deploy features and changes.

Sell in multiple currencies and languages, through localized storefronts, international domains, local payment methods, and other features. Shopify enables you to do business in international markets like a local. You can manage multiple stores on Shopify to create tailored shopping experiences optimized for different geographic regions.

Shopify’s first-party point-of-sale solution integrates seamlessly with Shopify and its ecosystem for true omni-channel selling. You can use Shopify POS in your brick-and-mortar stores to connect offline and online sales with POS features designed for physical retail, from tipping to curbside pickup.

Shopify has a collection of free and paid themes that don’t just look beautiful but also designed to convert. Each theme comes with multiple styles, features, and options to suit specific business needs, from stores with a large catalogue of products to a lookbook for your apparel and accessories. If you’d like, you can even customize it even further by editing the code to make it truly your own.

Shopify Payments is available for eligible merchants in 17 countries around the world, and allows you to offer all major payment methods out of the box. It also allows you to enable Shop Pay: Shopify’s accelerated checkout option that pre-fills customer information and is proven to make online checkout 4x faster.

Shopify is a popular option for headless commerce because of its powerful Storefront API. The API can be used to develop and embed commerce experiences almost anywhere, from mobile apps to video games to voice-enabled shopping, while managing all orders from the same backoffice in Shopify.

Shopify is easy to use. It’s the reason it’s empowered so many to start and run their own independent businesses. That foundation is what puts the power to make changes and manage parts of your business, from order management to your blog.

Shopify support is available 24/7, no matter which plan you’re on. You’ll also have access to help docs, webinars, blog posts, and online courses to guide you along the way. Shopify Plus merchants get support for replatforming, launching, and scaling your business.