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Magento and Shopify – how much do they cost me<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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If you want to create or renovate your online store, one of the most important questions you need to ask yourself is: how much does it cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The answer depends on many factors, including the platform you choose, the features you want, the design you prefer, and the level of customization you require.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we introduce you to two of the most popular and powerful e-commerce platforms on the market: Magento<\/strong><\/a> e Shopify<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Magento and Shopify: the main differences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Magento <\/strong>and Shopify <\/strong>are two very different platforms, both technically and commercially.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Magento <\/strong>is an open source<\/strong> platform, which you can download for free and install on your server while Shopify<\/strong> is a commercial<\/strong> platform, which offers you a paid service.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Magento<\/strong> requires you to have technical skills<\/strong> to configure, customize and manage your platform while Shopify<\/strong> is easier and more intuitive<\/strong> to use, even with little web development experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Magento <\/strong>offers you greater flexibility <\/strong>and freedom <\/strong>to customize, thanks to its modular architecture and extensive ecosystem of extensions; Shopify <\/strong>offers you a more standardized <\/strong>and limited<\/strong> solution, with less ability to modify source code or add functionality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Magento <\/strong>allows you to manage complex, scalable<\/strong> websites with thousands or millions of products, variants, categories and languages; Shopify <\/strong>allows you to manage simpler, more straightforward<\/strong> websites with fewer products and configurations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Now that you know the main differences between Magento and Shopify, let’s see what costs you need to consider when building your modern e-commerce with either of these platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Licensing costs.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we said, Magento<\/strong><\/a> is an open source platform, which you can download for free in its Open Source version (formerly Community Edition). However, there is also a paid version<\/strong>, called Commerce <\/strong>(formerly Enterprise Edition), which offers additional features for large businesses.The cost of the Commerce license depends on the annual turnover<\/mark> of your online store and can range from 22,000 to 125,000 per year.<\/mark> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopify<\/strong><\/a>, on the other hand, is a commercial platform, offering you different paid plans according to your needs (prices updated to August 2023):<\/p>\n\n\n\n