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PrestaShop, Shopify or WooCommerce: how to choose a platform

We specialise in PrestaShop, but it is not the answer for everyone. Here are criteria to choose without the marketing.

Jesús Meilán

Entrepreneur and developer, ecommerce specialist

Updated: 26/09/2026 151

There is no best platform in the abstract. There is one that suits your business, your budget and your team better.

PrestaShop

Open source, hosted wherever you like and with no per-sale platform fee.
Very complete out of the box for ecommerce: combinations, multistore, multilingual, pricing rules.
Large module ecosystem, especially strong in Europe and Spain.
Requires hosting, updates and someone technical on hand (in-house or external).

Shopify

Hosted service: you do not deal with servers or updates.
Very quick to get started.
Monthly fee, app costs and transaction fees if you do not use its gateway.
Less control over code and data; some customisations are difficult or impossible.

WooCommerce

Ecommerce on top of WordPress: ideal if content is at the heart of the business.
Very flexible thanks to plugins.
With large catalogues or heavy traffic, it needs more optimisation.

Criteria for deciding

Your situation	Usually fits
Just starting, small catalogue, no technical team	Shopify
Content and the blog come first, moderate catalogue	WooCommerce
Complex catalogue, B2B, several languages, custom integrations	PrestaShop
You want full control of data and code with no per-sale fee	PrestaShop or WooCommerce

The real cost: add up five years of platform, apps or modules, hosting, development and maintenance. The option that looks cheap in the first month is not always cheap in the long run.

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