Is Loox or Shopify better?

Neither clearly leads. Loox starts at On request and Shopify at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Loox or Shopify?

Loox starts at On request and Shopify at $29/month.

Does Loox or Shopify run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

What can Loox do that Shopify cannot?

Shopify covers Hosted ecommerce platform, Payment processing, Inventory management, Order tracking.

E-commerce · head to head

Loox vs Shopify

Loox

E-commerce

Photo reviews and referrals for Shopify stores

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Shopify

Print & Publishing

The most trusted ecommerce platform to start, grow, and scale your business

From: $29/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Loox beyond plan review volume, overage billing adds $40 to $50 per extra 300 orders processed; Shopify using any payment provider other than Shopify Payments adds a transaction fee on top of the card rate, at 2% on Basic falling to 0.2% on Plus

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Loox and Shopify actually diverge.

Attributes where Loox and Shopify differ
Attribute	Loox	Shopify
Starting price	On request	$29/month
Pricing model	usage-based	subscription
Category	E-commerce	Print & Publishing
Founded	Unknown	2006

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Loox

Nothing recorded that Shopify does not also cover.

Only in Shopify

Hosted ecommerce platform
Payment processing
Inventory management
Order tracking
Marketing automation
Apps and integrations
Multi-channel selling
SSL certificate

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Loox

No use cases recorded yet. See the Loox review.

Shopify

Running a hosted ecommerce store with payments and fulfilmentnot Loox
Selling across online, in person and social channels from one cataloguenot Loox

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Loox

Beyond plan review volume, overage billing adds $40 to $50 per extra 300 orders processed

Shopify

Using any payment provider other than Shopify Payments adds a transaction fee on top of the card rate, at 2% on Basic falling to 0.2% on Plus
That fee makes the cheapest plan the most expensive place to use an outside processor, which is the opposite of how plans usually work
Card rates also improve with the plan, from 2.9% on Basic to 2.7% on Advanced
Amex is charged at a higher rate than other cards on every plan below Plus
Plus starts at $2,300 a month
The advertised lower monthly prices require paying a year up front

Pricing, plan by plan

Loox

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Loox review.

Shopify

$29/month

Starter$5/month
- Buy Button & Sales Channel
- Abandoned checkout recovery
- Basic reporting
Basic$29/month
- Online store
- Up to 2 staff accounts
- Basic reports
Standard$79/month
- Professional reports
- Gift cards
- Up to 15 staff accounts

Which should you pick?

Choose Loox if

Nothing in the data separates Loox from Shopify on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Loox review

Choose Shopify if

You need hosted ecommerce platform.
You also want payment processing.

Shopify review

Questions people ask

Is Loox or Shopify better?: Neither clearly leads. Loox starts at On request and Shopify at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Loox or Shopify?: Loox starts at On request and Shopify at $29/month.
Does Loox or Shopify run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Loox do that Shopify cannot?: Shopify covers Hosted ecommerce platform, Payment processing, Inventory management, Order tracking.

Loox vs Shopify

Loox

Shopify

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Loox

Only in Shopify

What people use each for

Loox

Shopify

Where each one falls short

Loox

Shopify

Pricing, plan by plan

Loox

Shopify

Which should you pick?

Choose Loox if

Choose Shopify if

Questions people ask

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