Software · head to head
Marq vs Shopify
Shopify
Software
The most trusted ecommerce platform to start, grow, and scale your business
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Marq has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Marq free plan caps at 25 MB cloud storage and a 3 project limit; 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 Marq and Shopify actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Marq
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.
Marq
No use cases recorded yet. See the Marq review.
Shopify
- Running a hosted ecommerce store with payments and fulfilmentnot Marq
- Selling across online, in person and social channels from one cataloguenot Marq
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Marq
- Free plan caps at 25 MB cloud storage and a 3 project limit
- Enterprise-only unlimited storage requires custom quoted pricing rather than a published rate
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
Marq
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Marq 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?
Questions people ask
- Is Marq or Shopify better?
- Neither clearly leads. Marq starts at Free and Shopify at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Marq or Shopify?
- Marq has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Marq and $29/month for Shopify.
- Does Marq or Shopify run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Marq for free?
- Yes. Marq has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Shopify starts at $29/month.
- What can Marq do that Shopify cannot?
- Shopify covers Hosted ecommerce platform, Payment processing, Inventory management, Order tracking.