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Shopkeep vs Volusion

Shopkeep logo

Shopkeep

E-commerce & Retail

Cloud-based POS for small businesses

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Volusion logo

Volusion

E-commerce & Retail

Ecommerce platform for growing online businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Volusion has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Shopkeep unreliable inventory control across multiple locations; Volusion pricing details not shown on main website
  • They diverge on capability: Shopkeep covers Point of sale, Volusion covers Website builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Shopkeep and Volusion actually diverge.

Attributes where Shopkeep and Volusion differ
AttributeShopkeepVolusion
Starting price$49/monthFree
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsiPad, WebWeb
Founded20081999

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).

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 Shopkeep

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Customer profiles
  • Sales analytics
  • Employee management
  • Mobile POS
  • Reporting

Only in Volusion

  • Website builder
  • Product catalog
  • Shopping cart
  • Inventory tracking
  • Order management
  • Email marketing
  • SEO tools

Both cover

  • Payment processing

What people use each for

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

Shopkeep

No use cases recorded yet. See the Shopkeep review.

Volusion

  • Small to medium business e-commerce storefrontsnot Shopkeep
  • Inventory and product managementnot Shopkeep
  • Omnichannel selling across platformsnot Shopkeep
  • Email marketing and customer engagementnot Shopkeep

Where each one falls short

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

Shopkeep

  • Unreliable inventory control across multiple locations
  • Cloud-dependent with no offline transaction processing capability
  • Dropped Bluetooth connections cause lost sales and payment processing failures

Volusion

  • Pricing details not shown on main website
  • Requires migration effort for existing stores

Pricing, plan by plan

Shopkeep

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Shopkeep review.

Volusion

Free
  • Free TrialFree
    • Store builder
    • Product management
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$35/month
    • All free features
    • Advanced tools
    • Email marketing

Which should you pick?

Choose Shopkeep if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You work on iPad, Web.
  • You also want inventory management.
Shopkeep review

Choose Volusion if

  • You need website builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want product catalog.
Volusion review

Questions people ask

Is Shopkeep or Volusion better?
Neither clearly leads. Shopkeep starts at $49/month and Volusion at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Shopkeep or Volusion?
Volusion has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $49/month for Shopkeep and Free for Volusion.
Does Shopkeep or Volusion run on more platforms?
Shopkeep runs on iPad, Web. Volusion runs on Web.
Can I use Volusion for free?
Yes. Volusion has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Shopkeep starts at $49/month.
What can Shopkeep do that Volusion cannot?
Shopkeep covers Point of sale, Inventory management, Customer profiles, Sales analytics. Volusion covers Website builder, Product catalog, Shopping cart, Inventory tracking. Both handle Payment processing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Shopkeep: How much does Shopkeep cost?

Shopkeep by Lightspeed pricing varies by plan. Customers must request quotes for current pricing, which has shifted since the Lightspeed acquisition.

Source
Shopkeep: What hardware does Shopkeep require?

Shopkeep operates on iPad tablets, cloud-based systems, and traditional cash register setups, requiring third-party hardware integration.

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