Shopify vs Volusion

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	ShopifyShopify	VolusionVolusion
In one line	The default online store platform	Hosted store from $35 a month, capped by yearly sales
Starting price	From $39/mo	From $35/mo
Six-person team	$39/mo	$35/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$369/mo	Not on record
Plans	Basic $39/mo (2.9% + 30¢ online with Shopify Payments); Grow $105/mo (2.7% + 30¢); Advanced $399/mo (2.5% + 30¢); 2%/1%/0.6% extra with other payment providers	Personal $35/mo ($50K sales/yr, 100 products); Professional $79/mo ($100K, 5,000 products); Business $299/mo yearly or $399 monthly ($400K); no transaction fee on Volusion Payments, 0.8-2% on other gateways; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	3 days	14 days
Users	1 staff on Basic	1 on Personal
Both connect to	Klaviyo, Constant Contact
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, Xero, Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor, Hello Bar, Freshmarketer, Akaunting, MailerLite +6 more	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Plus only	Business and up; Professional only
Live chat	Every paid plan	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: Monday-Friday, 8am-7pm Central
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Shopify's status page, which covers all Shopify products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	12 incidents posted on Volusion's status page, which covers all Volusion products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Volusion. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 6,722 reviews	3.8 / 5 from 48 reviews
Trustpilot score	Not listed	4.2 / 5 from 413 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	80	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	30	15
Fit: Service business	30	15
Fit: Agency or studio	25	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	15	15
Fit: Online store	97	70
Why people pick it	Everything for selling online in one place Largest app store	Flat monthly price No fee on its own payments
Where it falls short	App costs add up Extra fee without Shopify Payments	Sales caps force upgrades No refunds
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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