Ormaven
Digital services · E-commerce

How to choose an online-store platform

Do not look only at the plan price. A store also costs time for operations, extensions, payments, integrations, themes and future migration.

PreviewNo paid ranking
Decision criteria

Choose the right service type first.

  1. 01Total monthly cost including extensions and payment functionality
  2. 02Payment, shipping and accounting integrations for the target market
  3. 03Export of products, orders and customer data
  4. 04Design flexibility and theme/plugin limitations
  5. 05How much technical administration you want to own
Calculate total subscription cost

Before comparing offers, account for the promotional term, renewal price, setup charges and extras.

Open calculator ↗
Services to compare

Candidates for a specific use case.

This is not an absolute ranking. Terms, pricing and features change, so verify them with the provider before signing up.

Hosted e-commerceE-commerce platform

Shopify

For projects that want to reduce technical operations and use a broad integration ecosystem.

Before signing up

Verify plan price, fees, required apps and local payment/shipping integrations.

Open current offer Official site
Own-site / WooCommerce pathWeb hosting

Hostinger

For projects that want more control over the site and accept more WordPress/WooCommerce administration.

Before signing up

Count hosting, paid plugins, backups, updates and maintenance time as one cost.

Open current offer Official site

Links marked Partner link may earn Ormaven a commission. Inactive partnerships lead to the provider's ordinary official site. How partner links work.

Limits / checksThe service must fit the use case.

Before committing, test data export and confirm that essential local integrations actually work in every country you plan to sell in.