PrestaShop 9 vs Shopify: which is right for your store?
If you process $5k+/mo in sales, the transaction fees on Shopify will cost you more than the entire PrestaShop-on-Leapjuice stack. For high-volume merchants, PrestaShop wins on total cost of ownership and ownership.
- ✓ You process $5k+/mo in sales (transaction fees add up fast)
- ✓ You want to own your store and customer data
- ✓ You need flexibility (custom modules, integrations, multi-store)
- ✓ You are a developer or have one on your team
- ○ You are not technical and do not want to think about hosting
- ○ You process under $5k/mo in sales (the fees will not bite)
- ○ You want the largest app ecosystem (Shopify has 8,000+ apps)
- ○ You value Shopify brand and payment integration (Shopify Pay)
Migrating from Shopify?
We provide a free Shopify-to-PrestaShop migration. Products, customers, orders, and categories move over. Most migrations take 1-2 weeks depending on store complexity. We are with you the whole way.
Questions, answered.
Is PrestaShop really cheaper than Shopify?
At low volumes, the difference is small. At $50k+/mo GMV, PrestaShop on Leapjuice saves you thousands per year in transaction fees alone. At $500k/mo GMV, you are saving $15k-$60k/yr.
What about apps — Shopify has more, does not it?
Yes, Shopify has 8,000+ apps. PrestaShop has 5,000+ modules. Most common needs (email, reviews, loyalty, shipping) are covered by both ecosystems.
I am not technical. Is PrestaShop too hard for me?
PrestaShop 9 is a mature, polished platform. The admin is similar in complexity to Shopify. The main difference is who manages the server — we do, so it does not matter.
What about dropshipping?
PrestaShop supports dropshipping through modules (AliExpress, Printful, etc.). Shopify has more native integrations in this space.
I just want to run one of these apps. Is this going to be complicated?
No. Pick the app, click deploy, and you’re live in under 10 minutes. We handle everything else. You don’t need to know what “the metal” is, or what a reverse proxy does — that’s our job.
Make the switch.
Free migration help. From $29/mo. 7-day refund. 0% sales tax.