Wix can be understood as a website builder which helps the users to make websites or web applications for different platforms like mobiles, desktops, tablets etc. It comes packed with a large number of tools which allow users to build a website by drag and drop functionality. Along with website building, it also provides hosting features at a reasonable price. Wix was launched in the year 2006.
Shopify can be understood as an e-commerce platform which is used to provide customers services to sell their products online without creating their own store. It is a paid platform where users can make their accounts and choose from a number of templates and can build their e-commerce website to sell their products. Shopify provides all the necessary tools and equipment needed to build an online store.
Below is a table of differentiation between Wix and Shopify:
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1. | It is an application building platform so users can develop different applications according to their needs. | It is an e-commerce platform which provides services to make an online store to sell goods. |
2. | Wix has a comparatively less price than Shopify. | Shopify has comparatively more prices than Wix. |
3. | It does not provide good SEO options. | It comes with better SEO features. |
4. | It provides a free plan which has a limited number of functionalities. | It does not provide a free plan but has a two week trial period. |
5. | It lacks multilingual capabilities. | It provides multilingual capabilities. |
6. | It is used for many purposes apart from building e-commerce stores. | It is mainly designed for building e-commerce platforms. |
7. | The payment option in Wix does not require transaction fees. | It provides its own payment gateway which does not require any fee but other than that transaction fees is required. |
8. | Inventory management of Wix is good. | The inventory management of Shopify is better than Wix. |