Both Magento and Shopify are perfect in their terms. The main difference is that Magento has far more intermediate and advanced features built into system whereas with Shopify you often have to get an app for extended functionality

1. Expensive paid themes
starting $8
Trial option before buying.
No set-up fees
No bandwidth fees
Starting Plans from
($9-$299/month)
Paid themes are available
as Community edition is
freethere it
Domain+(Hosting may cost
$5-$100/Month)
Fess is as per Payment
gateway use
Enterprise edition cost
$18,000/Year
Shopify Magento
FEATURES
SEO friendly site.
Get rid of inventory entirely.
Blogging functionality an
integrated feature.
Abandonedcart recovery.
They have multi-lingual
authority
Marketing, promotions and
conversion tool
Larger number of Apps and
Add-ons
Control multiple websites
EASE OF USE
Interface is simple
Installation/Set-up is easy
Shopify package includes
Hostages
Restricted flexibility is
prohibited.
Flexible platform and allows
lot of freedom
Hosting is important
User guide for tricky
processes
Complexion in installation &
set-up.
SUPPORT
Direct contact via Twitter,
Call, Live chat support.
Use online sales channel
Track inventory
24*7 support availability
Other developers give
community support
Only in enterprise edition
there is community support
Deal it yourself
Download releases and
support patches
HOSTING
& SECURITY
Fraud protection.
SSL certificate
Domain name is free
Secure customer data
Regular monitor and test
networks
Requires dedicated server
and CDN
Secure connections
Harden HTTP security
headers
PRICING
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