| Monthly subscription |
None. You pay once for the package (website and shop) |
Yes, monthly or yearly |
None. You pay for hosting, a theme and extensions |
Yes, monthly or yearly |
None for the free edition. You pay for hosting and modules |
| Getting started |
From $129 net once, first year of hosting included |
Standard: PLN 29 net/month on a first-year promotion, list price PLN 299 net/month |
Hosting $25–350/month according to WooCommerce, paid extensions $29–299 a year each |
Basic (Poland): PLN 79/month billed yearly, PLN 109 billed monthly |
PrestaShop Hosted: €24–29 net/month; self-hosted: hosting and modules extra |
| Following years |
No subscription, only hosting and maintenance: $99 net a year |
Subscription |
Hosting and extension licence renewals |
Subscription and paid apps |
Hosting, modules, updates |
| Platform commission on sales |
None |
None; payment method fees separate |
None |
0.6–2% if you use a gateway other than Shopify Payments |
None |
| Design |
Business website and shop in your brand style, AI design included |
Templates and paid themes, custom design via an agency |
A WordPress theme, customised by you |
Themes from the Theme Store |
Themes, usually with help from an integrator |
| Polish payments and couriers |
PayU, Przelewy24, Tpay, InPost, DPD and DHL built in |
Built-in integrations |
Provider plugins |
Apps and payment providers; Shopify Payments works in Poland |
Provider modules |
| Scale |
A handful to a few hundred products, no plugins |
Large catalogues, Allegro integration, apps |
Practically unlimited, thousands of plugins |
Large shops and cross-border sales, thousands of apps |
Large catalogues, full access to the code |
| Updates and security |
Webomat |
Shoper |
You or your developer |
Shopify |
You or your developer; PrestaShop on Hosted |