Wix vs Shopify: plans and prices side by side

Wix is a website builder that can also sell. Shopify is an online shop platform, built around checkout and card payments.

A website builder helps you make a site for your business, then add products to it. Wix can take payments from its Core plan up.

An online shop platform puts the shop first. Shopify includes hosting, a checkout and card payments in one monthly plan. Hosting keeps your site online, and a checkout is the page where customers pay.

See how each one works on its own page: Wix provider page and Shopify provider page.

Wix costs from £9 a month on yearly billing. Shopify costs from £19 a month billed yearly, or £25 billed monthly.

Wix's plans run from £9 (Light) to £119 (Business Elite) a month on yearly billing. Taking payments starts at the Core plan, £16 a month. Every plan has a 14-day money-back guarantee, and paid plans include a free domain for one year.

Shopify adds card rates on top of its plan price: 2% + 25p per online card payment on Basic. Its trial is 3 days free, then £1 a month for the first 3 months on most plans. For the full price list, see Shopify's plans.

Pick Wix to sell a few items alongside a website. Pick Shopify to run a full online shop.

• A few items: Wix Core and up accepts payments.
• A full catalogue: Shopify is built around an online shop, with checkout and card payments in one monthly plan.
• Storage and marketing: Wix Business gives 100GB and standard marketing tools. Business Elite adds unlimited storage and advanced marketing.
• Trial: Shopify gives 3 days free, then £1 a month for the first 3 months on most plans. Wix has a 14-day money-back guarantee on every plan.