By Bogdan Rancea
Choosing the best ecommerce platform for your business isn’t easy these days, particularly when there are so many options to choose from. Shopify is a platform I often recommend to a wide range of sellers, thanks to its versatility and scalability, but it might not be right for everyone.
If you’re looking for a beginner-friendly platform, Jumpseller could be a good pick, and it even has a few plans that are cheaper than those offered by Shopify.
I tested both platforms extensively, to bring you this handy comparison guide.
Quick Verdict, Pros and Cons
Shopify is definitely the better option in my opinion for small to mid-sized business owners, and companies that want to scale their online presence. Jumpseller might be best for individuals looking for a budget-friendly and straightforward platform with a user-friendly interface.
Shopify Pros and Cons:
Pros:
- Omnichannel selling, and a built-in POS
- Fully hosted, easy to use platform
- Lots of apps and integrations
- Well-designed themes and great editing tools
- Integrated AI capabilities
- Excellent payment gateway support
- Smart inventory management
- Fantastic reporting and analytics
Cons
- Slightly steeper learning curve
- Extra fees for third-party gateways
Jumpseller Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Easy-to-use and straightforward dashboard
- No transaction fees
- Multi-language support
- Multiple sales channel options
- Various add-ons and apps
- Lots of fulfillment and shipping options
- Built-in SEO capabilities
Cons:
- Limited customer support
- Missing advanced ecommerce features
- Not much scalability
Shopify vs Jumpseller: Pricing and Fees
At a glance, Shopify probably seems a lot more expensive than Jumpseller for beginners, but as you’ll see later in this review, I think that’s because it offers a wider range of features on its plans.
Shopify Pricing
Shopify offers a wide selection of fixed-cost monthly subscription plans, starting with the Starter plan at $5 per month, although this doesn’t include a website builder, it’s more a tool for selling through social media link-in-bio pages, and messaging apps.
After a 3 day free trial, the core plans start at $39 per month for Shopify Basic, $105 per month for Shopify, and $399 for Shopify Advanced. There’s also Shopify Plus, which starts at $2,300 per month, with custom pricing depending on your needs.
Notably, Shopify will charge transaction fees, ranging up to 2% on the central plans, if you choose to use a third-party payment gateway (other than Shopify Payments).
Jumpseller Pricing
Jumpseller also offers various pricing plans, starting at $11 per month for the Basic plan, but this option does lack a lot of advanced features. The Plus plan starts at $21 per month, the Pro plan is $42 per month, and the Premium plan is $84 per month.
However, if you want omnichannel capabilities, bought together products, and abandoned cart recovery, you’ll need an Advanced plan, which costs $250 per month. There’s also a custom-pricing plan available (Jumpseller Enterprise), for high-volume sellers.
One thing I do like about Jumpseller is that it doesn’t charge any transaction fees on any of its plans, regardless of which payment gateways you use.
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Jumpseller vs Shopify: Core Features
Although Jumpseller and Shopify have a lot of overlapping features, such as an easy-to-use website builder, and the ability to sell on multiple channels, there’s quite a lot of differences between them. Shopify is definitely the more advanced option, as you’ll see here.
Website Design and Themes
Overall, I liked Shopify’s themes a lot more than those available from Jumpseller, however it’s worth noting that you will need to pay for more advanced themes with more functionality. The good news is that you do only have to pay for a theme once.
Jumpseller’s themes are easy to work with, thanks to the drag-and-drop editor you can use to make changes. However, if you do want to dive a little deeper and make granular changes to your site’s appearance and functionality, you’ll be more limited with Jumpseller.
I do like the fact that Jumpseller allows you to request support from designers (for a price), but you can also do this with Shopify’s Shopify Expert platform.
Sales Channels and Ecommerce
One of the reasons I recommend Shopify to so many sellers is that it makes it easy to scale your business by selling across multiple channels. Aside from selling directly through your Shopify website, with a world-leading checkout, you can also sell through social media, marketplaces, and even in-person, with Shopify POS (the Lite version is included in most plans for free).
Jumpseller does offer some omnichannel selling capabilities too, such as the ability to sell through social media. However, it doesn’t have its own built-in payment processor, and there’s no POS functionality included for in-person selling.
Shopify also offers more advanced ecommerce features on most plans, like the ability to offer gift cards, and it integrates with a lot of print-on-demand and dropshipping tools.
Business Management and Integrations
Both Jumpseller and Shopify offer various business management features, such as custom administrator accounts, product filtering, order management, and stock location management. Although the feature you get will depend on which plan you choose.
I think Shopify’s inventory management tools are a lot more robust, and I love how easy it is to create product collections and variants. Jumpseller does have some excellent shipping tools, however, although I prefer Shopify because it makes it so easy to leverage dropshipping services. Shopify even has its own fulfillment service too.
In terms of integrations, Shopify definitely stands out. I could spend hours sorting through the thousands of options available on the Shopify app store. Jumpseller, on the other hand, only integrates with a handful of tools for things like marketing, customer support, and analytics.
Marketing, Reporting and Analytics
Both Jumpseller and Shopify are SEO-friendly platforms that allow you to customize title tags, meta descriptions, and create site maps. They also both support cross-selling solutions, abandoned cart recovery emails, and blogging capabilities for content marketing. However, again, the features you get do vary depending on the plans you choose.
Shopify and Jumpseller also offer basic email marketing capabilities, although I’d probably recommend using a third-party integrations for complete automated campaigns.
In terms of analytics and reporting, Shopify gives you a lot more insights, allowing you to track everything from customer profiles to inventory trends, cash flow, and taxes. I couldn’t find a lot of analytical options on Jumpseller on any plan below the “Advanced” option, which means you’d need to pay a lot more for granular insights than you would with Shopify.
When to Use Shopify and When to Use Jumpseller
When to Use Shopify
Pick Shopify if you’re looking for:
- Powerful ecommerce tools on virtually every plan, for international selling, omnichannel integrations, and point of sale capabilities.
- More advanced marketing capabilities, and built in reporting and analytics to help you scale sales and revenue.
- The flexibility to integrate your store with a wide range of business management, marketing, analytics, fulfillment, and design tools.
When to Use Jumpseller
Choose Jumpseller if you’re looking for:
- A very straightforward design experience with simple themes and a drag-and-drop editor (although you’ll struggle to make in-depth changes).
- Excellent fulfillment and shipping tools to support worldwide selling.
- A wide range of payment processing solutions with no transaction fees on any plan.
Shopify vs Jumpseller: Final Verdict
Ultimately, Jumpseller has a lot of great features for beginners, such as its drag-and-drop theme editor and convenient shipping tools. However, Shopify is the more advanced and scalable option overall. It’s a far better tool for increasing revenue, and offers greater value for money via its various plans.
