Boutir vs Shopify (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Boutir if

• Fits if you run a small shop in Hong Kong, Malaysia or Singapore from your phone
• Works for sellers who sell online and in person and want one member system

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want in-person selling, as the POS app is SGD 80 a year extra on Essential
• Tight if you want a branded app, because it costs SGD 260 a year extra on the higher plans
• Not for you if you want to pay monthly, since only yearly prices are shown
• Watch out: customer service runs weekdays 10:00 to 23:00 and weekends 12:00 to 18:00, and prices were read from the Singapore page

Pick Shopify if

• Fits if you sell online and at markets or pop-ups and want one stock count for both
• Works for sellers who'll use Shopify Payments and its discounted shipping labels

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want your own payment provider, as Basic adds 2% to each of those sales
• Not for you if you want a few weeks to try it, since the free trial is 3 days
• Tight if you run a shop counter, as POS Pro is $89 a month per location
• Watch out: syncing more than 50 marketplace orders a month costs 1%, up to $99 a month
• Watch out: the next steps up are Grow at $79 and Advanced at $299, and Plus needs a 1- or 3-year term

Boutir

• Prices were read from the Singapore version of the page and are in Singapore dollars; other country versions of the site were not compared.
• Only yearly prices are shown, with a free domain for one year on yearly plans; no monthly-billing price is listed.
• The point-of-sale app costs SGD 80 a year extra on Essential, and a branded mobile app costs SGD 260 a year extra on the higher plans.
• Customer service hours are limited: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 23:00 and weekends and holidays 12:00 to 18:00.

Shopify

• Using a payment provider other than Shopify Payments adds a fee of 2% per sale on Basic, 1% on Grow, 0.6% on Advanced and 0.2% on Plus.
• The free trial lasts 3 days; Basic, Grow and Advanced then cost $1 a month for 3 months before the regular price.
• POS Pro for physical shops costs $89 a month per location, and syncing more than 50 marketplace orders a month costs 1%, up to $99 a month.
• Plus is sold only on a 1- or 3-year term, starting at $2,300 a month on the 3-year term.

Boutir

AI product listing

Essential includes AI-powered quick product listing and AI auto-translation of the store.

Member programs

A 4-tier member program on every plan; the Advanced plan unifies member points across online and offline sales.

Retail mPOS

A point-of-sale system is built into the Advanced and Live Commerce plans and sold as an add-on for Essential.

Social and ad tools

Connects the shop to Facebook, Instagram and Google, with a self-serve ad feature using dynamic product ads.

Payments and delivery

Supports cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash, collects payments through Stripe, and partners with EasyParcel for logistics.

Live commerce

The Live Commerce plan embeds live-streamed selling in the store and streams to several platforms at once.

Shopify

Store builder and themes

Build the storefront from a theme (Shopify lists more than 200) or from a written prompt, with hosting, SSL and a custom domain on every plan and no cap on products.

Checkout and Shopify Payments

Shopify's own checkout and payment processing are built in, with fraud analysis, local currencies and local payment methods where Shopify Payments is offered.

Inventory, orders and shipping

Track stock across up to 10 locations (200 on Plus), buy and print discounted shipping labels, with live third-party carrier rates included from Advanced up.

Selling in person and on other channels

Sell at pop-ups from the mobile app or a card reader, and sync products to marketplaces and social channels. A separate $0 Agentic plan lists products in AI chats.

Marketing email and automations

Email campaigns, customer segments, abandoned checkout recovery, discount codes and gift cards come with every plan; SMS campaigns are paid per send.

Sidekick AI assistant and apps

Sidekick answers questions and takes actions in the admin, and the Shopify App Store lists more than 13,000 apps for features the core plans lack.

Boutir

• Essential PlanSGD 32

  per month, paid yearly (SGD 380 per year)

  Online store with AI product listing, a 4-tier member program, coupons, AI auto-translation, localized payments and logistics automation; mPOS is SGD 80 a year extra.

• Advanced OMO Commerce PlanSGD 107

  per month, paid yearly (SGD 1,280 per year)

  Everything in Essential plus a marketing AI assistant, WhatsApp Business integration, affiliate program and unified member points; a branded app is SGD 260 a year extra.

• Live Commerce PlanSGD 157.50

  per month, paid yearly (SGD 1,890 per year)

  Everything in Advanced OMO plus embedded shopping live streams, multi-platform streaming to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and a dedicated store concierge.

Shopify

• Basic$29

  per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)

  For solo sellers: online and in-person sales, card rates from 2.9% + 30¢ online, and a 2% fee on sales taken through another payment provider.

• Grow$79

  per month, billed yearly ($105 billed monthly)

  Up to 5 staff accounts, card rates from 2.7% + 30¢ online and a 1% fee on sales through other payment providers.

• Advanced$299

  per month, billed yearly ($399 billed monthly)

  Up to 15 staff accounts, live third-party shipping rates, card rates from 2.5% + 30¢ and a 0.6% fee with other payment providers.

• Plus$2,300

  per month and up, billed yearly on a 3-year term

  On a 1- or 3-year term: unlimited staff, a fully customizable checkout, card rates from 2.25% + 30¢ and a 0.2% fee with other providers.

Boutir

No public discounts listed.

Shopify

• Annual discount

  Pay yearly to save about 25%

  Basic costs $29 a month billed yearly against $39 billed monthly, Grow $79 against $105, and Advanced $299 against $399.

• Other savings

  $1 a month for the first 3 months

  After the 3-day free trial, the Basic, Grow and Advanced plans cost $1 a month for the first 3 months, then the regular price.