ShopBase vs Shopyy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ShopBase grades higher than Shopyy: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ShopBase grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ShopBase
Hosted store builder for dropshipping and print on demand
Shopyy
Hosted store builder for cross-border sellers, billed yearly
Which one is for you
Pick ShopBase if
- Fits if you dropship or print on demand
- Makes sense if you want phone management for orders
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial
- Pricey if you use third-party payments: a fee of 2% on Basic goes on top of the provider's
- Watch out: Enterprise is $1,999 a month, billed monthly only, and a downgrade waits 12 months
- Watch out: each extra storefront costs the plan's monthly price
Pick Shopyy if
- Fits if you read Chinese and sell cross-border from a hosted store
- Works for sellers who prefer a yearly fee plus a small commission over per-app charges
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want an English site, as the site and pricing page are in Chinese
- Pricey if your sales grow, because every plan takes a 1.2% to 0.2% commission on top of the yearly fee
- Skip it if you plan several stores, since each extra store needs its own plan
- Watch out: the pricing page still carries a commission-allowance promotion that ended in April 2023
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAShopBaseFair | 1.8GPAShopyyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $17 a month billed yearly, inside the category's cheapest quarter. Extra storefronts each cost the plan's monthly price. | C$499 a year is about $41.60 a month, inside the middle of the category's $20 to $89 range, and a 1.2% commission is charged on top. The page still shows a commission promotion that ended in April 2023. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card, and no free plan. | D15-day free trial, but whether a card is needed is not stated. No free plan. |
| Features | CStore builder, dropshipping sourcing, print on demand, global selling and marketing tools. It leans on its own add-on products for some jobs. | CHosted store, themes, marketing apps, checkout tools, digital products and B2B inquiries. The comparison table uses icons, so plan differences were not confirmed. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You build the store and connect sourcing and payments. | CYou build the store, and the site and pricing page are in Chinese. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb store builder with iOS and Android apps for managing the store, and links to AliExpress, PayPal and PrintBase. No desktop app. | CWeb only, with Facebook and 17TRACK as the only listed connections. |
| Best for | dropshipping and print-on-demand stores | a hosted store for Chinese-reading cross-border sellers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ShopBase and Shopyy. How we grade
Price against what you get
ShopBase starts at $17 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Shopyy starts at $41.58 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0.
ShopBase scores higher and starts $24.58 a month lower. Of the other online store builders on the chart, 2 score higher than ShopBase for less, and 22 score higher than Shopyy for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ShopBase also covers templates and print on demand.
- Shopyy also covers digital downloads and popups.
At a glance
| ShopBase | Shopyy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $17 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) | $499 per year, plus a 1.2% platform commission |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no card required | 15-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | ShopBase | Zhongheng Tianxia (中恒天下) |
| Price read from | shopbase.com | shopyy.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ShopBase
- Third-party payment providers carry a platform fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on Standard, 0.6% on Pro and 0.2% on Enterprise, on top of the provider's own charges.
- Each extra storefront costs the plan's monthly price ($19 on Basic, $59 on Standard, $299 on Pro, $79 on Enterprise), with volume discounts through support.
- Enterprise is $1,999 a month with no yearly option, and a downgrade is possible only after 12 months.
- The pricing page shows a 14-day trial but no free plan.
Shopyy
- Every plan charges a platform commission on sales (1.2% down to 0.2%) on top of the yearly fee.
- Each additional store needs its own plan; the FAQ says buying several at once can be discounted.
- The site and pricing page are in Chinese, and the pricing page still carries a commission-allowance promotion that ended in April 2023.
- The comparison table shows which features each plan includes as icons, so feature differences between plans were not confirmed.
Key features
ShopBase
- Store builder and themes
- A drag-and-drop builder with themes and templates, free SSL and unlimited bandwidth on every plan.
- Dropshipping sourcing
- Native AliExpress Connect for product sourcing and fulfillment, supplier integration by CSV, and tracking numbers that sync to PayPal.
- Print on demand
- The vendor runs a sister print-on-demand platform, PrintBase, and promotes ShopBase as a storefront for it.
- Sales and marketing tools
- Abandoned-checkout recovery, discount codes, upsell and cross-sell tools, unlimited contacts and fraud analysis.
- Global selling
- Storefront translation, tax settings and a Global Markets feature for localized selling.
- Mobile store management
- iOS and Android apps for managing a store from a phone.
Shopyy
- Hosted store, no server needed
- The FAQ says Shopyy runs as software as a service, so nothing is installed on your own server, and your own domain can be bound to the store.
- Free themes and apps
- Official themes and apps carry no separate charge; which ones open up depends on the plan.
- Marketing apps
- The comparison table lists time-limited promotions, gift offers, bundles, pop-ups, web push notifications and a Facebook ads tool.
- Checkout and order tools
- Lists a high-conversion checkout, tipping, checkout purchase limits, order export and printing, and 17TRACK parcel tracking.
- Digital products and B2B inquiries
- The comparison table includes a digital product app and a B2B inquiry feature.
- Store types and add-on services
- Separate solution pages cover print-on-demand, Amazon marketing sites, small-lot wholesale, B2B company sites, a private-deployment option and translation services.
Plans
ShopBase
Basic$17
per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly)
5 additional staff accounts, 2 domains per store and a 2% fee on third-party payment providers.
Standard$53
per month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
10 additional staff accounts, 10 domains per store and a 1% third-party payment provider fee.
Pro$269
per month, billed yearly ($299 billed monthly)
100 additional staff accounts, priority support and a 0.6% third-party payment provider fee.
Enterprise$1,999
per month, billed monthly only
Six storefronts included, unlimited staff and domains, a 0.2% third-party payment provider fee and features for flash-sale traffic.
Shopyy
Advanced (高级版)$499
per year, plus a 1.2% platform commission on sales
Entry plan for new sellers; the page lists a commission-free allowance equal to the plan price ($499).
Business (商务版)$799
per year, plus a 0.6% platform commission on sales
Mid plan with a listed commission-free allowance of $799.
Enterprise (企业版)$1,599
per year, plus a 0.4% platform commission on sales
Higher plan with a listed commission-free allowance of $1,599.
Flagship (旗舰版)$2,999
per year, plus a 0.2% platform commission on sales
Top plan for large stores with a listed commission-free allowance of $2,999.
Ways to pay less
ShopBase
- Annual discount
About 10% off with yearly billing
Yearly plans cost $17, $53 and $269 a month instead of $19, $59 and $299 on Basic, Standard and Pro, paid annually. Enterprise has no yearly price.
Shopyy
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ShopBase or Shopyy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ShopBase is cheaper to start with: $17 a month, against $41.58 a month when paid by the year for Shopyy. ShopBase starts at $17 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly), and Shopyy starts at $499 per year, plus a 1.2% platform commission.
Which has a free plan, ShopBase or Shopyy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither ShopBase nor Shopyy has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do ShopBase and Shopyy run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ShopBase lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.