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

Pick Shopgate if

• Fits if you have a Shopify store and want your own shopping app
• Works for retailers who want click and reserve in the app

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you need a store platform, as it works on top of one
• Pricey if you are small, as the cheapest plan is €299 a month excluding VAT
• Tight if you are not on Shopify, as Starter is Shopify only
• Watch out: the price rises with the number of monthly app sessions

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

Shopgate

• It is an app layer on top of an existing shop, not a store platform on its own.
• Prices are in euros, exclude VAT and rise with the number of monthly app sessions.
• The Starter plan is exclusive to Shopify; other platforms need Growth or above.

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.

Shopgate

Branded shopping app

Your own app for iOS and Android with a theme, pages and extensions designed in the Shopgate admin.

Push and segments

Marketing tools include push messages, customer segments and automations aimed at app users.

Click and reserve

Shoppers check store availability, reserve an item online and pick it up in the store.

Ship-from-store and returns

Orders can ship from a store's stock, and customers can return online purchases in a store.

Developer tools

An SDK, APIs and documentation let developers extend the app.

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.

Shopgate

• Starter€299

  per month for up to 5,000 app sessions, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  Only for Shopify stores. Includes 5,000 app sessions a month; the price rises as sessions are added.

• Growth€799

  per month for up to 30,000 app sessions, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  For Shopify Plus, Shopware and Adobe Commerce stores. Includes 30,000 app sessions a month.

• Enterprise€1,499

  per month and up, billed monthly, excl. VAT

  For large retailers with 100,000+ sessions; the number of app sessions is set individually.

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.

Shopgate

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.