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

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

Pick ShopRenter if

• Fits if you sell in Hungary and want local courier and invoicing links
• Works for small shops starting on the cheapest plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you read English only, as the site and prices are in Hungarian and forint
• Tight if you need online payments, which start on Silver
• Watch out: multi-language, multi-currency, the API and loyalty points are Gold only
• Watch out: prices exclude VAT, annual billing is one lump sum, and eMag and Pepita order sync costs extra

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.

ShopRenter

• Prices are in forint and exclude VAT; annual billing is invoiced as one lump sum for the year.
• Bronze offers cash on delivery and bank transfer only; the full set of payment methods starts on Silver.
• Multi-language and multi-currency, the API and loyalty points are limited to Gold.
• Marketplace order sync with eMag and Pepita is sold at an extra charge.

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.

ShopRenter

Themes and no-code editing

Twelve free design themes plus one, each with an editor that needs no coding, and a theme file editor for fully custom designs.

Hungarian couriers and logistics

Integrations list GLS, MPL, DPD, Sprinter and parcel lockers, plus outsourced logistics providers and a Shoprenter Go parcel service.

Payments and invoicing

Silver and above enable 36 online payment methods including bank cards, SZEP cards, QVIK and deferred payment. Invoicing links include Szamlazz.hu and Billingo.

Marketing and product feeds

Connections to Google, Meta, TikTok and price-comparison sites such as Arukereso. Marketplace order sync with eMag is a paid extra.

App store

About 200 apps and integrations are available from the smallest package, covering shipping, invoicing and marketing automation.

API and reports

Gold adds a Shoprenter API for managing products, orders and customers from outside systems, and advanced reports combining Google and Facebook data.

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.

ShopRenter

• Bronze4 992 Ft

  per month, billed annually, excl. VAT (5 990 Ft billed monthly)

  12+1 free themes, coupons, bulk product edits, invoicing links, 5 GB storage, cash on delivery and bank transfer checkout.

• Silver16 658 Ft

  per month, billed annually, excl. VAT (19 990 Ft billed monthly)

  Adds 36 online payment methods, 50+ product-sharing sites, wishlists, variants, upsell module, blog system; 20 GB storage.

• Gold33 325 Ft

  per month, billed annually, excl. VAT (39 990 Ft billed monthly)

  Adds API, scheduled CSV and XML stock upload, loyalty points, bundles, advanced filters, multi-language and multi-currency; 40 GB.

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.

ShopRenter

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate with annual billing

  The pricing page shows each package cheaper per month when billed annually, for example Bronze at 4 992 Ft instead of 5 990 Ft, paid as one yearly sum.