SHOPLINE vs YouCan (2026): which should you pick?

Pick SHOPLINE if

• Fits if you sell online, on social and in your own shops and want one stock count
• Works for a small team that needs separate logins, as Starter allows 5 staff accounts

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want your own payment provider, as Starter adds 2% to those sales
• Tight if you need apps or an API early: the app marketplace starts on Essential at A$108 and APIs on Premium at A$341
• Watch out: prices come from the Australian site in Australian dollars, as the US site answered with a bot check
• Watch out: POS selling is listed under Premium, at A$341 a month on yearly billing
• Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as only the web admin is on record

Pick YouCan if

• Fits if you sell with cash on delivery and want no monthly fee to start
• Works for small sellers who want landing pages per product

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you sell over $15,000 a month on pay as you go, as the page says a subscription usually costs less
• Watch out: each store needs its own plan, except Unlimited, which covers up to 5 stores
• Watch out: subscription payments are not refunded; cancelling only stops future charges
• Watch out: card processors such as Stripe charge their own fees, and domains and paid apps are billed separately

SHOPLINE

• SHOPLINE's US site and help centre answered with a bot check, so the prices here are from its Australian site, in Australian dollars.
• Payments through a third-party provider carry a SHOPLINE fee of 2% on Starter, 0.8% on Essential and 0.5% on Premium (Australian site figures).
• The app marketplace, marketing automation and advanced reports need Essential; developer tools and APIs need Premium.
• Staff accounts are capped at 5 on Starter, 35 on Essential and 100 on Premium.

YouCan

• Pay as you go charges a percentage of sales; the page says a subscription usually costs less once you sell over $15,000 a month.
• Each store has its own plan, except Unlimited, which covers up to 5 stores.
• Subscription payments are not refunded; cancelling only stops future charges.
• Card processors such as Stripe charge their own fees; domains and paid apps are billed separately.

SHOPLINE

Store builder and themes

Build the store without code from official and third-party themes, add components for custom layouts, and apply ready-made policy pages.

Checkout and payments

One-page or three-page checkout, with cards and gateways such as PayPal, Stripe and Atome, plus 10 kinds of discount logic and gift cards.

Stock across locations

Manage inventory across shops and warehouses for shipping and pickup, from 15 locations on Starter to 300 on Enterprise.

Online, social and in-store selling

Sell through the online store, social commerce and SHOPLINE's own POS, with orders, customers and stock kept in one system.

Email marketing and automation

SmartPush sends marketing email (1,000 emails on Starter), abandoned-checkout reminders recover sales, and SHOPLINE Flow runs actions when set events occur.

Reports and analytics

More than 100 built-in reports on traffic, conversion and revenue with funnel views, and advanced reporting and customer segments from Essential.

YouCan

Themes and page builder

Free themes, a page builder, page templates and prebuilt sections let you design a store without code. Each store can connect up to 6 custom domains.

Landing pages per product

Build a dedicated page for one product with its own order form, reviews and promo price, aimed at visitors arriving from ads.

Cash on delivery and online payments

Take cash on delivery, cards or PayPal, and show prices in each shopper's currency across multi-currency stores.

Analytics

Sales reports, traffic insights and product insights, including which site or social network sent each order and which hours get the most orders.

Mochi AI assistant and MCP server

Mochi generates product photos, landing pages and discount codes on request. An MCP server lets you run a store from ChatGPT or Claude; both are on every plan.

SHOPLINE

• StarterA$41

  per month, billed annually (A$49 billed monthly)

  Australian site price. 5 staff accounts, 15 stock locations, store, checkout, 1,000 SmartPush emails and AI tools; 2% fee on third-party payments.

• EssentialA$108

  per month, billed annually (A$129 billed monthly)

  35 staff accounts, advanced reports, customer segments, SmartPush automation and the app marketplace; 0.8% fee on third-party payments.

• PremiumA$341

  per month, billed annually (A$409 billed monthly)

  100 staff accounts, 30 stock locations, AI recommendations, developer tools and APIs, and POS selling; 0.5% fee on third-party payments.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited staff, 300 stock locations, multi-store and organization management, advanced checkout customization and priority API access.

YouCan

• Pay as you go$0

  No monthly fee. Fee on sales: 0.5% cash on delivery, 1% online payments, falling to 0.25% and 0.5% above $5,000. A $2 activation goes to your balance.

• Solopreneur$29

  per month, billed monthly ($290 a year)

  Up to $50K in sales and 3,500 orders a month, 1 staff account, standard support and no fees on sales.

• Starter$49

  per month, billed monthly ($490 a year)

  Up to $100K in sales and 7,000 orders a month, 3 staff accounts and standard support.

• Entrepreneur$89

  per month, billed monthly ($890 a year)

  Up to $300K in sales and 21,000 orders a month, 6 staff accounts and standard support.

• Premium$149

  per month, billed monthly ($1,490 a year)

  Unlimited sales and orders, 19 staff accounts and VIP priority support.

• Unlimited$229

  per month, billed monthly ($2,290 a year)

  Everything in Premium on up to 5 stores, billed to a credit card.

SHOPLINE

• Annual discount

  Pay annually to get 2 months free

  On the Australian site, Starter costs A$41 a month billed annually against A$49 monthly, Essential A$108 against A$129, and Premium A$341 against A$409.

YouCan

• Annual discount

  Pay yearly and get 2 months free

  Subscriptions billed yearly cost ten months: $290 for Solopreneur, $490 for Starter, $890 for Entrepreneur, $1,490 for Premium and $2,290 for Unlimited.