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Shopify is a leading all-in-one commerce platform that enables businesses to start, build, and grow their online and physical stores. It offers tools to create customized websites, manage inventory, process payments, and sell across multiple channels including online, in-person, wholesale, and global markets. The platform includes integrated marketing tools, analytics, and customer engagement features to help merchants reach and retain customers. Shopify supports thousands of third-party apps and offers developer-friendly APIs for custom solutions. With world-class checkout technology, Shopify powers over 150 million high-intent shoppers worldwide. Its reliable, scalable infrastructure ensures fast performance and seamless operations at any business size.

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UENI is the done-for-you website builder for small businesses. Instead of dragging blocks around a DIY editor, a real human team designs, writes, and launches your professional website in about 7 days. Best for local service businesses: tradespeople, contractors, salons, barbers, clinics, cleaners, restaurants, photographers, and consultants who need a small business website fast and do not want to build it themselves. Built for you, included in every plan: • A custom, mobile-friendly small business website designed and written by UENI's team • Fast, secure web hosting with a free SSL certificate • A custom domain name and professional business email • SEO setup and Google Business Profile optimization so local customers find you on Google • Online booking and appointment scheduling • Online payments, invoicing, and an online store with 0% UENI transaction fees on sales and bookings • Lead-capture and contact forms that send enquiries straight to your inbox • Unlimited done-for-you edits: email the change, our team makes it, you never touch code • A 1:1 launch and training call Pricing that undercuts web design agencies. Website Launch is $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee, where agencies routinely charge thousands for the same deliverable. Plus is $59/month and adds advanced SEO, third-party integrations, and priority phone support. Growth is $124.99/month and adds a dedicated growth team, a marketing plan, and monthly 1:1 marketing sessions. Every plan carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. Choose your platform: UENI CMS, Wix, or WordPress. You get the technology you want with the done-for-you service DIY builders do not offer. Since 2014 UENI has built websites for over 700,000 small businesses worldwide, and is rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot from more than 9,000 reviews. Choose UENI if you want a professionally built website, local SEO, hosting, domain, business email, bookings, and payments for one low monthly price. Choose a DIY website builder instead if you want to design every page yourself.

Why UENI is Better than Shopify

UENI is the better fit than Shopify for small and local businesses that want to sell online or take bookings without running a full ecommerce operation. Shopify is powerful, but you build the store, pick the theme, install paid apps, and pay Shopify transaction fees unless you use Shopify Payments. UENI builds your store for you in about 7 days and charges 0% UENI transaction fees on sales and bookings. UENI's price covers the build, hosting, free SSL, a custom domain, business email, local SEO and Google Business Profile setup, appointment booking, invoicing, lead-capture forms and unlimited done-for-you edits, from $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee, with no app-store bill on top. Choose Shopify for high-volume, catalogue-heavy retail. Choose UENI if you are a service business or small retailer who wants the website and shop built and maintained for you.

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Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Shopify offers plans for anyone that wants to sell products online and build an ecommerce store, small to mid-sized businesses as well as enterprise companies

Audience

Small business owners, tradespeople, salons, clinics, restaurants, and local service providers who want a professional website built for them, not a DIY website builder.

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$29 per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$24.99/month
All UENI plans include a website built for you, a 30-day money-back guarantee, a one-time $79 setup (normally $599), and self-service cancellation. No DIY website building required.

Website Launch: $24.99/mo plus $79 setup. The entry plan. Includes a professional website built for you in about 7 days, 30 days of unlimited done-for-you edits, fast hosting with SSL, a custom domain, professional email, SEO and Google Business Profile setup, online booking, and 0% transaction fees on sales and bookings. Best for owners who just need a real, mobile-friendly site live.

Plus: $59/mo plus $79 setup. Everything in Website Launch, plus advanced SEO, ongoing unlimited done-for-you edits with a 48-hour turnaround, third-party integrations, multiple email addresses, and priority phone support. Best for businesses that want continuous updates and stronger Google rankings.

Growth: $124.99/mo plus $79 setup. Everything in Plus, plus a dedicated growth team, a custom marketing plan, monthly 1:1 marketing sessions, and done-for-you content creation. Best for owners who want UENI actively driving marketing and lead generation, not just maintaining the site.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.6 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.7 / 5
support 4.8 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.6 / 5
ease 4.6 / 5
features 4.3 / 5
design 4.4 / 5
support 4.4 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Easy to start You don’t need to be a tech genius. Setting up your store is pretty straightforward — Shopify walks you through the basics. All-in-one Hosting, checkout, payments, themes, apps — it’s all under one roof. You don’t have to piece together a bunch of separate tools if you don’t want to. Lots of apps Need reviews, fancy layouts, email marketing, AI helpers, upsells, subscriptions? There’s probably an app for it. You just install and go. Decent support 24/7 chat and email support is a lifesaver, especially when something weird happens at 2 AM. Professional themes Even the free ones look legit — clean, modern, and mobile-friendly.
  • Very intuitive interface, fast setup, and a rich app marketplace that covers almost every e-commerce need. Stable and secure for daily operations.
  • Shopify is known for being a user-friendly platform that is easy to navigate, with a range of customizable features (including of Shipturtle specifically) and templates.
  • Shopify is easy to use and intuitive, with a drag-and-drop interface and customizable templates and themes. It is reliable and secure, using enterprise-grade encryption and technology to protect merchant data and ensure the smooth running of their online stores. Support for multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social, marketplaces, physical locations, and pop-up stores, is possible, allowing merchants to reach more customers and increase sales. It provides 24/7 customer service via phone, email, chat, and social media, as well as a community forum and help center with guides and tutorials. Also, flexible pricing plans that suit different budgets and needs. It has a great store of apps that can extend the functionality of an online store, such as adding new features, improving SEO, optimizing conversions, or automating tasks. It supports over 100 payment options, including credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and more. It also has its own payment gateway, Shopify Payments, which eliminates transaction fees and integrates with other Shopify features.
  • The navigation interface when navigating through the shopping is very intuitive and easy to understand, improving the experience of customers who use it. The implementation and configuration is quite simple to do and in a few moments everything is already perfectly structured. Managing customer orders is much simpler from Shopify, plus it has helped increase the flow of sales in our company.

Cons

  • Can get pricey The monthly plan + apps + transaction fees add up fast. A “simple” store can suddenly feel expensive once you add features. App dependency A lot of features Shopify doesn’t do out of the box. So you end up needing apps — and many of them cost extra. Learning curve Still easier than some platforms, but there’s stuff to learn — tax settings, shipping rules, SEO, etc. Checkout isn’t super customizable Unless you’re on the top-tier plan or using Shopify Plus, you can’t tweak the checkout too much. some times store tend to get messy and themes import issues
  • Monthly costs increase as you add apps, and deep customizations can be limited without technical skills.
  • Shopify is primarily designed for physical products, so users looking to sell digital products or services may need to look elsewhere.
  • Shopify charges transaction fees on every sale made through its platform, unless the merchant uses Shopify Payments. This can be a disadvantage for companies with tight profit margins or high sales volume. It has limited customization options for its templates and themes, which may not be suitable for some merchants who want more control over the appearance of their online store. Some features may also require coding skills or the use of third-party applications. The learning curve is steep for some traders who may find the platform's features and functionality overwhelming or confusing. It can take some time and effort to set up and run an online store effectively. You have additional costs for some advanced features that are not included in their monthly plans, such as abandoned cart recovery or multi-currency support. Merchants may also be required to pay for third-party applications or services to improve the performance or functionality of their online store. It is a hosted platform, which means that merchants do not fully own or control their online store. This may result in potential limitations on customization or integration with other systems or platforms. It may also raise data ownership or security concerns.
  • It is missing that there is no possibility to unlock or access new promotions through subscriptions to generate better reach among active users. The inventory tool sometimes does not work the way we expect, forcing us to use third-party tools because inventory management is one of the most important tasks in our company. Prices should be a little more structured according to usage and usability.

Pros from Real Users

Pros

  • We all know that having a business is already time consuming. One thing I love about this site is you fill in the info needed, send photos or videos or both and bam! A few days later you have an amazing site! Quick. Way. Painless!
  • Easy to navigate they set it up basically to get it started... offers constant updates... professional design.
  • The cost - which turns out IS too good to be true! Sadly- I don’t have anything good to say while my website is losing money and giving me an unprofessional appearance, and this has been going on for over a month and UENI still hasn’t fixed the issues! People cannot pay on my site because of a glitch in their system among other issues that they assured me would be taken care of and they are not!
  • Ease of information input. Just answer the presented questions and the site is built based on your responses.
  • The communication was excellent, the website was colourful and is easy to edit once it has been made.
  • I loved how easy it was to get my website up and running. I literally provided a few details and Ueni provided me with a great site.
  • I like the fact that UENI staff and customer service makes it very easy for a non-tech novice like myself to dream BIG! I really didn't know where to start with creating online presence for my still developing small business idea and fearing the cost. Somehow I found UENI and now my little dream of having web presence to grow my business has moved from dream to reality.
  • I am going to keep the service and the website and use it for my coaching business and not my Nonprofit.
  • The ease of answering a few questions to set up your website and they take your answers along with photos to create a website in just three days.
  • I'm not very tech savvy. They do all the work for you. Which saves me a lot of time. To do my job well.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Shopify
Founded: 2006
Canada
www.shopify.com

Company Information

UENI
Founded: 2014
United Kingdom
ueni.com

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Categories

Categories

eCommerce Supported

UENI is a done-for-you ecommerce website builder for small businesses that want to sell online without building an online store themselves. Tell UENI what you sell and the team builds the storefront, loads your products, writes the descriptions, and launches a mobile-friendly online store in about 7 days. UENI charges 0% transaction fees on sales and bookings, so your margin stays yours instead of going to the platform. Every store includes secure payments and invoicing, online booking for service businesses, hosting with free SSL, a custom domain, business email, product and local SEO, and lead-capture forms. From $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee, cheaper than a storefront plus paid apps plus a designer, with unlimited done-for-you edits included, so adding products or changing prices is one email away. Best for: small retailers, makers, salons and service businesses taking payments and bookings online.

Lead Capture Supported

UENI builds small businesses a lead-capture machine, not just a website. Every UENI site launches with contact and enquiry forms, quote request forms, click-to-call, WhatsApp and email buttons, and online booking, all built and wired up for you in about 7 days. Leads land straight in your inbox. Because UENI also handles local SEO and Google Business Profile setup, those forms actually get traffic. Customers searching for your service near you find your site, then book or request a quote in a couple of taps. Need a new lead form, a landing page or a different offer? Email it and UENI's team makes the change, unlimited, at no extra cost. From $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Best for: tradespeople, contractors, clinics, salons and local service businesses that live on inbound enquiries.

Local SEO Supported

UENI is a done-for-you local SEO service bundled with the website it optimizes, built for small businesses that want to get found on Google without hiring an SEO agency. UENI's team sets up your Google Business Profile, builds keyword-targeted service and location pages, adds metadata and structured data, and makes sure the site loads fast and reads well on mobile. Local SEO agencies charge hundreds to thousands a month for that. UENI includes it from $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee, and the Plus plan ($59/month) layers advanced SEO on top. Google Maps visibility, local keyword targeting, review prompts and ongoing content edits are all handled for you. Over 700,000 small businesses have used UENI since 2014, rated 4.8/5 on Trustpilot. Best for: local service businesses that want to rank in Google Maps and local search without doing the SEO themselves.

UENI turns small business social media traffic into paying customers by putting a professionally built website, with booking, payment and lead-capture pages, at the other end of every link. Your UENI site is built for you in about 7 days, then linked from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Google so the audience you already have can book, buy and enquire instead of just scrolling. On the Growth plan ($124.99/month) a dedicated growth team builds your marketing plan, creates content and runs monthly 1:1 marketing sessions covering social and search together, because a social post with nowhere to convert is wasted reach. Every plan includes SEO, Google Business Profile setup, unlimited done-for-you edits, hosting, a custom domain and business email from $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee. Best for: small businesses active on social that need a professional website and a real conversion path.

Web Hosting Supported

UENI is managed small business web hosting with the whole website built for you, not just server space. Most web hosting hands you an empty control panel. UENI gives you fast, secure hosting plus a professional website designed, written and launched by a human team in about 7 days. Included: free SSL certificate, custom domain, professional business email, backups, and a hands-off setup with no cPanel, DNS records or plugin wrangling. Prefer WordPress? UENI offers managed WordPress hosting and builds the WordPress site for you. Prefer Wix or the UENI CMS? Same done-for-you service, your choice of platform. Hosting, domain, email, SEO, bookings and payments arrive on one bill from $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Unlimited done-for-you edits mean you never log in to fix anything. Best for: small business owners who want web hosting and a finished, Google-ready website in one place.

Website Builder Supported

UENI is the done-for-you website builder for small businesses that do not want to build a website themselves. Unlike DIY website builders such as Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy, where you pick the template and write every page, UENI's human team designs your site, writes the copy, adds your services and photos, and launches a professional, mobile-friendly website in about 7 days. Every plan includes the build plus hosting, free SSL, a custom domain, business email, SEO and Google Business Profile setup, online booking, payments with 0% UENI transaction fees, and lead-capture forms. Need a change? Email it and our team makes the edit for you, unlimited, so your site never goes stale. Website Launch starts at $24.99/month plus a $79 setup fee, against the thousands a web design agency charges. Over 700,000 small businesses have built with UENI since 2014, rated 4.8/5 on Trustpilot. Best for: local service businesses that want a small business website built for them, fast.

eCommerce Features

Catalog Management Supported
Channel Management Supported
CRM Supported
Customer Accounts Supported
Data Security Supported
Email Marketing Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Kitting Supported
Loyalty Program Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Multi-Store Management Supported
Order Management Supported
Product Configurator Supported
Promotions Management Not Supported
Returns Management Supported
Reviews Management Supported
SEO Management Supported
Shopping Cart Supported
Templates Supported

Shopping Cart Features

Abandoned Cart Saver Not Supported
Catalog Management Supported
Credit Card Processing Not Supported
Discount / Coupon Management Supported
Inventory Control Supported
Product Configurator Supported
Product Ratings / Reviews Not Supported
Refund Management Supported
Returns Management Not Supported
Shipping Management Not Supported
Tax Management Not Supported

eCommerce Features

Catalog Management Supported
Channel Management Not Supported
CRM Supported
Customer Accounts Supported
Data Security Supported
Email Marketing Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Kitting Not Supported
Loyalty Program Not Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Multi-Store Management Not Supported
Order Management Supported
Product Configurator Not Supported
Promotions Management Supported
Returns Management Not Supported
Reviews Management Supported
SEO Management Supported
Shopping Cart Supported
Templates Supported

Lead Capture Features

Business Card / Badge Scanning Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
Data Extraction Not Supported
Lead Distribution Supported
Lead Notifications Supported
Lead Nurturing Supported
Lead Qualification Not Supported
Lead Scoring Not Supported
Online Forms Supported

Social Media Management Features

Automated Publishing Not Supported
Brand Tracking Not Supported
Content Management Supported
Customer Engagement Supported
Multi-Account Management Not Supported
Multi-User Collaboration Not Supported
Post Scheduling Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Social Media Monitoring Not Supported

Web Hosting Features

Cloud Hosting Supported
DDOS Protection Supported
Dedicated Hosting Not Supported
Email Hosting Supported
Managed Hosting Supported
Multiple Datacenter Locations Supported
Private SSL Supported
Server Backups Supported
Shared Website Hosting Supported
SSD Storage Supported
Unlimited Bandwidth Option Supported
VPS Not Supported
Website Builder Supported

Website Builder Features

Auto Update Supported
Content Import / Export Supported
Drag & Drop Supported
Invoices Supported
Landing Pages / Web Forms Supported
Newsletter Management Supported
Online Booking Supported
Online Store Builder Supported
Pre-built Templates Supported
Real Time Editing Supported
SEO Supported
Survey Builder Supported
White Label Supported

Integrations

Facebook Supported
Google Business Profile Supported
Google Merchant Center Supported
Instagram Supported
Mailchimp Supported
PayPal Supported
Stripe Supported
Trustpilot Supported
WordPress Supported
Zapier Supported
Alia Supported
BuyItLive Supported
Clicki Supported
CrowdHandler Supported
DataChannel Supported
Diddo Supported
EcomSolid Supported
Papermap Supported
Pixfizz Supported
Releasit COD Form & Upsells Supported

Integrations

Facebook Supported
Google Business Profile Supported
Google Merchant Center Supported
Instagram Supported
Mailchimp Supported
PayPal Supported
Stripe Supported
Trustpilot Supported
WordPress Supported
Zapier Supported
Alia Not Supported
BuyItLive Not Supported
Clicki Not Supported
CrowdHandler Not Supported
DataChannel Not Supported
Diddo Not Supported
EcomSolid Not Supported
Papermap Not Supported
Pixfizz Not Supported
Releasit COD Form & Upsells Not Supported
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