iPages Compared to Shopify
The iPages Turnkey solution could not be achieved through Shopify as the stock control, reporting functions, trade/consumer and multi-currency options are not available on Shopify.
iPages Compared to Volusion
The iPages Turnkey solution could not be achieved through Volusion as the stock control, reporting functions, trade/consumer and multi-currency options are not available on Volusion.
iPages Compared to Magento
Magento Community could be used to create this type of website. Community is open source and therefore free to download. If you are non-technical, you shall likely require a Magento Developer (c£80/hour+) to build your shop with all necessary customizations/features.
As every Magento website is built differently with different budgets, comparisons are hard to make however we have found the following themes when talking to our clients who have previously used Magento…
Magento | iPages | ||
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Pricing Package | Magento Community or | Magento Enterprise | eCommerce Professional |
Hosting | Magento Community: Free | Magento Enterprise: ,000/year (,250/month) | Included |
Build Costs | Magento Community: c,000-0,000+ | Magento Enterprise: Vary from c,000-0,000+ | From as little as £1600+ |
Support | Magento Community: Forum support or Magento developer chargeable support | Magento Enterprise: Support from Magento developers | Project Manager and design team on hand at the end of the phone (at no extra cost!) |
General Usage | Hard to amend website without coding knowledge | Easy to use admin area to make changes to products, process orders and amend appearance | |
Payments | Integrate Payment Processor such as Authorize.net and alternative payment methods from PayPal, Amazon, Google etc. | Integrated payments using Monek Monek UPG (to take credit cards), PayPal and BACS payments | |
eCommerce Settings | - Product and Category Setup and Configuration - Basic Shipping & Tax Configuration Set Up |
- Product setup - Product variants, attributes and customizations set up - Shipping setup and options to vary by location - VAT setup and options to include/exclude/zero-rate |
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Access Control | Available as plug-in (c) | Included | Included |
Mobile Checkout | Available as plug-in (c) | Included | Coming very soon |
Multi-origin dropship | Available as plug-in (c0) | Included | Included |
Advanced product options (check consistency of this heading across the other tables) | Available as plug-in (c9) | Included | Included – and extensive options available |
VAT | EU VAT available as a plug-in () | Included | Included |
Subscription payments | Available as plug-in (9) | Included | Included with Direct Debit payments |
Multi-currency | Available as plug-in (0) and for a switcher | Included | Included |
Trade/Retail sites within same website | Not available | Included | |
Service Activity | Not available | Included |