iPages Essentials versus Shopify
| Shopify | iPages | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing Package | Comparable solutions in Shopify are the Shopify Starter () or Premium pack () | iPages eCommerce Essentials |
| Hosting | Not included – need to provide an external partner | Included |
| Design | Theme based design | Tailored and amendable design |
| Transaction Fees | 2.4% and additional 2% | No transaction fees |
| CRM | Not included | Included |
| Storage | Limited to 1GB to 5GB respectively | No limit |
| Products | Limited by storage | No limit |
| Mobile Site | Supported | Supported and amendable |
| Security | None | Monitored servers, PayPal payments security not ensured |
| Reports | None | Best seller reports |
| Product offers | None | Product discount vouchers, timed offers and promotions |
| Product attributes | None | Product attributes and variants |
iPages Essentials versus Magento
Sadly, this is not the type of website that Magento support. Magento Go (for small businesses) was closed down earlier this year.
iPages Compared to Volusion
| Volusion | iPages | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing Package | Comparable solutions in Volusion are the Volusion Pro or Premium £49 or £89 | iPages eCommerce Essentials |
| Hosting | Not included – need to provide an external partner | Included |
| Transaction Fees | No transaction fees | No transaction fees |
| CRM (Customer Relations Manager) | Included | Included |
| Storage | Limited to 10GB to 35GB respectively | No limit |
| Products | Limited to 1000 | No limit |
| Mobile Site | Supported | Supported and amendable |
| Security | None | Monitored servers, PayPal payments security not ensured |
| Reports | None | Best seller reports |
| Product offers | None | Product discount vouchers, timed offers and promotions |
| Product attributes | None | Product attributes and variants |
| Scalable? | No – These are the top packages Volusion offer so if you require further functionality, you need to find a plug-in | Yes – there are further features available as you upgrade your iPages package to the eCommerce Standard |
iPages Compared to Wordpress
| Wordpress | iPages | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing Package | Comparable solutions in Wordpress will require something like: 1. Wordpress hosting, priced between £7-£19/month plus annual fee to point to your own domain 2. Ecwid eCommerce plug-in, priced between 35-99/month |
iPages eCommerce Essentials |
| Hosting | Hosted for between £7-19/month | Included |
| Transaction Fees | No transaction fees | No transaction fees |
| CRM (Customer Relations Manager) | Not Included | Included |
| Storage | Limited to 10GB to 35GB respectively | No limit |
| Products | Limits from 2500-Unlimited for 99/month No limit | No limit |
| Mobile Site | Supported | Supported and amendable |
| Security | None | Monitored servers, PayPal payments security not ensured |
| Reports | None | Best seller reports |
| Product offers | None | Product discount vouchers, timed offers and promotions |
| Product attributes | None | Product attributes and variants |
| Scalable? | No – These are the top packages Wordpress offer so if you require further functionality, you need to find a plug-in | Yes – there are further features available as you upgrade your iPages package to the eCommerce Standard |
| Support | Live Chat support (99/month) | Phone and email support (from our trusty team!) |
| Upgrades | Risk that your version of Wordpress becomes out of date and therefore any upgrades will ‘break’ your plugins… | iPages is managed from our own servers and therefore upgrades managed centrally – meaning there are no plugins to break! |