Comparison

Shopping for an online store? Find out what sets us apart.

Our Solution vs Shopify and Wix

We will compare our Advanced solution with the Shopify Advanced plan.

Wix cannot be compared objectively: it's not an organic E-Commerce solution and has limited storage. It is, however, suitable for general-purpose websites and short-term E-Commerce solutions.

Unlike the competition, our Online Store can be hosted on our cloud or on your own, and comes with professional marketing tools.

Online Store Comparison

E-COMMERCE PLATFORM	Cloud Sterling	Shopify
Monthly Plan	US$200 CA$250	US$299 CA$373
Online Store + Blog	Yes	Yes
Unlimited Products	Yes	Yes
Admin Staff Accounts	Unlimited	15
24x7 Support	Yes	Yes
Sales channels	Omni	Multi
Manual Orders	Yes	Yes
Discounts, Gift Cards	Yes	Yes
Abandoned Cart Recovery	Yes	Yes
Free SSL Certificate	Dedicated	Shared
Professional Reports	Yes	Yes
Shipping Rates / Quotes	Realtime	Yes
Print shipping labels	Yes	Yes
Canada Post Integration	Yes	Yes
Fraud analysis	Yes	Yes
Transaction Fees	0%	0.5% - 2%
QuickBooks Integration	Online	Paid Option
One Page Checkout	Yes	No
MARKETING TOOLKIT *	Included	Paid Option
Social Marketing	All Channels	Basic
Online Presence List	All top sites	Paid Option
Reputation Mgt	All Channels	Paid Option
Customer Reviews	All Channels	Basic
Advertising Report	All Platforms	Paid Option

*Marketing Toolkit is free with Marketing Supportⓘ Add-on. CA$235/month if purchased separately.

PLATFORM PRICING

Essential Add-ons

Description	Cloud Sterling	Shopify
MARKETING SUPPORT	CA$500 ⓘ	3rd Party
Periodic Review	Monthly / bi-weekly	-
Website Review	Yes	-
SEO Review	Yes	-
Online Store Review	Yes	-
Social Media Rating	Yes	-
Business Listings	Yes	-
Digital Ads Review	Yes	-
WEBSITE CREATION	$1.8K to $10K+ In-House	$500 to $10K+ 3rd Party
Minor revisions	Unlimited	-
Website Support	1 Year	-
OTHER SERVICES
Digital Marketing	In-house	3rd Party
Email + SMS Marketing	In-house	3rd Party
SEO + Local SEO	In-house	3rd Party
Free Data Migration	Up to 5K items	Self-serve
Self-hosted option	Yes	No

PLATFORM PRICING

When to choose us:

You prefer to focus more time on the business and lesser time on the website nitty-gritty

Need a turnkey solution to grow business visibility on Search Engines, Social and Local channels

Important to be highly engaged with customers and their communities online

Avoid any vendor lock-in; can transition the online store to another cloud platform anytime easily

Manage everything under one vendor and one dashboard.

Monthly (or bi-weekly) 1-on-1 to review the business online growth progress

Don't require an integrated POS for a brick-and-mortar store (can purchase separately)

When to choose other vendors:

You prefer to build everything yourself

Capable of promoting your brand on search engines, social media and local channels

Don't require to be highly engaged with customers and their online communities

Vendor lock-in is not an issue; don't plan on migrating elsewhere

Don't mind using various apps to manage your marketing and advertising

Have sufficient tools to monitor your online growth

Don't require frequent update of your local listings