Shopify or Shopware?

Price, integrations and Netherlands check side by side.

Shopify

for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

Web shop platform with its own checkout, Shopify Payments with iDEAL, a large app store and multi-channel selling.

from €21 /month

3 of 6 NL check

Shopware

for SMEs and large companies

German open-source e-commerce platform for SMEs and enterprise, as a free Community Edition or a paid cloud version.

Free plan, paid from €0 /month

3 of 6 NL check

The differences

Shopware has a free plan, Shopify does not.
Paid plans at Shopware start cheaper: €0 against €21 per month.
Only Shopify integrates with Sendcloud, PostNL, Moneybird and Channable.
Only Shopware integrates with Mollie and MultiSafepay.

Side by side

Shopify compared with Shopware
	Shopify	Shopware
Price	from €21/month	Free plan
Support in Dutch	Unknown	Unknown
App in Dutch	✓ Yes	Unknown
Data in the EU	Unknown	✓ Yes
Data processing agreement	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
iDEAL	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Company in the Netherlands	✕ No	✕ No
Integrations	Sendcloud, PostNL, Moneybird, Channable	Mollie, MultiSafepay
Free trial	3 days	None
Stackwijs verdict	No verdict yet	No verdict yet
User reviews	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
For whom	freelancers, SMEs, large companies	SMEs, large companies

Facts checked on 3 November 2026 on the vendors' websites.

Shopify or Shopware: questions

What is the difference between Shopify and Shopware?

Shopware has a free plan, Shopify does not. Paid plans at Shopware start cheaper: €0 against €21 per month. Only Shopify integrates with Sendcloud, PostNL, Moneybird and Channable. Only Shopware integrates with Mollie and MultiSafepay.

Is Shopify or Shopware cheaper?

Shopware starts at €0 per month, Shopify at €21. Do compare what those plans include: free plan versus from €21/month.

Which suits a freelancer better?

Shopify is aimed at freelancers, Shopware at SMEs and large companies.

Which one do you choose?

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Shopify

Web shop platform with its own checkout, Shopify Payments with iDEAL, a large app store and multi-channel selling.

Suits web shops that want to grow with many apps and sales channels, and want iDEAL through the platform's own payment service.

Price: from €21 /month
Try it: 3 days free
NL check: 3 of 6

View Shopify

On the Shopify website

Shopware

German open-source e-commerce platform for SMEs and enterprise, as a free Community Edition or a paid cloud version.

Suits medium and large web shops, including B2B, that want to build a custom shop with an agency.

Price: Free plan, paid from €0 /month
Try it: Free plan
NL check: 3 of 6

View Shopware

On the Shopware website

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