Shopify has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, outside the EU and EFTA. The guide has 5 e-commerce platforms from the same category with headquarters in the EU or EFTA, with the most points from the Netherlands check at the top. Of these, 2 store your data in the EU and 4 are Dutch companies.
Online store · Oss, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs
Web shop platform from Oss for small businesses, with Mollie, shipping integrations and bol.com link from Premium.
On the Mijnwebwinkel website
Online store · Eindhoven, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs
Website builder from Eindhoven with a web shop in Pro and Business, iDEAL and shipping labels for PostNL and DHL.
On the JouwWeb (webshop) website
Online store · Hengelo, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies
Dutch webshop software with its own payment service, an app store for shipping and marketplaces, and phone support.
On the CCV Shop website
Online store · Almere, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs
Web shop builder from hosting company Mijndomein, with Mollie and Stripe, shipping cost calculation and email included.
On the Mijndomein MijnWebshop website
Online store · Schöppingen, Germany · 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.
On the Shopware website
| Shopify | Mijnwebwinkel | JouwWeb (webshop) | CCV Shop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | from €21/month | from €20/month excl. VAT | from €10/month excl. VAT | from €36/month excl. VAT |
| Support in Dutch | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| App in Dutch | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Data in the EU | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Data processing agreement | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown |
| iDEAL | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Company in the Netherlands | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Integrations | Sendcloud, PostNL, Moneybird, Channable | Mollie, MultiSafepay, Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, SnelStart, Sendcloud, MyParcel, bol.com | Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, SnelStart, Exact, Jortt, Rompslomp, PostNL, DHL | Mollie, Buckaroo, PostNL, DHL, MyParcel, Sendcloud, bol.com, Amazon |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Canada | Oss, Netherlands | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Hengelo, Netherlands |
Facts checked on the vendors' websites.
With headquarters in the EU or EFTA and the most points from the Netherlands check: Mijnwebwinkel (Oss, Netherlands, 6 of 6), JouwWeb (webshop) (Eindhoven, Netherlands, 5 of 6) and CCV Shop (Hengelo, Netherlands, 4 of 6).
Shopify has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada.
Of the alternatives we checked: Mijnwebwinkel, JouwWeb (webshop), CCV Shop and Mijndomein MijnWebshop.
Of the European alternatives to Shopify we checked, Shopware has the lowest starting price, at €0 per month. Community Edition is free, but you arrange hosting and implementation yourself. Paid plans: Rise from €600/month excl. VAT (first 30 days free), Evolve from €2,400/month; the price depends on your revenue through the shop. Also check what the cheapest plan includes.
Shopware has a free plan. Do check what it includes; it is often limited.
All 5 we checked: Mijnwebwinkel, JouwWeb (webshop), CCV Shop, Mijndomein MijnWebshop and Shopware.
Of the European alternatives to Shopify we checked: Mijnwebwinkel, JouwWeb (webshop), CCV Shop and Mijndomein MijnWebshop.
Of the European alternatives to Shopify we checked: Mijnwebwinkel and Shopware.
Mijnwebwinkel, JouwWeb (webshop), CCV Shop and Mijndomein MijnWebshop are aimed at freelancers.
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