FluentCart vs. Shopify

Own Your Storefront. Control the Rules.

Category	Features	FluentCart	Shopify
Store Setup	Online Store	Full WordPress integration	Hosted
	Templates & Themes	Popular Builders like (Elementor and Divi)	OS 2.0 Themes
	Blog Support	Built-in WordPress blog	Separate blog module
	Custom Pages	Native with WP	Drag and drop
Product Management	Product Variants	Unlimited	Unlimited
	Hybrid Products	Can list both physical and digitial product	Not supported natively
	Inventory Locations	(Coming Soon)	Up to 200
	Product Licensing	Built-in	Requires apps
Checkout	Checkout UI	Fully customizable	Limited (Plus-only)
	Subscription Payments	Included	Requires app
	Payment Gateways	Any via Custom Payment Hooks (Stripe and Paypal built in)	Shopify Payments + third parties
	Cart Recovery	🔶 FluentCRM (Integration)	Native
Marketing & CRM	Email Campaigns	🔶 FluentCRM (Integration)	Shopify Email
	Customer Segments	🔶 FluentCRM Tags (Integration)	Segments
	Automation	🔶 Workflows in FluentCRM (Integration)	Native + Flow (Plus)
	Affiliate System	🔶 FluentAffiliate (Integration with Free)	Requires paid apps
Customization & API	Custom Apps	PHP, REST, JS, Hooks	🔶 Limited (API tiers)
	Full Checkout Control	Customizable Block	Only with Shopify Plus
	API Rate Limits	Unlimited (self-hosted)	Tiered (standard to 10x)
Internationalization	Duties & Taxes	Built-In	Native (Plus-level)
Support	Community Support	24/7	24/7
	Priority Support	(Planned for Pro users)	Live chat/phone
Costs	Licensing	One-time / annual	🔶 Monthly recurring
	Platform Fees	None	0.6–2% per order
	Transaction Fees	$0	None with Shopify Payments

What Will It Really Costs with Shopify?

💡 A fully-featured Shopify store with subscriptions, affiliates, and branding can easily exceed $200/month.

Manage your store inside the CMS you already use. No new systems. No learning curves.

Add custom logic, integrations, and design without asking for permission or paying for APIs.

Offer licensing, upgrades, one-time fees, or recurring plans—your store, your pricing model.

Keep your revenue. Pay for your domain and hosting—nothing else.

FluentCRM, Fluent Support, FluentBooking, FluentSMTP—all natively integrated.

Avoid installing 5 apps to manage shipping, licenses, affiliates, and checkouts.