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

Developers, marketers, and creators love FluentCart for its extensibility. Unlike Shopify, you’re not locked behind API tiers, paid app integrations, or platform restrictions.

What Will It Really Costs with Shopify?

Feature	FluentCart	Shopify
Basic Store Plan	$0 (self-hosted)	$39/month
Subscriptions	Included	$29–$49/month app
Affiliate Management	Included	$20–$89/month app
B2B Selling	Included	$2,300+/month (Plus)
API Access	Full access	Tiered, limits apply
Custom Checkout	Included	Plus-only

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

Built for WordPress

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

Developer Friendly

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

Hybrid Products

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

Zero Platform Fees

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

Fluent Suite

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

No Plugin Bloat

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

FluentCart Gives You the Tools and Gets Out of Your Way.

FluentCart is WordPress-native, extensible, and developer-first. If you’ve built for WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads, you’ll love how clean and fast FluentCart runs.

Need REST APIs? Hooks? Custom Post Types? They’re all here. It’s simple and safe. There are no extra dashboards or logins. It works like WordPress should.

Choose FluentCart If:

You want full control, forever
You already use WordPress
You hate growth taxes and lock-ins

Choose Shopify If:

You want an all-in-one SaaS
Need convenience over flexibility
Okay with ongoing monthly fees