Comparison · updated October 2026

Shopify alternative: one subscription instead of an app store

Shopify runs your shop and takes the maintenance off your hands, and so does Neuramerce. The difference sits behind the storefront: inventory, purchasing, returns, point of sale, customer service and marketing are built into the platform with us, instead of living in separate apps with their own subscriptions.

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TL;DR: who is each one for?

ChooseShopify

if you want to sell internationally fast, value a large app ecosystem and your operations already run in other systems. For pure online selling it's an excellent product with an enormous community.

Choose

if you want to bundle the systems behind the shop: inventory across multiple warehouses, purchasing, returns, point of sale, customer contact and marketing in one environment, with support from one party and one bill instead of a shop subscription plus ten apps.

The full comparison

This is Shopify compared with Neuramerce on what's included in the subscription. Without apps from the app store and without a separate POS subscription. Almost everything labelled “via app” below can be done in Shopify; it's an extra monthly fee and an extra system that has to keep working, and apps are generally paid and bring their own costs.

Feature	Neuramerce	Shopify
Shop & content
Webshop with product management and checkout⁠	Native	Native
Multiple shops or brands from one environment⁠	Yes	Separate shops or pricier plan
PIM: attribute sets, EAN management, bills of materials⁠	Built in	Metafields or app
Premium review collection with invitations and A/B tests⁠	Built in	Via app
Multilingual shop and content⁠	Built in	Via Markets/app
Inventory & orders
Inventory across multiple locations or warehouses⁠	Built in	Basics built in
Purchase orders and supplier management⁠	Built in	Via app
Returns handling with customer portal	Built in	Basics or app
Till & store
Point of sale (POS) in the same subscription⁠	Included	Separate POS subscription per location
Card terminal linked to the till⁠	Pay.nl	Shopify hardware, limited in NL
Till and webshop on the same stock and customer record⁠	One administration	Yes, within POS plan
Business customer at the till: on account with VAT check⁠	VIES check, payment term, balance	Not in core
Till sessions with cash count and session report⁠	Built in	In POS Pro
Park receipts and handle several at once⁠	Built in	Built in
Customer service & AI
Shared inbox for email, chat and social⁠	Built in	Chat via Inbox, email separate
AI chatbot that knows order status and inventory⁠	Yes	Via app
CRM with customer history next to the conversation⁠	Built in	Customer profiles, not a CRM
SEO & marketing
SEO scores, meta management and internal links⁠	Built in	Basics or app
Ad management for Meta, Google and TikTok⁠	Meta and Google, TikTok tracking only	Via channel apps
Plan and publish social media⁠	Built in	Separate package
Attribution: which channel drives the revenue, offline too⁠	Built in	Basic reporting
Email marketing and newsletters	Built in	Shopify Email, limited
AI discoverability: llms.txt and product feed for AI bots⁠	Built in	Not in core
Admin & costs
Hosting, updates and security included	Included	Included
Cost of the software	Fixed rate	Subscription + apps + POS
Support from a single party	Yes	A different party per app
Modify the source code yourself (open source)	No	No

Comparison of the core products based on public information, October 2026. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc.; we are not affiliated. Spotted something that isn't right? Let us know

What does your Shopify stack really cost?

The subscription is often only the start. Add all the apps you need for reviews, returns, inventory and mailing, plus the theme and the custom work around it, and you arrive at very different amounts. And if you have a physical store: the POS plan is paid per location.

Shopify subscription, Grow plan (€/month)€ 74Apps: reviews, returns, inventory, mailing (€/month)€ 180POS subscription per location (€/month)€ 79Theme, custom work and developer (€/year)€ 1.800Separate tools: inbox, social, SEO (€/month)€ 90

Estimated saving per year

€ 5.586

vs € 6.876/year at Shopify

Claim this saving

Indicative, excl. VAT and excl. transaction fees. Assumption: one shop with a typical app stack; the POS amount is per location per month. Compared with Neuramerce Pro, €1,290 per year with annual billing.

Why shops switch from Shopify

Understandably so, because Shopify is good!

People rarely switch because the shop doesn't work. Usually it's because everything around it turned into too many separate subscriptions that don't work together all that well. And for physical stores, because the till sat next to it as a separate system.

No more app stack

Reviews, returns, inventory, mailing and inbox are built into the platform. No ten apps renewing separately and needing a re-test after every update.

Operations belong with the shop

Purchasing, warehouse, returns and point of sale right next to your orders. No middle layer that stops syncing overnight.

The till is not a separate subscription

With Shopify, POS is a separate subscription per location, with the link to your inventory built around it. Here the till is simply part of the platform, including card terminal, cash count and business customers buying on account.

AI that truly knows your shop

The chatbot answers “where is my parcel?” with the actual shipping status, because orders and inventory live in the same system.

Support from a single party

No ticket with the app maker and a second one with the shop. One party responsible for the whole.

One invoice instead of twelve

Subscription plus apps plus POS plus separate tools adds up, for most shops, to more than what the platform costs.

Your data stays yours

Export your products, customers and order history whenever you want, including if you ever want to leave.

Switch in 4 steps

Your shop stays open. We handle the migration; you just keep selling.

Demo and intake
30 minutes. We look at which apps you run, which of them the platform replaces and what's genuinely unique about your setup.
Connect and run alongside
We let Neuramerce run alongside your Shopify shop for inventory, orders and customer service first. Your customers won't notice a thing.
Free migration
Products, variants, customers, order history and content come across. We preserve your URL structure and SEO value with redirects.
Live, on one invoice
You switch over, we cancel the apps you no longer need, and your team gets training.

See for yourself

What is in the Neuramerce webshop?

Catalogue, search, checkout, shipping, returns and B2B are built in, without separate apps or plugins. The page on the webshop module shows the real screens, and the Grill Bill case shows a kamado webshop running on it every day.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about switching from Shopify.

01Is Neuramerce a good alternative to Shopify?

If you need more than a webshop, yes. Shopify is strong at pure online selling and international scaling. Neuramerce is built for shops that also want to run inventory, purchasing, returns, point of sale, customer service and marketing, without stacking separate apps with their own subscriptions for each.

02What does Shopify actually cost in total?

The subscription is the visible part. On top come apps for reviews, returns, inventory management and mailing, often a theme and custom work, for physical stores a POS plan per location, and for many shops transaction fees as well. Use the calculator on this page to work out your own stack.

03What's the difference with Shopify POS?

Shopify POS is a separate plan per location alongside your shop subscription. Our till belongs to the platform: the same products, the same stock, the same customer record and the same orders as your webshop. You connect a card terminal from Pay.nl, take payment in cash, by payment link, gift card or invoice, and close the day with a cash count and session report. Business customers can buy on account at the counter, with live VAT verification via VIES, payment term, credit limit and outstanding balance on the customer record.

04What about the till in my physical store?

It's part of the platform, so stock and orders run through the same administration as your webshop. Sell something over the counter and it comes straight off the same stock as online, with no synchronisation that can stall overnight. You'll find more on the point-of-sale module page.

05Can I bring my products, variants and order history?

Yes. We migrate products with variants, customers, orders and content for you, including your blog posts and pages. Where possible we bring in-store sales from your existing till system into the same order history.

06Will I lose my Google rankings if I switch?

Not if the migration is done properly. We keep your URL structure where possible and set redirects for everything that changes, including meta titles and descriptions.

07Do I have to switch all at once?

No. You can keep your Shopify shop running and use Neuramerce for inventory, orders, point of sale or customer service first. You move the shop only when you're ready.

08What if I use apps you don't have?

That happens. During the intake we go through your app stack and tell you honestly what the platform replaces and what it doesn't. If something essential is missing, switching simply isn't a good idea yet.

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