"The world's best-converting checkout"1 isn't hype. It's a fact. And it gets results that only Shopify can.
Launch payments in minutes, not months
Connect digital wallets like Apple Pay in a matter of clicks, and skip thousands in fees from Salesforce developers.
Shop Pay can lift conversion up to 50%
Activate Shop Pay to convert up to 50% better than guest checkout1 and reach 200M+ ready-to-buy customers.
Checkout conversion on Shopify vs. Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Extensible
Add unique flows, discounts, and UI to your checkout with apps, APIs, Shopify Functions, and Shopify Extensions—upgrade safe, always.
Customizable
Make checkout unmistakably yours—from fonts to favicons. For full control, dive deeper with developer APIs.
Data-rich
Unlock powerful insights with custom pixels. Turn data into action. Leave your competition behind.
These brands switched and sold more
Since migrating from Salesforce, we're driving sales more efficiently.
Pre-Shopify we were on Salesforce. We just felt limited.
The move to Shopify has been so beneficial to our business.
Since migrating from Salesforce, we're driving sales more efficiently.
Pre-Shopify we were on Salesforce. We just felt limited.
The move to Shopify has been so beneficial to our business.
Better TCO and ROI
35% savings.2 Greater returns.
Put your developers on growth, not maintenance. On Shopify, anyone can update, launch, and optimize, so your team can save money and maximize ROI. In Shopify’s commissioned TCO study, platform costs were 14% higher and operating costs were 6% higher on Salesforce Commerce Cloud.2
These enterprise brands switched and slashed costs
Moving to Shopify significantly reduced the total cost of ownership of our technology stack.
We can stand things up in 15 minutes that would have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars on Salesforce.
Any budget we can save on the tech stack, we can re-invest into marketing that can help drive revenue.
Customizing the pages without the developer's help was huge for us.
Moving to Shopify significantly reduced the total cost of ownership of our technology stack.
We can stand things up in 15 minutes that would have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars on Salesforce.
Any budget we can save on the tech stack, we can re-invest into marketing that can help drive revenue.
Customizing the pages without the developer's help was huge for us.
Faster implementation
100% commerce. 0% compromise.
Shopify is built for commerce, not CRM, with 300+ new features a year. Brands migrating to Shopify from Salesforce Commerce Cloud implement 22% faster, so teams can launch sooner and keep improving after launch.3
Shopify launches 100+ updates every six months in Editions, with no slowdown in sight
Agentic Storefronts puts your products in ChatGPT, Gemini, and more. Every sale runs through Shopify Checkout.
Do more with the team you have
Shopify’s enterprise AI tools help your team sell in AI chats, move faster, and make decisions from one commerce platform. Sidekick can analyze store data, create campaigns, and surface insights your team can act on.
These brands switched and sold more
We get so much out of the box, plus a huge pipeline of new features dropping regularly.
Today Shopify is the clear winner.
In a matter of seconds, we can support new ideas.
We get so much out of the box, plus a huge pipeline of new features dropping regularly.
Today Shopify is the clear winner.
In a matter of seconds, we can support new ideas.
Recognition
Leaders recognize leaders
Shopify was recognized in the 2024 Forrester Wave™: Commerce Solutions for B2C, with the highest possible scores in 12 criteria.
According to Shopify’s Time to Value report, brands migrating to Shopify from Salesforce Commerce Cloud implement 22% faster, are 2.5 times more likely to launch on time, and are 1.5 times more likely to stay on budget.3
100K+
partners across 50 countries
21,000+
apps in the Shopify App Store
Resources for enterprise migrations
22% faster implementation than Salesforce
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Shopify is a commerce platform with hosted infrastructure, checkout, payments, APIs, and apps built in, so teams can launch and change commerce experiences without managing the stack underneath. Teams moving off Salesforce Commerce Cloud evaluate platform complexity, specialized team needs, and implementation resources.
Yes. Compared with migrating to Salesforce, brands migrating to Shopify implement 22% faster, are 2.5 times more likely to implement on time, and budget 35% lower implementation costs, according to Shopify’s Time to Value report. They are also 1.5 times more likely to implement on budget.
According to a TCO study commissioned from a leading independent consulting firm, Salesforce operating costs are 6% higher than Shopify on average. Shopify has the best total cost of ownership in commerce, up to 33% better than the competition.
Salesforce Commerce Cloud costs can include implementation, integrations, customization, agency or developer support, maintenance, upgrades, and ongoing platform operations. In a TCO study commissioned by Shopify, Salesforce platform costs were 14% higher and operating costs were 6% higher than Shopify on average.
Shopify Checkout outperforms Salesforce Commerce Cloud by up to 36%, according to a study with a Big Three global management consulting company. Shop Pay can also lift conversion by as much as 50% compared to guest checkout.
Yes. Shopify Plus is Shopify’s commerce plan for high-growth and enterprise brands evaluating Salesforce Commerce Cloud alternatives. It brings storefronts, checkout, payments, B2B, retail, international selling, APIs, apps, and built-in AI tools into one commerce platform.
1 Based on a study completed in April 2023 in partnership with a Big Three global management consulting company.
2 According to research commissioned by Shopify and conducted November 2023 to February 2024 by a leading independent consulting firm to study TCO across major platforms in North America.
3 Data from research commissioned by Shopify and published by EY (October 2025). All values are average. Data based on 300+ organizations surveyed with GMVs between $50-$500M+ across global key markets and seven competitor sets that migrated platforms within the past three years. Data from May 2022 to June 2025.
