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How does ShopWired compare?
See below for how ShopWired compares to the competition
ShopWired | Squarespace | BigCommerce | Ecwid | Big Cartel | Bluepark | WooCommerce | Magento | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot customer review rating (out of 10) | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| No transaction fees | Yes | 2% | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Checkout hosted on your own domain name | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UK based help & support team | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SSL included Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| UK business focused platform | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Data stored in the UK or EU | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Bespoke designs from an inhouse design team | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Website hosting included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Unlimited bandwidth, storage & visitors | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Automatic backups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Security, hacking & malware protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Unlimited API Calls | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Average website download speed (lower is better) | 1.10s | 1.08s | 1.23s | 1.58s | 2.21s | 1.19s | 2.49s | 2.21s | N/A | N/A |
| Average Google site speed analysis (out of 100) | 84 | 87 | 84 | 65 | 59 | 78 | 54 | 46 | N/A | N/A |
What is ShopWired's USP?
We pride ourselves on the support we give to our customers.
Whether that's helping a complete novice setup a new website or the multi-million pound businesses increase customer loyalty and conversion rates.
How did you measure site speeds?
We sampled 5 websites at random from each platform and tested download speeds using the Pingdom service, an average download speed was then calculated.
Do review scores matter?
Absolutely. Platforms with a high review score like ShopWired and Bluepark put a lot of effort into the support that they give their customers.
I'm currently using a platform not in the table, can you send me a comparison?
If you're using a platform that we haven't created a comparison table with for ShopWired yet, please feel free to contact us and we can provide you with more information.