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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 | Adobe Ecommerce | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot customer review rating (out of 10) | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| No transaction fees | Yes | 2% | 3% | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2% | 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 | Yes |
| 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 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Average website download speed (lower is better) | 1.24s | 2.88s | 2.12s | 6.13s | 2.25s | 1.54s | 5.12s | 1.28s | N/A | N/A |
| Average Google site speed analysis (out of 100) (desktop/mobile) | 88/56 | 85/51 | 61/30 | 61/28 | 88/53 | 85/53 | 72/53 | 84/47 | N/A | N/A |
Site download speeds and speed scores measured and tested by independent review website Ecommerce Gold.
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.