Shopify and Shopee are both the best cross-border e-commerce platforms today. Therefore, for many novice sellers who want to enter the cross-border e-commerce platform, they don’t know how to choose between Shopify and Shopee. This article mainly introduces the differences between Shopify and Shopee, two different cross-border e-commerce platforms.
For novice sellers on cross-border e-commerce platforms, the most important thing is to understand the operating model of the platform, the requirements for settled sellers, and the platform fees, etc. This article mainly introduces the differences between Shopify and Shopee, two cross-border e-commerce platforms, from the above aspects.
First of all, there is a very big difference in the operating model, which is also the essential difference between the Shopify platform and the Shopee platform. The Shopify platform is an independent station platform established by sellers on the cross-border e-commerce platform. There are many operating models. Different sellers can choose different operating models, which can meet the needs of many different types of sellers. Shopee is mainly the most traditional online sales platform, and the main sellers are various small and medium-sized sellers.
Secondly, Shopify and Shopee have different requirements for sellers to settle in. The Shopify platform basically has no requirements for sellers. Both individual sellers and corporate sellers can apply for entry, and sellers do not need to have operating experience on other e-commerce platforms. The Shopee platform requires sellers to have a business license for individual merchants or corporate units before they can enter, and they also need to have operating experience on other e-commerce platforms.
In addition, the store opening fees charged by the Shopify platform and the Shopee platform for sellers are also different. If a seller chooses to open a store on the Shopify platform, he must choose a sales package that suits him in order to operate normally, and the fees for different sales packages are also different. In addition, sellers also need to pay the Shopify platform for the use of store templates, the use of various software plug-ins, and so on. If a seller chooses to open a store on the Shopee platform, he only needs to pay a certain product commission and product transaction fee to the platform. Generally speaking, the product commission of the Shopee platform is 4%-6%, and the product transaction fee is 2%.
Finally, in addition to the three main differences mentioned above, the Shopify platform and the Shopee platform are also different in many aspects. For example, the product delivery method that sellers can choose; the main source of traffic for store products; development direction, etc.