Hello everyone! I need help deciding between two ecommerce platforms. My small business currently sells just one main product but I want to expand internationally soon. Right now I’m using WooCommerce for my store but I noticed most successful companies seem to use Shopify instead. I’m wondering if I should make the switch or stick with what I have. Would Shopify’s entry level subscription be good enough for international expansion? What are the main differences I should consider when planning to sell worldwide? Any advice would be great!
honestly, if you’re comfy with WooCommerce, stick with it. it does require some tech skills but gives a lot more freedom for global sales. Shopify’s basic plan has its limits, especially for intl stuff like currencies and translations. just be ready to spend more if you choose that route.
Been running an international store for three years - WooCommerce handles global expansion really well once you set up the right plugins. Biggest win is cost control. No monthly fees killing your margins while you’re testing new markets. I started targeting Canada and UK from the US. WooCommerce’s flexibility let me customize shipping zones and tax calculations without any platform BS. Shopify Basic limits you on professional reports and gift cards, which I needed as I scaled. But Shopify’s support is way better when things break at 2am and orders are flooding in from different time zones. If you’re comfortable with WordPress and have some tech skills, go WooCommerce for long-term growth. Want something that just works out of the box and don’t mind monthly fees? Shopify will save you headaches during expansion.
Been there. Scaled a side project internationally a few years ago. Here’s the thing - choosing between Shopify and WooCommerce isn’t your real problem. It’s all the manual grunt work that follows.
Either platform works fine for going global. What they don’t tell you: you’ll waste weeks setting up payment gateways for each country, juggling inventory across regions, dealing with currency conversions, and syncing customer data everywhere.
Learned this the hard way before I automated everything. Now Latenode connects my store to payment processors, inventory systems, CRM, and accounting software. Handles all the international headaches automatically.
Example: German customer places an order. Latenode converts currency, updates inventory, sends to fulfillment, creates a CRM record with EU compliance tags. 30 seconds to set up vs weeks of manual integration hell.
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