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Choosing your store platform

Shopify vs WooCommerce vs the rest, pick once.

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Market All India Global
Who's asking Everyone Aspiring Brand Builder Maker / Artisan Just-Launched Founder Scaling Brand Omnichannel Operator Bootstrapped Side-Hustler Product Person Tier-2/3 Founder
Shopify or WooCommerce for my first store in India? For a first D2C store in India, default to Shopify unless you already know WordPress cold or need heavy content/SEO customization from day one. Sho... Beginner 4 resources → Is Shopify worth ₹1,500+/month when I'm only doing 5 orders a day? At 5 orders a day you're pre-product-market-fit, and Shopify's Basic plan (roughly ₹1,500-1,800/month after GST, plus a ~2% third-party payment fee... Beginner 4 resources → Can I migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify later without losing my SEO rankings? Yes, but it's a project, not a toggle: WooCommerce's /product/ and /product-category/ URLs don't match Shopify's /products/ and /collections/ struc... Intermediate 4 resources → What platform do most funded, scaled Indian D2C brands actually use? Overwhelmingly Shopify, and specifically Shopify Plus once they're past a few crores in monthly revenue - Bombay Shaving Company's move off Magento... Intermediate 4 resources → Headless commerce - do I need it or is it overkill for me? For almost every D2C founder reading this, headless is overkill: it trades day-one simplicity for long-run flexibility, and that trade only pays of... Advanced 3 resources → Shopify, WooCommerce, Dukaan or Zoho Commerce - which fits a bootstrapped Indian D2C brand? If you're validating an idea on a shoestring, Dukaan (from roughly ₹300-500/month, no transaction fees, Hindi support) gets you live fastest for th... Beginner 4 resources →
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