# Profynix vs Shopify

Shopify is a leading commerce platform for online stores and point of sale, extended with a large app store. Profynix runs the whole business, including a website that can take quotes, bookings and payment links.

**Short answer:** Shopify is a leading commerce platform for online stores and in-person selling, with a vast app ecosystem; it is the stronger choice for a high-volume online store. Profynix runs the whole business, from invoices and books to customers, payroll, social media and a website, with AI agents doing the follow-up.

|  | Shopify | Profynix |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Focus | Online store, checkout and point of sale | The whole business, website included |
| Selling online | Full store, checkout, shipping and a huge app store | Products with variants and add-ons, quote requests, bookings and pay links on your site |
| Running the business | Apps and integrations for books, HR and CRM | Books, payroll, customers, social and marketing built in |
| AI | AI features for merchants | Agents across every engine, within your approval rules |
| Local payments | Depends on country and gateway | Payment links rolling out country by country, starting with Nigeria |

- **Choose Shopify if:** Your business is mainly an online store with high order volume, shipping and many products.
- **Choose Profynix if:** You sell services or a modest range of products and want the rest of the business run in one place.

**Our take:** Run a big online store on Shopify. Run a business on Profynix.

## FAQ

### Is Profynix a Shopify alternative?

Shopify is a leading commerce platform for online stores and in-person selling, with a vast app ecosystem; it is the stronger choice for a high-volume online store. Profynix runs the whole business, from invoices and books to customers, payroll, social media and a website, with AI agents doing the follow-up.

### When is Shopify the better choice?

Your business is mainly an online store with high order volume, shipping and many products. In that case Shopify may suit you better.

### When is Profynix the better choice?

You sell services or a modest range of products and want the rest of the business run in one place.

### How much does Profynix cost?

There is a free plan. Paid plans start at ₦7,500 a month in Nigeria and at $19 a month in the US and UK, with lower prices in many other countries. A year costs ten months.

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