Framer vs Shopify
Pricing
Framer: Free tier, paid from $5/mo
Shopify: Basic $29/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly); 3-day trial, then $1/mo for 3 months
Description
Framer: Design and publish websites with no code
Shopify: E-commerce platform for building an online store and selling online, in person and in AI chat apps, with payments built in
Pros
- Beautiful templates
- AI site generation
- Fast performance
- Shopify Payments is built in, with online card rates from 2.9% + 30c on Basic
- Sell on your own store, in person, and in AI channels such as ChatGPT and Perplexity
- Try it for 3 days without a credit card, then pay $1 a month for the first 3 months on most plans
Cons
- Limited CMS compared to Webflow
- Less flexibility for complex sites
- Using a payment provider other than Shopify Payments adds a 2% fee on Basic
- Shopify Payments is only available in some countries
- Advanced point-of-sale tools for physical shops (POS Pro) cost $89 a month per location
Details
Framer went from prototyping tool to full website builder. Founded by Koen Bok and Jorn van Dijk (ex-Facebook via Sofa acquisition). The AI site generation is actually good, not just a gimmick. Running profitably at $50M ARR with a $2B valuation.
Shopify gives you a hosted online store with checkout and payments, a built-in AI assistant, and tools to sell in person and through AI chat apps. Shopify pitches its Basic plan at solo entrepreneurs.
It suits founders selling products, from a single item to a full catalogue. A free Agentic plan also lets you list products in Shopify’s Catalog and sell them in AI channels, paying only when you make a sale.
Basic costs $29 a month billed yearly or $39 monthly, and card fees come on top. The next plan, Grow, is $79 a month billed yearly and lowers the online card rate to 2.7% + 30c.
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