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Shopify (Plus) vs Magento (Adobe Commerce)

Magento (Adobe Commerce) has powered enterprise e-commerce for over a decade. Shopify Plus has aggressively closed the gap. For mid-market and enterprise, which wins now?

Shopify (Plus)

Hosted enterprise commerce with the fastest checkout on earth.

Starts at
Shopify Plus from ~$2,300/mo
Best for
Mid-market & enterprise DTC brands.

Strengths

  • Fully hosted — no infra headaches
  • Industry-best checkout conversion
  • Massive app ecosystem
  • Faster time-to-launch than Magento
  • Lower TCO than Magento for most brands

Weaknesses

  • Less flexibility for complex B2B/PIM
  • Theme + Liquid customization
  • Smaller catalog handling vs Magento

Magento (Adobe Commerce)

Open-source / enterprise commerce platform.

Starts at
Open Source free; Adobe Commerce from $22k+/yr
Best for
Complex B2B, large catalogs, enterprise IT.

Strengths

  • Unlimited customization
  • Best-in-class catalog & PIM features
  • Strong native B2B
  • Enterprise-grade governance
  • Works for huge SKU counts

Weaknesses

  • High TCO (infra, dev, maintenance)
  • Long development cycles
  • Smaller dev talent pool
  • Performance demands real engineering
Shopify (Plus): 5 wins
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Magento (Adobe Commerce): 3 wins

Side-by-side breakdown

The criteria that actually matter when picking between Shopify (Plus) and Magento (Adobe Commerce).

CriterionShopify (Plus)Magento (Adobe Commerce)Winner
Time to launch8-16 weeks typical6-12 months typical
Total cost of ownershipPredictable, lowerHigh, variable
Catalog complexity ceilingStrongBest in class
B2B depthStrong (Plus)Industry-leading
Checkout conversionIndustry-leadingGood
Customization ceilingHighUnlimited
Dev talent poolMassiveSmaller, specialized
Infrastructure burdenZeroYou own it

Which one is right for you?

Choose

Shopify (Plus)

If you…

  • You run a DTC or retail brand at $1M-$100M+
  • Speed-to-launch matters
  • You want predictable TCO
  • You don't want to run infrastructure

Choose

Magento (Adobe Commerce)

If you…

  • You have 100k+ SKUs with complex variants
  • B2B with deep custom workflows is core
  • You already have a Magento-skilled team
  • Adobe Experience Cloud is part of your stack
The verdict

For 90% of brands, Shopify Plus wins on speed, cost, and conversion. Magento wins only for very specific complex B2B and large-catalog enterprise scenarios.

Our take

We migrate Magento → Shopify Plus regularly. The ones that stay on Magento are the ones with truly unusual catalog or B2B needs that Shopify cannot match yet.

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