Sign up with a host, for example Ionos or OVH . Choose your domain name with them. Their subscriptions offer the domain free for one year (be careful, check the price from the second year, which depends on the extension chosen).
Select the pre-installed Prestashop module and start customizing your online store from the e-commerce CMS.
One of the advantages of automatic installation is that you don’t have to worry about Prestashop updates. Your host does this automatically.
But in both cases, as soon as you want to add a feature to your site, you will have to transfer it to your server.
Now that you have a better understanding of how Prestashop works, you see that you need a bit of technical knowledge.
Shopify, how does it work?
Which e-commerce solution to choose.Shopify is an online solution, which means that your store is already hosted by Shopify. The set is presented as an e-commerce CMS, so you will find the same functionalities as any other online store creation tool. You have absolutely nothing to install. All you have to do is register and choose a subscription that you will start paying for 14 days later.
For this first selection criterion, Shopify is clearly the easiest online store solution to install, even compared to the automatic installation of Prestashop. Quite simply because there is no installation! To learn how to use Shopify, you just have to navigate through your online store’s dashboard and follow the guide to configure it according to your needs.
SEO
You will find the detailed list of these features on the Prestashop website .
All these features are free, but beware, you need some to actually use your online store. We come back to this below in the price section.
We see that the marketing functions are more developed on Shopify and they are downright tenfold if you count the applications. Indeed, Shopify has developed several exclusive partnerships with other major marketing channels, such as Pinterest or Tik Tok .
App store
Unlike Prestashop, you have all the tools to start your business from the start. But of course, if you opt for the basic plan, these features are limited.
However, you will also be able to add features from the 8000 App Store applications, developed by Shopify or other partners, of which more than 3000 are free . Of the paid apps, most offer free trial periods.
Addons
Conclusion on features: Prestashop or Shopify?
The question of features on Prestashop vs Shopify is rather based on the quality/price ratio. Indeed, if we include the app stores of both solutions, there is no functionality present in one that you could not find in the other.
We therefore find ourselves in the price section for a more detailed answer on this point of the Shopify and Prestashop comparison.
Dropshipping: Prestashop or Shopify?
If you want to get into dropshipping, know that both e-commerce solutions offer suitable applications.
With Shopify you can import thousands of products into your online store with just one click thanks to DSers . On the other hand, for Prestashop, you will find other paid or less complete dropshipping apps .
Prestashop vs. Shopify: themes
Shop themes on Prestashop
If you take the Starter Pack, you will have a free e-commerce theme, very flexible and complete. Prestashop has the advantage of offering thousands of very design themes. You will undoubtedly find the one that corresponds to your