Shopify vs. Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Only one platform is the leader in conversion
If you’re not selling on a platform dedicated to commerce, you’re getting second best. Switch to Shopify Plus for non-stop innovation, up to 36% higher conversion, and a commerce partner for life.
There’s a reason brands are leaving Salesforce Commerce Cloud. What’s keeping you?
#1 commerce platform
Commerce-first, brand-obsessed
Your best brand starts with a fully invested commerce partner that puts relationships before contracts. Unlike other platforms, Shopify is 100% invested in making commerce products that solve your challenges today and accelerate your growth going forward. It’s time to put your business first. We do.
Endless innovation
Move out of maintenance to growth with Shopify Plus, the only company obsessed with redefining the ways we shop, sell, and do business.
Product development
Take advantage of a strong track record that boasts over 100 product releases twice a year, with a clear roadmap for the future.
Powerhouse agility
Experience the powerful platform behind millions of brands, including Shop Pay, the best converting checkout on the internet.
Always be innovating
Innovation starts with migration
Current platform roadmap a dead end? Stop going nowhere and move forward with Shopify Plus, the only company as obsessed with your growth as you. We put commerce—and you—first with every product.
Move from maintenance mode to growth mode
Focused on making commerce better with every Shopify product
Higher overall conversion rate than Commerce Cloud
Total U.S. ecommerce market share for Shopify, second only to Amazon
Fast-paced product development
A roadmap that’s going places
Buyer trends change as fast as the tech that powers them. The only way to keep your business competitive is with a platform that puts their money behind their product. That means a strong, clear roadmap with ongoing product releases and iteration.
No other commerce company matches Shopify’s rate of development, and we’re not done yet.
- Over 100 features released twice a year since 2021
- First to market with social partnerships and integrations
- 2X faster site speed after our newly expanded global infrastructure
- Purpose-built expansion products like B2B, Markets, and Shopify Audiences
By migrating to Shopify Plus, we’ve built a foundation that lets us focus on growth: expanding into international markets, deploying in-store and pop-up retail experiences, and optimizing our tech stack performance with developers in the Shopify ecosystem.
Powerhouse agility
Lightweight is the new heavyweight
How many of your resources are going toward managing clunky, outdated tech? It’s only slowing you down and keeping your dev and design teams from creating beautiful, immersive digital experiences. Experience the freedom of creative experimentation, and leave the back-end tech to us.
- Make changes to your online store and checkout in minutes, without coding support
- Move fast and add integrations as they ship, without large deployment teams, long timelines, or complex infrastructure
- Expand platform capabilities to meet your exact needs with dev-friendly tools like robust REST, GraphQL APIs, and Shopify Plus Certified Apps
Reasons to move
Migrations shouldn't be annual events
Let’s make this one and done. When you switch to Shopify Plus, we’ll support you every step of the way so you can start selling quickly and get back your ROI in months. And know that you’ll always be on the latest software version, with automatic updates, security, and maintenance built right in. Never migrate or upgrade again when you’re on a platform that scales with you.
Services and support
Get the guidance and services your business needs to continue scaling.
Speed to market
Launch fast with dedicated support, planning, and resources.
Lower cost, higher return
Watch your investment pay for itself with lower maintenance and higher conversion.
Speed to market
Launch on time and on budget
Speed is our superpower. An intuitive back end makes it possible to be selling with Shopify Plus in a matter of months for standard setups. Launch fast and then stay fast in every area: initial setup, first-in-market social integrations and channels, Shopify APIs and SDKs, and theme customizations.
SlamJam had 50% lower setup and running costs compared to Salesforce.
Services and support
Invested in your success story
You’re not a number—you’re the next big success story. With Shopify Plus, get the priority support and commerce strategy you expect, including services to guide your migration, launch, and ongoing strategy and success.
- 24/7 global priority technical support
- World’s largest ecosystem of commerce apps and partners ready to develop custom solutions
- Award-winning Shopify Plus Certified Apps and Partners
- Dedicated launch engineers, solutions engineers, and migration tools to support your move
- A team of merchant success managers and online resources to accelerate your growth
Lower cost, higher return
Value like this is priceless
Cut the tech debt, hidden fees, and excessive dev costs from your budget once and for all. When you make the switch, your investment will pay for itself with lower maintenance costs and higher conversion rates.
Shopify Plus is better for your business, bottom line.
Say goodbye to…
- Ongoing hosting and infrastructure costs
- Last-minute performance and load testing
- Security patches, point releases, and upgrades
- Outsourcing simple changes you can do yourself
Since migrating from Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify Plus, we’ve reduced our total cost of ownership by 64%. We’re spending less and driving sales more efficiently. It’s the best of both worlds.
FAQs
What people are asking
Salesforce Commerce Cloud licensing is priced according to the anticipated gross merchandise value (GMV) of the client. If your business exceeds those expectations, you must pay additional licensing. If you fall short of those expectations, you must still pay for the unused balance.
Other costs include implementation and ongoing maintenance. Total cost for the solution will range widely depending on the size and complexity of your business and its commerce requirements.
Yes, your Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) tool integrates perfectly with Shopify Plus, either through an app or a custom integration built using both platforms’ APIs.
Shopify Plus is the best commerce platform on the planet for reaching more customers, converting more checkouts, and scaling fast. The world’s most innovative brands—brands like Jigsaw, Huel, and Gymshark—choose Shopify Plus for their biggest selling days.
Shopify powers over 10% of U.S. ecommerce and has processed over half a trillion dollars in sales—all while giving millions of businesses full control of their brand, customers, and data. And Commerce Components by Shopify, the modern composable stack for enterprise retail, gives the biggest brands access to our globally scaled infrastructure and flexible APIs, which integrate seamlessly with complex back-end systems to create incredible customer experiences, built for conversion.
100%. With Shopify Plus, personalizing your checkout experience—including Shop Pay and all information, shipping, and payment pages—is possible with checkout extensibility. You can customize Shopify Checkout with our drag-and-drop checkout editor and other apps, or build a one-of-a-kind experience by developing your own apps.
Another powerhouse feature, Shopify Functions gives you the freedom to design and deploy flexible personalizations in your own app. By extending or replacing key parts of Shopify’s back-end logic, you can build commerce experiences as unique as your brand.
Checkout extensibility and Shopify Functions are only available with the Shopify Plus plan.
Absolutely. Run your wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses not only on one platform, but also in one store. Or create a separate B2B store with the same capabilities. Only available with the Shopify Plus plan.
As a Shopify Plus brand, you will be welcomed into the Merchant Success Program, an accelerated growth track fueled by insights and strategies from working with tens of thousands of top global brands. You’ll have access to a team of merchant success managers best suited to your business goals and needs, as well as online educational resources through Shopify Plus Academy.