Webkio vs Shopify
A full website with a built-in store, versus a commerce platform with apps.
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| Feature | Webkio | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Full website builder | Yes | Store-first |
| Online store | Built in | Yes (core) |
| Bookings & appointments | Built in | Paid app |
| Restaurant ordering | Built in | Paid app |
| Email marketing | Built in | Paid app / tier |
| Blog & content | Built in | Basic |
| Per-app fees | None | Common |
| Rentals & hire | Built in | Paid app |
| Property listings | Built in | Not native |
Comparison reflects Webkio's built-in capabilities; competitor features vary by plan and available apps. Always check each provider's current plans.
Last reviewed 1 August 2026.
Shopify is a powerful commerce engine, but the website around the store often relies on themes and paid apps. Webkio is a full website builder with the store, bookings, rentals and email marketing built in - one platform, one dashboard, no per-app fees. The distinction matters most for a business that is not only a shop: a studio selling products and taking appointments, a hire firm selling parts alongside rentals, a restaurant with a menu and a merchandise page. On Shopify each of those is a separate app with its own subscription and its own admin; here they are the same site.
The verdict
Pick Webkio for a full website with a store, bookings and marketing built in and no per-app fees - ideal for a small or growing business whose site does more than sell. Pick Shopify if selling IS the business at scale: a large catalogue, real inventory operations, a physical till, or several sales channels at once. The honest test is whether you are building a shop with a website around it, or a website that happens to sell.
What each one costs
Shopify is a monthly plan plus a transaction fee that depends on whether you use their payments, plus paid apps for most things that are not selling. Webkio is 14.99 a month on Starter, 100 products, 2% on online sales, and 1% from Growth Business at 39.99, with bookings and hire included rather than bought. For a shop that is only a shop, Shopify's depth is worth paying for. For a business that sells and also takes bookings, the app bill is the thing to compare.
What moving involves
Products export cleanly from Shopify as CSV, which is the part that usually worries people and should not. The rest is a rebuild: our import recreates your pages at their existing addresses so the listings you already rank for keep working. Order history stays in Shopify; it is a record, not something to move.
When to choose them instead
Shopify is the better choice for retail at scale. Hundreds of SKUs, multiple warehouses, a physical shop that needs point of sale tied to the same inventory, selling across marketplaces and social channels at once - the whole ecosystem is built for that and it shows. Webkio is a website that sells; Shopify is a retail operation that has a website.
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