Compare/Commerce/Shopify vs. Litium

Shopify
vs.
Litium

Without a doubt, there's no product like Crystallize on the market today, one that seamlessly combines PIM, commerce, and CMS functionality, providing everything you need to showcase your product across all channels and screens.

Shopify

User-friendly interface
Extensive theme selection
Comprehensive App ecosystem
Can be launched without developers

Proprietary coding language
Content management limitations
Transaction fees

What is Shopify

Shopify is a cloud‐based ecommerce platform that enables businesses of all sizes to quickly set up, manage, and scale their online stores. As a SaaS solution, Shopify provides a complete suite of tools—including website design, inventory and order management, payment processing, and marketing automation—all from one easy-to-use platform.

Usecases for Shopify

Perfect for quickly deploying small to medium-sized online stores with a wide range of out-of-the-box features.

Litium

A well-designed webshop UI that’s “easy to adjust” once you’re familiar with it
Bundles strong marketing and customer-engagement tools—campaigns, email, CMS
Solid commerce stack

PIM channel limitations
Integration hiccups. Compatibility issues can arise
Steep learning curve

What is Litium

Litium is a full-stack, cloud-native commerce suite—“Litium Commerce Cloud”—that bundles e-commerce, PIM, CMS, campaigns, personalization, and order management into one platform, with optional headless decoupling via GraphQL or REST APIs.

Usecases for Litium

B2B and manufacturing portals, as well as DTC and brand-focused growth.

Full

None

Partial

Integration

Shopify

Litium

Crystallize

Tech

Architecture

Monolithic / Modular

Serverless multi-tenant SaaS

Event based architecture with horizontal scaling

Cloud infrastructure

Shopify Cloud

Fastly CDN and Elasticsearch

AWS

API coverage

REST / GraphQL

Open REST / GraphQL

GraphQL

Built with

Ruby / PHP

Microsoft .NET 6 core backend, Angular-based back-office UI

TypeScript / GraphQL

Security features

SSL / 2FA / PCI DSS

ISO 27001-certified hosting / SAML/OAuth support

OAuth / JWT

Scalability

Maintenance

Managed

Customization level

Frontend integration

Liquid / SDKs

Frontend agnostic

AI/Machine learning

Via apps

Via third-party

Multitenancy

Features

Headless commerce

Supported with APIs

Product information management (PIM)

Via Apps/Extensions

Built-in

Digital asset management (DAM)

Add-on via Extension

Built-in

Order management

Content management system (CMS)

Basic CMS

Built-in

Multichannel selling

SEO optimization tools

Built-in

Customization and theming

Internationalization

Multi-language / multi-currency

API-First Design

Ecosystem and integrations

Vast

Expanding

Checkout customization

Limited

Out-of-the-box add-ons + headless supported

High flexibility

Subscription services

Built-in

CRM integration

Via API

Analytics and reporting

Marketplace

User experience

User-friendly

Business-user friendly

Intuitive / Dev focused

Pricing

Pricing model

Subscription tiers / Additional fees for apps

Growth-based subscription

Subscription-based

Free Tier availability

14-day free trial

Not limited on features

Entry-level price

Starts at $29/month

Custom

Enterprise-level price

Custom

Support

Support options

24/7 Support / Community / Dedicated support (Plus and Advanced plans)

24/7 partner network / email helpdesk / Litium Dev Forum

Slack / Community / Dedicated account manager (Enterprise)

Documentation quality

Comprehensive / User-friendly

Comprehensive docs with tutorials, guides, API references

Comprehensive, well-organized

Additional resources

Help Center / API Documentation / Guides

Webinars / Livestreams / guides / case studies

Livestream videos / API Reference / Developer guides

Community

Community and forums

Large and Active

Active Litium Dev Forum for Q&A, ideas and bug reports

Growing and Active (Slack)

Professional training

Certification programs

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