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HDL Commerce against Shopify

Straight to it. Here are the differences, line by line — cost, features, hosting and the time it takes to go live. You decide.

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HDL Commerce Composable SaaS
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Shopify Hosted SaaS
Capability
HDL Commerce Composable SaaS
Shopify Hosted SaaS
Cost & hosting
Licence model
A fixed, predictable subscription
Subscription + transaction fees
Hosting & operations Who is responsible?
Included and run for you
Included (hosted)
Upgrades
Continuous, automatic
Automatic
Transaction fees
None
Yes, unless you use Shopify Payments
Out of the box
B2B (pricing, agreements, quotes)
Built in
Shopify Plus only
PIM — product information
Built in
Via apps
Multichannel & markets
Built in
Markets + apps
Headless storefront
API-first from the start
Requires Hydrogen
Integration & technology
Nordic checkout & payments Swish, Klarna, invoicing
Built in
Via apps and fees
Ready-made connectors ERP, shipping
Ready-made, Nordic
A thinner Nordic range
Open APIs REST & GraphQL
Versioned & stable
GraphQL & REST
Data ownership & lock-in
No lock-in
Locked to the platform
Time & support
Time to launch
Days to weeks
Fast
Support in Swedish
A Nordic team
Global, mostly English
Uptime & SLA
99.3% in Sweden
High, global

The comparison assumes a typical mid-sized Nordic merchant with both B2B and B2C needs. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc.

Count the whole thing, not just the licence.

Shopify is easy to get started on — but transaction fees, app costs and expensive Plus tiers add up quickly. Here is the honest picture.

HDL Commerce

One predictable price

0% transaction fees
  • ✓ Platform, hosting, security and updates included
  • ✓ No per-order or GMV licence fees
  • ✓ Ready-made integrations — fewer consultant hours
  • ✓ No upgrade projects over time
Shopify

Easy — but you pay for it

Fees + apps
  • • Transaction fees unless you run Shopify Payments
  • • Real B2B requires expensive Shopify Plus
  • • Apps for PIM, ERP and Nordic checkout
  • • Limited data ownership and customisation
Migration

Moving off Shopify? We do the heavy lifting.

Our migration team moves products, customers, orders and URLs for you — with SEO preserved and no downtime. A free migration assessment is included.

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Assessment

We map your Shopify store, apps and integrations. You get a clear plan.

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Migration

Catalogue, customers, orders and content move across. 301 redirects preserve your SEO.

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Integrations

We connect ERP, payments and shipping with ready-made connectors — not custom code.

4

Live

We go live together, watch the launch and run the platform from there.

Get a free migration assessment

What people ask before switching

Common questions

Do we have to rebuild everything from scratch?+

No. We migrate your existing catalogue, customer data and orders. The storefront is built on our headless foundation, but you keep your content, your URLs and your SEO.

How long does a migration take?+

Most merchants are live in weeks rather than months. The exact time depends on how many integrations you have and how customised your current setup is — the free assessment answers that.

What happens to our Shopify apps?+

Much of what apps solve in Shopify is built into HDL Commerce — B2B, PIM, Nordic checkout and multichannel. For the rest there are ready-made integrations and open APIs — with no transaction fees.

Do we own our data?+

Always. Your data is yours. Open APIs and export with no lock-in mean you can take all of it with you, whenever you want.

Where is the platform hosted?+

In Sweden, on green infrastructure, GDPR-safe and with 99.3% uptime. We handle hosting, security and updates.

Next step

See the difference for yourself.

Book a demo with our commerce architects. We show the platform and run your TCO against Shopify.