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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

Point by point

The comparison

HDL Commerce Composable SaaS
Shopify Hosted SaaS

Cost & hosting

Licence model
yes: A fixed, predictable subscription
partly: Subscription + transaction fees
Hosting & operations Who is responsible?
yes: Included and run for you
yes: Included (hosted)
Upgrades
yes: Continuous, automatic
yes: Automatic
Transaction fees
yes: None
no: Yes, unless you use Shopify Payments

Out of the box

B2B (pricing, agreements, quotes)
yes: Built in
partly: Shopify Plus only
PIM — product information
yes: Built in
no: Via apps
Multichannel & markets
yes: Built in
partly: Markets + apps
Headless storefront
yes: API-first from the start
partly: Requires Hydrogen

Integration & technology

Nordic checkout & payments Swish, Klarna, invoicing
yes: Built in
partly: Via apps and fees
Ready-made connectors ERP, shipping
yes: Ready-made, Nordic
partly: A thinner Nordic range
Open APIs REST & GraphQL
yes: Versioned & stable
yes: GraphQL & REST
Data ownership & lock-in
yes: No lock-in
no: Locked to the platform

Time & support

Time to launch
yes: Days to weeks
yes: Fast
Support in Swedish
yes: A Nordic team
partly: Global, mostly English
Uptime & SLA
yes: 99.3% in Sweden
yes: High, global
Yes Partly No

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.

1 Assessment

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

2 Migration

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

3 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.

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.

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