Free business website · compared with Shopify
SendPay vs Shopify: a free business website, easier
Shopify is the shop platform for serious online stores. SendPay gives any company or individual a free business website with unlimited visits and bandwidth, a shop and payments that are free to add, and a domain you buy through us. Here is how they compare.
Free, and it stays free
Shopify is the shop platform for serious online stores. Plenty of businesses are happy there. The difference with SendPay is what you pay and how much you have to learn: nothing, and almost nothing.
Shopify is a shop first and a website second, and the shop costs money every month before you have sold anything. SendPay starts with a free website and lets you add a shop cart and payments for nothing, powered by licensed partners.
Everything on the table below is free with SendPay apart from the domain, which you buy through us at a price you see before you pay. Payments, when you add them, are powered by licensed partners.
What you get with SendPay, free
- Free, and it stays freeNo trial, no card. Your website is free to build, free to publish and free to keep.
- Unlimited visits and bandwidthNo visitor caps and no bandwidth limits. A busy day costs you nothing.
- For any company or individualA shop, a salon, a restaurant, a tutor, a charity, a freelancer. Create a free account and build.
- Edit anything by tapping itChange every heading, paragraph and picture on the live page. Or say what you want, in any language. No code, no designer.
- Hosting and a logo includedFast, secure hosting worldwide with an https address, and a logo made for you in the builder, or upload your own.
- Add a cart and take paymentsWhen you're ready, add a shop cart, payment links, Apple Pay and Google Pay. The payment features are free to add.
- Your own domainSearch for a domain, buy it through SendPay and connect it. Pay by card, Bitcoin or other crypto, or bank transfer.
How it works
- Name your businessType your business name, what you do and a line about it. The site builds itself as you type.
- Make it yoursPick your colours, add your logo and tap any text or picture to change it.
- Publish, freeYour site is live at once on a SendPay link. Create your free account to keep it and edit it any time.
- Grow when you're readyAdd a cart and payments, then buy your own domain and connect it. All from your dashboard.
Side by side
| SendPay free website | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to build, publish and keep. No trial, no card. | Paid plans or add-ons for: the store itself, monthly; apps for most extras; a share of each sale on some plans. |
| Visits and bandwidth | Unlimited. | Depends on the plan. |
| Adverts on your site | None. | Depends on the plan. |
| Editing | Tap any text or picture on the live page and change it. Or say what you want, in any language. | Varies by plan. |
| Hosting | Included, worldwide, with a secure https address. | Varies by plan. |
| Logo | Made for you in the builder, or upload your own. | Varies by plan. |
| Shop and payments | Add a shop cart, card payments, payment links, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Free to add, powered by licensed partners. | A paid plan or a share of each sale. |
| Your own domain | Search, see the price, buy it through SendPay. Pay by card, Bitcoin or other crypto, or bank transfer. Registered in your name. | Usually a paid plan to connect one. |
| Account needed | A free one, when you save. | Varies by plan. |
What Shopify charges changes over time and by country, so we describe it in general terms rather than quoting a price. Check their site for today's plans. Shopify is a trade mark of its owner; SendPay is not connected with it.
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Switching from Shopify
Is SendPay really free when Shopify is not?
Yes. Building, publishing and keeping your SendPay website costs nothing, with unlimited visits and bandwidth. We make money when you choose to buy a domain, and from the wider SendPay platform. The website itself stays free.
Can I move my site from Shopify?
Build the new one in minutes: type your business name and what you do, then paste your text in by tapping each heading or paragraph. When your domain is ready, point it at your SendPay site or buy a new one through us.
What can SendPay not do that Shopify can?
Shopify has features SendPay does not try to match, and some businesses need them. SendPay is for the owner who wants a good, fast site today with a shop and payments they can switch on when ready, without paying before they have earned.
SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank. Accounts, cards and payments are powered by licensed partners. Create your own financial platform with ease: a free website is the first step.