| Sell products online | ○ Stripe Checkout for a few items, quoted; Shopify for a full store | | ○ via WooCommerce |
| In-store POS, local pickup | ○ via Shopify | | ○ WooCommerce + POS plugin |
| Contact and inquiry forms | spam-protected form included | | |
| Online booking | ○ booking service embedded | ○ via a booking app | booking plugin or service |
| Add features later | Custom-built each feature is developed or connected | App Store or a custom app | plugins |
| Edit it yourself | By chat: prices and menus; text and hours from Hosting Plus design changes are extra work | Products, pages | Pages, posts, sections |
| Design freedom | Our design base, fitted to your brand blank-page design is an add-on | Theme → fully custom | Theme → fully custom |
| Motion and 3D | a concept demo's motion; new motion and 3D are add-ons | Light within the theme | Light within the theme |
| Integrations |
| Payments | Stripe Checkout, Gumroad, or Shopify checkout | Shopify Payments, PayPal, Shop Pay | Stripe, PayPal, Square with WooCommerce |
| Point of sale | via Shopify POS | Shopify POS | Square, Clover via plugin |
| Booking | Calendly, Square Appointments, OpenTable, Mindbody embedded | Booking apps | Calendly, Square Appointments, OpenTable, Mindbody |
| Online ordering | Toast, DoorDash, Uber Eats link or embed | Built in | Toast, DoorDash, Uber Eats link or embed |
| Email marketing | Mailchimp, Klaviyo | Klaviyo, Shopify Email | Mailchimp, Klaviyo |
| Google and Meta | Business Profile, Analytics, Search Console, Meta Pixel | Business Profile, Analytics, Merchant Center, Meta catalog | Business Profile, Analytics, Search Console, Meta Pixel |
| Accounting and automation | APIs, webhooks, serverless functions | QuickBooks, Shopify Flow, Zapier | QuickBooks, Zapier, webhooks |
| Running it |
| Hosting | NextMind hosting from $10/month, chat edits included | Included in your Shopify plan | Your business's own hosting account |
| Upkeep | Chat edits; bigger jobs as extra work | Shopify Care from $129/month, optional | WordPress Care from $79/month, recommended |
| Security upkeep | Low: no server or admin login | Low: platform-managed | Regular updates needed |