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Both are excellent e-commerce platforms, but they represent genuinely different philosophies worth understanding before choosing.
Shopify: Managed Simplicity
Shopify handles hosting, security, and updates for you, in exchange for a monthly subscription and transaction fees — less to manage, less to control.
WooCommerce: Full Ownership
WooCommerce runs on your own hosting, giving you full control over customization, data, and costs, at the price of being responsible for hosting, security, and updates yourself.
The Real Question
If you want to focus entirely on the business side and accept less flexibility, Shopify's managed approach fits. If you want full control and are comfortable managing (or paying someone to manage) your own hosting, WooCommerce offers more long-term flexibility at a lower recurring cost.
