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Foxy vs Shopify: which one actually fits your store?

Shopify is an all-in-one platform you build your store on. Foxy is a checkout you add to a site you build with your choice of CMS, framework or platform. That one difference decides almost everything below — so this isn't about which is "better," it's about flexibility and small tech vs. large platform ecosystem.

Choices

Choose Foxy when

You've already built a site you like — on Webflow, Framer, WordPress, or any popular CMS/framework (Strapi, Drupal, Astro, Hugo, Sanity, etc.) — and want to add a cart, subscriptions, or physical or digital products (or a mix of both) without rebuilding it on someone else's platform.

Choose Shopify when

You want a complete store handed to you — hosting, themes, admin, POS, inventory, and the biggest app ecosystem — and you're happy to trade design freedom for a platform that does the rest for you.

What each one is

Foxy

A hosted cart and checkout you add to any existing website with a link, button, or form. It doesn't replace your site — it powers the buying on it. Subscriptions, digital goods, and donations are built in, with 100+ payment gateways run through your own merchant accounts. Foxy is not a merchant of record: you keep your own gateway relationships.

From $35/mo

Shopify

A hosted, all-in-one commerce platform. You build your store inside Shopify using its themes and admin; it handles hosting, checkout, inventory, and POS, with a 4,000+ app marketplace to extend it.

From $39/mo

When each is the right call

When Foxy is the right call

  • Your site already lives on Webflow, Framer, Wix, Squarespace, or a static stack — and you want to keep it exactly as designed.
  • You want native subscriptions or recurring donations without stacking third-party apps.
  • You want to keep your own payment gateways and customer relationships (100+ gateways supported).
  • You're a developer or agency who wants an API-first checkout — webhooks, SSO, custom logic — wired into a bespoke build.

When Shopify is the right call

  • You're starting from scratch and want a store handed to you — hosting, themes, and admin in one place.
  • You run a larger catalog with inventory, shipping, and fulfillment to manage.
  • You want in-person selling (POS) and omnichannel out of the box.
  • You want the largest app marketplace to extend the store over time.

Comparison table

Foxy Shopify
Where it runs On the site you already built Your store lives inside Shopify
Design control Full — it's your own site & markup Shopify themes (customizable, within Shopify's framework)
Subscriptions Native on every plan Via app (Shopify Subscriptions or third-party)
Recurring donations Native Via app / workaround
Payment gateways 100+, your own merchant accounts Shopify Payments — or a third-party gateway with an extra 0.6–2% fee
Pricing From $35/mo From $39/mo
Best fit Add commerce to an existing custom site Build & run a full store in one place

Where Shopify is genuinely the better tool

If you don't already have a site you're attached to, or you need a full retail operation — big catalog, inventory, POS, fulfillment, and a deep app ecosystem — Shopify is likely the simpler path, and Foxy isn't trying to be that. Foxy's whole reason to exist is keeping the site you built and adding commerce to it. If replatforming onto Shopify is something you'd happily do, do it.

Frequently asked questions

Yes — adding checkout to an existing site is exactly what Foxy is built for, with native Webflow and Framer integrations, plus WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, and static sites.

It depends on volume. Foxy starts at $35/mo (100 transactions included each month) (+$0.35 per additional transaction); Shopify starts at $39/mo plus card processing — and an extra 0.6–2% if you don't use Shopify Payments. At low volume they're close. The bigger question is whether you're paying for a full platform or just a checkout.

Foxy includes subscriptions natively on every plan — custom frequencies, free trials, start/end dates, and a customer self-service portal. Shopify handles subscriptions through an app.

No — that's the point. You keep your current site and add Foxy to it. Moving to Shopify means rebuilding your storefront inside Shopify.

No. Foxy is the cart and checkout layer. If you need store hosting, themes, inventory, and POS in one system, that's Shopify's job, not Foxy's.

Still deciding?

If you're building on Webflow or Framer and don't want to replatform, start with Foxy. If you want a full store in a box, start with Shopify. Both let you try before you commit.

See Foxy plans Integrate Foxy

No merchant-of-record lock-in — you keep your own payment gateways either way.

Pricing and features current as of August 2026 (Foxy & Shopify published pricing); re-verify before publishing. Foxy is not a merchant of record.