Is Shopify a legit website? Is Shopify safe?

As someone who has a lot of interest in ecommerce platforms I have been following Shopify for 5+ years. Based on this experience I have come to the conclusion that at least at the time of updating this page Shopify is a legit website and a company.

Shopify vs sites created with Shopify

In case it wasn’t clear yet, Shopify is a so called ecommerce platform. That means that Shopify offers an online-based software that can be used for creating an online store. Shopify is an extremely popular product for that and it would not be honest to say that all the stores created with Shopify are for sure legit. So, if you are buying from an online store created with Shopify instead of opening your Shopify account, it might be smart to look for reviews of that specific store that you are considering buying from. And when doing that, it might be good to keep in mind that at least based on my understanding, it is not uncommon that people confuse Shopify and stores created with Shopify when writing reviews. Go to Shopify.

More about about Shopify itself

My impression of Shopify in itself being legit is enhanced by the fact that at the time of updating this Shopify is listed in the New York Stock Exchange with a market value of more than $60 billion. The only thing I could maybe complain a bit with regard to Shopify’s honesty is how they tell about their pricing: they commonly discuss the pricing without clearly mentioning that the prices they talk about might be pre-tax prices. E.g. their much talked about 3 months for $1/month promo is in my experience actually 3 months for $1+taxes/month promo. Go to Shopify.

Is the Shopify ecommerce platform reliable?

During the time I have used Shopify I have never noticed the platform itself being down and if I recall correctly neither has my store created with Shopify never been offline. In other words, Shopify is in my experience an extremely reliable ecommerce platform. Open Shopify account.

Is Shopify safe to use?

I believe that with the caveat of Shopify not always being clear about the fact that taxes are not included the announced prices, I have always been charged the correct amount for my Shopify subscription and neither have there been any other negative surprises while I have been using Shopify. So, in my experience Shopify is safe to use. Open Shopify account.

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