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WooCommerce or Shoopy?
The honest comparison.
One is a plugin you run. The other arrives finished.
Four numbers that change the answer.
A toolkit. Or a product.
Woo gives you control and the maintenance. Shoopy takes both away.
WooCommerce
- You want to own the code, the database and the hosting outright
- Your store needs custom logic no hosted platform will allow
- You already run WordPress and have a developer on hand
- You are comfortable owning updates, backups and security
Shoopy
- You would rather sell than patch plugins and renew SSL
- One predictable bill instead of hosting, theme and extension renewals
- Official WhatsApp integration, tax invoicing and a branded app included
- A human on WhatsApp when something breaks at 9pm
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Free plugin. Not a free store.
Pick your monthly sales.
"Free" is the licence, not the bill.
The WooCommerce plugin genuinely costs nothing. What costs money is everything it needs around it: managed hosting, a theme, the paid extensions most stores end up with, an SSL certificate, backups, and someone to keep it all patched. Shoopy folds all of that into one plan.
The comparison you've been looking for.
Typical annual estimates for a comparable Indian store.
| Feature |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Free, open source | ₹2,499/yr |
| Hosting | You buy and manage it | Included |
| Security & updates | Your responsibility | Managed |
| Realistic year one | ₹18,000–75,000 | ₹2,499–12,999 |
| Platform fee per order | None | 1% after 250 orders |
| Official WhatsApp integration | Paid plugin + API provider | Built-in |
| Tax invoicing | Paid extension | Built-in |
| Branded mobile app | Custom build | From ₹3,999/yr |
| Support | Forums and your developer | WhatsApp, human |
| Customisation ceiling | Unlimited | Themes + custom CSS |
What Shoopy has that WooCommerce doesn't.
Only what changes your working day.
Nothing to patch, ever
No plugin updates breaking checkout, no PHP deadlines, no expired SSL. Not a feature, a job you stop owning.
Official WhatsApp integration
Order updates and cart recovery, configured for you. On Woo it is a paid plugin plus an API provider plus the wiring.
Tax invoicing that is already correct
Compliant numbering, tax breakdowns and filing exports out of the box. On Woo it is an extension you buy and maintain.
A branded mobile app, published for you
From ₹3,999/yr in your own developer account. Woo has no first-party app path, so it is a headless build or a converter.
Delivery agent app
Assign orders to your own riders. Rare in the Woo extension market, usually a custom build.
One number to call
When Woo breaks, the host blames the plugin and you are the integrator. Shoopy is one vendor, one thread.
Seen the difference? Now see it live.
A free 1:1 walkthrough on your own catalogue. No commitment.
Move to Shoopy with expert assistance.
No downtime. Most moves finish in a week.
Book a free demo call
A specialist reviews your WooCommerce store and scopes the move.
We migrate your catalogue
Products, variants, customers and order history: exported, imported, verified.
Domain, gateway & tax
Point your domain, reconnect your payment gateway, set up tax invoicing.
14-day money-back guarantee
Not right within 14 days? Full refund. No questions, no fine print.
Standard 7-day timeline
Most stores- Demo & catalogue exportDay 1
- Product & variant importDay 2–3
- Theme & brandingDay 4
- Payments & shippingDay 5
- Domain switchoverDay 6
- Go liveDay 7
50,000+ businesses. One playbook.
Composite scenarios, category averages.
“I stopped being the sysadmin.”
Every month something needed updating and twice a year something broke in checkout. I was running a website, not a shop. That is the part I actually bought back.
“The free store cost the most.”
Hosting, a theme, four paid extensions and a developer on call. Adding it up honestly, the free platform was our most expensive line.
“Someone actually answers.”
With Woo, a broken checkout meant a forum post and hoping. Now it is a WhatsApp message and a person who can see my store.
Everything sellers ask about WooCommerce vs Shoopy.
From published pricing, 2026.
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