Mercurio CMS
or Shopify?

Mercurio CMS is a complete solution for e-commerce, consisting of a ready-made online store and management system.

You will become a full owner of CMS. The online store will not disappear anywhere, you get an operation guarantee from us. You can develop the system with our team or on your own.

Shopify is a SaaS e-commerce solution with a particular set of features. To get started, you have to install and configure the modules, this is not a ready-made solution.

With this platform, you rent a space for your online store, can't take away, transfer or refine the website. The drawback of Shopify is that your online store can be blocked without any explanations.

CMS can be developed without restrictions

• We do not close CMS from independent development. You can refine a new block, integration with a service or design with our team or independently.

•  At the start of work we adapt the color scheme, fonts for your needs. We configure all integrations and services. The CMS is built right away with customization, so you can add any feature. 

• No restrictions for products quantity.

The system can't be refined

• You will have a limited set of functions, that can't be modified. To configure and finalize everything, you have to look for the templates, select an appropriate tariff.
• You can't create a template for yourself and have to select from the available ones in the system. The number and variety of features depend on the selected tariff.
• There is a limit for products quantity

Online store is ready to work on the Ukrainian market

• You can immediately add versions in Ukrainian, Russian, English and 13 other languages.
• Integration with Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, popular payment services in Ukraine are available straight away. 
• Products can be additionally placed on Ukrainian marketplaces Rozetka, Prom, Hotline, Epicenter, Hello, Price.ua.

Created for the western market, it is difficult to set up for e-commerce in Ukraine

• There are language restrictions. You need to create the Ukrainian  version of website yourself and pay extra.
• Plugins must be purchased to integrate with Ukrainian delivery and payment services. 
• Unable to upload the products to Ukrainian marketplaces.

You can stay on support or refuse

• You can select the tariff you want. Cloud provides our technical support, otherwise it is not compulsory. You can place an online store on our servers or yours
•  If you select our technical support, you will receive a lifetime warranty. Even if you missed the payment, all your data will be stored "frozen" for another six months. 
• Our managers are always in touch when needed. You will receive answers to your questions in Ukrainian, Russian or English.

Only with technical support and subscription fee

• Because Shopify is a SaaS solution, a monthly subscription fee is required. You can use it only with the support and hosting of the company.
•  If you do not pay the subscription fee, your online store will disappear with all the data. It is impossible to take it away. In addition, Shopify can block your online store at any time without explanation. 
• There is no support in Ukrainian, only in English, which can be inconvenient.

Quick operation at heavy loads

• The website loads in 1.1seconds, with millions of visitors per day. We use different servers to balance the load. You won't even notice that the CMS was running at peak loads because the speed doesn't change.

There are no guarantees of high speed

• Speed depends on the quality of modules used. Modules with clean code and error-free work faster. But even so, the more modules you install, the slower will be the operation.

You can develop the CMS in any direction

Your e-commerce platform is ready for development in any direction. You can change the design, add any integrations or new blocks. Even create a new solution that has never been on the market.

•  You can change the server platform

•  You can refine any function.

•  There are no restrictions on the quantity of products. 

The platform has restrictions

New modules have to be purchased, synchronized with each other. Very few specialists work from scratch, and it is expensive.

• Different tariffs have restrictions on the quantity of products and capabilities. 

• The online store can't be moved to another hosting.

SEO can be configured as required

Feeds can be customized for different industries. It's easy to promote your online store on Google.

Template Restrictions

You can only use templates available in the system. Feeds cannot be configured.

Ready online store at any of the tariffs

• You immediately get a ready e-commerce platform. You need to pay a license of $1000 and start using it.

• Our developers will help you to load the primary content, adapt the design for your company, connect and configure all integrations with payment, delivery and 1C services. 

• All features of CMS are available at any tariff, updates are free and synchronized with the system.

• There are no hidden fees. 

Access to the system's features depends on the cost

• After paying the tariff, you still have to "assemble" your future online store, select modules and configure them yourself.

• Since this is a SaaS platform, a subscription fee is required. The higher the subscription fee, the more features you get. But additional modules are still paid separately. 

• The work for the platform configuration is paid separately, you need to find a specialist.

• In addition to the monthly payment, the fee is charged for payments made on the website:$300 + 2% of purchases, $79 +1 % of purchases, $300 + 0.5% of purchases. 

The online store fate is only in your hands

You become a full owner of the CMS. All data is securely protected. If you select our technical support, we provide a lifetime warranty.

The online store and your data will be stored for six months, even if you stop paying. You can even develop your own CMS and provide technical support. 

The system can block the access without reason

Shopify is eligible to block your online store for violating the rules of service usage of or for the potential risks.

If the system considers your store to look suspicious, it might be blocked with no warning. Your data will be lost, while you can't download your online store in process.