Saleor vs Shopify

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Shopify is the stronger AI pick in E-Commerce Platforms: it has a visibility score of 78.7 versus 1 for Saleor, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Saleor if…

You want a free plan to start
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 or GDPR or PCI DSS coverage
Usage-based pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers

Choose Shopify if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (78.7 vs 1)
You want a lower entry price ($29 vs $1,599)
AI answers describe it more positively (41% vs 0% positive)
You need PCI DSS Level 1 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Saleor	Shopify
Visibility score	1%	78.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in E-Commerce Platforms	#27	#1
Share of voice	0.4%	15.6%
Mentions this run	2	72
Positive in AI answers	0%	41%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Saleor 0pp · Shopify 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Shopify leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.3%

90.7%

AI Mode

74.6%

Perplexity

1.7%

70.7%

SaleorShopify

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Saleor ranked higher

1Shopify ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Saleor	Shopify
How do companies build and run an online store without a dedicated tool?	ChatGPT	#6	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Saleor	Shopify
Pricing model	Usage-based	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $1,599 / mo	$29 / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 3-day trial
Deployment	Open source self-hosted or Saleor Cloud (SaaS)	Hosted by Shopify on its own infrastructure
Integrations	—	21000+
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS	PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	Discovery and onboarding sessions, Solution Architect pairing, Dedicated Slack channel for Cloud customers, Delivery lead and quarterly business reviews	24/7 support, Live chat, Help Center, Community
Founded	—	2006
Headquarters	—	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Employees	11–50	5,000+
Funding	Seed extension	—
Best for	Commerce teams that want full control and flexibility over their stack and can take on engineering work, for complex retail, B2B or marketplace commerce.	Merchants selling online, in person, and in AI chats, from solo entrepreneurs and small teams to global and complex businesses