The Showdown

Shopifyvsdjango-oscar

Why pay monthly fees for Shopify when you can self-host django-oscar for free? Let's look at the facts.

Shopify

The Expensive Option

  • Closed Source (Black box)
  • Expensive monthly fees per user
  • Data stored on their servers
WINNER

django-oscar

The Freedom Choice

  • 100% Open Source Code
  • Free forever (Self-hosted)
  • You own your data completely
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Calculate Your "SaaS Tax"

SaaS pricing is designed to scale with your success. See how much wealth transfers from your bank account to Shopify's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Shopify. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$3,480
Monthly Burn Rate$290
5-Year Projection$17,400
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $29/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
Limited to API and Liquid templates
Full class-level overrides
1
Proprietary cloud storage
Self-hosted database control
2
0.5% to 2.0% per sale
Zero fees