The Showdown

Shopify PlusvsHULL

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

Shopify Plus

The Expensive Option

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

HULL

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 Plus's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Shopify Plus. 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
Restricted Liquid templates
Full React/Next.js flexibility
1
Basic Shopify CMS fields
Structured Sanity.io schemas
2
Server-side Liquid rendering
Static generation and ISR