4 answered questions from merchants actively comparing both platforms.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions — Prebit vs Shopify Alternatives in India
Answers to key questions merchants ask when evaluating their migration.
Indian merchants leave Shopify primarily due to high costs: Shopify Payments is unavailable in India, triggering a mandatory 2% transaction fee on top of payment gateway fees, plus a base plan of ₹2,400/month (inc. taxes) and mandatory paid apps for abandoned cart recovery, reviews, and Razorpay setup.
Prebit is the top choice for Indian D2C brands. At ₹999/month flat with zero transaction fees, it includes native Razorpay/UPI/COD, 1-Click Smart Checkout (+40% conversion boost), Next.js 4G speed (Boron), and native mobile app capabilities (Krypton).
WooCommerce is open-source and free, but total cost of ownership (hosting, security, SSL, premium plugins, developer maintenance) often adds up to ₹3,000–₹10,000/month, and PHP page loads can be slow on 4G networks.
Dukaan is great for simple no-code sellers, but it lacks developer code access, headless support, custom theme development, and native mobile application frameworks like Prebit's Krypton.