Comparison
YOUCART vs Shopify vs WooCommerce — what is really there
An honest comparison, module by module. Here there is only what exists today in the code: no «coming soon» dressed up as a feature. Anything not ready yet is marked «coming soon».
Catalogue
| Features | YOUCART | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Products, nested categories, images | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| GPSR, brand, GTIN, Google Merchant Center feed | ✅ built-in | app | plugin |
| Multilingual catalogue | ✅ | app | plugin |
| Price search and sorting | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Related products / cross-sell | ✅ from orders | ✅ | ✅ |
| Duplicate product, bulk edit | ✅ | ✅ | plugin |
| Variants (size, colour, measure) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| CSV / Danea import | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Sales and checkout
| Features | YOUCART | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guest cart, per-rate VAT checkout | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Automatic promotions (4 active types) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Discount codes | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Abandoned cart → email | ✅ | ✅ | plugin |
| Online payments (Stripe, PayPal, Satispay…) | ✅ 5 adapters | ✅ | ✅ |
| Offline payments (bank transfer, COD) | ✅ | partial | ✅ |
| Gift card | coming soon | ✅ | ✅ |
Customers and B2B
| Features | YOUCART | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer records with order history | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| B2B contacts with detail and card | ✅ | partial | plugin |
| Custom B2B price lists | ✅ | app | plugin |
| Quotes convertible to order | ✅ | app | plugin |
| Export customer data portability (GDPR) | ✅ from panel | ✅ | plugin |
Warehouse and logistics
| Features | YOUCART | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock levels, low-stock alerts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Serial numbers, batches, expiry dates | ✅ | partial | plugin |
| Selling at zero stock (backorder) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Shipping zones and rates | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| In-store pickup (Click & collect) | ✅ | ✅ | plugin |
| Delivery notes / shipping documents | ✅ | app | plugin |
| Returns with inspection and per-row outcome | ✅ | ✅ | plugin |
Sales and marketing
| Features | YOUCART | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookings (time slots or free period) | ✅ | app | plugin |
| Subscriptions with automatic renewal | ✅ | ✅ | plugin |
| Period rentals | ✅ | app | plugin |
| Digital content with revocable link | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Coupons and tiered discounts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Seller contact / support tickets | ✅ | app | plugin |
Platform and storefront
| Features | YOUCART | Shopify | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| REST API with read/write keys | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Operations log (audit trail) | ✅ | partial | plugin |
| SEO: server-side content, JSON-LD, sitemap | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Theme with draft, preview and closed CSS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Free pages (about us, FAQ, terms) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Custom domain per store | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multi-tenant: many stores, one management platform | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Where YOUCART is different
- Multi-tenant: a single installation, many stores separated row by row.
- No plugins for the serious things: GPSR, Google feed, serial numbers, batches, quotes, delivery notes and data portability are built in.
- VAT per rate: the checkout breaks down net amount and tax for every line.
- Management platform, not just storefront: selling at zero stock, stock levels, customer support, operations log.
What is still missing
- Product reviews — planned
- User roles (beyond admin and customer) — planned
- Webhook for external integrations — planned