March 27, 2024

MOCE vs Shopify

A Comparison of Platforms

This is part 3 of our "MOCE Versus" series.

If you aren't familiar with our MOCE platform, you can learn more about it here. Now that you've got a solid foundation, let's dive in for another comparison, this time looking at MOCE vs Shopify.

	MOCE	Shopify
Security	Zero breaches	2 since 2020, plus one which included their employees
Sites in Use	500+	Nearing 2 million
Learning Curve	Small, intuitive interface	Moderate, requires some technical understanding
Pricing Model	License-based, tiered plans	Subscription-based, tiered plans with transaction feeds
Mobile Experience	Responsive design with fluid experience	Must choose a mobile-friendly theme
ADA Compliance	Built-in, no client configuration necessary	Client configuration required
Training & Support	Dedicated support team with training materials	Moderate support
Marketing & SEO	Built-in social media sharing and SEO optimization tools	Add-ons required for marketing tools, app integrations and SEO.

Let's look at how this might affect your business.

Stand Out From The Crowd

While almost 2 million Shopify websites exist, this means 2 million sites share the same theme options and customization tools. Making your business stand out can be difficult. You'll need to ensure your web design partner knows which themes to use and how to make adjustments to meet your business needs. With a MOCE website, your dedicated designer takes the time to get to know you and your business to tailor a site design for your customer base.

Security

Oftentimes, the Shopify platform isn't being breached, but individual websites are being hacked and taken over by bad actors. With so many people using Shopify, people have figured out the best and easiest ways to hack those using the platform. There are articles and forums dedicated to helping people who have a site that has been compromised. MOCE is built with security in mind. Multi-factor authentication, locking accounts after too many password attempts, auto-blocking IPs that are making too many attempts in a period of time, password requirements, security questions for password reset ... these are all security practices in place to help protect your website from falling into the wrong hands. Even certain actions inside the admin system of your website require you to re-enter your password for security purposes.

ADA Compliance

Ensuring all site visitors are enjoying a good experience on your site is key. So making your site accessible to all users is important. The MOCE platform has taken ADA Compliance into account when building the platform and we continue to monitor and make adjustments. Additionally, our designers are trained to make design choices that will work best for compliance. If you'd like to achieve the same ADA Compliance on a Shopify website, it will cost you upwards of $200/year. You'll need to add an app to your store to handle the basics of site usability.