The best platform for an online store: Salla, Zid, Shopify, or Expandcart

What is the best platform for your online store, Basket, ZM, ExpandCart, or Shopify?

Is there a comparison between Salla, Zed, ExpandCart, and Shopify that shows all the specifications so I can choose from them?!

Asking these questions confirms your interest in e-commerce and your desire to increase your profits and target a large number of customers from multiple places.

Therefore, through this article, we will provide you with a comparison between the four most important and most famous e-commerce platforms that those interested in starting to sell online are looking for.

Comparison between e-commerce platforms (Salala, Zed, ExpandCart, and Shopify).)

Recently, especially after the Corona virus invaded the world, trade and business have turned to the Internet, and online selling, or so-called e-commerce, has also spread through the establishment of electronic stores via the Internet.

One of the most important factors that contributed to the spread of this trade was the presence of platforms that make it easier for merchants to create these stores without resorting to an intermediary or a programmer. These platforms include the Salla platform, the Z platform, the ExpandCart platform, and the Shopify platform, which are the most famous and widely used Arab e-commerce platforms. By merchants.

Each platform enables you to create your own online store with integrated solutions, according to your interests and financial capabilities by paying monthly or annual fees. Each platform also provides a number of different packages that suit all individuals.

Taking into account that:

These packages are an ideal starting step in this field for any Arab individual, and these platforms are an aid to any merchant who wants to update his sales in easy, uncomplicated ways via the Internet.

Therefore, we will provide a detailed explanation of each platform and all the information about it, and we will also compile a comparison table between Sela, Z, ExpandCart, and Shopify at the bottom of the article in order to help you make the decision to choose the appropriate platform in order to help you make your way in the world of e-commerce.  

The Sella platform comes at the beginning of our talk about platforms specialized in creating electronic stores, and we will present everything related to the Sella platform, so read carefully to make the decision:

What a basket platform!

The Salla platform is considered one of the companies specialized in e-commerce, as it provides merchants with the advantage of creating a successful online store without the need for a programmer and within minutes to practice their trade without any commission on its sales.

Salla is also an Emirati platform affiliated with the holding company “Salla”, and as we mentioned, this company is distinguished by allowing merchants to create their electronic stores with ease and without any commission on its sales, regardless of their number.

Basket platform launch date

The basket platform was launched in 2016 through... Nawaf Al-Hariri and Salman ButtIt is a platform that allows anyone to design and create an online store for themselves, in order to be able to sell online through its platform and tools.

Target market

The famous Salla platform directs all its services towards the Saudi market, and the Salla platform is a competitor to the Zed electronic platform within the Saudi market, which is one of the largest Arab markets.

The basket platform offers many services that help anyone start e-commerce, and these services are as follows:

• It provides the ability to design your store with your own identity at the lowest costs. It also provides free hosting and permanent and renewable updates without any commissions on sales.
• All are supported Payment methods From bank transfer or payment upon receipt and payment by credit cards such as Visa and MasterCard, payment through PayPal is also supported.
• It provides marketing tools that help merchants increase sales, as it enables merchants to create marketing campaigns and send them to customers while identifying the target segment with ease. 
• Providing detailed reports with all the information you need to measure your store’s performance
• It provides professional designs that suit all tastes, helping you to have an attractive store, which improves the customer’s first impression of you.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages, so just as I explained to you the advantages, I will explain to you the disadvantages of the Salla platform, so that you are aware of all the details:

• We do not provide packages that meet all needs.
• Doesn't support different languages ​​in stores.
• Additional fees are required if you wish to modify the store design.
• Marketing features are available in professional packages only.
• The service of managing orders through branches is available in the professional package only.  

How to create a store on the Basket platform

If you want to know how to create an online store in Salla, do not worry. You will be able to do so now when you learn the steps of how to create a store in the Salla platform. These steps are as follows:

• Open the Salla platform website.
• Then type the name of the store you want to create.
• After that, enter the link of the store you want to create, where it is registered in English letters and numbers.
• Then choose the project type.
• Then you are asked to write the name of the store manager.
• You enter your email to complete registration and write your phone number, which must be Saudi.
• After that, create your password, and then you will be asked to confirm the password.
• After confirmation, you will have completed filling in all the details necessary to create a store.
• Finally, click on the Create Store button.

Here you can see how to create a store step by step in the following video:

How to design a store on the Basket platform

If you have a specific design for your online store that you would like to implement, there is no need to worry, because the Sella platform provides you with this possibility through which you can implement the store with ease.

The steps for designing a store on the Salla platform are as follows:

• Log in to Home Page The platform has a basket.
• Click on the Create your store for free button.
• in Control Panel Go to the side menu and click on Store Design.
• From the page that appears, click on the Design Control tab.
• In order to choose the appropriate design, click on Choose, which is located next to the selected design template.
• Then click on Preview Design through the store design page to preview your store’s design before announcing it.
• Thus, your store will be displayed in the desired design.

You can learn about the path to implementation and design through the following video, which explains how to design an online store on the Salla platform:

The number of products that can be uploaded to a store in the basket platform

Do not worry if you have hundreds or thousands of products, because the Salla platform provides you with the ability to upload an unlimited number of products. Thus, the Salla platform has made it easier for the merchant to create the online store and give him space to upload any number of his products.

Payment methods on the basket platform

The Basalt platform provides multiple payment gateways for any of its customers’ stores. This is done by linking the online store to the platform and adding whatever payment methods they want, for example, Visa, Mada, MasterCard, PayPal, Apple Pay, and other various payment platforms.

Logistics services available on the basket platform

The basket platform provides various logistical services and various shipping services, and you can find these services in the administration panel with a complete unit especially for shipping and delivery.

Electronic warehouse service

Basket provides the service of linking electronic stores with electronic stores that provide spaces to store your products seamlessly.

Shipping and delivery service

The platform provides connectivity with the shipping and delivery companies you want to carry out packing, shipping and delivery operations, such as SMSA, Aramex, and DHL. DHL is considered one of the best companies that provide international and local express packaging and shipping solutions as well, at discounted prices for the merchant on the basket platform.

Alert messages in the basket platform

The Salla platform provides alert messaging service (SMS text messages) to all its customers, which merchants can use easily and send without logging into your account via the API, and it is considered one of the most prominent features available on the Salla platform.

Thus, the Salla platform provides you with the ability to create your own unique online store connected to shipping companies, and also connected to electronic stores and electronic payment gateways.

Price plans in basket platform

The basket platform provides three types of packages (price plans) and these packages are as follows:

• Free package

This free package provides you with the ability to try the platform without paying any costs, but it has very limited features.

• Plus package

It is the first of the paid packages and its price is 99 Saudi riyals per month.

It is considered the basic package with the highest sales rate, but this package does not have some of the basic features that we find in the Pro package. For example, the basic package lacks the following:

• Google Tag Manager cannot be added
• There are no SEO elements.
• The merchant cannot control the design using Custom CSS
• It does not include classifying customers into groups and specifying specific features for them

Pro package (Professionalism)

It is the second paid package offered by Salla and its price is 299 Saudi riyals per month.

This package is the professional package, as it has all the features and capabilities and is suitable for strong and ambitious starts that want to be strong among competitors.

The server for the basket platform

The Basket platform uses fast-loading Google servers, which are characterized by providing your store with speed, safety, and efficiency when loading.

• Enter the official website of the Salla platform.
• Then you have to scroll to the bottom of the page Contact US.
• You will find two communication methods available:
  • Call the unified number 8001111210. This service is available from Sunday to Thursday, from nine in the morning until five in the evening.
  • You can also fill out the contact form provided by entering your name, email, and the details you want, then submit it and we will contact you.

Customer evaluation of the basket platform through its experienceم

One of the customers (Abu Wadim Honey Store) says:

• Our experience with the basket platform was very excellent. Through it, our trade transformed from real to e-commerce, and we were able to reach a large segment of customers to cover all the cities where our branches are not located, which enabled us to satisfy all our customers in various cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Latest total basket platform sales price

The Basket platform has achieved total store sales of up to 5,000,000,000 / five billion Saudi riyals so far in 2022, and these sales are for the total number of stores that have reached 13 thousand stores, and the total orders that have reached 20 million orders. 

The Z platform is the second platform in our talk about platforms specialized in creating electronic stores, and we will present everything related to the Z platform, so read with me carefully to make the decision:

What is Zed platform?

The Zed platform is one of the most prominent companies specialized in spreading Arab e-commerce, and it was established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in order to provide the service of creating electronic stores without the need to possess any technical expertise, in addition to providing all services that help electronic store owners in operating them and achieving more sales.

Zid platform launch date

The Z platform was launched in 2017 by Mazen Al-Darrab and his partner Sultan Al-Asmi, to provide services for creating electronic stores through it, and it is considered one of the platforms that achieved very rapid growth in its beginning and spread quickly in a short period.

Target market

Zid platform has directed its activity to the Saudi market since its inception, and is now working to target it with all its might through continuous modernization and development.

• It provides the creation of an integrated online store without the need for any experience.
• Adding products with ease, in addition to monitoring the store and being alerted if it is finished.
• It contains the ability to show reports to know the store’s performance and sales rate.
• Providing follow-up and updating customer requests via the control panel.
• It provides a service of sending SMS messages to the customer related to the order status.
• It provides the service of issuing automatic invoices and attaching them to every order, as it is compatible with e-commerce laws.
• Create a list of all customers' information so that you can reach them at any time.
• Create discount coupons on offered products by creating marketing coupons.

• Provides all training and educational programs for all its clients, as it is concerned with educational support.
• It has the feature of sending phone messages that reach the customer after he makes every purchase.
• It provides a unique control panel for customers to track all purchase orders.
• Provides automatic billing service.
• Providing accurate reports and statistics to measure performance.
• Providing different payment methods.
• Providing direct support through live chats.

Disadvantages of the Z platform 

Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and just as I explained to you the advantages of the Zed platform, I will explain to you the disadvantages of the Zed platform now:

• It is directed only and strongly at the Saudi market, so it is not a suitable option for the rest of the Arab countries.
• Their prices are high for the services they provide.

How to create a store on the Zid platform 

If you want to create an online store on the Zid platform, you can do so through the following steps:

• Enter the official website of the Zid platform or by clicking here web.zid.sa/register.
• Then click on the Create Account button.
• After that, the data page appears.
• Complete all the required information, including your name, email, etc.
• Then enter your account password.
• After that, enter your phone number.
• Then enter the name of the store the merchant wants in English.
• Click on the Register Now icon.
• Thus, you have finished creating your own store on the Zid platform.
• After that, you can log in with your email and password by visiting web.zid.sa/login.

You can watch this method in detail in the following video:

Design a store on the Zid platform 

Designing the store on the Zed Something platform takes very easy steps, which we will explain to you through the following explanation:

– We enter the main page of the Zid platform.

-Then we click on “Create a store”.

You will then be asked to register your store data.

– After performing this step and registering, you will be transferred to the control panel.

- Then confirm your store via email through a message that you will find in your email inbox from Zid Store.

– If there is no confirmation message, you can find it in spam messages.

- Then you will be transferred to your Zid store and a confirmation message will appear to you.

- Then adjust the store settings by clicking (Go to Settings).

- You will then see a window containing the word (Start), click on it.

- Then you will be transferred to the (Business Information) section, and here you can change the store name, the store name in English, email, phone number, and registered trade name.

-Then select the field of business activity.

- After completing this, go to the licensing section to enter the (commercial registration number) and attach a copy of it to be uploaded to the website.

-Then click Save.

But watch out!

• You should choose visual designs within your store in JPG and PNG format, but it is preferable to use PNG while choosing the logo, and it is preferable to leave a space of no less than 15 pixels on all sides so that it appears properly.
• For image with text overlay 3, only acceptable file formats are jpg.
• For categories thumbnail 4, the accepted file format is only jpg, and you should be aware that the category image only appears when using the elegant theme.
• For product image 5, the accepted file formats are jpg and png, but prefer jpg, the maximum is XNUMX images.
• For category thumbnail 6, the accepted file format is jpg only
• For store description thumbnail 7, the accepted file format is jpg only.

Thus, you have finished designing a storefront

The number of products that can be uploaded to the store on the Zid platform

The Zid platform provides all its subscribers with the ability to upload an infinite number of products, as well as an infinite number of orders, and a large number of the services it provides, and this is available in all packages (the basic package and the growth package).

Payment methods on the Zed platform

The Zid platform provides the ability to link your online store to various electronic payment methods, for example, PayPal, Western Union, and others.

Also, all customers can activate payment through various payment gateways that make it easier for your customers to make the purchase process, including tap, PayTabs, PayFort, hyper pay, and moyasar.

Electronic warehouse service

The Zid platform provides a linking service with electronic stores that store products, and among the companies providing these services are Esnad Company and Salasa Company.

Shipping and delivery service

The Zid platform provides the service of linking your online store with shipping companies in order to carry out shipping and delivery operations, for example, Aramex, SMSA Express, Parcel to deliver anywhere, SLS Express, and Fastio.

Alert messages on the Zid platform

The Zid platform provides an SMS service so that the store owner can follow up on the status of orders he receives from the store’s customers.

Thus, the Zid platform provided the creation of an integrated online store connected to shipping companies, electronic stores, electronic order tracking, and electronic payment gateways, and customers love this very much.

• Launch package 

 It is the first package that is suitable for beginners in the field, and the monthly subscription value is 115 Saudi riyals.

• Basic package 

It is the second package offered by the Zid platform to merchants, and the value of its monthly subscription is 230 Saudi riyals, while if the merchant wants an annual payment, the annual value of this package becomes 2,300 Saudi riyals.

The basic package features several features such as:

• Providing the service of linking the merchant’s store to five electronic payment gateways.
• Providing many automatic discounts to the merchant.
• Upload an infinite number of products and receive an infinite number of requests.
• Providing reports and statistics to the merchant that help him significantly improve his trading.
• Providing customers with the service of receiving invoices via e-mail.
• Providing discounts and offers on products available in the store.
• The ability to communicate with customers through various methods, such as linking the store with Google and Facebook.
• Providing six educational courses with the aim of enhancing the merchant’s e-commerce. These courses have a role in developing the merchant’s e-marketing by photographing his products and storing them through specialists.
• Growth package

This wonderful package was presented with the aim of improving e-commerce for the merchant, and the value of the monthly subscription is 460 Saudi riyals, while if the merchant wants an annual payment, the value of this package is 4,600 Saudi riyals.

This package features the following:

• Providing the ability to update data in the store via an Excel file.
• Providing consulting services that facilitate the development of e-commerce.
• Providing the service of linking the store to accounting systems.
• Providing specialists in product storage and operation services at reasonable prices.
• Locate the location service on Google.
• Provides customer service available 24 hours a day.

The server for the Zed platform

This platform also uses fast Google servers, such as the Basket platform, which provides efficiency and loading speed for your store.

The platform provides a dedicated help center for customers that you can visit to request technical support within your store, or by visiting the home page of the Zid platform via a message that appears to you saying “How can we help you?”, or at the end of it the help center service will appear to you.

Customers’ evaluation of the Zid platform through their experience

There are many customer opinions and evaluations of the platform. E-commerce fans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia say: 

Some people lose huge sums of money when creating an online store, but the Saudi guys at Zid provide an online store in 30 minutes.

Latest total sales price for Zed platform

The Zid platform has achieved total store sales of approximately 3,000,000,000 / three billion Saudi riyals so far.

The ExpandCart platform is the third platform in our talk about platforms specialized in creating electronic stores, and we will present everything related to the ExpandCart platform now, so read carefully to make the decision:

What is the ExpandCart platform?

The ExpandCart platform is one of the oldest Arab e-commerce platforms. This platform has been present in the world of e-commerce for approximately ten years. It is an Egyptian platform whose main branch is located in 6th of October City and has other branches such as the Riyadh branch located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Platform launch date

The ExpandCart platform was established in 2016 by its CEO Amr ShawkyIt is considered one of the most important platforms for e-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Target market

The ExpandCart platform directs all its services mainly to the Egyptian market, but it seeks to provide its service in different markets through development and expansion of its branches in various Arab countries.

ExpandCart platform services

The platform provides a very large number of services that we will mention now:

• Provides a control panel in Arabic.
• Domain availability upon subscription.
• Your store is added to Google's cloud servers.
• Auxiliary tools to help market your store.

ExpandCart platform features

The ExpandCart platform contains many features that make merchants choose it, and we will explain to you the features of the ExpandCart platform now:

• The platform offers a free package to its customers with many features without paying any fees.
• Enables you to design and operate your online store in minutes.
• It has special technical support services to help customers with everything.
• The merchant can connect the online store with more than 40 different payment gateways.
• It provides the ability to create a multi-lingual and multi-merchant store.
• Provides a free transfer service for your store if it is on another platform. 

Disadvantages of the ExpandCart platform

Now I will explain to you the disadvantages of the ExpandCart platform, so that you are aware of all the details:

• The platform's interface is a little outdated.
• The free package it provides is specific in its features.

How to create a store on the ExpandCart platform

The Expand platform helps you create electronic stores without the need for technical expertise, programming companies, or programmers, and create the store through quick and easy steps that I will explain to you:

• Log in to the ExpandCart website through Expandcart.com.
• Then enter your email after clicking on the Create Store button
• After that, enter the complete data, then click Create Store.
• then doBuy a domain for your storeThen book hosting for your store.
• After that, go to your email to get the link to create the store.
• After you get the link you have to click on it.
• Then choose a design that suits your business.
• Thus, the store is ready to receive your products. With the click of a button through the ExpandCart platform, you can upload your products.
• Choose the appropriate shipping companies and link them to your store, and be sure to choose good companies with high ratings.
• You can also activate electronic payment methods because they are one of the most preferred methods by customers, so provide secure payment methods.

Design a store on the ExpandCar platformت

To design your own online store on the Expand platform, you can do it yourself by entering the official website of the platform, then clicking on the “Create your free store now” button located in blue at the end of the website, then follow the steps and choose the design you want from among 50 professional templates, and you can see Steps to design the store in detail in the following video:

The number of products that can be uploaded to a store on the ExpandCart platform

The situation is very different with the ExpandCart platform regarding the number of products, because the platform provides about three services and each service provides a certain number of products, and we will clarify these services now:

Launch my store service: 

Through the “Launch My Store” service, the customer can obtain a wonderful online store with a professional team specializing in the ExpandCart platform, while providing everything you need to start working directly. The “Launch My Store” service is distinguished by the following:

• The possibility of linking the store with social networking sites.
• Linking the store with shipping companies and payment gateways that suit the Arab region.
• The ability to enter 50 products with their own description.

The service of providing a mobile application for your online store:

• Your online store helps increase the percentage of your sales by providing the service, a mobile application for your store, which is available for all types of phones, and this gives more space for the spread of your products and the expansion of your sales.

Multi-merchant store service:

 The multi-merchant store service allows the online store owner to provide the opportunity for other merchants to open stores on the same store as yours.

All of these services have many auxiliary applications that the merchant can set in his store with one click. These auxiliary applications are as follows:

• Product pictures.
• Order completion page.
• Wholesale discounts.
• SMS application.
• Highly professional email templates.
• Quick access via social media platforms.
• Instant chat application with customers.

Payment methods on the ExpandCart platform

ExpandCart platform provides electronic payment services by linking it to a variety of payment gateways, for example:CashU, OneCart, cash on delivery, Skrill, HyperPay, Innovate Payments, PayTabs, invoice.

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The ExpandCart platform provides a variety of logistical services, such as express shipping services through companies that you can link to your store, in addition to many other logistical services that I will explain:

Shipping and storage

ExpandCart provides fast shipping and delivery services through many companies that you can link to your store, such as DHL, SMSA, FedEx, Aramex, and Sheba Shipping Company،

Alert messages

The platform provides alert messages, order tracking messages, and also SMS text messages that make it easier for you to communicate with your customers to receive their orders from your store.

Thus, the ExpandCart platform helped merchants easily create an integrated online store, in addition to linking the online store to shipping companies, payment gateways, and electronic stores.

ExpandCart platform provides a completely free package that enables you to test it before dealing with it. It also provides some other paid packages such as:

• Professional package 

 Professional is the first package and the lowest price compared to paid packages, and its price is 499 Egyptian pounds per month.

• Ultimate package 

Ultimate is the second package and contains more features than the Professional package. It is suitable for those who are entering e-commerce in the growth stage, as it is an integrated package suitable for a strong start. It has two features, which are the feature of launching your store and implementing a mobile application, and its price is 1299 Egyptian pounds per month.

• business package 

This is the package intended for large and ambitious stores, as it contains many capabilities and distinctive features, and its price is 4,999 Egyptian pounds per month.

The server of the ExpandCart platform

The ExpandCart Server platform, like the rest of the aforementioned platforms, also uses Google servers with high speed, quality, efficiency, and security, which helps you quickly load your store.

Customers’ evaluation of the Expand platform through their experience

Customers have many opinions about the ExpandCart platform, and these opinions include:

Our cooperation with ExpandCart was fruitful, and it provided us with customized technical solutions to create a unique shopping experience that enabled us to double its sales in record time. 

The latest total sales price reached by the ExpandCart platform

The Expand platform achieved total store sales of approximately $800 million.

The Shopify platform is the fourth platform in our talk about platforms specialized in creating electronic stores, and we will present everything related to the Salla platform, so read carefully to make the decision:

Shopify launch date

The Shopify platform began in 2004 with... Toby Lutke The founder and CEO sold ski products through this platform, which was called Snow Devil at the time. In 2006, the name Shopify began to appear primarily as an e-commerce platform, and that was in the city of Ottawa, Canada.

Target market

The Shopify platform directs its service to foreign markets, as it does not support electronic payment methods in Arab countries, nor does it support the Arabic language. If the merchant is targeting Arab markets, the merchant will face many difficulties.

Shopify platform features

Many people wonder why Shopify is one of the best sites that you can use to create an online store? So we will answer it through the following features:

• Through it, online stores can be created easily and in just a few minutes.
• It provides 24-hour customer service to help customers solve any problem they encounter in their stores.
• It provides a high degree of flexibility, constant updates, and the possibility of changing store designs.
• Provides the service of linking your store to your Facebook page.
• It makes it easier for you to market your online store.
• It provides you with setting up marketing campaigns through emails.
• It has a very large number of daily users, reaching 2 million users.

Disadvantages of the Shopify platform

Now I will explain to you the disadvantages of the Shopify platform, so that you are aware of all the details:

• It does not provide hosting for your store's email, so you must purchase it from Google.
• It requires a 2% fee on any financial transaction made in your store.
• It does not provide a free package to try the site.

Creating an online store on the Shopify platform is very easy, as it is equivalent to creating an account on a social networking site. The creation steps are as follows:

• Open the platform's official website.
• The start for free 14 day trial of Shopify screen will appear, with some empty fields appearing. Fill them out.
• Then click on create your store.
• The site presents you with some questions about your store, and based on your answers, it will create the store for you.

Shopify store design

After you create your account on the platform and see your control panel, you can then choose the design of the store by choosing the appropriate template for you, but be careful!

You must design the store with a wonderful appearance that suits your business, as store design plays an important role in the reason for its success or failure.

How many products can be uploaded to a store on the Shopify platform?

The Shopify platform provides all its customers with the ability to upload an unlimited number of products to their stores.

Electronic payment methods on the Shopify platform

The Shopify platform provides multiple payment methods, which are as follows:

• Credit card payment methods are available through Shopify payments.
• There are payment methods through a number of gateways that charge transaction fees, such as Apple Pay, Amazon Pay, PayPal, and Klarna.

Shipping and storage

The platform provides the service of linking the online store with famous shipping and transportation companies and electronic stores, like the other platforms mentioned.

Thus, the Shopify platform is the best commercial platform in foreign countries for creating online stores.

The Shopify platform provides four plans at different and varied prices:

• Basic plan 
• The basic plan provides all the features that an online store needs, and provides its customers with two accounts to allow you to manage your online store, and offers offers on shipping services of up to 77%, and its price is $29 per month.

• Shopify pricing plan 

It is the most suitable plan for online stores that aim to grow, as it provides five accounts through which you can manage your online store, provides you with detailed reports and financial reports as well, and provides discounts on shipping of up to 88%, and its price is $79 per month.

• Shopify Advanced Pricing Plan 

The plan provides you with 15 accounts so that you can manage your online store. It also provides a global pricing feature. The value of taxes and import duties is shown to customers when purchasing products from abroad, and its price is $299 per month.

• Shopify pricing plan for giant businesses 

 This plan is considered an integrated program, not just a price plan. Its price is $2,000 per month and increases depending on the size of the brand and the tools you request.

Technical support for the Shopify platform

The Shopify platform provides a technical support service that you can use when you have a technical question or inquiry about a design or database for the store.

Customers evaluate the Shopify platform through their experience

A customer evaluation on the Shopify platform, the largest global e-commerce platform, was as follows:

The Shopify platform is very wonderful, as this system is one of the most famous systems in e-commerce, and this is not only a point of view, but the sales of our project with the Shopify platform have proven this.

The latest total sales price reached by Shopify

Shopify sales have been proven until 2019, the most recent update to the platform, as total Shopify platform sales exceeded approximately $2.9 billion.

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Comparison table between Basalah, Zed, ExpandCart, and Shopify

You can now find out the best online store platform between Salla, Zed, ExpandCart, and Shopify in the following table:

Compare	سلة	Ran	ExpandCart	Shopify
Advantages	Add an unlimited number of products. Controlling the design of the online store. It offers various free and paid options for your site. Providing various electronic payment services such as PayPal, Apple pay, and other payment methods.	It is interested in providing marketing and educational awareness to its customers. Providing the ability to communicate with customers through messages. Provide automatic billing function. Track all information about orders in your store.	There are no commissions on sales. Providing many services, such as the “Launch My Store” service, providing a mobile application for the store, and the multi-merchant store service. Professional logo design and banner design. Possibility of entering 50 products with description.	The platform offers hundreds of free and paid templates. Excellent technical support that works 24 days a week, XNUMX hours a day. Provides 4 international numbers to contact them directly.
Defects	Lack of support for different languages ​​for stores. Providing management of orders from branches through the professional package only. Any additional modifications to the design will be subject to an additional fee.	Targeting the Saudi market only, thus making it an unsuccessful choice for Arab countries. Their prices are unfair, they are more than what they offer.	Technical support does not respond at the same time, and support suffices with sending documentation for the platform only. The platform has an old display interface.	Does not support Arabic language. It uses multiple payment methods, but it does not guarantee Arabic payment methods.
Platform launch date	2016 year	2017 year	2016 year	2004 year
Electronic payment	available	available	available	available
Alert messages	available	available	available	available
Shipping and storage	available	available	available	available
Linking with other services	available	available	available	available
Target market	Saudi Market	Saudi Market	Egyptian market	Foreign markets
server	Google servers are fast loading	Google servers are fast loading	Google servers are fast loading	A large number of servers around the world
Technical support	available	available	available	available
Latest total sales price	Five billion Saudi riyals	Three billion Saudi riyals	800 million dollars	$2.9 billion

Now our fruitful article on the comparison between Basket, Zed, Expand, and Shopify has ended. This comparison helps you make the decision to create your store on any of the mentioned platforms if you want to join the field of e-commerce.

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expandcart 

zid.sa 

shopifyarabic 

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