Webito vs Shopify
Shopify is a well-known retail platform, but businesses with wholesale buyers, industrial commodities, or regional payment needs hit major roadblocks: penalty transaction fees for external gateways, wholesale locked behind $2,000/month plans, and zero support for bulk weights or scale slips. Webito solves these with 0% commission and accessible plans.
0% platform fees vs Shopify's gateway penalties
Shopify charges an additional 0.5% to 2.0% transaction penalty on every sale if you use a third-party payment gateway instead of Shopify Payments. If Shopify Payments is unavailable or you prefer local bank gateways, you are penalized on every single order. Webito charges 0% platform transaction fees across all plans, allowing you to connect direct bank gateways, digital wallets, or card-to-card settlements with zero surcharge.
Comprehensive B2B wholesale without paying $2,000/month
On Shopify, genuine B2B functionality — such as company accounts, buyer credit limits, tiered wholesale price lists, and net payment terms — is strictly reserved for Shopify Plus (starting at $2,000+ per month). Webito includes an enterprise-grade B2B wholesale engine, tiered volume pricing, quote negotiation (RFQ), and net terms on accessible standard plans.
Selling bulk commodities & scale settlement: What Shopify can't do
Shopify was built purely for individual retail items (like apparel or accessories). If you are a manufacturer, distributor, or merchant selling raw materials, produce, or industrial goods by weight or length, Shopify cannot handle decimal quantities or certified scale ticket reconciliation. Webito supports exact decimal ordering and automatically finalizes invoices to match certified weighbridge scale slips upon dispatch.
A storefront built for customer AI shopping assistants
While Shopify's AI focuses on merchant assistant tools, Webito makes your storefront directly accessible to customer AI assistants and automated procurement bots. AI agents can check live catalog stock, request bulk discounts, and complete guest checkout with recipient details without getting stuck behind captchas or popups.
Independent multi-currency price books that protect your margins
Shopify's international selling relies on automatic currency conversions based on daily fluctuating exchange rates, which can erode your profit margins and display awkward decimals to buyers. Webito lets you define clean, independent price books for each currency (USD, EUR, AED, etc.) with custom rounding rules so international pricing remains stable and profitable.
Capability | Webito | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
Platform transaction fee | 0% commission across all plans (no cut taken from your sales) | 0.5% to 2.0% penalty fee when using third-party gateways |
B2B wholesale, company accounts & tiered pricing | Included on standard plans without enterprise surcharges | Locked behind Shopify Plus ($2,000+/month) |
Request for Quote (RFQ) & price negotiation | Built-in quote system with counter-offers and 1-click checkout | Requires separate third-party app subscriptions |
Selling by weight, length, and bulk packaging | Exact 4-decimal precision and multiple packaging options | Restricted to whole integer pieces only |
Final invoice settlement to certified scale slips | Automated reconciliation with certified weighbridge slips | Not supported |
Choice of payment gateways and local rails | Connect any bank or gateway directly with zero extra fees | Penalized outside Shopify Payments |
Direct purchases by customer AI assistants | Standardized protocol for AI assistant purchases without passwords | Not supported |
Official commercial invoicing & tax compliance | Compliant structured invoices, tax numbers, and auto credit notes | Simple receipts; requires external accounting apps |
Dedicated currency price books with custom rounding | Set clean, predictable prices per currency to protect margins | Fluctuating daily auto-conversions with exchange markups |
Account stability and local regional support | Full data ownership, localized compliance, and dedicated support | Risk of unexpected account restrictions in non-primary markets |
Moving from Shopify
What changes, what carries over, and what to check before you switch.
Shopify restricts core B2B capabilities — like customer price lists, company accounts, credit limits, and net payment terms — to its Shopify Plus tier at $2,000+ per month. Webito includes these features on standard plans at a fraction of the cost.
No. Webito charges a flat monthly subscription and never takes a percentage of your sales revenue. You pay only your chosen payment gateway's standard processing fees.
No. Shopify only allows integer quantities and cannot reconcile orders against certified scale slips after dispatch. Webito was specifically engineered to solve this for commodity and wholesale industries.
Webito provides an open protocol where customer AI assistants (like ChatGPT, Claude, or corporate procurement bots) can search catalog items, request quotes, and checkout without captchas or passwords.
Products, variants, customer data, and order history can be exported from Shopify and imported into Webito, while URL paths can be preserved to safeguard existing SEO rankings.