Shopify Plus vs.
Magento (Adobe Commerce)
Why modern brands are leaving Magento for Shopify Plus
Magento was built for an era when enterprises had unlimited dev budgets and 12-month launch timelines. With Adobe Commerce Cloud pricing climbing every year and core upgrades dragging teams down, brand after brand is migrating to Shopify Plus for faster launches, lower TCO, and a roadmap that actually ships.
Shopify Plus Strengths
- Launch in 8–12 weeks vs. 6–12+ months on Magento
- Fully hosted with 99.99% uptime and automatic flash-sale scaling
- Dramatically lower TCO: no servers, security patching, or upgrade projects
- 10,000+ vetted apps for rapid feature expansion
- Built-in POS, omnichannel, and Shop Pay (highest-converting checkout in commerce)
- Shopify Plus B2B channel now covers most enterprise B2B use cases
Magento (Adobe Commerce) Strengths
- Full code access if you have a large in-house engineering team
- Mature legacy B2B feature set for very complex multi-org setups
- Self-hosted option for narrow data-residency edge cases
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
The Verdict
For virtually every modern DTC, mid-market, and growth-stage B2B brand, Shopify Plus is the clear winner: faster to launch, cheaper to run, easier to operate, and improving faster than Magento. The only brands that should stay on Magento are those with deeply specialized B2B workflows and the engineering team to maintain them.
Choose Shopify Plus if…
DTC brands, mid-market retailers, and most B2B operators who want speed, lower TCO, and a platform that ships new capabilities every week
Choose Magento (Adobe Commerce) if…
A narrow slice of legacy enterprises with deeply custom B2B workflows and a dedicated in-house Magento engineering team
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