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Store builders like Shopify in 7 slides

Build your own store — take orders and payments on a site you control.

10live store builders
3%median cut
2open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 7

Earning on store builders

How the money is made: selling products

  1. List your items
  2. A buyer orders
  3. Ship it
  4. Payout after delivery

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

Varies widely.

Best for: Sellers who want their own brand, customer list and control beyond the big marketplaces

Against other types4 / 7

How store builders stack up

40largest of 53 platform types we list

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms3840. Store builders10
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Store builders10
The seven largest types, and store builders at number 40.
Getting paid5 / 7

How store builders pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 10 store builders whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 7 of them.

10platforms
  • Bank transfer754%
  • Stripe323%
  • PayPal323%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform6 / 7

Where to start

Our pick to start withWooCommerceThe highest rated of the 2 store builders that are free to join.4.0/ 5
  • Verified earnings
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Clear fees
  • Low cut
  • Fast payouts
  • Top 10K website
  • 10 years running
  • Fully documented

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

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