eCommerce Platform Scorecard

01Score the four questions

• Rate your need to own the code and the data, from low to highHigh need for ownership points to WooCommerce, and renting a platform you will later fight is costly to undo.
• Mark whether your pricing, bundling or fulfillment is part of your edgeA distinctive selling process fights a generic checkout, while a standard one gains nothing from ownership.
• Name who maintains the store and whether you have a developer you trustWithout technical help, WooCommerce hosting and upkeep fall on you, and neglect shows up as slow pages.
• Write down where you will be in three years: B2B, international, subscriptionsA platform that only fits today makes each of those next moves harder and more expensive.
• Apply the rule: a standard catalog leans Shopify, a distinct process leans WooSkipping a clear rule of thumb turns a scored decision back into an open-ended debate.