When comparing Snipcart vs Shopify, the Slant community recommends Shopify for most people. In the question“What are the best e-commerce solutions for a medium sized manufacturer?” Shopify is ranked 1st while Snipcart is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro Highly-customizable
You can make it look and feel however you want with CSS & JS.
Pro Developer-friendly
Works with any existing stack, new or old, and is extendable both on the backend and frontend (webhooks/APIs).
Pro Lightweight and fast
Takes only two lines of code to get it up and running at its most simple form. Runs exclusively in your frontend (HTML/JS), allowing you to focus on performance, UX.
Cons
Con Doesn't have a site builder
Con Not a website builder
Often on your web hosting site there is a quick install via cpanel such as prestashop. In other other words, as part of your own website on your own hosting you can have e-commerce functionality. Shopify is a different matter... basically your shop is on shopify co hosting, so technically its not a website builder; rather it's like a stall you set out on someone else's turf.