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Lemon Squeezy vs Shopify
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glanceLemon SqueezyShopify
At a glance
- Pricing
- Lemon Squeezy5% + 50¢ as MoR
- Shopify$39/mo (Basic)
- Pricing model
- Lemon SqueezyPaid
- ShopifyPaid
- Founded
- Lemon Squeezy2021
- Shopify2006
- Location
- Lemon Squeezy—
- ShopifyOttawa, Canada
- Bootstrapped
- Lemon SqueezyYes
- Shopify—
- Open source
- Lemon Squeezy—
- Shopify—
- Category
- Lemon Squeezy—
- ShopifyE-commerce
- Indie alternatives
- Lemon Squeezy0
- Shopify6
- Founders
- Lemon SqueezyJR Farr, Saud Razzak
- ShopifyTobi Lütke, Daniel Weinand, Scott Lake
Key differences
Funding
Lemon Squeezy is bootstrapped; Shopify is venture-backed.
Founded
Shopify (2006) is 15 years older than Lemon Squeezy (2021).
Indie alternatives
Lemon Squeezy has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Shopify has 6.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
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