Ecommerce platforms · September 2026 Edition
Shopify vs OroCommerce
One of twelve models named Shopify first on the direct prompt; one named OroCommerce. Shopify was named by twelve of the twelve models and OroCommerce by eight and Shopify carries 60 labels and OroCommerce 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Ottawa, Canada, founded 2006. Named in five categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share16%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels6011A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Shopify reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.BigCommerce B2B Edition was named alongside these two in seven of the twelve direct answers. BigCommerce B2B Edition vs Shopify · BigCommerce B2B Edition vs OroCommerce · BigCommerce vs Shopify
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the ecommerce platforms page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ShopifyFirst choices, of twelve modelsOroCommerce
Direct111 against Shopify · 1 against OroCommerce
Paraphrase20
Comparative120
Budget-constrained10
Scale-constrained30
Negative503 against Shopify
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Shopify and OroCommerce stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | |
Shopify OroCommerce first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Shopify on the left and OroCommerce on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Shopify and OroCommerce stood in it.
Shopify first, OroCommerce not the choice
1 of 12 modelsOroCommerce was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5BigCommerce, Shopify alternatives: Adobe Commerce
OroCommerce first, Shopify an alternative
1 of 12 modelsShopify was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Qwen 3.7 FlashOroCommerce alternatives: BigCommerce, Oracle NetSuite Commerce, SAP Commerce Cloud, Salesforce B2B Commerce Cloud, Shopify
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashBigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: OroCommerce, Sana Commerce, Shopify
Perplexity SonarBigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: Adobe Commerce, OroCommerce, SAP Commerce Cloud, Shopify
Grok 4.1 FastBigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: Shopify
DeepSeek V4 FlashBigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: Adobe Commerce, Shopify
Kimi K2BigCommerce B2B Edition alternatives: Adobe Commerce, OroCommerce, Shopify
GLM 4.7 FlashXBigCommerce alternatives: Elastic Path, Shopify, VTEX
Neither was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniBigCommerce alternatives: Adobe Commerce, SAP Commerce Cloud, Salesforce B2B Commerce
Mistral SmallShopify Plus B2B alternatives: BigCommerce B2B Edition
Llama 4 MaverickBigCommerce B2B Edition
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Shopify leads by thirty-three points.
Shopify33%#1 of 9OroCommerce0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Shopify leads by thirteen points.
Shopify16%#4 of 11OroCommerce2%#6 of 11Enterprise
Shopify leads by sixteen points.
Shopify29%#2 of 10OroCommerce13%#3 of 10What the models said about Shopify
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Any standalone website (often run via Shopify or WooCommerce) that sells trending products at steep discounts without clear branding” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Transaction fees (1.6-2% without Shopify Payments), app subscription costs can exceed license fees, potential lock-in” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“1. Shopify 🥇 ... Pick Shopify if: You want an all-in-one solution with minimal technical hassle and strong multi-channel capabilities.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with BigCommerce or Shopify Plus—they balance strong B2B features with manageable complexity and cost” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“fast launch, strong for D2C/B2C and growing B2B, best developer experience and app ecosystem, best agentic/AI readiness” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about OroCommerce
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“High setup complexity/cost ($10K–$50K impl.); developer-heavy” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · soft negative
“OroCommerce | You need deep B2B-native features from day one” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“The only platform where eCommerce, AI, CRM, CPQ, and pre-built ERP connectors ship as one unified product under a single license” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“If you have in-house developers and need to build highly specific, deeply custom B2B buying logic, go with OroCommerce.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.