Nexway vs Shopify
Last updated November 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Shopify? Here's how Nexway compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Nexway. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
Merchant of Record platform for global digital commerce
Hosted ecommerce platform for building and managing online stores.
Headquarters
🇫🇷 FR
🇨🇦 CA · 2006
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Yes, for all customersNew European merchants have store, order, and customer personal data stored at rest in Europe by default.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
PCI DSS Level 1
PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Price from
No
$29/yr
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Integrations
Sentient Ascend, FNAC SSO
Amazon, TikTok, Meta, Google Shopping, Walmart +9
Where each one wins
Nexway
Strengths
- +Responsive, hands-on customer support for configuration and issue resolution
- +Global commerce capabilities with localized payments, currencies and tax compliance
- +Merchant of Record services for international sales
- +Easy management of routine tasks like product and coupon code handling
- +Scalability and feature development aligned with business expansion needs
- +Reliable platform for global digital sales management
- +Smooth integrations enabling efficient workflows
Limitations
- −Limited admin flexibility for discount and payment setup requiring Nexway intervention
- −Built-in reports lack detail for daily business needs
- −Technical documentation gaps and occasional need for team clarification
Shopify
Strengths
- +Extensive app ecosystem for added functionality
- +Reliable uptime and performance
- +User-friendly interface for beginners
- +Strong multi-channel selling tools
Limitations
- −Transaction fees if not using Shopify Payments
- −Limited customization without coding
- −Costs can escalate with apps and add-ons
- −No native support for all data export formats
Data residency & compliance
Nexway
Shopify
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Yes, for all customersNew European merchants have store, order, and customer personal data stored at rest in Europe by default.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
PCI DSS Level 1
PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Pricing
Nexway
No published pricing we could verify.
Pricing is success-based and custom-quoted. Most plans include zero setup fees and dedicated support.
Shopify
- Starter $5 MonthlyBasic online store features · Billed monthly
- Basic $29 AnnuallyOnline store · 2 staff accounts · Billed annually
- Grow $79 AnnuallyOnline store · 5 staff accounts · Billed annually
- Advanced $299 AnnuallyOnline store · 15 staff accounts · Billed annually
- Plus On request Custom termEnterprise-grade features · Custom pricing · Term commitment
Prices vary by region and billing cycle. Euro prices are displayed on Shopify’s pricing page but not tied to the USD annual figures above.
Features
Nexway
- Subscription management
- Recurring billing and payments, Multiple billing frequencies (monthly, annual, usage-based), Subscription trials and trial-to-paid conversion, Payment retries, dunning, and failed-payment recovery
- Payments and checkout
- Localized, multi-currency payments, Local and alternative payment methods (e.g., UPI, Trustly, Dankort), Payment routing and hosted checkout pages, White-label checkout with customizable cart design
- Tax and compliance
- VAT, sales tax, and GST calculation and remittance, Consumer-location validation, Invoice generation and regulatory reporting, Cross-border compliance and audit-ready records
- Fraud and risk
- Fraud detection and chargeback management, Absorbs chargeback costs and dispute management
- Product, catalog, and reseller management
- Product catalog, pricing, and discount management, Product bundles and cross-sells/upsells, Order monitoring and buyer/reseller management, Nexway Connect catalog feeds and order processing
Shopify
- Storefront and design
- Online store builder, Themes and customization tools, Hosting and SSL, Headless commerce support
- Products and operations
- Product catalog management, Inventory and order management, Abandoned checkout recovery, Up to 200 inventory locations on Plus
- Payments and in-person sales
- Checkout, Shopify Payments, Shopify POS for in-person selling
- B2B capabilities
- B2B catalogs (up to 3 on standard plans, unlimited on Plus)
- Marketing and analytics
- Customer segments, Email campaigns, Customer chat, Marketing automations