@ShloimeFlg Good question! Both have their benefits but specifically WooCommerce is open-source, self-hosted and there are **a lot** of resources available for it (including extensions, themes, etc. that many different providers sell).
WC could be used to run a site with millions of monthly views and just as many sales, completely for free forever (in regards to the cost of WC itself) - that in itself is pretty neat :)
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@ShloimeFlg as someone who has used both platforms, here's why I went with Woo...
1. Open Source, could install it wherever I wanted and set up a proper Git workflow
2. No monthly cost initially (Shopify gets pricey)
3. Extremely flexible when it comes to customization (or just using an out of the box theme)
4. You can customize everything including your checkout, payment options, customer emails
5. Tons of plugins / extensions
@ShloimeFlg I've been recommending WooCommerce over Shopify to my clients because of the lack of multi-language support with Shopify and the cost of addons that is often overlooked until development is underway. For example, to include a wishlist addon in Shopify, it costs another $13/month as compared to a WooCommerce plugin which is a one-time cost. WooCommerce is also open-source and there is a great community behind it.
The only problem I had with WooCommerce is that recently they got hacked and my credit card was compromised because of it. A check on Twitter revealed that many other customers who purchased something from them were compromised as well. It's patched now I think, but some of my trust was lost in that incident.
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Just created my first Woocommerce store yesterday, so far so good!
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I used it in the past for my store. Highly recommended product.
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