What is the best alternative to Shopify?

By number of websites, the most widely used alternatives to Shopify are AdSense, WooCommerce, Google Ad Manager, Amazon Associates, Mediavine. The right one depends on your needs; compare them on adoption, authority, and audience above.

How many alternatives to Shopify are there?

Site Stats Database tracks 62 other ad networks & monetization methods used by 100 or more websites, plus a long tail of rarer ones. Shopify itself is used by 19,392 websites.

Which ad network / monetization method has the most websites?

AdSense leads this category with 265,898 websites in our catalog.

Where does this data come from?

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; authority (Ahrefs Domain Rating) and traffic come from Ahrefs and DataForSEO. Everything reflects the sites we track and refreshes at least monthly.

Shopify Alternatives & Competitors

Last updated July 1, 2026 · refreshes automatically as new data lands.

Looking for an alternative to Shopify? Site Stats Database tracks 62 other ad networks & monetization methods; the top ones are below, ranked by adoption, with authority and traffic for each and the leading sites that use them. Shopify itself is used by 19,392 websites. Back to Shopify.

Ad Network	Websites	Share	Median DR	Median traffic	Compare
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The top Shopify alternatives in depth

AdSense

#1 in Ad Networks & Monetization Methods · 265,898 websites

Google AdSense is Google's contextual display-ad network for publishers.

265,898

Websites

75.7%

Share of Ad Network

Median DR

5,015

Median traffic

Top sites using AdSense

merriam-webster.com clevelandclinic.org mlb.com dictionary.com healthline.com

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WooCommerce

#2 in Ad Networks & Monetization Methods · 39,424 websites

WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce plugin that turns a WordPress site into a full online store. It is the most common way WordPress sites sell products, handling the cart, checkout, and payments. Because it is free and deeply customizable, it is especially popular with small and mid-size merchants.

39,424

Websites

11.2%

Share of Ad Network

Median DR

3,567

Median traffic

Top sites using WooCommerce

renehersecycles.com tdiinternational.com billyparisi.com

Google Ad Manager

#4 in Ad Networks & Monetization Methods · 16,064 websites

Google Ad Manager is Google's ad-serving and programmatic exchange platform for publishers.

16,064

Websites

4.6%

Share of Ad Network

Median DR

10,124

Median traffic

Top sites using Google Ad Manager

weather.com nfl.com genius.com healthline.com

Amazon Associates

#5 in Ad Networks & Monetization Methods · 10,932 websites

Amazon Associates is Amazon's affiliate-marketing program.

10,932

Websites

3.1%

Share of Ad Network

Median DR

3,788

Median traffic

Top sites using Amazon Associates

goodreads.com forbes.com primevideo.com spendwithpennies.com

Mediavine

#6 in Ad Networks & Monetization Methods · 9,948 websites

Mediavine is a full-service ad-management company for established content creators.

9,948

Websites

2.8%

Share of Ad Network

Median DR

13,438

Median traffic

Top sites using Mediavine

mondaymandala.com gisgeography.com therealfooddietitians.com allmusic.com

Adagio

#7 in Ad Networks & Monetization Methods · 8,592 websites

Adagio is an ad-management and yield-optimization platform for publishers.

8,592

Websites

2.4%

Share of Ad Network

Median DR

5,699

Median traffic

Top sites using Adagio

merriam-webster.com cambridge.org britannica.com collinsdictionary.com

BigCommerce

#8 in Ad Networks & Monetization Methods · 7,590 websites

BigCommerce is a hosted e-commerce platform for growing and mid-market online stores. It competes with Shopify but leans toward larger catalogs and built-in features that reduce reliance on paid apps. It also supports headless setups where the storefront is built separately.

7,590

Websites

2.2%

Share of Ad Network

Median DR

6,373

Median traffic

Top sites using BigCommerce