How do hosted e-commerce platforms compare with self-hosted open-source options when it comes to maintenance burden, security and upgrade control?

Shopify

“For a more concrete comparison, it is worth looking at Shopify versus WooCommerce versus Shopware across the same three dimensions.”

WooCommerce

“For example, WooCommerce allows store owners to manage WordPress, WooCommerce, plugin and theme updates independently.”

Shopware

“Shopware illustrates another important distinction: its SaaS offering handles platform updates, whereas its self-hosted offering requires the operator to manage infrastructure and application updates.”