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CIQRA vs Shopify

Both are hosted commerce platforms. CIQRA's difference is EU-native data residency, first-party analytics included, and isolation you can point to.

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Shopify is a mature, hosted platform with a vast app ecosystem. CIQRA takes a different stance: keep your data in the EU, include first-party analytics and server-side tracking in the core rather than as paid apps, and make multi-tenant isolation something you can verify.

  • EU data residency (Germany) by default, not a global cloud
  • First-party analytics and server-side tracking included, not add-on apps
  • PostgreSQL row-level tenant isolation, leak-tested in CI
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CIQRA and Shopify, dimension by dimension

Hosting & data residency
CIQRAEU-hosted (Azure Germany), GDPR-native by default
ShopifyHosted SaaS; US-based company, global cloud
Tenant model & security
CIQRATrue multi-tenant with PostgreSQL row-level isolation + field-level encryption
ShopifyHosted multi-tenant; security managed by Shopify
Payments
CIQRACIQRA Pay (Stripe Connect, PCI SAQ A) or bring your own gateway; you're merchant of record
ShopifyShopify Payments or third-party gateways
Analytics
CIQRAFirst-party analytics included — nine report families, privacy-first
ShopifyBuilt-in analytics plus a large third-party app ecosystem
International (currency & tax)
CIQRAMulti-currency (ECB), EU VAT & OSS and place-of-supply tax in the core
ShopifyShopify Markets for cross-border; some features plan-gated
Marketing tracking
CIQRAServer-side conversion tracking to eight destinations, Consent Mode v2
ShopifyPixels and apps; server-side via Custom Pixels/apps
Pricing model
CIQRAPaid plans + CIQRA Pay fees that fall as you scale (illustrative pre-launch)
ShopifyTiered plans; many capabilities delivered via paid apps

This comparison reflects publicly available information about Shopifyand CIQRA’s shipped capabilities. Platforms evolve — please verify current details with each provider.

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