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Salesforce Commerce Cloud VS Shopify

As of 5 November 2026, Shopify is named by 2,353 companies and Salesforce Commerce Cloud by 296; Salesforce Commerce Cloud skews to companies under 200 people (24% vs 68%), Shopify to companies over 1,000 (10% vs 49%).

As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Salesforce Commerce Cloud's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Shopify rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Salesforce Commerce Cloud: 2–200 employees
24%
Shopify: 2–200 employees
68%
Salesforce Commerce Cloud: 1,000+ employees
49%
Shopify: 1,000+ employees
10%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.4 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
649 · 1,407,432
296companies name Salesforce Commerce Cloud
2,353companies name Shopify
113name both
1,003 · 6,886postings in 90 days, Salesforce Commerce Cloud · Shopify
02Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentSalesforce Commerce CloudshareShopifyshareLeans
Self-employed83%1295%Shopify
2-10 employees124%38416%Shopify
11-50 employees3110%65328%Shopify
51-200 employees2910%55824%Shopify
201-500 employees3512%26311%even
501-1000 employees3612%1255%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
1001-5000 employees7224%1456%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
5001-10000 employees248%392%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10,001+ employees4917%572%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
By industry
SegmentSalesforce Commerce CloudshareShopifyshareLeans
Commerce & trade7826%60326%even
Technology & software6923%48120%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Manufacturing & industry6422%32514%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Business & finance services3311%54523%Shopify
Media & content134%974%even
Public, community & associations93%472%even
Consumer services & leisure72%1085%Shopify
Health care72%301%even
Property & construction41%211%even
Automotive31%241%even
Hospitality & travel31%251%even
Transport, logistics & rental31%291%even
By country
SegmentSalesforce Commerce CloudshareShopifyshareLeans
United States16154%1,17550%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
United Kingdom269%1727%even
Germany186%25111%Shopify
Canada165%934%even
France155%552%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
India93%1155%even
Italy62%251%even
Brazil41%191%even
Spain31%––outside top 12
Japan31%––outside top 12
Netherlands31%452%even
Portugal31%––outside top 12
Australia––603%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––201%outside top 12
Belgium––181%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSalesforce Commerce CloudshareShopifyshareLeans
Software engineering48536%2,23521%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
IT operations & business systems19815%2833%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Marketing & communications13510%2,64025%Shopify
Product, program & project management1098%4254%Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Sales685%4414%even
Data & AI332%2162%even
Customer service & success262%4284%Shopify
General management & consulting101%741%even
Design & UX91%3203%Shopify
Business development & strategy81%1451%even
Finance & accounting60%2372%even
Retail & store operations50%3203%Shopify
Human resources40%370%even
Construction and civil30%10%even
Arts media and entertainment20%531%even
Education & training20%70%even
Unclassified20%3864%Shopify
Administration & office10%591%even
Engineering (non-software)10%330%even
Healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
Logistics warehouse and transport10%1712%even
Manufacturing and production10%70%even
Quality, safety & environment10%100%even
Hospitality and food service––370%outside top 12
Procurement and purchasing––220%outside top 12
Skilled trades and field service––190%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––140%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––110%outside top 12
Personal care and wellness––20%outside top 12
Social care and community––20%outside top 12
Agriculture and environment––10%outside top 12
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Shopify is named by 2,353 companies in job postings and Salesforce Commerce Cloud by 296; 113 name both. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/salesforce-commerce-cloud-vs-shopify)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Salesforce Commerce Cloud vs Shopify: questions

Which is more used, Salesforce Commerce Cloud or Shopify?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Shopify (2,353) over Salesforce Commerce Cloud (296). By website-and-DNS footprint, Shopify (1,407,432 vs 649), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Salesforce Commerce Cloud?

24% of Salesforce Commerce Cloud companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 68% for Shopify. 49% of Salesforce Commerce Cloud companies have over 1,000 employees, against 10% for Shopify.

Do companies run both?

113 companies name both in their postings, usually Salesforce Commerce Cloud in marketing and Shopify in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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