Transparency alternatives to ShopCtrl
Other Ecommerce platforms vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that ShopCtrl does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 42 that differ from ShopCtrl on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
ShopCtrl has 9 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and ShopCtrl does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and ShopCtrl does not | ShopCtrl publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleorsaleor.io | 74/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +4 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Lightspeedlightspeedhq.com | 70/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +4 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Shopifyshopify.com | 70/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, Certifications named, +3 | nothing | Compare |
| commercetoolscommercetools.com | 52/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +3 | 2 Public pricing, No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Gumroadgumroad.com | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Swellswell.is | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Ecwidecwid.com | 36/100 | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| BigCommercebigcommerce.com | 35/100 | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Shoplazzashoplazza.com | 38/100 | 3 Data location stated, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| Volusionvolusion.com | 35/100 | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| ChannelEnginechannelengine.com | 30/100 | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| WooCommercewoocommerce.com | 33/100 | 2 Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.