Pros and Cons of Using Shopify Plugin
Introduction The Shopify App Store comes with numerous plugins that are developed by individuals or developers. Well, plugins are a type of software that allows the customization of computer programs, apps, and web browsers, as well as the customization of the content offered by websites. Whereas plugins are used as add-ons to customize programs and apps. You can have a Shopify mobile app for the Shopify web store using such plugins.
Pros of Shopify Plugins: ● Native App Development: When you choose a cross-platform app, you will notice that such apps have issues when accessing the hardware components of the app on iOS and Android. When you develop a native app applying such plugins, they will run on a single platform only, but they will be fast and without any problems.
● Affordable Costs: Compared to the cost of developing an app from scratch, using plugins is cost-effective. Technically, you don't need to do a lot of development on using plugins. The elements for the plugin are already developed. In this way you do not have to pay anything for app development; rather, you just have to pay a small fee to use the app.
● Faster Development: In just a few days, you can simply produce your own app using Shopify plugins. However, it is up to you to determine the process of getting your app on Google Play Store and App Store.
● No Need to Hire Developers: Here, you don’t need to hire developers, as the team which offers support for the plugin will do the rest of the work for you. Here all you have to do is to choose the features and subscription tier.
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Cons of Shopify Plugins:
● No Technical Support: App maintenance and support are offered by a limited number of plugin development teams. In this, you are given the first service free, but after that, you have to pay for the service.
● The App Is Owned by the Plugin Owners: It means that the owners of the plugin have control over the app and it will only work if they support it so, whenever you develop an app using the plugin, you are not the owner of it. Here you are just renting it and paying a small fee every month.
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