Upgates review

Upgates lists an e-commerce plan at CZK 450 and a price from of CZK 450, both in Czech crowns. That sits below the e-commerce platform median of €14.01. There is no free plan, so the first payment comes early.

Yes. Upgates offers a free trial of 30 days, and the pricing page lists the free trial as its model. The group median is 14, so this trial is longer than most. A free plan is not offered.

Upgates is based in the Czech Republic, with its headquarters listed under the Czech country code and its legal entity given as EVici webdesign s.r.o. The company has been building since 2010. Prices are quoted in Czech crowns on its pricing page.

Upgates support runs on email, chat and phone, covering email, chat, phone, a help centre and a community. Live channels like phone and chat reach 56% and 47.4% across the site, above the group share for community-only support.

Upgates is a store builder, listed under the store builder type alongside the site's audience of beginners, small businesses and enterprise. Store building is the most common builder type in the e-commerce platform group at 91.7%, so this is a mainstream choice.

Upgates publishes 10 preset graphics for its templates. That is a small library, so stores needing a distinctive look either adapt a preset or build custom graphics.

Small business is one of the three audiences Upgates targets, alongside beginners and enterprise, and it matches the most common audience in the group at 100%. The trial length of 30 gives a small team room to test a store.

Upgates starts at CZK 450 while Shopify starts at $39, so Upgates has the lower entry price of the two. Upgates ranks 147 of 199 brands on price from, which puts it well down that ranking.