Shopify: PaaS or SaaS?

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Shopify is a platform that allows users to create online stores. It is a hosted platform, which means that Shopify takes care of the hosting and maintenance of the store for the user. Shopify can be classified as a Platform as a Service (PaaS), because it provides a platform for users to create and manage their online stores.

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Shopify is a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform that enables businesses to create online stores. Shopify is a fully- hosted platform, which means that businesses using Shopify do not need to worry about hosting their own website or managing their own servers. Shopify takes care of all of that for them.

While Shopify is technically a SaaS platform, it could also be considered a PaaS (Platform as a Service). This is because in addition to providing businesses with a ready-to-use ecommerce platform, Shopify also provides them with tools and resources to help them build and manage their online store.

So, while Shopify is primarily a SaaS platform, it does have some PaaS-like features.

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To answer this question, we first need to understand what PaaS and SaaS are. PaaS, or Platform as a Service, is a type of cloud computing that delivers a platform and environment for developers to build applications and services. SaaS, or Software as a Service, is a type of cloud computing that delivers software applications over the internet.

Now that we understand the difference between PaaS and SaaS, we can answer the question. Shopify is a SaaS, or Software as a Service. This means that it delivers software applications over the internet.