Purity or WooCommerce plugins
WooCommerce is the storefront for many research peptide companies, extended with plugins for payments, inventory, affiliates and email. Purity is not a replacement for the storefront. It is the back office behind it, and it connects to WooCommerce through its own plug-in. This page compares running the back office inside WooCommerce plugins with running it in Purity.
What WooCommerce plugins do well
- A mature, flexible storefront you fully control on your own hosting.
- A very large choice of themes and plugins.
- No platform fee for WooCommerce itself; plugins and hosting are priced separately by their makers.
- A large pool of developers who know it.
Side by side
| Job | WooCommerce plugins | Purity |
|---|---|---|
| Storefront and product pages | Yes, this is what it is built for | Hosted shop per brand, or keep your WooCommerce store and connect it |
| Bank, app and crypto payment matching | Depends on the plugins chosen; often manual | Payment codes on every order and automatic matching |
| Batch-level stock with lab reports | Needs plugins or custom fields | Built in: batches held until a lab report is verified |
| Wording check on product copy and messages | Not built in | Every product description, email and text checked |
| Wholesale portal with verified buyers | Available through plugins | Built in, with quotes that show margin |
| Affiliates paid on non-card payments | Depends on the plugin | Commission earned when the order is paid, whatever the method |
| Several brands under one login | Usually one site per brand | Several brands in one account, data kept separate |
| Updates and compatibility | Each plugin updated separately by its maker | One system, updated together |
When WooCommerce plugins are the better fit
- Your storefront is the priority and your back office is simple.
- You have a developer who maintains the site and its plugins.
- You take mostly card payments through a processor that approves your category.
When Purity is the better fit
- You already run WooCommerce and want the back office work out of it.
- You take bank, app or crypto payments and match them by hand.
- You run more than one brand, or wholesale alongside retail.
Moving across
You do not have to leave WooCommerce. Install the Purity plug-in, and orders flow into Purity for payment matching, batches, shipping and messages while your storefront stays as it is. Check each plugin maker's own site for their current pricing and terms.
Purity is priced as a flat monthly plan from $199, with no share of your sales. See pricing for every plan and usage price.
Common questions
- Does Purity replace WooCommerce?
- Not necessarily. Many shops keep WooCommerce as the storefront and use Purity for everything after the order is placed. Purity also offers a hosted shop if you would rather not run a site.
- Will the Purity plug-in slow down my store?
- It sends order details to Purity after checkout, so shoppers do not wait on it.
See the difference on your own orders
Book a demo and we will run a week of your real orders and payments through Purity, or create an account and import a CSV.