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Shopify vs Magento

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Shopify compare to Magento on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

Shopify scores 63/100 overall versus Magento's 35/100. Shopify has 40 total CVEs compared to Magento's 600, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

63
Shopify
Modern · RUBY
vs
35
Magento
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Shopify
70
25
Shopify
Magento
performance Tie
65
65
Shopify
Magento
ecosystem Shopify
65
30
Shopify
Magento
ai readiness Shopify
50
30
Shopify
Magento
developer experience Shopify
50
40
Shopify
Magento
market trajectory Shopify
80
25
Shopify
Magento
cost of ownership Shopify
55
35
Shopify
Magento
Security details
Metric Shopify Magento
Total CVEs 40 600
Critical CVEs 5 78
Exploited (KEV) 0 6
CVEs last year 8 90
Avg CVSS 5.0 7.2
Security score 70/100 25/100
Acceptable
Shopify

Shopify scores 63/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Magento

Magento scores 35/100. Consider migrating to: shopify, nextjs.

Alternatives: shopify, nextjs

Quick facts
Shopify
Category: Ecommerce
Language: RUBY
First release: 2006
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 4.5%
Magento
Category: Ecommerce
Language: PHP
First release: 2008
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 0.8%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.