Prodigy is an eCommerce solution that brings together the benefits of the superior WordPress content management system and a hosted eCommerce platform, akin to Shopify. These two elements are merged using a simple, yet powerful, open-source plugin.
Handle multi-carrier logistics, find quality rates, validate addresses, and create and print shipping labels.
Automated worldwide sales tax calculations with no additional plugins or TaxJar account required.
Quickly assess fraud risk with visual cues on the dashboard to thwart bad actors from stealing inventory.
High-quality payment processors we help match store owners with and negotiate favorable rates.
Gain valuable insights into customer behavior during checkout and on the customer account pages.
Better understand the effectiveness of Facebook marketing campaigns to reduce customer acquisition costs.
Because store owner’s expectations have shifted radically in recent years. They’re demanding stores that run on modern technology and can be managed efficiently at a total cost of ownership that’s reasonable. Our platform is built on Ruby on Rails with React and connects to WordPress with one open-source plugin. It’s beautifully designed, intuitive to work with, and free at any scale.
We partner with the payment processors integrated into our platform and they share a portion of their revenue with us, just like Shopify does with store owners who use Shopify Payments. Prodigy, however, does not charge a subscription; it really is free. For high-volume stores, we help store owners negotiate lower rates and fees. We are perfectly aligned with a store owner’s primary goal, generating sales.
No, we ensure that store owners form direct relationships with actual payment processors. By eliminating the intermediary, store owners retain full control over accepting orders and can use our fraud prevention tools to inform those decisions. Other benefits include next day funding, month end billing, efficient chargeback management, superior customer service, and we help high-volume store owners negotiate lower rates and fees.
Indirectly, yes, but Shopify is a DIY store builder / website-in-a-box solution. We enable the WordPress Community of developers, designers, and agencies to compete with Shopify since Prodigy is also a hosted solution but with a unique business model (free at any scale).
No, we provide software, not services. The only way to build a store with Prodigy is to connect our platform to WordPress with our plugin; we do not have a DIY portal with storefront themes. We only interact with your clients to help them set up their merchant accounts and answer any questions they may have about the day-to-day management of their stores. If one of your clients asks us about website development, design, or digital marketing, we refer them back to you.
Yes, the WordPress CMS needs to be hosted, maintained, and updated just like any website. In addition, as we add more features and functionality to our platform and plugin, store owners may need your development and/or design assistance with activation, setup, and implementation.
Yes, you have full control over the look-and-feel so that your clients’ customers have a seamless shopping experience from start to finish. Our platform is entirely merchant-branded as soon as the store’s logo is uploaded. We always prioritize the store owner’s brand over our own.
Yes, you can create a free account and an unlimited number of stores and manage them all in one place. You can work on stores in test mode and then seamlessly transfer ownership to your store owner clients when they are ready.