A full catalog store. Same plugin. Running today.
The same North Commerce plugin that powers single-product sales pages runs your full catalog: SKUs, variants, inventory, shipping zones, discount codes, collection pages, search. Everything built in — no add-ons, no second checkout tool, no second platform.
You’re past one product.
Maybe you started with a Notion template and now you have eight. Maybe you sell physical goods — candles, prints, apparel — and you’re done watching Etsy take 6.5% of every sale on a platform you don’t own. Maybe you have a course business with three tiers, a workbook, two coaching packages, and a recorded workshop, and you need a real store page instead of a wall of buy buttons.
Most platforms force a choice: a simple checkout tool that breaks at scale, or a full ecommerce platform that starts at $39/mo and hits $150–400/mo once you’ve stacked the apps you actually need.
North does both from one plugin. Same site. No migration.
What you won’t get.
If any of these is core to your business, Shopify is the right tool — and we’ll say so. Here’s exactly what a North catalog store doesn’t do:
North is built for catalog stores doing $1K–$50K/mo — single location, real inventory, real variants, on a site you own. If that’s you, the rest of this page is for you.
Everything a real catalog store needs. Nothing that becomes a recurring app subscription.
All of this ships inside the North Commerce plugin. No add-ons. No marketplace. No second checkout tool.
Product pages that sell, not just list
Rich descriptions, image galleries, video, reviews, FAQs. Pages render in the North editor — the same editor you use for everything else on your site. Your product page is a real marketing page. Not a stripped storefront template you can’t fully control.
Variants, handled properly
Sizes, colors, formats, materials, tiers. Each variant gets its own price, SKU, inventory count, image, and weight. No workarounds. No artificial variant limits based on your plan.
Inventory tracking per variant — so you never oversell
Stock counts, “Only 3 left” badges, sold-out blocks, low-stock email alerts, CSV bulk-update. Your inventory lives in North. You stop tracking it in a spreadsheet.
Shipping zones that charge what shipping actually costs
Define rates by region — country, state, ZIP range. Flat, per-item, weight-based, free-over-$X, or free on certain products. Stop eating margin on orders that ship across the country.
Discount codes that cover every promotion you actually run
Percentage, fixed, BOGO, free shipping, cart-level minimums, date-windowed, single-use or unlimited, stackable or exclusive. Your email list promo, your seasonal sale, your bundle offer — no dedicated discount app required.
Collections + search — for stores with more than ten products
Group products into categories, “New,” “Best Sellers,” or a holiday gift guide. Each gets its own URL on your domain. Buyers find what they’re looking for without scrolling through everything you’ve ever made.
Cart + multi-product checkout
Buyers add items, apply a discount, see shipping options, and check out — using the same Creator Checkout that powers single-product pages. One checkout engine, both store shapes.
Customer accounts that give buyers a reason to come back
Past orders, digital downloads, shipment tracking, re-order. Optional — guest checkout works too. Either way, repeat buyers self-serve without emailing you.
Sales reports built in — no spreadsheet exports
Revenue by product, variant, and collection. Top customers, average order value, refund rate. Know what’s selling, what isn’t, and who your best buyers are — without leaving your dashboard.
Stripe Tax — automatic, everywhere
Sales tax, VAT, and GST calculated based on the buyer’s location. Filing partners available via Stripe Tax (TaxJar, Avalara, Anrok). Tax math is not your problem.
North vs. Shopify vs. Woo — same job, three shapes.
We’re not trying to replace either. The ✗ marks in the North column are intentional — we’d rather lose the sale than refund it.
Choose Shopify if you need POS, multi-warehouse, or a giant app marketplace. Choose WooCommerce if you have a developer and love full control. Choose North if you want a catalog store running today, on a site you own, without becoming your own IT department.
Three real shapes. One plugin.
The candle brand
The print store
The templates marketplace
Three different ICPs. One plugin under the hood — the same checkout, the same dashboard, the same Stripe connection.
Catalog is not an add-on. It ships with the plugin.
No separate plan. No usage cap. No per-SKU fee. The first 100 hosted stores get Charter Pricing — $199 for year one (under $0.55/day), then $79/mo. Self-host the WordPress plugin for $199/yr.
$199 year one. Same plugin. Your rate locks.
Charter customers get the full catalog feature set at the introductory rate. After year one, $79/mo — renew early and your charter rate locks for year two.
23 of 100 Charter spots claimed · no card to reserve · 30-day refund from your first sale
One plugin. Two shapes. Running today.
Charter Pricing is open to the first 100 hosted stores — $199 for year one, then $79/month, with your rate locked if you renew early. The same plugin runs a hosted store on Charter and a self-host store on your own WordPress. Both ship today.
30-day refund · No card required to claim · Single-location V1