Last updated August 2026
Tiendanube (known as Nuvemshop in Brazil) is the leading ecommerce platform for SMBs in Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and across Latin America. It provides a managed hosted experience similar to Shopify but with a different product model, payment ecosystem, and logistics integrations specific to Latin American markets.
| Entity | Tiendanube | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Products | Product with variants (up to 3 options), images, categories, SEO fields | Product with up to 3 options, 2,048 variants, metafields |
| Variants | Variant with SKU, price, promotional price, stock, weight | Variant with SKU, price, inventory, barcode |
| Categories | Flat category list, no deep nesting by default | Collections (manual or smart), no deep nesting |
| Customers | Customer with address book, order history | Customer with addresses, tags, metafields |
| Orders | Order with items, shipping, payment status, tracking, and invoice | Order with line items, fulfillment, payments |
| URLs | /productos/slug/ or /produto/slug/ (per country domain) | /products/slug, /collections/slug |
Platform-specific guidance for the most common Tiendanube to Shopify migration issues:
Yes, Mercado Pago has a Shopify payment gateway integration available in most Latin American countries. However, some Tiendanube-specific features like installment calculations and promotional pricing need configuration in Shopify.
These technology indicators can identify a Tiendanube storefront:
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