A . I . S T O N E review for ShopifyQL Notebooks

March 13, 2024

As a long-time user of Shopify's services, our recent upgrade to Shopify Plus came with high expectations. Among the promised benefits was access to an enterprise-grade data visualization tool, ShopifyQL-Notebooks, touted as the solution for all our data querying needs. However, after diving into this tool, I can't help but express profound disappointment. One would assume that with the substantial investment into Shopify Plus, a sophisticated platform would accompany it. Unfortunately, ShopifyQL-Notebooks falls far short of this mark. It's as if Shopify threw together a rudimentary tool and called it a day, without considering the actual needs of their enterprise-level customers. One of the most basic queries any e-commerce business might want to run is to find out how many orders need to be shipped out. Shockingly, ShopifyQL-Notebooks doesn't even offer this fundamental capability out of the box. This is basic functionality that one would expect from any modern e-commerce platform, let alone one that positions itself as a leader in the industry. But it doesn't stop there. Even attempting to delve into more complex queries reveals the stark limitations of this tool. Want to find out how many orders are in a particular status? Forget about it. Need to analyze orders containing specific products? Good luck with that. The dataset provided by ShopifyQL-Notebooks is so abysmally limited that it's practically useless for any meaningful analysis. It's clear that ShopifyQL-Notebooks is nothing more than a half-baked MVP that Shopify has neglected to invest in further. In conclusion, if you're considering Shopify Plus in hopes of gaining access to robust data visualization capabilities, don't hold your breath. ShopifyQL-Notebooks is a glaring example of unfulfilled promises and missed opportunities. Save yourself the frustration and look elsewhere for a solution that actually meets your enterprise-level needs.