Magento vs Shopify
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My research says to use Magento only for websites that need it - eg large, complex e-commerce stores. It can be a headache to set up and doesn't work well on shared hosting, dedicated is best, but then you have extra expense of that.
I've used Shopify for one project, and liked the flexibility the themeing system gives to customise the look. However because it's hosted remotely, there's only so much editing you can do, and some of the features of Shopify are limited. So it only makes sense for simple/small e-commerce sites.
For sites between the two where I need more features than Shopify but without the headaches of Magento I've used CubeCart in the past successfully, though it's not free- around £120. I know there are others out there too - a friend uses PrestaShop.