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Shopify Theme Comparison Taste vs Essentials

Compare the Shopify themes Taste and Essentials side by side. How do they compare in features, pricing, and more?

Let's compare Taste and Essentials

Taste
Taste
Free

Ideal for speciality products and bold branding

56%
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Essentials
Essentials
$250

Modern and minimalist, designed for immersive visual storytelling.

100%
View on Shopify
Features
Taste
Essentials
Cart and checkout
Cart notes
In-store pickups
Quick buy
Slide-out cart
Sticky cart
Marketing and conversion
Blogs
Cross-selling
FAQ page
Press coverage
Promo banners
Recommended products
Customizable contact form
EU translations (EN, FR, IT, DE, ES)
In-menu promos
Product badges
Quick view
Recently viewed
Merchandising
Color swatches
High-resolution images
Image galleries
Image rollover
Image zoom
Ingredients or nutritional information
Lookbooks
Product options
Product videos
Shipping/delivery information
Size chart
Slideshow
Usage information
Animation
Before/after image slider
Image hotspot
Product discovery
Enhanced search
Mega menu
Product filtering and sorting
Recommended products
Sticky header
Swatch filters
Breadcrumbs
Collection page navigation
Infinite scroll
Recently viewed

Comparing Features: Taste vs Essentials

Essentials offers 33 features compared to Taste's 28 features. With 5 additional features, Essentials provides more extensive functionality and customization options. This could translate to better flexibility for your store's unique needs, though consider whether you'll actually use all these extra features.

Comparing Shopify theme prices for Taste and Essentials

Taste is a free theme, while Essentials is a premium theme at $250. While you might save on cost if you're looking to get started on a low budget, you could be missing out on some serious features and support.

Essentials has a higher rating than Taste. Premium themes have a lot to offer and often their support is underrated. If you're going to put invest a lot of time setting up a store, you might as well invest in a premium theme as you will most likely be using it for a long time.

Taste Theme Details

Ideal for speciality products and bold branding

Price:Free
Reviews:9
Rating:56%
Features:28 features

Essentials Theme Details

Modern and minimalist, designed for immersive visual storytelling.

Price:$250
Reviews:9
Rating:100%
Features:33 features
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