# Ecwid vs Saleor

| Attribute | Ecwid | Saleor |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.8 (53% (medium)) | 51.7 (59% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 35 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 23,442 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A hosted e-commerce platform that provides store setup, inventory management, order processing, automated marketing campaigns, and integrated payments and shipping—all centralized in one dashboard to simplify online selling. It is indexed under E-commerce Platforms.","source":"https://www.ecwid.com/","question":"What is Ecwid?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ecwid is a paid product; published pricing starts at $5 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Starter, Venture, Business and Unlimited). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.ecwid.com/","question":"How much does Ecwid cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Ecwid. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.ecwid.com/","question":"What platforms does Ecwid support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Ecwid, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.ecwid.com/","question":"Can Ecwid be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A GraphQL-based ecommerce platform enabling teams to build, deploy, and scale customizable commerce experiences through headless architecture with both cloud-hosted and self-hosted options. It is indexed under E-commerce Platforms.","source":"https://saleor.io/pricing","question":"What is Saleor?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Saleor is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $1599 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://saleor.io/pricing","question":"Is Saleor free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Saleor. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://saleor.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Saleor support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Saleor can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://saleor.io/pricing","question":"Can Saleor be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Saleor. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Saleor not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://saleor.io","question":"What security certifications does Saleor have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Saleor is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor","question":"Is Saleor open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Saleor is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Poland.","source":"https://saleor.io/pricing","question":"Where is Saleor available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-hosted store builder enabling merchants to create and manage online storefronts, process payments, control inventory across multiple sales channels, and automate customer communications from a single dashboard. | A headless, composable ecommerce platform built on GraphQL APIs that allows merchants and developers to integrate with any technology stack. Available both as open-source code for self-hosting and as a managed cloud service. |
| features.capabilities | `{"headless":true,"platform_type":"hosted_saas","payments_model":"built_in","pos_omnichannel":true,"transaction_fees":false}` | `{"headless":true,"free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"b2b_features":true,"platform_type":"headless","self_hostable":true,"payments_model":"both","pci_compliance":true,"pos_omnichannel":true,"transaction_fees":true,"extension_ecosystem":"Over 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market","multi_currency_language":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe Connect"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | BSD-3-Clause |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"PL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$5/month","features":["Up to 10 products","70+ site templates","Default company.site domain","Add a store to any site","Email support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For beginners","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"products":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Venture","summary":"$35/month ($29/month when billed annually)","features":["Up to 100 products + e-goods","Selling on Instagram & Facebook","Mobile store management app","Live chat support","Access to App Market","Automated tax calculations","Discount coupons","Custom checkout","Buy a custom domain","Built-in reports & analytics"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For solo visionaries","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"products":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$65/month ($49/month when billed annually)","features":["Up to 2,500 products","Selling on marketplaces","Selling subscriptions","Add staff (2 accounts)","Phone support","Abandoned carts recovery","Wholesale pricing groups","Multi-lingual store","Promotions (3)","Custom URL slugs","Product reviews","Advanced reports & analytics"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":65,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small but mighty teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"products":"2500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Unlimited","summary":"$149/month ($119/month when billed annually)","features":["Unlimited products","Sell in-person (POS integration)","Unlimited Staff accounts","Priority Support","Promotions (500)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For businesses focused on growth","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $5/month to $149/month. No transaction fees. Annual billing saves 16%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ecwid.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-04T08:33:11.241Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Sandboxes","summary":"Free forever","features":["Isolated development environments","Data branching","Automated backups and snapshots","Data obfuscation for privacy","No API rate limiting"],"description":"Development and staging environments for prototyping and testing new features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"environments":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$1,599/month + 0.8% on orders exceeding $200k GMV","features":["Up to $200k GMV monthly included","0.8% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit","Fair API usage policy","Discovery and onboarding","Solution architect pairing","Dedicated Slack support channel","Direct support access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1599,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"transactions","kind":"percentage","rate":0.8}],"description":"Starter plan for new projects and smaller companies","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"gmv_monthly":"$200,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume","summary":"$3,999/month + 0.4% on orders exceeding $1M GMV","features":["Up to $1M GMV monthly included","0.4% fee on orders exceeding GMV limit","Fair API usage policy","All Standard plan support features","Dedicated delivery lead","Regular check-ins and tactical sessions","Quarterly business reviews"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3999,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"transactions","kind":"percentage","rate":0.4}],"description":"High-volume plan for established businesses with large transaction throughput","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"gmv_monthly":"$1,000,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing from 0.2% on transactions","features":["Best unit economics for scale","Custom pricing negotiated per needs","Fair API usage policy","Full support and delivery services","Quarterly business reviews","Strategic partnership approach"],"components":[{"of":"transactions","kind":"percentage","rate":0.2}],"description":"Custom enterprise plan with negotiated pricing for large-scale operations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Accelerator Plan","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":6000,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Forward Deployed Engineering","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":12000,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $1,599/month. Free sandbox tier available for development.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://saleor.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:26:30.307Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1599,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.41","date":"2026-10-09T10:26:19Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.41"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.40","date":"2026-10-07T08:27:21Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.40"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.39","date":"2026-10-06T10:39:32Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.39"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.22.73","date":"2026-10-07T08:27:09Z","type":"stable","version":"3.22.73"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.38","date":"2026-10-02T12:11:01Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.38"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.22.72","date":"2026-10-02T12:10:56Z","type":"stable","version":"3.22.72"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.37","date":"2026-09-30T10:55:59Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.37"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.36","date":"2026-09-24T09:06:43Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.36"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.22.71","date":"2026-09-24T09:06:08Z","type":"stable","version":"3.22.71"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.21.71","date":"2026-09-24T09:05:42Z","type":"stable","version":"3.21.71"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.22.70","date":"2026-09-18T12:31:02Z","type":"stable","version":"3.22.70"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.35","date":"2026-09-17T15:27:26Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.34","date":"2026-09-14T14:26:29Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.33","date":"2026-09-11T14:40:31Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.33"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.22.69","date":"2026-09-11T14:40:08Z","type":"stable","version":"3.22.69"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.21.70","date":"2026-09-11T14:39:36Z","type":"stable","version":"3.21.70"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.32","date":"2026-09-09T12:18:48Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.31","date":"2026-09-02T09:47:45Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.23.30","date":"2026-09-01T11:57:52Z","type":"stable","version":"3.23.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/saleor/saleor/releases/tag/3.22.68","date":"2026-09-01T07:02:23Z","type":"stable","version":"3.22.68"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsaleor%2Fsaleor&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (E-commerce Platforms)

| Capability | Ecwid | Saleor |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Platform type | Hosted all-in-one SaaS | Headless / composable |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | - | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / open tier | - | ✓ |
| Transaction fees beyond plan | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Payments** |  |  |
| Payments model | Built-in payments | Built-in + BYO gateway |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Headless / API-first storefront | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| PCI-DSS compliance provided | - | ✓ |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Multi-currency / multi-language | - | ✓ |
| **Selling** |  |  |
| B2B / wholesale features | - | ✓ |
| POS / omnichannel | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| App / extension ecosystem size | - | Over 100 webhooks, extensible dashboard with iframe apps, open-source app market |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:18:56.846Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*