# Ecwid vs WooCommerce

| Attribute | Ecwid | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.8 (53% (medium)) | 58.3 (64% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 150 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 10,548 |
| 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":"An open-source commerce software integrated with WordPress that enables merchants to build and manage customizable online retail operations. It is indexed under E-commerce Platforms.","source":"https://woocommerce.com","question":"What is WooCommerce?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"WooCommerce is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://woocommerce.com","question":"Is WooCommerce free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to WooCommerce. 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://woocommerce.com","question":"What platforms does WooCommerce support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. WooCommerce can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://woocommerce.com","question":"Can WooCommerce be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for WooCommerce, including PayPal, YouTube Shopping and Jetpack. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://woocommerce.com","question":"What does WooCommerce integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for WooCommerce. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as WooCommerce not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://woocommerce.com/posts/gdpr-compliance-woocommerce/","question":"What security certifications does WooCommerce have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"WooCommerce is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom.","source":"https://woocommerce.com","question":"Where is WooCommerce available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"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. | Commerce platform for WordPress that merchants self-host, with customizable checkout workflows, data management options, flexible hosting choices, and omnichannel selling capabilities including marketplace synchronization. |
| features.capabilities | `{"headless":true,"platform_type":"hosted_saas","payments_model":"built_in","pos_omnichannel":true,"transaction_fees":false}` | `{"free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"b2b_features":true,"platform_type":"self_host","self_hostable":true,"payments_model":"both","pos_omnichannel":true,"extension_ecosystem":"WordPress plugin and extension ecosystem","multi_currency_language":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon"}]` | `[{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"YouTube Shopping"},{"name":"Jetpack"},{"name":"Apple Pay","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"TikTok","native":true,"category":"marketplace","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Amazon","native":true,"category":"marketplace","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | PHP |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":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":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://woocommerce.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:23:18.744Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/nightly","date":"2020-04-28T02:15:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.2.1","date":"2026-10-09T18:16:12Z","type":"stable","version":"11.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.2.0","date":"2026-10-07T18:50:56Z","type":"stable","version":"11.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.2.0-rc.1","date":"2026-10-05T19:56:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.2.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/wc-beta-tester-4.0.0","date":"2026-10-05T20:42:43Z","type":"stable","version":"wc-beta-tester-4.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.2.0-beta.2","date":"2026-09-28T15:20:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.2.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.2","date":"2026-09-22T19:03:56Z","type":"stable","version":"11.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.2.0-beta.1","date":"2026-09-21T16:22:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.2.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.1","date":"2026-09-18T12:51:34Z","type":"stable","version":"11.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.2.0-dev","date":"2026-09-14T20:11:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.2.0-dev"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0","date":"2026-09-03T13:37:16Z","type":"stable","version":"11.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-rc.2","date":"2026-09-03T09:03:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-rc.1","date":"2026-09-02T09:09:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-beta.2","date":"2026-08-25T11:15:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-beta.1","date":"2026-08-18T10:13:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.1.0-dev","date":"2026-08-10T18:24:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.1.0-dev"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.1","date":"2026-08-10T21:08:06Z","type":"stable","version":"11.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0","date":"2026-08-04T16:33:05Z","type":"stable","version":"11.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-rc.3","date":"2026-07-30T19:12:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/releases/tag/11.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-07-29T16:44:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-rc.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.6 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://woocommerce.com/posts/gdpr-compliance-woocommerce/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=woocommerce%2Fwoocommerce&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (E-commerce Platforms)

| Capability | Ecwid | WooCommerce |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Platform type | Hosted all-in-one SaaS | Self-host OSS |
| **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 | - | WordPress plugin and extension ecosystem |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:10:54.258Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*