# Swell vs WooCommerce

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Swell

| Attribute | Swell | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 74.4 (54% (medium)) | 58.3 (64% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 150 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 10,548 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Swell is a hosted ecommerce solution providing customizable storefronts, API-first capabilities, flexible checkout options, multi-currency support, and comprehensive merchant tools for managing inventory, orders, payments, and subscriptions. It is indexed under E-commerce Platforms.","source":"https://www.swell.is/pricing","question":"What is Swell?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Swell is a paid product; published pricing starts at $29 per month. It is sold across 5 plans (Starter, Professional, Standard and Advanced). 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.swell.is/pricing","question":"How much does Swell cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Swell. 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.swell.is/pricing","question":"What platforms does Swell support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Swell, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.swell.is/pricing","question":"Can Swell be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Swell, including Klaviyo, ShipStation, PayPal, Braintree, Sezzle, Resend, Omnisend and Shopify, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.swell.is/pricing","question":"What does Swell integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Swell is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.swell.is/pricing","question":"Where is Swell available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"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 SaaS ecommerce platform designed to help merchants quickly establish online stores, manage subscription products, and handle wholesale operations with built-in support for multiple currencies, languages, and payment methods. | 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,"free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"b2b_features":true,"platform_type":"hosted_saas","self_hostable":true,"payments_model":"built_in","pci_compliance":true,"transaction_fees":true,"extension_ecosystem":"Apps and integrations ecosystem with Klaviyo, Omnisend, Resend, and payment prov","multi_currency_language":true}` | `{"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 | 10 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Klaviyo"},{"name":"ShipStation"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Braintree"},{"name":"Sezzle"},{"name":"Resend"},{"name":"Omnisend"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Avalara","native":true,"category":"taxes","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Stripe","native":true,"category":"payments"},{"name":"Klarna","native":true,"category":"payments"},{"name":"Apple Pay","native":true,"category":"payments"},{"name":"Google Pay","native":true,"category":"payments"},{"name":"Resolve","native":true,"category":"b2b"}]` | `[{"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":["US"],"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":"$29/month billed annually","minSeats":2,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"sales_over_ceiling","kind":"percentage","rate":2}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"admin_users":"2","annual_sales":"$50k","api_requests":"100k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$299/month","minSeats":15,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"sales_over_ceiling","kind":"percentage","rate":1}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"admin_users":"15","annual_sales":"$1m","api_requests":"2m/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$2,250/month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"sales_over_ceiling","kind":"percentage","rate":0.4}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"admin_users":"Unlimited","annual_sales":"$5m","api_requests":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","summary":"Contact sales for pricing (for merchants over $10M annual sales)","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $29/month billed annually. Free trial available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.swell.is/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:45:12.360Z","startingPrice":{"amount":29,"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 | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| 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.sla_pct | 100 | - |
| 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 | Swell | 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 | Apps and integrations ecosystem with Klaviyo, Omnisend, Resend, and payment prov | WordPress plugin and extension ecosystem |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:47:58.453Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*