Software · head to head
commercetools vs Ecwid
The short version
- Only Ecwid has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: commercetools no pricing plans or figures are published; the pricing page states specific pricing details require contacting sales and offers only a Talk to sales link; Ecwid the $5 a month Starter plan caps the catalogue at 10 products
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which commercetools and Ecwid actually diverge.
| Attribute | commercetools | Ecwid |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | Unknown | 2009 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in commercetools
Nothing recorded that Ecwid does not also cover.
Only in Ecwid
- Omnichannel selling
- Product catalog
- Payment processing
- Inventory management
- Email marketing
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- API access
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
commercetools
No use cases recorded yet. See the commercetools review.
Ecwid
- Adding a store to an existing website or social pagenot commercetools
- Selling physical goods and digital downloads from one cataloguenot commercetools
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
commercetools
- No pricing plans or figures are published; the pricing page states specific pricing details require contacting sales and offers only a Talk to sales link
- Premium Support, Audit Log Premium, Advanced B2B APIs and additional regions are sold as separate paid add-ons rather than included in the base order-based price
Ecwid
- The $5 a month Starter plan caps the catalogue at 10 products
- Staff accounts start at the Business plan, and are limited to 2 until the Unlimited plan
- Abandoned cart recovery requires the Business plan at $65 a month
- In person selling through POS integration is Unlimited only, at $149 a month
- The Venture plan at $35 a month still caps products at 100
Pricing, plan by plan
commercetools
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the commercetools review.
Ecwid
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 10 products
- Basic storefront
- Standard payment methods
- Unlimited$99.08/month
- Unlimited products
- Advanced features
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose commercetools if
Nothing in the data separates commercetools from Ecwid on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Ecwid if
- You need omnichannel selling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want product catalog.
Questions people ask
- Is commercetools or Ecwid better?
- Neither clearly leads. commercetools starts at On request and Ecwid at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, commercetools or Ecwid?
- Ecwid has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for commercetools and Free for Ecwid.
- Does commercetools or Ecwid run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Ecwid for free?
- Yes. Ecwid has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. commercetools starts at On request.
- What can commercetools do that Ecwid cannot?
- Ecwid covers Omnichannel selling, Product catalog, Payment processing, Inventory management.