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commercetools vs Etsy

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commercetools

Software

The Digital Commerce AI Company

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Etsy logo

Etsy

Software

Global marketplace for handmade, vintage, and unique items

From
$0.2/per-listing
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Etsy etsy charges a $0.20 USD listing fee per item, a 6.5% transaction fee on sale price plus shipping, a 3% plus $0.25 USD payment processing fee, and a 2.5% currency conversion fee when shop and payment currencies differ

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which commercetools and Etsy actually diverge.

Attributes where commercetools and Etsy differ
AttributecommercetoolsEtsy
Starting priceOn request$0.2/per-listing
Pricing modelquotetransaction
FoundedUnknown2005

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Etsy does not also cover.

Only in Etsy

  • Shop setup
  • Product listings
  • Payment processing
  • Shop customization
  • Order management
  • Shipping labels
  • Reviews & ratings
  • Shipping protection

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

Etsy

  • Etsy charges a $0.20 USD listing fee per item, a 6.5% transaction fee on sale price plus shipping, a 3% plus $0.25 USD payment processing fee, and a 2.5% currency conversion fee when shop and payment currencies differ

Pricing, plan by plan

commercetools

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the commercetools review.

Etsy

$0.2/per-listing
  • Standard Shop$0.2/per-listing-plus-commission
    • Listing fees
    • Transaction fees
    • Payment processing

Which should you pick?

Choose commercetools if

Nothing in the data separates commercetools from Etsy on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

commercetools review

Choose Etsy if

  • You need shop setup.
  • You also want product listings.
Etsy review

Questions people ask

Is commercetools or Etsy better?
Neither clearly leads. commercetools starts at On request and Etsy at $0.2/per-listing, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, commercetools or Etsy?
commercetools starts at On request and Etsy at $0.2/per-listing.
Does commercetools or Etsy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can commercetools do that Etsy cannot?
Etsy covers Shop setup, Product listings, Payment processing, Shop customization.
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