E-commerce & Retail · head to head
Ecwid vs Volusion

Volusion
E-commerce & Retail
Ecommerce platform for growing online businesses
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Ecwid the $5 a month Starter plan caps the catalogue at 10 products; Volusion pricing details not shown on main website
- They diverge on capability: Ecwid covers Omnichannel selling, Volusion covers Website builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Ecwid and Volusion actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).
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 Ecwid
- Omnichannel selling
- Inventory management
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- API access
Only in Volusion
- Website builder
- Shopping cart
- Inventory tracking
- Order management
- SEO tools
Both cover
- Product catalog
- Payment processing
- Email marketing
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Ecwid
- Adding a store to an existing website or social pagenot Volusion
- Selling physical goods and digital downloads from one cataloguenot Volusion
Volusion
- Small to medium business e-commerce storefrontsnot Ecwid
- Inventory and product managementnot Ecwid
- Omnichannel selling across platformsnot Ecwid
- Email marketing and customer engagementnot Ecwid
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Volusion
- Pricing details not shown on main website
- Requires migration effort for existing stores
Pricing, plan by plan
Ecwid
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 10 products
- Basic storefront
- Standard payment methods
- Unlimited$99.08/month
- Unlimited products
- Advanced features
- Priority support
Volusion
Free- Free TrialFree
- Store builder
- Product management
- Basic analytics
- Professional$35/month
- All free features
- Advanced tools
- Email marketing
Which should you pick?
Choose Ecwid if
- You need omnichannel selling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want inventory management.
Choose Volusion if
- You need website builder.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want shopping cart.
Questions people ask
- Is Ecwid or Volusion better?
- Neither clearly leads. Ecwid starts at Free and Volusion at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Ecwid or Volusion?
- Ecwid starts at Free and Volusion at Free.
- Does Ecwid or Volusion run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Ecwid for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Ecwid best used for?
- Ecwid is most often used for adding a store to an existing website or social page, selling physical goods and digital downloads from one catalogue. Of those, adding a store to an existing website or social page and selling physical goods and digital downloads from one catalogue are not what Volusion is typically brought in for.
- What can Ecwid do that Volusion cannot?
- Ecwid covers Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Analytics, Mobile app. Volusion covers Website builder, Shopping cart, Inventory tracking, Order management. Both handle Product catalog, Payment processing, Email marketing.
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