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WooCommerce vs commercetools

WooCommerce logo

WooCommerce

Software

The flexible, open-source ecommerce platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
commercetools logo

commercetools

Software

The Digital Commerce AI Company

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only WooCommerce has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: WooCommerce the plugin is free but you must supply and pay for WordPress hosting, which WooCommerce itself puts at $25 to $350 per month for most stores; 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

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which WooCommerce and commercetools actually diverge.

Attributes where WooCommerce and commercetools differ
AttributeWooCommercecommercetools
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumquote
Free tierYesNo
Founded2011Unknown

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 WooCommerce

  • Product management
  • Shopping cart
  • Payment integration
  • Shipping management
  • Tax calculations
  • Customer accounts
  • Order management
  • Inventory tracking

Only in commercetools

Nothing recorded that WooCommerce does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

WooCommerce

  • Running an online store inside an existing WordPress sitenot commercetools
  • Selling physical, digital or subscription products with full control of the codenot commercetools
  • Building a customised commerce workflow through plugins and hooksnot commercetools

commercetools

No use cases recorded yet. See the commercetools review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

WooCommerce

  • The plugin is free but you must supply and pay for WordPress hosting, which WooCommerce itself puts at $25 to $350 per month for most stores
  • Functionality such as subscriptions and bookings comes from paid extensions priced at $29 to $299 per year each, renewed annually
  • Card payments through WooPayments cost roughly 2.50 to 2.90 percent plus 30 cents per transaction
  • Total cost depends on how many extensions a store needs rather than a single published plan price

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

Pricing, plan by plan

WooCommerce

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Core ecommerce features
    • Unlimited products
    • Community support
  • Premium$299/year
    • All Free features
    • Premium support
    • Performance optimization

commercetools

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the commercetools review.

Which should you pick?

Choose WooCommerce if

  • You need product management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want shopping cart.
WooCommerce review

Choose commercetools if

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

commercetools review

Questions people ask

Is WooCommerce or commercetools better?
Neither clearly leads. WooCommerce starts at Free and commercetools at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, WooCommerce or commercetools?
WooCommerce has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for WooCommerce and On request for commercetools.
Does WooCommerce or commercetools run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use WooCommerce for free?
Yes. WooCommerce has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. commercetools starts at On request.
What is WooCommerce best used for?
WooCommerce is most often used for running an online store inside an existing wordpress site, selling physical, digital or subscription products with full control of the code, building a customised commerce workflow through plugins and hooks. Of those, running an online store inside an existing wordpress site and selling physical, digital or subscription products with full control of the code are not what commercetools is typically brought in for.
What can WooCommerce do that commercetools cannot?
WooCommerce covers Product management, Shopping cart, Payment integration, Shipping management.
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