Software · head to head
WooCommerce vs Heartland Retail
Heartland Retail
Software
Omnichannel retail management platform
- From
- $150/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only WooCommerce has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: WooCommerce covers Product management, Heartland Retail covers Point of sale.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which WooCommerce and Heartland Retail actually diverge.
| Attribute | WooCommerce | Heartland Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $150/month |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2011 | 1997 |
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 Heartland Retail
- Point of sale
- Omnichannel selling
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Payment processing
- Employee management
- Analytics
- Reporting
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 Heartland Retail
- Selling physical, digital or subscription products with full control of the codenot Heartland Retail
- Building a customised commerce workflow through plugins and hooksnot Heartland Retail
Heartland Retail
No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail 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
Heartland Retail
Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.
Pricing, plan by plan
WooCommerce
Free- FreeFree
- Core ecommerce features
- Unlimited products
- Community support
- Premium$299/year
- All Free features
- Premium support
- Performance optimization
Heartland Retail
$150/month- Core$150/month
- POS system
- Inventory management
- Customer management
- Professional$350/month
- All Core features
- Omnichannel
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose WooCommerce if
- You need product management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want shopping cart.
Choose Heartland Retail if
- You need point of sale.
- You also want omnichannel selling.
Questions people ask
- Is WooCommerce or Heartland Retail better?
- Neither clearly leads. WooCommerce starts at Free and Heartland Retail at $150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, WooCommerce or Heartland Retail?
- WooCommerce has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for WooCommerce and $150/month for Heartland Retail.
- Does WooCommerce or Heartland Retail 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. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month.
- 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 Heartland Retail is typically brought in for.
- What can WooCommerce do that Heartland Retail cannot?
- WooCommerce covers Product management, Shopping cart, Payment integration, Shipping management. Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management.
Related pages
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