Comparison — from the record, read 2026-09-07
Ecwid vs Shopify
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Ecwidsite ↗pricing ↗
A shopping cart you add to an existing website or social page, rather than a whole platform to move onto. Paid plans start at €5/mo (Starter); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at €149/mo (Unlimited).
Shopifysite ↗pricing ↗
The dominant hosted e-commerce platform — storefront, checkout, payments and apps, rented monthly. Paid plans start at $29/mo (Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $2300/mo (Plus).
The two ladders
Ecwidsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-06 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | €5/mo | '5 € /month' on both terms — the monthly and annual figures are identical. 'For beginners.' Up to 10 products, default company.site domain, email support. |
| Venture | €35/mo (€29 ↓) | '35 €/month' monthly, '29 €/month' on annual billing. Up to 100 products plus e-goods, Instagram and Facebook selling, App Market, automated tax, custom checkout. |
| Business | €65/mo (€49 ↓) | '65 €/month' monthly, '49 €/month' annual. 'For small but mighty teams.' |
| Unlimited | €149/mo (€119 ↓) | '149 €/month' monthly, '119 €/month' annual. 'For businesses focused on growth.' |
Shopifysite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-07 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Basic | $29/mo |
| Grow | $79/mo |
| Advanced | $299/mo |
| Plus | $2300/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Ecwid at €5/mo, against Shopify at $29/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: Ecwid tops out at €149/mo, Shopify at $2300/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
Both ladders were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages as shown to a eurozone reader (read from Germany), on the dates beside each table. Nothing here is converted from another market and nothing is ordered by commission. Some links are affiliate links; they earn us a commission and change no number.
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