1 & 1 eShop is part of the German 1 & 1 Group which is one of the world’s leading Web hosting providers. Its products are available in the UK, the United States, Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Poland, Canada, Italy and Mexico. The company has over 7,000 employees working around the globe and over 15 million customer contracts.
1 & 1 eShop eCommerce Plans and Pricing
1 & 1 eShop has three plans designed for different types and sizes of businesses.
Ecommerce – £1 per month for 6 months, then £25 per month
- Designed for first time online sellers
- Unlimited items
- Shop editor
- Professional design templates
- Optimised for mobile devices
- Step-by-step guidelines
- SSL Certificate
- 3 payment methods – invoice, direct debit and PayPal Express Checkout
- Manual shipping – self-organised shipping process
Ecommerce Advance – £25 per month for 12 months, then £50 per month
- Includes everything in the Special Plan, plus
- 10 payment methods
- Integrated shipping method – Shippo
- Newsletter tool
- Google Analytics
- Comparison websites – Idealo, Google Shopping and Shopping.com
Ecommerce Expert – £50 per month for 12 months, then £75 per month
- Includes all the above, plus
- Sell on Amazon, eBay and others
Source: 1 & 1 eShop Pricing
To see how they compare, have a look at: UK Merchant Account and Debit Card Processing Fee Comparison
1 & 1 eShop Features
- Simple layouts with professional design templates
- Seamless ordering process
- Selection of payment methods
- Connection to online marketplaces, e.g. eBay and Amazon
- Intuitive shop editor
- Optimised for all devices
- Connect to price comparison portals
- Offer coupons
- Viral marketing through social media channels
- SEO
- Google analytics
- Inventory
- Automated emails
- Symantec SSL certificates
- DDos Protection
- Geo-redundancy
- ISO/IEC 27001-2013 Certified
Other 1 & 1 Products and Services
- Website building and hosting
- Domains
- Email and office solutions
- Online marketing
Company Background
I & I was founded by Ralph Dommermuth in Germany in 1988. The company’s headquarters are still located in Germany, but they now have 10 offices around the world, including the UK, the US, Canada, Spain, Poland, Italy, Austria, France and Mexico. I & I entered the UK market in June 2000 and, after its acquisition of Fasthosts Internet Ltd in 2006, it became the top hosting provider in the UK. It launched in the States in 2003 and opened a data centre in Kansas.
1 & 1 started offering their eShop product in 2008. The company was determined to offer an affordable, flexible eCommerce solution. One that companies wouldn’t outgrow and therefore need to move onto another supplier. United Internet is 1 & 1’s parent company.
1 & 1 eShop Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.8 out of 5 based on 4,744 reviews
Merchant Machine score: 7.6 out of 10
Website: https://www.1and1.co.uk