Ecwid eCommerce Reviews: UK Fees & Pricing (December 2023)

Ecwid (e-commerce widgets) offers a simple online shopping cart solution. Unlike most shopping carts, Ecwid is not a hosted service. Ecwid is used by over a million merchants in more than 175 countries. It integrates with over 40 payment gateways and has partnered with PayPal to handle in-person credit card transactions.

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Ecwid eCommerce Plans and Pricing

Ecwid offers business 4 pricing plans to choose from: –

Free – Forever

Online store
Mobile responsive shopping cart
10 products
Unlimited bandwidth
Sell simultaneously on multiple sites

Venture – $15 per month ($12.50 if paid annually)

Online store
Facebook shop
Mobile POS
Android and iOS store management app
100 products
Free domain for 1 year
Digital goods – 100MB per file
Abandoned cart saver
Discount coupons
Chat support

Business – $35 per month ($29.17 if paid annually)

Online store
Facebook shop
Mobile POS
Marketplaces
2500 products
Digital goods – 1GB per file
Chat and phone support
Staff accounts – up to 2

Unlimited – $69 per month ($57.50 if paid annually)

Online store
Facebook shop
Mobile POS
Marketplaces
Point of sale
Unlimited products
Digital goods – 10GB per file
Unlimited staff accounts
Chat, phone and priority support
12 hours of custom development

Source: https://www.ecwid.com/pricing

To see how they compare, have a look at: UK Merchant Account and Debit Card Processing Fee Comparison.

Ecwid eCommerce Features

Those listed under plans and pricing, plus on certain plans
Your own, branded iOS and Android shopping app
Free domain for 1 year
Discount coupons
Automated tax calculations
Inventory management
Social media tools
Google shopping
eBay integration
Square POS integration (US, UK, Canada, Japan and Australia)
Large selection of platforms, including WordPress, Wix, Weebly and Squarespace
50 languages available

Company Background

Ecwid’s CEO, Ruslan Fazlyev, was a co-founder of X-Cart which was the world’s first PHP eCommerce platform. This was in 2000. Ruslan enjoyed the success of X-Cart but saw that there were many small businesses that had existing websites and all they wanted to do was sell online. Ecwid was designed for these businesses in mind and began selling its product in 2009.

Ecwid has two offices, one in San Diego and one in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The company is growing quickly and now has over one million small businesses using its shopping cart solutions.

Ecwid eCommerce Pros & Cons

The following pros and cons are based on information available on Ecwid’s website and from reviews on Trustpilot.

Pros:

No transaction fees
Interface easy to understand and use
Looks good across all devices
Lots of out of the box widgets, styling and customisation options
Reasonably priced

Cons:

Not easy to set up without basic eCommerce knowledge
Doesn’t have the bells and whistles of more robust shopping carts
Lack of customisation
No 24/7 support line
Need another plan between Venture and Business