Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart vs WP EasyCart
Updated 11 Oct 2026. 23 features compared side by side.
Free WordPress connector for Ecwid by Lightspeed, a hosted store you embed in WordPress. Paid plans start at $5/month with no sales fees.
Self-hosted WordPress shopping cart from Level Four Development. The free core adds a 2% fee; PRO and Premium add subscriptions, downloads and live rates.
Choose Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart if…
- You want the more complete feature set (89/100 vs 85/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
Choose WP EasyCart if…
- You need store data in WordPress
- You want to start with a free version
WP EasyCart has 1 that Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart lacks, including Store data in WordPress. Both include 19 of the 23 features we track. 2 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart WP EasyCartProducts5/65/6
Physical products on all plans, within each plan's product cap (10 on Starter).
Physical products with weights, stock and shipping in the free version.
Downloadable e-goods up to 25GB per file, delivered after payment.
Downloadable products are a PRO product type.
Product options and variations with their own SKU, price and stock; the pricing page does not map this to plans.
Free has dropdown and swatch options (up to 2 option sets); PRO adds 12 option types and full variants.
Recurring subscriptions; needs Lightspeed Payments or Stripe.
Subscription products, with plan changes in My Account.
Stock tracking, including per variation, with low-stock alerts and sync across channels.
Stock tracking, stock history and low-stock digest emails.
No built-in licence-key generation in the feature list.
Not among the product types (subscriptions, downloads, gift cards, donations, preorders, quotes, bundles).
Checkout & payments5/76/7
PayPal, Stripe and 70+ other payment providers with no paid add-ons.
Stripe, Square and PayPal in free (2% fee); 30+ more gateways in PRO.
One-tap Apple Pay and Google Pay checkout via Lightspeed Payments or Stripe.
Readme lists Apple Pay and Google Pay in free; the pricing page groups wallets with PRO checkout.
Custom checkout with extra checkout fields; the hosted checkout layout itself is fixed.
One-page checkout and custom checkout questions with conditional display.
Discount coupons on Venture; scheduled promotions such as BOGO and bulk pricing on Business.
Seven discount types, bulk codes, schedules and countdowns; free has single-product cart links only.
No checkout order bump or post-purchase upsell is listed on the pricing or features pages.
No order bumps or post-purchase offers; only related products on the storefront.
Automated abandoned-cart recovery emails.
Free only tracks abandoned carts; reminder emails need PRO.
Neither the features nor the pricing page describes selling in several currencies.
Widget converts displayed prices via manual exchange rates; payment stays in the store currency.
Tax, shipping & orders5/55/5
Automated tax rates for the US, Canada and EU VAT, plus a TaxJar integration.
Country, state and VAT rates with VAT number checks free; TaxJar/TaxCloud in PRO, Avalara in Premium.
Live rates from USPS, UPS, FedEx, Canada Post and Australia Post; shipping labels too.
Free rate tables by price, weight or quantity; live carrier rates in PRO, labels in Premium.
Manage, edit and create orders in the Ecwid control panel, which is embedded in WP admin.
Orders managed in the admin for free; order editing, refunds and credit notes need PRO.
Customers sign in to view their orders; optional single sign-on with WordPress users.
My Account pages for customers; subscriptions and downloadable invoices shown there.
Built-in reports on Venture; advanced reports and analytics on Business and up.
Free overview and tax reports plus weekly email; PRO adds nine more report tabs.
Platform4/55/5
Ecwid charges 0% per sale on every plan; only provider fees apply.
Free version adds a 2% fee on Stripe, Square and PayPal; none on PRO or Premium.
Hosted SaaS: products, orders and customers are stored on Ecwid's servers.
Products, orders and customers are stored in your WordPress database.
App Market for marketing, shipping, accounting and other apps; access starts on Venture.
Around 14 official extensions with Premium; little third-party ecosystem.
About ten Gutenberg blocks: store, category, product cards, buy button, search, cart and checkout.
A store block plus Elementor widgets and shortcodes; no separate cart and checkout blocks.
Public REST API and webhooks for orders, products and stock sync.
Actions and filters for integrations; no documented REST API.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart Premium
| Starter | $5 per month, Unlimited |
|---|---|
| Venture | $35 per month, Unlimited |
| Business | $65 per month, Unlimited |
| Unlimited | $149 per month, Unlimited |
WP EasyCart Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
| PRO | $89 per year, 1 site |
| Premium | $129 per year, 1 site |
Downloads trend
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart
2,012 downloads last week
WP EasyCart
3,517 downloads last week
Verdict
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart scores higher on our feature checklist (89/100 against 85/100). WP EasyCart still has the edge on store data in WordPress. Only WP EasyCart has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart: not included. WP EasyCart: included. Products, orders and customers are stored in your WordPress database.
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FAQ
Which is better, Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart or WP EasyCart?
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart scores higher on our feature checklist (89/100 against 85/100). WP EasyCart still has the edge on store data in WordPress. Only WP EasyCart has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
WP EasyCart includes 21 of the 23 features we track, against 19 for Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart free?
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart is premium only. Paid plans start at $5/mo.
Is WP EasyCart free?
WP EasyCart has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $89/yr.
Feature data last changed 11 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart or WP EasyCart. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.