Ecwid vs Foxy.io (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ecwid grades higher than Foxy.io: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ecwid grades higher on features and ease of use. Foxy.io grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Ecwid if
- Fits if you already have a website and want a shop inside it
- Works for selling the same products on several sites and social pages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try it free first, as there's no free plan or trial
- Tight if you start on Starter: 10 products, a company.site address, and no mobile app or App Market
- Tight if you have more than 100 products, since that takes Business at $49 a month on yearly billing
- Pricey if you need in-person sales synced, which only comes with Unlimited at $119 a month
- Watch out: marketplace selling needs Business plus third-party apps that may charge extra
Pick Foxy.io if
- Fits if your site is on Webflow, Wix or WordPress and needs a cart
- Works for sellers of subscriptions, donations or digital products
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a ready-made store, since it is a cart and checkout only
- Pricey if orders grow: past the allowance each order is 5 to 35 cents, plus per-user fees
- Watch out: multi-currency, multilingual checkout and a custom tax endpoint start at Growth
- Tight if you sell more than 100 orders a month on Starter, as each extra one costs 35 cents
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAEcwidFair | 2.0GPAFoxy.ioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $5 a month, but that's 10 products on a company.site address. A shop on its own domain starts with Venture at $29 a month on yearly billing ($35 monthly), the category's middle. Ecwid charges no fee on sales on any plan. | C$30 a month on yearly billing for 100 transactions, then 35 cents each. The category's middle is $29, and Growth is $65 for 500 transactions. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan, and the pricing page mentions no trial. The lowest way in is Starter at $5 a month, which is not free. | CA free trial with no credit card. You pick a plan when you're ready to accept real payments, and there's no free plan. |
| Features | BThe whole job is here: a store you can embed anywhere or build from 70+ templates, tax at checkout, carrier rates, labels, stock per variation, abandoned-cart emails and subscriptions. Marketplace selling goes through third-party apps, but the core is complete. | DIt supplies the cart and checkout only, so you need a site to put it on. It sells subscriptions and digital goods, but it can't run a store alone. |
| Ease of use | B4.62 from 1,255 App Store ratings. Adding the store to a site you already run means there's no new website to build. | CNo store rating on record. You add buttons or links to a site built elsewhere and set up the checkout templates. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with WordPress, Stripe, Square, Clover, Mailchimp, Amazon, eBay and Instagram, plus an App Market from Venture. No desktop app, so it stops at B. | BWeb only, with 1,000+ app automations and an API. It fits sites on Webflow, Wix, WordPress or static files. |
| Best for | adding a shop to the website you already have | adding a cart to a site you already have |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ecwid and Foxy.io. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ecwid starts at $5 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Foxy.io starts at $30 a month and scores 2.0.
Ecwid scores higher and starts $25 a month lower. Of the other online store builders on the chart, none scores higher than Ecwid for less, and 9 score higher than Foxy.io for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Ecwid also covers shipping labels.
- Foxy.io also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Ecwid | Foxy.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 per month (Starter) | $30 per month, billed annually (monthly-billing price not read) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial with no credit card; choose a plan when ready to accept real payments |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Ecwid by Lightspeed | Foxy Commerce |
| Price read from | ecwid.com | foxy.io |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ecwid
- There is no free plan, and Starter allows only 10 products, with no mobile app, App Market or live chat support.
- Ecwid charges no transaction fees on any plan, but the payment provider you connect charges its own processing fees.
- Marketplace selling needs Business and third-party apps that may charge extra; in-person POS syncing needs Unlimited.
- The pricing page mentions no free trial, and staff accounts start on Business with 2 seats.
Foxy.io
- Pricing follows transactions: past the monthly allowance each extra order costs 5 to 35 cents, plus 5 to 10 cents per extra user.
- The pricing page shows annual-billing prices; the monthly-billing prices could not be read.
- Multi-currency, multilingual checkout and a custom tax endpoint start at the Growth plan.
- Foxy provides the cart and checkout, not a storefront; you need a site to put it on.
Key features
Ecwid
- Add a store to any website
- Embed the store on an existing site built with WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or another platform, or on several sites at once, and manage it all from one account.
- Instant Site builder
- Build a store site without code from more than 70 templates on a free company.site address, or connect your own domain; Venture and higher can buy one inside Ecwid.
- Social, marketplace and in-person selling
- Sell on Instagram and Facebook from Venture, on Amazon, eBay and Walmart through third-party apps from Business, and in store through Square, Clover or Lightspeed on Unlimited.
- Tax, shipping and stock
- Calculate sales tax at checkout, show carrier rates, generate shipping labels and track stock with low-stock alerts, including stock per product variation.
- Marketing automation
- Automated emails, abandoned-cart reminders, coupons, scheduled promotions, a Mailchimp sync and catalog ads on Meta and TikTok.
- Subscriptions and digital goods
- Sell downloads of up to 25 GB per file from Venture, and bill recurring subscriptions from Business through Lightspeed Payments or Stripe.
Foxy.io
- Hosted cart and checkout
- Turn any link, button or form into a purchase option on a site built with a website builder, a CMS or static files.
- Any product type
- Sell physical goods, digital downloads, services, donations and bundles, with no cap on the number of products on any plan.
- Subscriptions
- Charge on any frequency with start and end dates and free trials, and let subscribers manage or cancel their own plans.
- User portal
- An embeddable portal where customers log in to see transaction history, manage subscriptions and reach paywalled content.
- Automations and API
- Connect customer and transaction data with more than 1,000 apps, with unlimited workflows, and build on the API.
Plans
Ecwid
Starter$5
per month
Up to 10 products, 70+ site templates on a company.site address, a store you can add to any site, and email support.
Venture$29
per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
Up to 100 products and digital goods, Instagram and Facebook selling, the mobile app, App Market, automated tax, coupons and live chat support.
Business$49
per month, billed annually ($65 billed monthly)
Up to 2,500 products, marketplaces, subscriptions, abandoned-cart recovery, wholesale pricing groups, 2 staff accounts and phone support.
Unlimited$119
per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
Unlimited products and staff accounts, in-person selling through a POS integration, 500 scheduled promotions and priority support.
Foxy.io
Starter$30
per month, billed annually
100 transactions a month, then 35 cents each. Unlimited products and subscriptions, user portal, basic template customization, email support.
Growth$65
per month, billed annually
500 transactions a month, then 25 cents each. Adds multilingual checkout, multi-currency, advanced template editing and a custom tax endpoint.
Advanced$300
per month, billed annually
1,000 transactions a month, then 7.5 cents each. Adds a pre-cart webhook, SAML single sign-on, migration help, plus phone and Slack support.
Enterprise$2250
per month and up, billed annually
10,000 transactions a month, then 5 cents each, with custom terms, SLA and high-volume processing available through sales.
Ways to pay less
Ecwid
- Annual discount
Pay annually to save 16%
Venture costs $29 a month billed annually against $35 monthly, Business $49 against $65, and Unlimited $119 against $149. Starter is $5 either way.
Foxy.io
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ecwid or Foxy.io?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ecwid is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $30 a month for Foxy.io. Ecwid starts at $5 per month (Starter), and Foxy.io starts at $30 per month, billed annually (monthly-billing price not read).
Which has a free plan, Ecwid or Foxy.io?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Ecwid nor Foxy.io has a free plan. Foxy.io has a free trial.
Which platforms do Ecwid and Foxy.io run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Ecwid lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
