Ecwid vs SHOPLINE
We give Ecwid and SHOPLINE the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. Ecwid grades higher on ease of use and platforms. SHOPLINE grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SHOPLINE
Ecommerce platform joining online, social and in-store selling
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAEcwidFair | 2.2GPASHOPLINEFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CStarter is A$41 a month on yearly billing (A$49 monthly), in Australian dollars, as the listing comes from SHOPLINE's Australian site. That's the ordinary middle here. SHOPLINE adds 2% to sales taken through a third-party payment provider on Starter. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan, and the pricing page mentions no trial. The cheapest way in is Starter at $5 a month, which is cheap but not free. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed, which is enough to set a store up and see how it feels. |
| 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. | BIt covers the whole job: themes, one-page checkout, 10 kinds of discount, stock across 15 locations on Starter, online, social and in-store selling, 1,000 SmartPush emails and 100+ reports. The app marketplace and marketing automation wait for Essential. |
| Ease of use | B4.62 from 1,255 App Store ratings. Adding the store to a site you already run is the easy route, with no new website to build. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web admin where you build the store from themes and components, and with this many staff, location and channel settings there's a fair bit to set up. |
| 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. | CWeb only on record, and the named connections are PayPal, Stripe, Atome and Facebook. The app marketplace needs Essential and the developer APIs need Premium at A$341 a month, so the entry plan is fairly closed. |
| Best for | adding a shop to the website you already have | retailers selling online, on social and in shops |
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 SHOPLINE. How we grade
Where they differ
- Ecwid starts at $5 per month (Starter). SHOPLINE starts at A$41 per month, billed annually (A$49 monthly; Australian site).
- Only Ecwid lists iOS and Android apps.
- Ecwid also covers digital downloads and shipping labels.
- SHOPLINE also covers reports and email campaigns.
At a glance
| Ecwid | SHOPLINE | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 per month (Starter) | A$41 per month, billed annually (A$49 monthly; Australian site) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Ecwid by Lightspeed | SHOPLINE |
| Price read from | ecwid.com | au.shopline.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Ecwid
- Owners of an existing website who want to add a store without rebuilding
- Small shops with a short catalog that want a low monthly price
- Sellers who show the same catalog on several sites and social channels
SHOPLINE
- Retailers selling online, on social channels and in physical shops
- Growing teams that need many staff accounts and stock locations
- Fashion, skincare and kitchenware brands
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.
SHOPLINE
- SHOPLINE's US site and help centre answered with a bot check, so the prices here are from its Australian site, in Australian dollars.
- Payments through a third-party provider carry a SHOPLINE fee of 2% on Starter, 0.8% on Essential and 0.5% on Premium (Australian site figures).
- The app marketplace, marketing automation and advanced reports need Essential; developer tools and APIs need Premium.
- Staff accounts are capped at 5 on Starter, 35 on Essential and 100 on Premium.
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.
SHOPLINE
- Store builder and themes
- Build the store without code from official and third-party themes, add components for custom layouts, and apply ready-made policy pages.
- Checkout and payments
- One-page or three-page checkout, with cards and gateways such as PayPal, Stripe and Atome, plus 10 kinds of discount logic and gift cards.
- Stock across locations
- Manage inventory across shops and warehouses for shipping and pickup, from 15 locations on Starter to 300 on Enterprise.
- Online, social and in-store selling
- Sell through the online store, social commerce and SHOPLINE's own POS, with orders, customers and stock kept in one system.
- Email marketing and automation
- SmartPush sends marketing email (1,000 emails on Starter), abandoned-checkout reminders recover sales, and SHOPLINE Flow runs actions when set events occur.
- Reports and analytics
- More than 100 built-in reports on traffic, conversion and revenue with funnel views, and advanced reporting and customer segments from Essential.
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.
SHOPLINE
StarterA$41
per month, billed annually (A$49 billed monthly)
Australian site price. 5 staff accounts, 15 stock locations, store, checkout, 1,000 SmartPush emails and AI tools; 2% fee on third-party payments.
EssentialA$108
per month, billed annually (A$129 billed monthly)
35 staff accounts, advanced reports, customer segments, SmartPush automation and the app marketplace; 0.8% fee on third-party payments.
PremiumA$341
per month, billed annually (A$409 billed monthly)
100 staff accounts, 30 stock locations, AI recommendations, developer tools and APIs, and POS selling; 0.5% fee on third-party payments.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited staff, 300 stock locations, multi-store and organization management, advanced checkout customization and priority API access.
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.
SHOPLINE
- Annual discount
Pay annually to get 2 months free
On the Australian site, Starter costs A$41 a month billed annually against A$49 monthly, Essential A$108 against A$129, and Premium A$341 against A$409.
