Ecwid vs ShopRenter (2026): which should you pick?

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 ShopRenter if

• Fits if you sell in Hungary and want local courier and invoicing links
• Works for small shops starting on the cheapest plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you read English only, as the site and prices are in Hungarian and forint
• Tight if you need online payments, which start on Silver
• Watch out: multi-language, multi-currency, the API and loyalty points are Gold only
• Watch out: prices exclude VAT, annual billing is one lump sum, and eMag and Pepita order sync costs extra

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.

ShopRenter

• Prices are in forint and exclude VAT; annual billing is invoiced as one lump sum for the year.
• Bronze offers cash on delivery and bank transfer only; the full set of payment methods starts on Silver.
• Multi-language and multi-currency, the API and loyalty points are limited to Gold.
• Marketplace order sync with eMag and Pepita is sold at an extra charge.

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.

ShopRenter

Themes and no-code editing

Twelve free design themes plus one, each with an editor that needs no coding, and a theme file editor for fully custom designs.

Hungarian couriers and logistics

Integrations list GLS, MPL, DPD, Sprinter and parcel lockers, plus outsourced logistics providers and a Shoprenter Go parcel service.

Payments and invoicing

Silver and above enable 36 online payment methods including bank cards, SZEP cards, QVIK and deferred payment. Invoicing links include Szamlazz.hu and Billingo.

Marketing and product feeds

Connections to Google, Meta, TikTok and price-comparison sites such as Arukereso. Marketplace order sync with eMag is a paid extra.

App store

About 200 apps and integrations are available from the smallest package, covering shipping, invoicing and marketing automation.

API and reports

Gold adds a Shoprenter API for managing products, orders and customers from outside systems, and advanced reports combining Google and Facebook data.

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.

ShopRenter

• Bronze4 992 Ft

  per month, billed annually, excl. VAT (5 990 Ft billed monthly)

  12+1 free themes, coupons, bulk product edits, invoicing links, 5 GB storage, cash on delivery and bank transfer checkout.

• Silver16 658 Ft

  per month, billed annually, excl. VAT (19 990 Ft billed monthly)

  Adds 36 online payment methods, 50+ product-sharing sites, wishlists, variants, upsell module, blog system; 20 GB storage.

• Gold33 325 Ft

  per month, billed annually, excl. VAT (39 990 Ft billed monthly)

  Adds API, scheduled CSV and XML stock upload, loyalty points, bundles, advanced filters, multi-language and multi-currency; 40 GB.

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.

ShopRenter

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate with annual billing

  The pricing page shows each package cheaper per month when billed annually, for example Bronze at 4 992 Ft instead of 5 990 Ft, paid as one yearly sum.